ISRO sets its fourth Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) at Surathkal in Mangaluru.
The centre helps for the advanced research in the areas of relevance to the future technological and programmatic needs of the Indian Space programme.
Italso helps in the promotion of space technology in southern regions like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Pondicherry and Lakshadweep.
ISRO has set its first RAC-S in Jaipur, second at Guwahati and third at Kurukshetra.