About Astronomical Society of India

The Astronomical Society of India was established in 1972 and has grown to become the prime association of professional astronomers in India. The society has close to 1000 members. The objectives of the society are the promotion of Astronomy and related branches of science in India. The society organizes scientific meetings and supports the popularization of Astronomy and other similar activities.


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Dear Colleague,

Nominations are invited for ASI awards for the year 2026. The last date to receive nominations for these awards is 1st November 2026.

The nominations will be received through online forms available on ASI website, the links to these forms are available on the respective award page given below. We request you to widely circulate the information about the awards. Nominators are requested to go through the guidelines given in the Awards page before… Read More

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Dear Colleague,

The 45th annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI 2027) will be hosted jointly by Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) from 12 - 16 Feb 2027.

We invite you to be a part of this largest meeting of professional astronomers in India, present your own work, learn about the exciting new developments and science results across various disciplines of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and attend one… Read More

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Dear Colleague,

The 45th meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) is scheduled to be held between 12 - 16 Feb 2027, and will be hosted jointly by Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.

As has been the case for the last several ASI meetings, it is proposed to hold a few one-day workshops on 12th February 2027, the day before the start of the main ASI meeting. Proposals are invited for conducting workshops in the form of a 1-2… Read More

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