Annual Events at IUCAA 2025 - 26

1. National Science Day 
   Date: February 28, 2025
2. General Relativity – A Refresher Course  
   Date: June 23 – July 5, 2025
3. Introductory Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSAA) 
   Date: May 12 - June 13, 2025
4. Vacation Students' Programme 
   Date: May 15, 2025 - April 30, 2026
5. Foundation Day 
   Date: December 29, 2025
6. IUCAA Sports Event 
   Date: December 01, 2025 - January 26, 2026

Events Outside IUCAA 2025 - 26

1. Introductory Workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Women Students
   Date: September 24 - 26, 2026
   Place: Providence Women's College, Kozhikode
   Coordinators: Jeena K. (Providence Women's College), Rajeshwari Dutta (IUCAA)
2. Bridging Observations and Simulations in CGM–IGM Science
   Date: September 04 - 06, 2026
   Place: Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Dharamshala
   Coordinators: Hum Chand (CUHP), R. Srianand (IUCAA)
3. A three days workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology
   Date: August 06 - 08, 2026
   Place: Prabhat Kumar College, Contai
   Coordinators: Goutam Manna (Prabhat College), Surhud More (IUCAA)
4. Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
   Date: July 09 - 11, 2026
   Place: Ladakh University, Leh
   Coordinators: Naser Iqbal (Kashmir University), Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
5. New Frontiers in Observational Astronomy and Space Physics
   Date: July 09 - 10, 2026
   Place: Department of Physics, N.S.S. College, Pandalam, Kerala
   Coordinators: Rakhi, R. (NSS College), Vaidehi Paliya (IUCAA)
6. Conference on Blazars and Restless AGN: A High Energy View (COBRA)
   Date: July 01 - 03, 2026
   Place: IISER, Mohali
   Coordinators: Pankaj Kushwaha (IISER. Mohali), Vaidehi Palia (IUCAA)
7. North-Eastern Meet of Astronomers (NEMA) - XII
   Date: June 29 - July 01, 2026
   Place: National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya
   Coordinators: Alekha Chandra Nayak (NIT, Meghalaya), Tribedi Bora (NIT, Meghalaya), Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
8. Tackling the big data universe: signal processing and imaging using the MeerKAT telescope
   Date: June 23 - 25, 2026
   Place: Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET), Kakkanad, Kochi
   Coordinators: Rinku Jacob (RSET, Kakkanad, Kochi), Neeraj Gupta (IUCAA)
9. Galactic Astrophysics using UVIT, HST and JWST
   Date: June 12 - 14, 2026
   Place: Department of Physics, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Keral
   Coordinators: Joe Jacob (Newman College), Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
10. Himalayan School for Training in Astronomy Research (HiSTAR)
    Date: June 08 - 12, 2026
    Place: UPES and DIBNS, Dehradun
    Coordinators: Nitesh Kumar (UPES), Asheesh Raturi (DIBNS), Hum Chand (CUHP), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
11. Workshop on AstroSat & XPOSAT Data Analysis
    Date: June 08 - 11, 2026
    Place: Department of Physics, Providence Women's College, Kozhikode
    Coordinators: Jeena K. (Providence Women's College), Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
12. Gravitational Lensing
    Date: June 08 - 09, 2026
    Place: Malda College, Malda
    Coordinators: Shyam Das (Malda College), Surhud More (IUCAA)
13. Himalayan Meet of Astronomers - III
    Date: May 01 - 03, 2026
    Place: Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
    Coordinators: Raj Kumar Jagota (HP University, Shimla), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
14. Radio Universe and Near Earth Space Weather
    Date: April 16 - 18, 2026
    Place: St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Delhi
    Coordinators: Geetanjali Sethi and Sanil Unnikrishnan (St Stephen's), Neeraj Gupta (IUCAA)
15. Solar and Stellar Physics
    Date: April 16 - 18, 2026
    Place: LSM Campus, Pithoragarh
    Coordinators: Garima Punetha (LSM Campus), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
16. Cross-Survey Cosmography: Precision Cosmology, Emerging Tensions and New Physics
    Date: April 08 - 11, 2026
    Place: Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
    Coordinators: Anjan Anand Sen (Jamia Millia Islamia), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
17. Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Beyond
    Date: April 20 - 24, 2026
    Place: Department of Physics, Assam University, Silchar
    Coordinators: Atri Deshamukhya (Assam University), H S Das (Assam University), Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
18. Gangetic Astronomy Meeting (GAM) -- 2026
    Date: April 02 - 04, 2026
    Place: DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
    Coordinators: Shantanu Rastogi (DDU), Apara Tripathi (Gorakhpur), Nishant Singh (IUCAA), Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA)
19. VO4Edu
    Date: March 23 - 25, 2026
    Place: Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India
    Coordinators: Priya Hasan (Maulana Azad National Urdu University), Surhud More (IUCAA)
20. Workshop on data science in astronomy
    Date: February 24 - 26, 2026
    Place: University of Petrolium and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
    Coordinators: Nitesh Kumar (UPES), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
21. High Energy Astrophysics
    Date: February 23 - 25, 2026
    Place: Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
    Coordinators: Raj Prince (BHU) | Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA)
22. Innovative Training program on GRAVITATIONAL WAVES and LIGO-INDIA
    Date: February 16 - 20, 2026
    Place: Siliguri Institute of Technology (SIT), Sukna, Siliguri
    Coordinators: Bikash Chandra Paul (North-Bengal University), Sagar Dey (SIT), Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
23. Evolved Stars to Compact Objects: Tracing Stellar Evolution and Explosions
    Date: February 16 - 17, 2026
    Place: Department of Physics, Punjab University, Chandigarh
    Coordinators: Sakshi Gautam (Punjab University), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
24. Introductory Workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Date: February 16 - 17, 2026
    Place: Bhattadev University, Assam
    Coordinators: Vivek Baruah Thapa (Bhawanipur Anchalik College); Dr. Debajyoti Dutta (Bhattadev University); Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
25. New Frontiers in Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Date: February 6 - 10, 2026
    Place: NIT, Rourkela
    Coordinators: Anant Charan Pradhan (NIT, Rourkela) | Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA)
26. Southern Regional Astronomy Meeting (RAM-XI)- Research in Astronomy: Opportunities and Challenges
    Date: February 05 - 07, 2026
    Place: CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
    Coordinators: Dr. Jithesh. V & Dr. Kenath Arun (Christ) | Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
27. Workshop on Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Date: January 24 - 25, 2026
    Place: IIT and IISER, Tirupati
    Coordinators: Vikram Khaire (IIT, Tirupati) | Rajeswari Dutta (IUCAA)
28. Introduction to Astronomical Data Analysis and Machine Learning Applications
    Date: January 15 - 17, 2026
    Place: St. Francis de Sales College (Autonomous), Electronics City, Bengaluru
    Coordinators: Savithri Ezhikode (St Francis College), Ranjeev Mista (IUCAA)
29. School on Stellar and Solar Astronomy
    Date: January 12 - 16, 2026
    Place: Mar Thoma College, Chungathara, Nilambur, Kerala
    Coordinators: Sheelu Abraham (Mar Thoma College) | Nishant Singh (IUCAA) | Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
30. Poster Exhibition on Earth to Orbit
    Date: January 09 - 10, 2026
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: Raka Dhabade (Fergusson College)
31. Workshop on General Relativity, Cosmology and Gravitational waves
    Date: January 08 - 10, 2026
    Place: Malda College, West Bengal
    Coordinators: Shyam Das (Malda College), Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
32. Poster Exhibition on Earth to Orbit
    Date: January 09 - 10, 2026
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: Raka Dhabade (Fergusson College)
33. Frontier in Physics
    Date: *January, 2026
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: Raka Dhabade (Fergusson College)
34. Hands-on Workshop on Multi-Messenger Astronomy: From Electromagnetic to Gravitational Waves
    Date: December 27 - 30, 2025
    Place: St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Ahmedabad
    Coordinators: Gurudatt Gaur (St Xavier's College) | Anupreeta More (IUCAA)
35. Workshop on Astronomical Data Analysis
    Date: *December, 2025
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: Raka Dhabade (Fergusson College)
36. Introductory workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation
    Date: December 23 - 25, 2025
    Place: Aligarh Muslim University
    Coordinators: Musavvir Ali (Aligarh Muslim University), Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
37. Introductory workshop on Active Galactic Nuclei
    Date: December 15 - 17, 2025
    Place: Farook College, Kozhikode, Kerala
    Coordinators: Naseef Mohammed (Farook College), Vaidehi Paliya (IUCAA)
38. Introductory Workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Date: December 05 - 06, 2025
    Place: Department of Physics, Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar
    Coordinators: Kavita Kumari (J P University), Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA)
39. High Energy Astrophysics Workshop
    Date: November 18 - 20, 2025
    Place: Centre for Cosmology, Astrophysics and Space Science, GLA University, Mathura
    Coordinators: Ashutosh Singh (GLA), Dinesh Maurya (GLA), Vaidehi Paliya (IUCAA)
40. Signal and Image Processing with Machine Learning Applications in Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Date: November 16 – 18, 2025
    Place: Kannur University
    Coordinators: R K Sunil Kumar (Kannur University) | Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
41. J. V. Narlikar Memorial Conference on Cosmology and Astrophysics
    Date: November 03 - 04, 2025
    Place: Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
    Coordinators: Sudipta Das (Visva-Bharati) | Dipanjan Mukherjee (IUCAA)
42. Three-Days Workshop on UVIT science prospects with data analysis
    Date: November 19 - 21, 2025
    Place: Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai, Assam
    Coordinators: Dr. Rathin Sarma (Rabindranath Tagore University) | Dr. Rupjyoti Gogoi (Tezpur University) | Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
43. Physics of Stars for Undergraduate Instructors: Concepts, Tools, and Pedagogy
    Date: October 13 - 18, 2025
    Place: Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN)
    Coordinators: V. Madhurima and Sampurn Anand (CUTN) | R. Srianand (IUCAA)
44. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy: Advancement in Trends and Techniques
    Date: October 13 - 17, 2025
    Place: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
    Coordinators: Badam Singh Kushvah (IIT(ISM)) | Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
45. Workshop on Astrophysics and Cosmology
    Date: October 09 - 10, 2025
    Place: Bharat Mata College, Kochi
    Coordinators: Manesh Michael (Bharat Mata College); Surhud More (IUCAA)
46. Data Analytics and AI in Physics and Astronomy
    Date: October 07 - 10, 2025
    Place: University of Kashmir, Srinagar
    Coordinators: Manzoor A. Malik (University of Kashmir) | Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA) | Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
47. North-Eastern Meet of Astronomers (NEMA)-XI Edition
    Date: October 06 - 08, 2025
    Place: Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
    Coordinators: Heisnam Shanjit Singh (Rajeev Gandhi University); Dr. Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
48. Workshop on Solar and Stellar Physics
    Date: October 06 - 08, 2025
    Place: Dolphin PG College and Doon University, Uttarakhand
    Coordinators: Aasheesh Raturi (Dolphin Institute), Himani Sharma (Doon University), Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
49. Workshop on Gravitational Waves and LIGO India
    Date: September 10 - 14, 2025
    Place: SRM University - AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
    Coordinators: Shubhrangshu Ghosh (SRM), Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
50. Recent Advances in High Energy Astrophysics
    Date: September 01 - 03, 2025
    Place: * To be declared.
    Coordinators: Naseer Iqbal (Kashmir University), Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
51. Seminar on Advances in Cosmology
    Date: July 15 - 16, 2025
    Place: Christ University, Bengaluru
    Coordinators: Keneth Arun and Jithesh (Christ), Surhud More (IUCAA)
52. Hands-on workshop on Solar Astronomy using Aditya-L1
    Date: *June 2025
    Place: University College, Trivandrum
    Coordinators: Prince P. (University College), Nishant Singh (IUCAA)
53. International Meeting on Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology: Emerging areas
    Date: June 09 - 11, 2025
    Place: North Bengal University
    Coordinators: B.C Paul (North Bengal) | Ranjan Sharma (Cooch Behar) | Sanjeev Kalita (Gauhati) | Shyam Das (Malda College) | Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
54. Multi-wavelength study of the AGN central engine and its environment
    Date: May 17 - 19, 2025
    Place: Central University of Himachal Pradesh
    Coordinators: Hum Chand (CUHP), Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA)
55. SUIT Science Meeting
    Date: *April 2025
    Place: Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
    Coordinators: Sreejith P. (MAHE), Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA)
56. SUIT Science Meeting
    Date: *April 2025
    Place: Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
    Coordinators: Sreejith P. (MAHE), Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA)
57. Gravitational Waves and LIGO India
    Date: April 28 - May 02, 2025
    Place: H. N. B. Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand
    Coordinators: Vivek Sharma & Hemwati Nandan (HNB) | Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
58. One-day workshop on Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics at Bahona College and A two-day workshop on Applications of QM calculations in Observational Astronomy at Jagannath Barooah University
    Date: April 24 - 26, 2025
    Place: Bahona College and JB University
    Coordinators: Aishawnnay Sharma (Bahona College) | Ankur Gogoi (JB University) | Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA) | Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
59. Conference on Advances in Astrophysics and Cosmology
    Date: April 29 - 30, 2025
    Place: Aliah University, New Town, Kolkata
    Coordinators: Mehedi Kalam (Aliah) | Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
60. Cosmology and Astrophysics of Teleparallel and Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity
    Date: April 21 - 22, 2025
    Place: Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Dhenkanal, Odisha
    Coordinators: S. K. Tripathy (IGIT)
61. An Introductory Workshop on Exoplanet Detection and Characterization
    Date: April 04 - 06, 2025
    Place: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
    Coordinators: Prashant Pathak (IIT Kanpur) | Gopal Hazra (IIT Kanpur) | Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA)
62. Workshop on Stellar Evolution and Pulsation Model
    Date: March 24 - 25, 2025
    Place: The Department of Physics, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
    Coordinators: Apara Tripathi (DDUGU) | Prabhunath Prasad (DDUGU) | Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
63. Tensions and Anomalies on the Sky: Quest for New Physics at Cosmological Scales
    Date: March 06 - 08, 2025
    Place: Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia
    Coordinators: Anjan Ananda Sen (Jamia Millia Islamia) | Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
64. Workshop on Optical Astronomy Workshop
    Date: February 28 - March 02, 2025
    Place: The Department of Physics, St. Thomas college, Ranni
    Coordinators: Joe Hacob (Newman College) | Sreeja S. Kartha (Christ University) | Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
65. Regional Astronomy Meeting X -- Research in Astronomy -- Opportunities and Challenges
    Date: January 31 - February 02, 2025
    Place: The Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
    Coordinators: Joe Hacob (Newman College) | Charles Jose (CUSAT) | Ranjeev Misra (IUCAA)
66. Exhibition: On the Shoulders of Giants
    Date: January 15 - 16, 2025
    Place: Bamboo Garden, Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: Raka Dhabade (Fergusson College)
67. Radio Astronomy School
    Date: January 13 - 18, 2025
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: Raka Dhabade (Fergusson College)
68. Focussed meeting on Cosmology and Gravitation
    Date: January 08 - 10, 2025
    Place: Gauhati University, Assam
    Coordinators: Sanjeev Kalita (Gauhati University) | Kanak Saha (IUCAA)
69. National Conference on Data Science Innovation on Astronomy (NCDSIA)
    Date: January 03 - 05, 2025
    Place: Amity University, Kolkata
    Coordinators: Abisa Sinha (Amity University) | Asis K. Chattopadhyay (University of Calcutta)

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