Sessions of Indian Science Congress
| Session | Year | Place | General President | Title of the presidential address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1914 | Kolkata | Ashutosh Mukherjee | About Science Congress |
| 2nd | 1915 | Chennai | W. B. Bannermann | The importance of knowledge of biology of medical, sanitary and scientific men working in the tropics |
| 3rd | 1916 | Lucknow | Sidney J. Burrard | The plains of northern India and their relationship to the Himalayan mountains |
| 4th | 1917 | Bangalore | Sir Alfred Gibbs Bourne | On scientific research |
| 5th | 1918 | Lahore | Gilbert T. Walker | On teaching of science |
| 6th | 1919 | Mumbai | Leonard Rogers | Researches on cholera |
| 7th | 1920 | Nagpur | Prafulla Chandra Roy | Dawn of science in modern India |
| 8th | 1921 | Kolkata | Rajendranath Mookerjee | On science and industry |
| 9th | 1922 | Chennai | C. S. Middlemiss | Relativity |
| 10th | 1923 | Lucknow | M. Visvesvaraya | Scientific institutions and scientists |
| 11th | 1924 | Bangalore | N. Annandale | Evolution convergent and divergent |
| 12th | 1925 | Varanasi | M. O. Forster | On experimental training |
| 13th | 1926 | Mumbai | Albert Howard | Agriculture and science |
| 14th | 1927 | Lahore | J. C. Bose | Unity of life |
| 15th | 1928 | Kolkata | J. L. Simonsen | On chemistry of natural products |
| 16th | 1929 | Chennai | C. V. Raman | On Raman Effect |
| 17th | 1930 | Allahabad | C. S. Christopher | The science and disease |
| 18th | 1931 | Nagpur | R. B. Seymour Sewell | The problem of evolution experimental modification of bodily structure |
| 19th | 1932 | Bangalore | Lala Shiv Ram Kashyap | Some aspects of the Alpine vegetation of the Himalaya and Tibet |
| 20th | 1933 | Patna | Lewis L. Fermor | The place of geology in the life of a nation |
| 21st | 1934 | Mumbai | Megh Nad Saha | Fundamental cosmological problems |
| 22nd | 1935 | Kolkata | J. H. Hutton | Anthropology and India |
| 23rd | 1936 | Indore | U. N. Brahmachari | The Role of science in the recent progress of medicine |
| 24th | 1937 | Hyderabad | T. S. Venkataraman | The Indian village – its past, present and future |
| 25th | 1938 | Kolkata | James Jeans (Lord Rutherford of Nelson died prematurely) | Researches in India and in Great Britain |
| 26th | 1939 | Lahore | J. C. Ghosh | On research in Chemistry in India |
| 27th | 1940 | Chennai | Birbal Sahni | The Deccan Traps: an episode of the Tertiary era |
| 28th | 1941 | Varanasi | Ardeshir Dalal | Science and industry |
| 29th | 1942 | Vadodra | D. N. Wadia | The making of India |
| 30th | 1943 | Kolkata | D. N. Wadia | Minerals’ share in the war |
| 31st | 1944 | Delhi | S. N. Bose | The Classical Determinism and the Quantum Theory |
| 32nd | 1945 | Nagpur | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar | Give science a chance |
| 33rd | 1946 | Bangalore | M. Afzal Hussain | The food problem of India |
| 34th | 1947 | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru | Science in the service of the nation |
| 35th | 1948 | Patna | Ram Nath Chopra | Rationalisation of medicine in India |
| 36th | 1949 | Allahabad | K. S. Krishnan | |
| 37th | 1950 | Pune | P. C. Mahalanobis | Why statistics? |
| 38th | 1951 | Bangalore | H. J. Bhabha | The present concept of the physical world |
| 39th | 1952 | Kolkata | J. N. Mukherjee | Science and our problems |
| 40th | 1953 | Lucknow | D. M. Bose | The living and the non-living |
| 41st | 1954 | Hyderabad | S. L. Hora | Give scientists a chance |
| 42nd | 1955 | Vadodra | S. K. Mitra | Science and progress |
| 43rd | 1956 | Agra | M. S. Krishnan | Mineral resources and their problems |
| 44th | 1957 | Kolkata | B. C. Roy | On science for human welfare and development of the country |
| 45th | 1958 | Chennai | M. S. Thacker | Grammar of scientific development |
| 46th | 1959 | Delhi | A. L. Mudaliar | Tribute to basic sciences |
| 47th | 1960 | Mumbai | P. Parija | Impact of society on science |
| 48th | 1961 | Roorkee | N. R. Dhar | Nitrogen problem |
| 49th | 1962 | Cuttack | B. Mukherji | Impact of life sciences on man |
| 50th | 1963 | Delhi | D. S. Kothari | Science and the universities |
| 51st | 1964 | Kolkata | Humayun Kabir | Science and the state |
| 52nd | 1965 | Kolkata | Humayun Kabir | |
| 53rd | 1966 | Chandigarh | B. N. Prasad | Science in India |
| 54th | 1967 | Hyderabad | T. R. Seshadri | Science and national welfare |
| 55th | 1968 | Varanasi | Atma Ram | Science in India – some aspects |
| 56th | 1969 | Mumbai | A. C. Joshi (A. C. Banerjee died prematurely) | A breathing spell:plant sciences in the service of man |
| 57th | 1970 | Kharagpur | L. C. Verman | Standardization: a triple point |
| 58th | 1971 | Bangalore | B. P. Pal | Agricultural science and human welfare |
| 59th | 1972 | Kolkata | W. D. West | Geology in the service of India |
| 60th | 1973 | Chandigarh | S. Bhagavantam | Sixty years of science in India |
| 61st | 1974 | Nagpur | R. S. Mishra | Mathematics – queen or handmaid |
| 62nd | 1975 | Delhi | Asima Chatterjee | Science and technology in India: present and future |
| 63rd | 1976 | Waltair | M. S. Swaminathan | Science and integrated rural development |
| 64th | 1977 | Bhubaneswar | H. N. Sethna | Survey, conservation and utilisation of resources |
| 65th | 1978 | Ahmedabad | S. M. Sircar | Science, education and rural development |
| 66th | 1979 | Hyderabad | R. C. Mehrotra | Science and technology in India during the coming decades |
| 67th | 1980 | Jadavpur | A. K. Saha | Energy strategies for India |
| 68th | 1981 | Varanasi | A. K. Sharma | Impact of development of science and technology on environment |
| 69th | 1982 | Mysore | M. G. K. Menon | Basic Research as an integral component of self-reliant base of science and technology |
| 70th | 1983 | Tirupati | B. Rama Chandra Rao | Man and the ocean – resource and development |
| 71st | 1984 | Ranchi | R. P. Bambah | Quality science in India – ends and means |
| 72nd | 1985 | Lucknow | A. S. Paintal | High altitude studies |
| 73rd | 1986 | Delhi | T. N. Khoshoo | Role of science and technology in environment management |
| 74th | 1987 | Bangalore | Archana Sharma | Resources and human well-being-inputs from science and technology |
| 75th | 1988 | Pune | C. N. R. Rao | Frontiers in science and technology |
| 76th | 1989 | Madurai | A. P. Mitra | Science and technology in India:technology missions |
| 77th | 1990 | Kochi | Yash Pal | Science in society |
| 78th | 1991 | Indore | D. K. Sinha | Coping with natural disaster: an integrated approach |
| 79th | 1992 | Vadodra | Vasant Gowariker | Science, population and development |
| 80th | 1993 | Goa | S. Z. Qasim | Science and quality of life |
| 81st | 1994 | Jaipur | P. N. Shrivastava | Science in India: excellence and accountability |
| 82nd | 1995 | Kolkata | S. C. Pakrashi | Science, technology and industrial development of India |
| 83rd | 1996 | Patiala | U. R. Rao | Science and technology for achieving food, economic and healthy security |
| 84th | 1997 | Delhi | S. K. Joshi | Frontiers in science and engineering, and their relevance to national development |
| 85th | 1998 | Hyderabad | P. Rama Rao | Science & Technology in Independent India : Retrospect and Prospect |
| 86th | 1999 | Chennai | Manju Sharma | New bioscience: opportunities and challenges as we move into the next millennium |
| 87th | 2000 | Pune | R. A. Marshelkar | Indian science and technology into the next millennium |
| 88th | 2001 | Delhi | R. S. Paroda | Food, nutrition and environmental security |
| 89th | 2002 | Lucknow | S. K. Katiyar | Health care, education and information technology |
| 90th | 2003 | Bangalore | K. Kasturirangan | Frontiers of science and cutting-edge technologies |
| 91st | 2004 | Chandigarh | Asis Dutta | Science and society in the twenty first century : quest for excellence |
| 92nd | 2005 | Ahmedabad | N. K. Ganguly | Health technology as fulcrum of development for the nation |
| 93rd | 2006 | Hyderabad | I. V. Subba Rao | Integrated rural development: science and technology |
| 94th | 2007 | Annamalainagar | Harsh Gupta | Planet Earth |
| 95th | 2008 | Visakhapatnam | Dr. Ramamurthi Rallapalli | Knowledge Based Society Using Environmentally Sustainable Science And Technology |
| 96th | 2009 | Shillong | Dr. T. Ramasami | Science Education and Attraction of Talent for Excellence in Research |
| 97th | 2010 | Thiruvananthapuram. | Dr. G. Madhavan Nair | Science & Technology of 21st Century - National Perspective |
| 98th | 2011 | Chennai | Prof. K.C. Pandey | Quality education and excellence in science research in Indian Universities. |
| 99th | 2012 | Bhubaneshwar | Prof. Geetha Bali | Science And Technology for Inclusive Innovation- Role of Women |
| 100th | 2013 | Kolkata | Dr. Manmohan Singh | Science for shaping the future of India |
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