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Workshop on Observing Universe with AstroSat source flux/magnitude from level 2 data were demonstrated. Then each participant was given one set of level 2 data in three different UV bands, and they estimated one sourcemagnitude in these bands. At the end of the workshop, there was an open discussion/feedback session.All the participants expressed their overwhelming happiness and satisfaction for their learning during the workshop. They also expressed their strong interest to learn more on AstroSat data analysis, and requested to arrange for any such opportunity like advancedworkshop onAstroSat. Considering the overwhelming response during application for participations and the sincerity and interest shown by the participants, possibility of organising an advanced workshop on AstroSat data analysis was considered. As suggested by Ranjeev Misra, a WhatsApp group of all participants has been created, and they were informed that a feedback form will be sent at the end of December 2018. Based on the responses, a group of participants will be selected for future advanced AstroSat workshop. A few of them can be considered for future internship/research trainee programmes. This workshop was jointly funded by MCNS, MAHE and IUCAA. Debbijoy Bhattacharya andRanjeevMisrawere the coordinators. Workshop on Observing Universe with AstroSat was conducted at Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), during September 3 - 5, 2018. The aim of this workshop was to motivate students to pursue higher studies in the field of observational astrophysics in the context of the Indian Space Programme. India's first multi-wavelength astronomical satellite,AstroSat was launched in 2015, which has provided a unique platform to study and understand various galactic and extragalactic astrophysical sources. One of the most important X-ray payloads onboard AstroSat is LAXPC, which operates in the range 3 - 80 KeV. The UVIT onboard AstroSat observes the universe in broad UV band. In this workshop, the instruments overview, and expected scientific outcome from these two instruments were introduced. Also, a detail data analysis training session for these two instrumentswas carried out. More than 80 applications were received from 33 institutes / universities from 10 different states of India. Finally, 50 participants were selected from 18 institutes/universities from 5 different states (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal). The resource persons were: Debbijoy Bhattacharya (MCNS, MAHE), Jeena K. (Providence Women's College, Kozhikode), Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA), S. Seetha (ISRO), P. Sreekumar (ISRO, through Skype), and C.S. Stalin (IIA, Bengaluru). There were scientific sessions on (i) Present and Future Astronomy Mission, (ii) Science with AstroSat, (iii) Timing Analysis using AstroSat/LAXPC, (iv) Universe in High Energy, and (v) Science with UVIT. Apart fromthese, therewere data analysis sessions on LAXPC, led by RanjeevMisra, and on UVIT, led by C.S. Stalin. During LAXPC data analysis sessions, the instrument specifications, LAXPCpipeline and analysis techniques were briefly discussed. Each participant carried out level 1 to level 2 conversion using LAXPC pipeline for a given data set, and they analysed one observed data set from Crab, and found the period of the pulsar. During UVIT data analysis sessions, the conversion of level 1 to level 2 data, and estimation of | KHAG L | No. 116 - OCTOBER 2018 | 08