The Astronomical Society of India initiated the ASI Symposium Series last year. The 3rd call for proposals was invited during the 1st week of June this year for the organisation of ASI symposium to be held between the period 1st November 2025 to 15th April 2026.
We are pleased to announce that one of the proposals which is selected for this period is ASI Symposium 006 - Communicating Astronomy in India 2026 (ASI SCAI26). The Symposium aims to bring together… Read More
We are pleased to announce that Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), is organizing a Symposium titled "ASI Symposium 005: Interdisciplinary Aspects of Multi-wavelength Optics and Instrumentation in Observational Sciences". Please find more details from the link.
The Young Astronomers' Meet 2025-II (YAM-2025-II) will be hosted by Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. The conference will take place from December 5th to 7th, 2025. Please find more information from the link.
The Astronomical Society of India (ASI) invites proposals for the organisation of ASI symposium - through the third call - to be held between the period 1st November 2025 to 15th April 2026.
The proposals are invited from ASI Life Member(s) through this form. Proposers are requested to follow all the guidelines while preparing their proposals.
The deadline for receiving… Read More
As the 18th EC begins its term in the triennium 2025-28, new committees have been selected and appointed by the ASI-EC. The constitution of the committees, who will be assisting the EC in the organisation of the annual meetings and other activities of ASI, are given in the following links.
Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) - Anandmayee Tej (Chair), Dharam Vir Lal (Co-Chair)
Public Outreach and Education Committee (POEC)… Read More
ASI is deeply saddened by the passing away of Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar today in Pune. He served as the ASI President during 1983-1985 and was the first recipient of the ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award during ASI2023. The obituary can be found from the link.
ASI is deeply saddened by the passing away of Dr. Kasturirangan today in Bengaluru. He served as the ASI President during 1995-1997. The Obituary can be found from the link.
The Astronomical Society of India has initiated the ASI Symposium Series, and earlier this year proposals were invited for the organisation of ASI symposium to be held between the period 1st April 2025 - 31st October 2025. We are pleased to announce that two proposals have been selected as ASI Symposia, with details as follows.
1. ASI Symposium 003: Cosmic Vision 2047- Solar and Planetary Dynamics through Observations and AI/ML
Venue:… Read More
The deadline for receiving proposals for the ASI Symposium has been extended upto 15th March 2025. Please find more information from the link.
The following awards were presented during the concluding session of the ASI 2025 meeting on 19th February 2025.
1. Sun, Solar System, Exoplanets, and Astrobiology
Poster title: Simulation of Multi Object High Resolution Transmission spectroscopy
Presented by: Bestha Manjunath from IIA Bangalore
2. Stars, Interstellar Medium, and Astrochemistry in Milky Way… Read More
