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IUCAA congratulates Prof. Durgesh Tripathi on being awarded the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Humboldt Research Award is conferred to internationally recognised researchers in recognition of their entire academic record to date.

	Congratulations to Dr. Eshita Banerjee on being selected for the Young Astronomer Award for the best publication for the year 2025.
	Congratulations to Dr. Meenakshi on being selected for an Honorable Mention for the Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy for the year 2025.

Congratulations to Prof. Anupam Bhardwaj on being selected as Young Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

	Late Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar has been selected for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar - Vigyan Ratna award for his groundbreaking work in field of Physics, which has had profound impact on the scientific fraternity and society as a whole. The award is a tribute to the late Prof. Narlikar's vast legacy and recognition of this exemplary life and contribution.
	Prof. Surhud Shrikant More has been selected for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, 2025, in the field of Physics, for his exceptional contribution to research in Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Application Deadline: November 24, 2025 Admission (written) Test on: January 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. More details . . . .

Congratulations to Prof. Varun Sahni on being awarded the National Science Chair by Anusandhan National Research Foundation.

Congratulations to Prof. R. Srianand on being selected as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

Congratulations to Prof. Durgesh Tripathi on being conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.

News and Announcements Archive

IUCAA congratulates Prof. Durgesh Tripathi on being awarded the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Humboldt Research Award is conferred to internationally recognised researchers in recognition of their entire academic record to date.

	Congratulations to Dr. Eshita Banerjee on being selected for the Young Astronomer Award for the best publication for the year 2025.
	Congratulations to Dr. Meenakshi on being selected for an Honorable Mention for the Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy for the year 2025.

♦ IUCAA congratulates following members for their promotions

Hitesh Deshmukh Scientific & Technical Officer D	Santosh Jagade Scientific Officer E	Deepa Modi Scientific Officer F
Sujit Punnadi Scientific Officer F		Sandip Jogalekar MACPS to the next grade

	Late Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar has been selected for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar - Vigyan Ratna award for his groundbreaking work in field of Physics, which has had profound impact on the scientific fraternity and society as a whole. The award is a tribute to the late Prof. Narlikar's vast legacy and recognition of this exemplary life and contribution.
	Prof. Surhud Shrikant More has been selected for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, 2025, in the field of Physics, for his exceptional contribution to research in Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Application Deadline: November 24, 2025 Admission (written) Test on: January 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. More details . . . .

Congratulations to Prof. Varun Sahni on being awarded the National Science Chair by Anusandhan National Research Foundation.

Congratulations to Prof. R. Srianand on being selected as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

Congratulations to Prof. Durgesh Tripathi on being conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.

Events at IUCAA 2024 - 25

1. Annual GW Open Data Workshop (ODW) by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration
   Date: May 12 - 14, 2025
   Coordinators: Apratim Ganguly (IUCAA)
2. 2^nd Daksha Workshop: Indian Eyes on Transients Skies
   Date: March 29 - 31, 2025
   Coordinators: Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA) | Varun Bhalerao (IIT Mumbai)
3. AI/ML Applications to Astronomy & Astrophysics
   Date: January 06 - 10, 2025
   Coordinators: Ajit Kembhavi | Kanak Saha | Arif Babul
4. 17th Radio Astronomy Winter School
   Date: December 14 - 24, 2024
   Coordinators: Rajeshwari Dutta (IUCAA) and Subhashis Roy (NCRA)
5. LIGO India All-hands
   Date: December 10 - 11, 2024
   Coordinators: Subhadeep De (IUCAA)
6. Baryons Beyond Galactic Boundaries - 2024
   Date: December 02 - 06, 2024
   Coordinators: Sowgat Muzahid | Raghunathan Srianand
7. Gravitational-Wave Instrumentation Workshop
   Date: November 10 - 29, 2024
   Coordinators: Shasvath Kapadia
8. Tutorial on IGWN-DHTC-OSG
   Date: September 09 - 11, 2024
   Coordinators: Sandeep Joshi (IUCAA) | Sanjit Mitra (IUCAA)