Every year, 26th November is celebrated as Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.  On the occasion of Constitution Day, ac...

Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh from the Department of Chemistry has been selected to receive the MRSI Materials Science Annual Prize for the year 2025. This prize is awarded by the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) and will  be presented to him during the Annual General Meeting of MRSI, to be h...

Prof. Jayant Udgaonkar, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology and Former Director of IISER Pune, has been awarded the prestigious National Science Chair of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India. The National Science Chair is one of the highe...

A collaborative work between scientists from institutions across India and abroad, including IISER Pune, and the University of Colorado-Boulder (USA), studied the sediment records of human-made lakes, referred to as talavs, to understand the effects of past climate extremes. Faculty member Dr. Sudip...

IISER Pune's Smt. Indrani Balan Science Activity Centre (SAC)'s YouTube channel received the Silver Creator Award from YouTube, which is given to channels that have passed 100,000 subscribers.  The award was received on October 17, 2025, and unveiled the same day by Dr. Aparna Deshpande (Facul...

Two faculty members from IISER Pune Dr. Gayathri Pananghat (Biology Department) and Prof. S.G. Srivatsan (Chemistry Department) have been elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) based in Prayagraj. Founded in 1930, NASI is the oldest science academy in India and support...

A book by Dr. Venketeswara R. Pai and co-authors on Bhaskaracharya's Siddhāntaśiromaṇi was released by the  Hon'ble Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar at the India International Centre, New Delhi, during a conference on Mathematical Practices in South Asia.  At the b...

Two faculty members from IISER Pune Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh (Professor, Chemistry Department) and Prof. Kalika Prasad (Professor, Biology Department) have been elected as Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi for the year 2025. A total of 78 fellows have been newly elected a...

'Har Ghar Tiranga (HGT)' is a campaign that started in 2022 under the aegis of Azdi Ka Aamrit Mahotsav, to encourage people to bring India's national flag (Tiranga) home and to hoist it to mark India's independence. Over the last few years since the launch of the campaign, the Tiranga is being promi...

Drug abuse remains one of the most pressing public health and safety challenges facing our nation today. While law enforcement and rehabilitation efforts play a critical role, a proactive, large-scale media campaign serves as a powerful tool to prevent drug abuse by raising awareness, changing perce...

Prof. Aloke Das from the Chemistry department at IISER Pune is among the Bronze Medal winners awarded by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for the year 2026. The CRSI is a premier professional chemical society of India established in 1999 with an aim to facilitate and promote research a...

Prof. Pinaki Talukdar, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, has been selected to receive the prestigious CRS Silver Star Award given by the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS). The CRS Silver Star Medal is a prestigious recognition conferred by CRS to honour individuals who have made outstand...

Recognizing the universal appeal of Yoga, in December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga. The aim of the celebration is to raise awareness on the many benefits of practicing yoga.The theme for International Day of Yoga 2025 is “Yoga for One Earth, On...

Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai from the Department of Earth and Climate Science at IISER Pune has been selected to receive the prestigious National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The National Geoscience Awards are conferred to honour individuals and...

In the 12th convocation of IISER Pune held in the morning of May 30, 2025, a total of 352 students received their degrees. These included 81 students graduating with PhD degree, including 27 with dual Master of Science and PhD degrees, and 4 with Master of Science degree pursued via the Integrated P...

Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh from the Department of Chemistry has been selected for the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. This prestigious international recognition is awarded annually to distinguished scientists and scholars and recognises outstanding re...

The CMS Collaboration, of which the research groups of Prof. Seema Sharma and Prof. Sourabh Dube from IISER Pune are members, is among the experimental collaborations selected to receive the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, announced earlier this year in April. The Breakthrough Prize...

Dr. Ashish Arora from the Department of Physics has been selected as a member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS).  INYAS is a young scientist academy founded by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) council in 2014. A total of 19 scientists across India have been selec...

Dr. Siddhesh S. Kamat from the Department of Biology has been conferred upon with the prestigious Tarun Tejankit Award for the year 2025.  Instituted by Loksatta, the Marathi daily of the Indian Express Group, the Tarun Tejankit Award is conferred annually to individuals who have made outstand...

Prof. Angshuman Nag, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at IISER Pune, has been awarded the Distinguished Lectureship Award at the CSJ Asian International Symposium, organised during the 105th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan at Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (March 2...