“Celebration of Science Week at Delhi-2025”
91st Anniversary General Meeting 2-5 December 2025
Venue: Various Universities/Institutes of Delhi/NCR
| University/Institute Logo | Date and Time | Sectional Committee | No. of Speakers |
 JNU, New Delhi | 2nd December 2025 10:00-16:00 hrs | Sectional Committee VII (Molecular and Cellular Biology) SC Chair: Dr Uday Bandyopadhyay | Total Speakers: 9 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 5 INSA Associate Fellow- 1 INSA Young Associate- 1 |
 Delhi University, New Delhi | 2nd December 2025 10:00-16:00 hrs | Sectional Committee III (Chemistry) SC Chair: Professor Amitava Das | Total Speakers: 16 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 8 INSA Associate Fellows- 3 INSA Young Associates- 3 |
 Amity University, Noida | 2nd December 2025 10:00-16:00 hrs | Sectional Committee IV (Earth & Environmental Sciences) SC Chair: Professor G Parthsarathy & Sectional Committee IX (Health Sciences) SC Chair: Professor Shally Awasthi | Total Speakers: 8 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 3 INSA Associate Fellow- 1 INSA Young Associates- 2 Total Speakers:12 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Foreign Fellow (w.e.f.01.01.2026)- 1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 5 INSA Associate Fellows- 3 INSA Young Associate 1 |
 INSA, New Delhi | 2nd December 2025 from 17:00 hrs | Council Meeting (Only for Council Members) |
| University/Institute Logo | |
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi 3rd December 2025 09:30-13:00 hrs | Inauguration 09:30-09:35- Deep Prajwalan 09:35-09:45- Welcome address- Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University 09:45-10:15- Presidential address by Professor Ashutosh Sharma, President, INSA Lectures by Past Presidents, INSA 10:15- 10:30- Professor Chandrima Shaha, Past President, INSA (2020-22)- Online 10:30-10:45- Professor AK Sood, Past President, INSA (2017-19) 10:45-11:00- Professor R Gadagkar, Past President, INSA (2014-16) 11:00-11:15- Professor Krishan Lal, Past President, INSA (2011-13) 11:15-11:30- Dr RA Mashelkar, Past President, INSA (2005-07)- Online 11:30-11:45- Professor Goverdhan Mehta, Past President, INSA (1999-2001)- Online 11:45-12:00- Professor PN Tandon, Past President, INSA (1991-1992)- Online 12:00-12:15- Professor MM Sharma, Past President, INSA (1989-1990)- Online 12:15-12:30- Professor CNR Rao, Past President, INSA (1985-1986)- Online 12:30-12:45- Lecture by Professor SC Mande, President-Elect (2026-2028) 12:45-13:00- Book release ceremony & Launch of portal of INQUA Congress 2027 Venue: Auditorium I, Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi |
| 3rd December 2025 13:00-14:00 hrs | Lunch Break |
| 3rd December 2025 14:00-17:30 hrs | Lecture by Newly elected Fellows under Science in Translation and Science for Society (Total Speakers: 9- confirmed till date) (Science in Translation) (20 minutes each) Dr Anand S Deshpande Dr Ajit K Mohanty Dr S.B. (Ravi) Pandit (Science for Society) (20 minutes each) Professor Naima Khatoon Mr Saurabh Srivastava Dr Renu Swarup Dr Anil P Joshi Mr Sumant Sinha Dr Devi Prasad Shetty (PRE RECORDED TALK) Chair: Professor Ashutosh Sharma, President, INSA Co-Chair: Professor Madhu Dikshit, Vice-President, INSA |
| 3rd December 2025 17:30 hrs-18:00 hrs | High Tea |
| 3rd December 2025 18:00 hrs-20:00 hrs | Induction ceremony of New Fellows/ Foreign Fellows/INSA Young Associates (IYA)/INSA Associate Fellows (IAF)/ INSA History of Science Young Associate (IHSYA) Felicitation of INSA Distinguished Lecture Fellows-1 and 2, INSA Overseas Chairs and Outgoing Council Members followed by Anniversary General Meeting |
| 3rd December 2025 20:00 hrs onwards | Dinner |
| University/Institute Logo | Date and Time | Sectional Committee | No. of Speakers |
 SRMIST, Ghaziabad | 4th December 2025 10:00-17:00 hrs | Sectional Committee VIII (Biomolecular, Structural Biology and Drug Discovery) SC Chair: Dr RP Roy & Sectional Committee V (Engineering & Technology) SC Chair: Professor YM Joshi | Total Speakers: 6 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 4 Total Speakers: 19 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Foreign Fellow (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 9 INSA Associate Fellows- 3 INSA Young Associates- 4 |
 Ashoka University, Sonipat | 4th December 2025 10:00-17:00 hrs | Sectional Committee I (Mathematical Sciences) SC Chair: Professor CS Rajan & Sectional Committee VI (General Biology) SC Chair: Professor NG Prasad | Total Speakers: 7 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Foreign Fellow (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 2 INSA Associate Fellow- 1 INSA Young Associate- 1 Total Speakers: 8 IDL-2- 1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 4 INSA Associate Fellows- 2 INSA Overseas Chair- 1 |
 IIT Delhi, New Delhi | 4th December 2025 10:00-17:00 hrs | Sectional Committee II (Physics) SC Chair: Professor Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta Science in Translation | Total Speakers: 15 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Foreign Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 3 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 6 INSA Associate Fellow- 1 INSA Young Associates- 2 Mr. Nadir B Godrej |
 IARI, New Delhi | 4th December 2025 10:00-17:00 hrs | Sectional Committee X (Agricultural Sciences) SC Chair: Dr Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek | Total Speakers: 16 IDL-2- 1 IDL-1-1 Foreign Fellow (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 1 Fellows (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)- 7 INSA Associate Fellows- 3 INSA Young Associates- 3 |
 | 5th December 2025 Miranda House (DU), New Delhi |
| Inauguration & INYAS Lecture 10:00-10:30 | |
| INSA Women Associates and Induction 10:30-17:00 hrs | Parallel Sessions Total Speakers: 70 |
