The Academy, in August 2006 established the Science Education Panel to initiate and oversee the Science Education Programmes undertaken for School and College students. Now the panel is chaired by Professor MRN Murthy. The panel, jointly, in association with Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore and the National Academy of Sciences of India, Allahabad sponsored a variety of activities that are aimed at strengthening of Higher Education in Science and encouraging the young students to take science as a career.