Pune, Nov 14 (PTI) Twenty-five Pune Zilla Parishad school students are all set to visit US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The students, who will visit NASA as part of an initiative by Zilla Parishad in collaboration with Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), will depart from Mumbai on November 15.

On Friday, Divisional Commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar felicitated the students and said the tour will help boost confidence and communication skills among rural youth.

"Out of 15,000 students, around 235 were shortlisted through written and oral interviews, and finally 75 were selected. Of them, 25 would visit NASA, while the remaining 50 will tour ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) facilities in India," a ZP official said.

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