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SESSION	YEAR	PLACE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
1st	1914	Calcutta	Hon. Justice Sir Asutosh Mookerjee	About Science Congress
2nd	1915	Madras	Hon. Surgeon-General W.B.Bannermann	The Importance of Knowledge of Biology of Medical, Sanitary and Scientific Men Working in the Tropics
3rd	1916	Lucknow	Colonel Sir Sidney G.Burrard	The Plains of Northern India and their Relationship to the Himalayan Mountains
4th	1917	Bangalore	Sir Alfred Gibbs Bourne	On Scientific Rescarch
5th	1918	Lahore	Gilbert T.Walker	On Teaching of Science
6th	1919	Bombay	Lt. Colonel Sir Leonard Rogers	Researches on Cholera
7th	1920	Nagpur	Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray	Dawn of Science in Modern India
8th	1921	Calcutta	Sir Rajendra Nath Mukherjee	On Science and Industry
9th	1922	Madras	Mr. C. S. Middlemiss	Relativity
10th	1923	Lucknow	Sir M.Visvesvaraya	Scientific Institutions and Scientists
11th	1924	Bangalore	Dr.N. Annandala	Evolution Convergent and Divergent
12th	1925	Banaras	Dr.M.O. Forster	On Experimental Training
13th	1926	Bombay	Mr. Albert Howard	Agriculture and Science
14th	1927	Lahore	Sir J.C. Bose	The Unity of Life
15th	1928	Calcutta	Dr. J.L. Simonsen	On Chemistry of Natural Products
16th	1929	Madras	Prifessor C.V.Raman	On Raman Effect
17th	1930	Allahabad	Col S.R. Cristopher	The Science and Disease
18th	1931	Nagpur	Lt.Col. R.B. Seymour Sewell	The Problem of Evolution Experimental Modification of Bodily Structure
19th	1932	Bangalore	Rai Bahadur Lal Shiv Ram Kashayap	Some Aspects of the Alpine Vegetation of the Himalaya and Tibet
20th	1933	Patna	Sir Lewis L. Fermor	The Place of Geology in the Life of a Nation
21st	1934	Bombay	Professor M.N.Saha	Fundamental Cosmological Problems
22nd	1935	Calcutta	Dr.J. H. Hutton	Anthropology and India
23rd	1936	Indore	Sir U.N.Brahmachari	The Rold of Science in the Recent Progress of Medicine
24th	1937	Hyderabad	Rao Bahadur T.S.Venkatraman	The Indian Village – Its Past, Present and Future
25th	1938	Calcutta	Sir James Jeans(Lord Rutherford of Nelson died prematurely)	Researches in India and in Great Britain
26th	1939	Lahore	Professor J.C. Ghosh	On Research in Chemistry in India
27th	1940	1940	Professor B. Sahni	The Decean Traps : An Episode of the Tertiary Era
28th	1941	Banaras	Sir Ardesir Dalal	Science and Industry
29th	1942	Baroda	Dr. D.N. Wadia	The Making of India
30th	1943	Calcutta	Dr. D.N. Wadia	Minerals’ Share in the War
31st	1944	Delhi	Professor S.N.Bose	The Classical Determinism and the Quantum Theory
32nd	1945	Nagpur	Sir Shanti S.Bhatnagar	Give science a Chance
33rd	1946	Bangalore	Professos M.Afzal Husain	The Food Problem of India
34th	1947	Delhi	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru	Science in the Service of the Nation
35th	1948	Patna	Colonel Sir Ram Nath Chopra	Rationalisation of Medicine in India
36th	1949	Allahabad	Sir K.S.Krishnan	—–
37th	1950	Poona	Professor P.C. Mahalanobis	Why Statisties?
38th	1951	Bangalore	r.H.J. Bhabha	The Present Concept of the Physical World
39th	1952	Calcutta	Dr.J.N. Mukherjee	Science and Our Problems
40th	1953	Lucknow	Dr. D.M. Bose	The Living and the Non-living
41st	1954	Hyderabad	Dr.S.L. Hora	Give Scientists a Chance
42nd	1955	Baroda	Professor S.K. Mitra	Science and Progress
43th	1956	Agra	Dr.M.S. Krishnan	Mineral Resources and Their Problems
44th	1957	Calcutta	Dr.B.C. oy	On Science for Human Welfare and Development of the Country
45th	1958	Madras	Prof. M.S. Thacker	Grammar of Scientific Development
46th	1959	Delhi	Dr. A.L. Mudaliar	Tribute to Basic Sciences
47th	1960	Bombay	Professor P.Parija	Impact of Society on Science
48th	1961	Roorkee	Professor N.R. Dhar	Nitrogen Problem
49th	1962	Cuttack	Dr.B. Mukherji	Mpact of Life Sciences on Man
50th	1963	Delhi	Professor D.S.Kothari	Science and the Universities
51nd	1964	Calcutta	Professor Humayun Kabir	Science and the State
52nd	1965	Calcutta	Professor Humayun Kabir	—-
53rd	1966	Chandigarh	Professor B.N. Prasad	Science in India
54th	1967	Hyderabad	Professor T.R.Seshadri	Science and National Welfare
55th	1968	Varanasi	Dr. Atma Ram	Science in India – Some Aspects
56th	1969	Bombay	Dr.A.C.Josi (Prof.A.C.Banerjee died prematurely)	A Breathing Spell : Plant sciences in Service of Man
57th	1970	Kharagpur	Dr.L.C. Verman	Standardization : A Triple Point Discipline
58th	1971	Bangalore	Dr.B.P. Pal	Agricultural Science and Human Welfare
59th	1972	Calcutta	Professor W.D.West	Geology in the Service of India
60th	1973	Chandigarh	Dr.S. Bhagavantam	Sixty Years of Science in India
61st	1974	Nagpur	Professor R.S. Mishra	Mathematics – Queen or Handmai
62nd	1975	Delhi	Professor(Mrs.)Asima Chatterjee	Science and Technology in India : Present and Future
63rd	1976	Waltair	Dr.M.S. Swaminathan	Science and Integrated Rural Development
64th	1977	Bhubaneswar	Dr.H.N. Sethna	Survey, Conservation and Utilisation Resources
65th	1978	Ahmedabad	Dr.S.M. Sircar	Science Education and Rural Development
66th	1979	Hyderabad	Professor R.C.Mehrotra	Science and Technology in India During the Coming Decade (s)
67th	1980	Jadavpur	Professor A.K. Saha	Energy Strategies for India
68th	1981	Varanasi	Professor A.K. Sharma	Impact of the Development of Science and Technology on Environment
69th	1982	Mysore	Professor M.G.K. Menon	Basic Research as an Integral Component of Self-reliant Base of Science and Technology
70th	1983	Tirupati	Professor B. Ramachandra Rao	Man and the Ocean – Resource and Development
71st	1984	Ranchi	Professor R.P. Bambah	Quality Science in India – Ends and Means
72nd	1985	Lucknow	Professor A.S. Paintal	High Altitude Studies
73rd	1986	Delhi	Dr.T.N.Khoshoo	Rold of Science and Technology in Environmental Management
74th	1987	Bangalore	Professor (Mrs.)Archana Sharma	Resources and Human Well-being-Inputs from Science and Technology
75th	1988	Pune	Professor C.N.R. Rao	Frontiers in Science & Technology
76th	1989	Madurai	Dr.A.P. Mitra	Science & Technology in India : Technology Missions
77th	1990	Cochin	Professor Yash Pal	Science in Society
78th	1991	Indore	Professor D.K. Sinha	Coping with Natural Disaster : An Integrated Approach
79th	1992	Baroda	Dr.Vasant Gowariker	Science, Population and Development
80th	1993	Goa	Dr.S.Z. Qasim	Science and Quality of Life
81st	1994	Jaipur	Professor P.N. Shrivastava	Science in India : Excellence and Accountability
82nd	1995	Calcutta	Dr.S.C. Pakrashi	Science, Technology and Industrial Development in India
83rd	1996	Patiala	Professor U.R. Rao	Science and Technology for Achieving Food, Economic and Healthy Security
84th	1997	Delhi	Dr.S.K. Joshi	Frontiers in Science & Engineering and Their Relevance to National Development
85th	1998	Hyderabad	Prof.P. Rama Rao	Science & Technology in Independent India : Retrospect and Prospect
86th	1999	Chennai	Dr. (Mrs.) Manju Sharma	New Bioscience: Opportunities and Challenges as we Move into the Next Millennium
87th	2000	Pune	Dr.R.A. Mashelkar	Indian S & T into the Next Millennium
88th	2001	Delhi	Dr. R.S. Paroda	Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security
89th	2002	Lucknow	Professor S.S. Katiyar	Health Care, Education and Information Technology
90th	2003	Bangalore	Dr.K. Kasturirangan	Frontier Science and Cutting-Edge Technologies
91th	2004	Chandigarh	Professor Asis Dutta	Science and Society in the Twenty First Century : Quest for Excellence
92th	2005	Ahmedabad	Professor N.K. Ganguly	Health Technology as Fulcrum of Development for the Nation
93rd	2006	Hyderabad	Professor I.V. Subba Rao	Integrated Rural Development : Science and Technology
94th	2007	Annamalainagar	Dr. 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 Challenges of 21st Century – National Perspective
98th	2011	Chennai	Prof. K. C. Pandey	Quality Education and Excellence in Scientific Research in Indian Universities
99th	2012	Bhubaneswar	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
101th	2014	Jammu	Prof. R. C. Sobti	Innovations in Science & Technology for Inclusive Development
102nd	2015	Mumbai		Science & Technology for Human Development
103rd	2016	Mysore	Dr. Ashok Kumar Saxena	Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India
104th	2017	Tirupati	Prof D. Narayana Rao	Science & Technology for National Development
105th	2018	Imphal	Dr. Achyuta Samanta	Reaching the Unreached Through Science & Technology
106th	2019	Phagwara, Jalandhar	Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti	Science & Technology : Future India