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.


Latest Updates

Dear Colleague,

The Astronomical Society of India (ASI) invites proposals for hosting the annual meeting of the ASI for the year 2025.

As you're aware, the 2024 meeting is planned as an in-person meeting which is scheduled between 31 Jan to 04 Feb 2024. In the past many years, the format of the meeting has stabilised to a day devoted to topical workshops just prior to the four day main meeting. The main meeting is split between plenary and parallel sessions, and also includes… Read More

Posted On: 24-11-2023

Nominations are invited for ASI awards for the year 2023. The last date to receive the nominations for these awards is 20 Nov 2023. 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 filling out the… Read More

Posted On: 18-10-2023

It is our pleasure to share with you that Abstract Submission for Oral, Poster and Theses presentations is now open for the 42nd Meeting of the ASI. The meeting hosted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium (JNP) will be held at Bengaluru, from 31 Jan to 04 Feb 2024.

We invite you to be a part of this largest meeting of professional… Read More

Posted On: 04-10-2023