Sectional Committee 2025
Sectional Committee – I: Mathematical Sciences:
Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Statistics and Operations Research
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
*Professor Sandeep Kunnath Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Centre for Applicable Mathematics Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar Yelahanka New Town Bengaluru 560065 | Partial Differential Equations | 2025 |
Professor DS Nagaraj Visiting Professor Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati Karakambadi Road Rami Reddy Nagar, Mangalam (P.O.), Tirupati 517507 | Algebraic Geometry | 2025 |
Professor Kapil Paranjape Professor of Mathematics Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali Sector 81, SAS Nagar Mohali 140306 (Past Convener) | Geometry | 2025 |
Professor Manindra Agrawal Director Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 208016 | Theory of Computation | 2026 |
Professor Mahan Mj JC Bose National Fellow, Senior Professor (I) School of Mathematics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Mumbai 400005 (Present Convener) | Hyperbolic Geometry, Geometric Group Theory, Probabilistic Geometry, Topology of Algebraic Varieties | 2026 |
Professor Sujatha Ramdorai 550/12 Dodsworth Enclave Borewell Road, 5th cross Whitefield Bengaluru 560066 | Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory | 2026 |
Professor SR Athreya ICTS-TIFR Survey No. 151, Shivakote Hesaraghatta Hobli Bengaluru 560089 | Mathematical Sciences | 2027 |
Professor Gadadhar Misra Department of Mathematics IIT Gandhinagar Palaj 382055 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Operator Theory | 2027 |
Professor CS Rajan Ashoka University Sonipat 131027 | Arithmetic Geometry, Automorphic forms, Representation theory | 2027 |
* In place of Professor A Adimurthi for the year 2025 only
Sectional Committee – II: Physics:
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Statistical Physics, Theoretical Physics, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Condensed Matter including Soft, Liquids and Nano Materials, Cosmic Radiation, Cosmology, Space Physics, Basic Planetary Sciences, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Plasma Physics, Solar Physics, Atmospheric Physics
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
*Professor Gautam Mandal Senior Professor Deaprtment of Theoretical Physics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Mumbai 400005 | Quantum Field Theory, String Theory and Gravitational Physics and Non-equilibrium phenomena | 2025 |
Professor Bedangadas Mohanty JC Bose National Fellow National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar Jatni, Bhubaneswar 752050 (Past Convener) | Experimental High Energy Physics, Phenomenology of Quark Gluon Plasma, QCD Phase Diagram and Direct Dark Matter Search | 2025 |
*Professor VA Raghunathan INSA Senior Scientist Raman Research Institute CV Raman Avenue Sadashivanagar Bengaluru 560080 | Soft Condensed Matter Physics | 2025 |
Professor Madan Rao National Centre for Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research GKVK Campus, Bellary Road Bengaluru 560065 | Statistical Physics, Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Cell and Tissue Biophysics | 2026 |
Professor Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta Director SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Sector III, Salt Lake Kolkata 700106 (Present Convener) | Computational Materials Physics, Electronic Structure | 2026 |
Professor Kandaswamy Subramanian Emeritus Professor Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA) Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411007 | Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2026 |
Professor AR Choudhuri Honorary Professor Department of Physics Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Theoretical Astrophysics, Solar Physics, Magnetohydrodynamics, History of Science | 2027 |
Dr Swaminathan Kailas INSA Senior Scientist UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences University of Mumbai Mumbai 400098 | Accelerator Based Nuclear Physics and Applications | 2027 |
Professor Spenta R Wadia Infosys Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Emeritus Distinguished Professor & Founding Director International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Shivakote, Bengaluru 560089 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | String Theory, Quantum Gravity, Statistical Mechanics | 2027 |
* In place of Professor Arindam Ghosh for the year 2025 only
** In place of Professor SP Trivedi for the year 2025 only
Sectional Committee – III: Chemistry:
Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Structural Chemistry, Chemistry of Materials, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bio-organic, Bio-inorganic and Bio-physical Chemistry
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
Professor Amit Basak INSA Senior Scientist Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 | Organic Chemistry | 2025 |
Professor Uday Maitra Department of Organic Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 (Present Convener) | Organic Chemistry: Supramolecular Chemistry, Chemistry of Bile Acids, Organo and Hydrogels | 2025 |
Professor CP Rao JC Bose National Fellow Department of Chemistry SRM University AP, Neerukonda, Mangalagiri Mandal Guntur 522240 | Inorganic Chemistry | 2025 |
Professor GUR Kulkarni President Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur P.O. Bengaluru 560064 | Nanomaterials and Self-assembly routes to nanofabrication | 2026 |
Professor M Lakshmi Kantam Dr.B.P. Godrej Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry and Sustainability Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Institute of Chemical Technology Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga Mumbai 400019 (Past Convener) | Catalysis, Materials and Process Chemistry | 2026 |
Professor Thalappil Pradeep Deepak Parekh Institute Chair Professor Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 | Molecular and Nanoscale Materials, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Molecular Surfaces, Low Energy Ion Scattering, Instrumentation; Water Purification | 2026 |
Dr Amitava Das CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute Bhavnagar 364002 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Chemistry | 2027 |
Professor Sambasivarao Kotha Pramod Chaudhari Chair Professor (Green Chemistry) Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology, Powai Mumbai 400076 | Organic Chemistry | 2027 |
Professor KC Kumara Swamy School of Chemistry University of Hyderabad Hyderabad 500046 | Chemistry Inorganic / Organic | 2027 |
Sectional Committee – IV: Earth & Environmental Sciences:
Surface and Solid Earth Science, Applied Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Climate Sciences, Meteorology, Geo Engineering, Ocean Sciences,Geo Sciences and Applied Planetary Sciences
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
Professor Somnath Dasgupta INSA Senior Scientist Geological Studies Unit Indian Statistical Institute 203, BT Road Kolkata 700108 | Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry, Precambrian Geology | 2025 |
Professor Shyam Lal Honorary Scientist Physical Research Laboratory Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009 | Atmospheric Science, Air Chemistry, Ozone and Trace Gases, Air Quality and Climate | 2025 |
*Dr Manmohan Sarin SERB Distinguished Fellow Geosciences Division Physical Research Laboratory Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009 | Chemical Oceanography, Atmospheric and Aerosol Chemistry | 2025 |
Professor G Parthasarathy INSA Senior Scientist School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus Bengaluru 560012 | Earth and Planetary Science, High-Pressure Mineral Physics, Nanogeoscience, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Mineralogy and Environmental Science | 2026 |
Dr Kalachand Sain Former Director Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33, General Mahadeo Singh Road Dehradun 248001 (Past Convener) | Inversion, Modeling, Advanced Processing & Interpretation of Seismic Data, Machine Learning for Gas-hydrates, Basin Evolution, Geo-tectonics and Earthquake Processes | 2026 |
Professor SN Tripathi JC Bose National Fellow & Arjun Dev Joneja Faculty Chair Professor Department of Civil Engineering IIT Kanpur, Kanpur 208016 (Present Convener) | Atmospheric Sciences, Planetary Atmospheres, Aerosol and Cloud, Air Quality | 2026 |
Professor Nagesh K Dasika Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Bengaluru 560012 | Civil Engineering | 2027 |
Professor BN Goswami SERB Distinguished Fellow Department of Physics Cotton University, Guwahati 781001 | Tropical Meteorology, Monsoon Dynamics and Predictability of Weather & Climate | 2027 |
Professor RK Srivastava Centre of Advanced Study Department of Geology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry, Precambrian Tectonics, Supercontinent Reconstructions and Planetory Geoscience | 2027 |
* In place of Professor DC Srivastava for the year 2025
Sectional Committee – V: Engineering & Technology:
Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Electronics and Optoelectronics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering including Software and Data science, Information Science and Technology, Advanced Materials (such as Bio-materials, Hybrid Materials and Nano Materials), Polymer Science & Engineering
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
*Professor Navakanta Bhat Centre for Nano Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Nanoelectronics and Sensors | 2025 |
Professor Shalabh Bhatnagar JC Bose National Fellow Department of Computer Science and Automation Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Stochastic Approximation Algorithms, Optimization via Simulation, Stochastic Control | 2025 |
Professor Santosh Kapuria JC Bose National Fellow, RC Malhotra Chair Professor and Head Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi 110016 (Past Convener) | Structural Mechanics, Multifunctional Structures | 2025 |
Professor Suman Chakraborty Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302 (Present Convener) | Microfluidics, Nanofluidics and Microscale/ Nanoscale Transport Processes | 2026 |
Professor BS Murty Director Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Kandi Sangareddy 502284 | Physical Metallurgy, Advanced Materials | 2026 |
Professor Bhim Singh SERB National Science Chair and Emeritus Professor Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 | Electrical Engineering | 2026 |
Professor Bikramjit Basu Materials Research Center Indian Institute of Science CV Raman Road Bengaluru 560012 | Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Ceramics | 2027 |
Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri Former Director Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai Mumbai 400076 | Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Learning and Haptics | 2027 |
Professor YM Joshi Mr & Mrs Gian Singh Bandra Chair Professor Department of Chemical Engineering IIT Kanpur Kanpur 208016 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Chemical Engineering, Rheology, Soft Matter | 2027 |
* In place of Professor Sanjay Mittal for the year 2025 only
Sectional Committee – VI: General Biology:
Taxonomy, Structure, Ecology, Environmental Biology, Evolution and Behaviour of Plants, Animals and Microbes including Unicellular Eukaryotes
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
Professor Madhoolika Agrawal JC Bose National Fellow Department of Botany Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 | Ecology and Environmental Science (Air Pollution, Global Environmental Change, Food Chain Contamination) | 2025 |
Professor Nirupama Mallick Department of Agricultural & Food Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302 (Past Convener) | Algal Biotechnology | 2025 |
*Dr Eklabya Sharma Strategic Advisor and Distinguished Fellow Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) PO Royal Enclave Srirampura, Jakkur Bengaluru 560064 | Ecology | 2025 |
Professor Anuranjan Anand Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur Bengaluru 560064 | Human Genetics and Genomics | 2026 |
Professor Paramjit Khurana JC Bose National Fellow Department of Plant Molecular Biology University of Delhi South Campus New Delhi 110021 (Present Convener) | Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genomics | 2026 |
Dr Yogesh Shouche School of Arts and Sciences Azim Premji University Burugunte Village, Survey No 66, Bikkanahalli Main Rd, Sarjapura Bengaluru 562125 | Microbial Diversity, Human Microbiome, Microbial Taxonomy | 2026 |
Professor YV Jhala Chandrabhuvan Darbargarh Wadhwan 363030 | Wildlife Ecology, Behaviour, Conservation, Genetics, Population Ecology, Nutrition | 2027 |
Professor Vinod Kumar C-75, Sector-E Aliganj Lucknow 226024 | Chronobiology, Temporal Ecology, Behavioural Neuroendocrinology | 2027 |
Professor Nagaraj Guru Prasad Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali Sector 81, SAS Nagar PO Manauli, Punjab 140306 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Evolutionary Genetics | 2027 |
* In place of Professor Anil Kumar Tripathi for the year 2025
Sectional Committee – VII : Molecular and Cellular Biology:
Cell Biology, Physiology, Development, Genetics, Genomics and other Omics of Plants, Animals and Microbes including Unicellular Eukaryotes
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
Dr PK Chakraborti INSA Senior Scientist Department of Biotechnology Panjab University Chandigarh 160014 | Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Molecular Microbiology | 2025 |
Dr Debasis Chattopadhyay JC Bose National Fellow, Scientist VII National Institute of Plant Genome Research Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 | Plant Biology, Plant Genomics | 2025 |
Dr Sagar Sengupta Director National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani 741251 (Past Convener) | Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, DNA Damage Response, DNA Repair, Mitochondria Biology | 2025 |
Dr Uday Bandyopadhyay Director Bose Institute Unified Academic Campus, Block EN-80 Sector- V, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091 (Present Convener) | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 2026 |
Dr Soumen Basak Staff Scientist VI and the Laboratory Head Systems Immunology Laboratory National Institute of Immunology New Delhi 110067 | Immunology, Cancer Biology, Systems Biology, Virology, Cell Signaling | 2026 |
Professor Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam Director Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Inner Ring Road, Uppal Hyderabad 500039 | Molecular Physiology Chromatin & Gene Expression Mitochondria & Metabolism Aging & Metabolic Diseases | 2026 |
Professor Gaiti Hasan SERB Distinguished Fellow National Centre for Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560065 | Molecular Genetics, Intracellular Calcium Signalling and Neurobiology | 2027 |
Dr Sanjeev Khosla Director CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology Sector 39 A, Chandigarh 160036 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Epigenetics, Host-pathogen Interactions | 2027 |
Professor Roop Mallik Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 | Intracellular Transport and Membrane Biology | 2027 |
Sectional Committee – VIII: Biomolecular, Structural Biology and Drug Discovery:
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, System Biology
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
Professor US Bhalla National Centre for Biological Sciences TIFR, Bellary Road Bengaluru 560065 | Computation Neuro Science, Neuro Biology | 2025 |
*Professor Sudha Bhattacharya 1123, Sector B-1 Vasant Kunj New Delhi 110070 | Molecular Biology, Rare genetic diseases | 2025 |
Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan Outstanding Scientist Structural Biology Laboratory CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road Hyderabad 500007 (Past Convener) | Structural Biology | 2025 |
Dr Smita Dilip Mahale A-503, Devdeveshwar C.H.S Telly Galli Cross Lane Andheri (East), Mumbai 400069 | Reproductive Physiology | 2026 |
Dr Souvik Maiti Senior Principal Scientist CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Sukhdev Vihar, Mathura Road New Delhi 110025 (Present Convener) | Chemical Biology and Biophysics | 2026 |
Dr GN Sastry CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat 785006 | Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Computer-aided Drug Design, Machine Learning & Data Science | 2026 |
Professor Manju Bansal INSA Senior Scientist Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Molecular Biophysics, Structural and Computational Biology | 2027 |
Professor Suman Kumar Dhar Special Centre for Molecular Medicine Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Parasitology | 2027 |
Dr Rajendra Prasad Roy Dean Regional Centre for Biotechnology NCR Biotech Science Cluster Faridabad-Gurugram Expressway Faridabad 121001 | Biochemistry, Synthetic Protein Chemistry Chemical Biology | 2027 |
* In place of Dr Vinay Kumar Nandicoori for the year 2025 only
Sectional Committee – IX: Health Sciences:
Basic and Clinical Medical Sciences–Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Anthropology, Psychology, Cognitive and Neurosciences, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Public Health, Nutrition, Immunology
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
Professor Rakesh Aggarwal Director Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical, Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry 605006 (Past Convener) | Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology, Liver Disease, Viral Hepatitis, Epidemiology, Health Economics | 2025 |
* Professor Neeraj Jain Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering and Head, School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur NH 62, Karwar Jodhpur 342030 | Neuroscience | 2025 |
Dr T Ramamurthy INSA Senior Scientist ICMR- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) P-33, CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata Kolkata 700010 | Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology | 2025 |
Dr Vidya Avinash Arankalle 3C-A2-24, New Ajanta Avenue Paud Road, Kothrud Pune 411038 | Virology, Biotechnology, Vaccinology | 2026 |
Professor Shally Awasthi Department of Pediatrics King George’s Medical University Shahmina Road Chowk Lucknow 226003 | Pediatrics | 2026 |
Professor MV Padma Srivastava Chairperson of Neurology Paras Health C-1, Sushant Lok-1 Sector-43, Phase-I Gurugram 122002 (Present Convener) | Medicine (Neurology) | 2026 |
Professor Sameer Bakhshi E-37, Ansari Nagar West AIIMS Campus West New Delhi 110029 | Paediatric and Medical Oncology | 2027 |
Dr Anuradha Dube INSA Emeritus Scientist Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow 226031 | Medical Parasitology (Leishmaniasis) | 2027 |
Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj Chief Scientist & JC Bose National Fellow, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road Hyderabad 500007 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Population Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Clinical and Medical Genetics, Ancient DNA and Forensic Genetics | 2027 |
* In place of Dr Nita Bhandari for the year 2025 only
Sectional Committee – X: Agricultural Sciences:
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fisheries, Food Science,Veterinary Science, Pathogen Biology and Host Pathogen Interaction Both Plant and Veterinary Importance
Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
*Dr Swapan Kumar Datta Visva-Bharati University Santiniketan 731235 | Plant Biotechnology | 2025 |
Professor Lal Chand Rai BHU Distinguished Professor (Lifelong) Centre of Advanced Study in Botany Molecular Biology Section, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 | Algology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Molecular Biology | 2025 |
**Professor RS Singhal Professor of Food Technology Food Engineering and Technology Department Institute of Chemical Technology Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga Mumbai 400019 | Food/Bioprocesses-Science and Technology | 2025 |
Dr MS Chauhan Vice-Chancellor G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 | Animal Reproduction Assisted Reproduction Technology, IVF, Stem Cell Culture, Animal Cloning and Transgenesis | 2026 |
Dr Pradhyumna Kumar Singh Senior Principal Scientist Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Division CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow 226001 | Crop Genetic Engineering | 2026 |
Dr Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek Group Leader & National Officer Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067 (Present Convener) | Plant Stress Biology and Crop Biotechnology | 2026 |
Dr Subeer S Majumdar Director General Gujarat Biotechnology University Gandhinagar 382355 (Convener Elect for the year 2026) | Transgenic Animals and Endocrinology, Animal Biotechnology | 2027 |
Professor PK Mukherjee Scientific Officer H and Head Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay Mumbai 400085 | Plant Pathology, Biocontrol, Fungal Genetics | 2027 |
Dr M Sanjappa INSA Honorary Scientist Mahatama Gandhi Botanical Garden University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bengaluru 560065 | Plant Taxonomy & Conservation | 2027 |
* In place of Professor B Senthilkumaran (Past Convener) for the year 2025 only
** In place of Professor AK Pradhan for the year 2025 only