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Purpose-driven outreach carrying live research into schools and communities.
INYAS unites the nation's most promising early-career researchers to advance discovery, shape science policy, and carry knowledge to every corner of India.
Since 2014, INYAS has grown from 20 founding members into a dynamic community of researchers drawn from institutions and national laboratories across India. We are built on robust principles of gender equity and geographical representation, and our members are recognised with national and international honours each year.
Signature programs that turn research strength into outreach, capacity-building and public engagement across the country.
Purpose-driven outreach carrying live research into schools and communities.
Science and technology capacity-building for rural and remote India.
Women in Scientific Domains — leadership and growth for women researchers.
Where science meets art through imaging and visual storytelling.
PhD scholars distil their research into three compelling minutes.
National competition recognising the best in early-career research.
An international showcase of the beauty hidden inside research.
Taking frontier science to under-served regions across India.
Immersive hands-on camps that spark curiosity in young students.
Year-round dialogues connecting scientists and the public.
Annual gatherings where the academy sets its direction.
Science policy, advisory and diplomacy for national impact.
MembershipTwenty-four exceptional young scientists join the academy after a highly competitive selection from close to 500 applications.
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From 20 founding members in 2014 to a community of 119 young scientists today — INYAS continues to advance outreach, capacity-building and societal engagement across every region of India.
INYAS members are organised into ten geographical zones — ensuring that science reaches, and rises from, every part of India.
Early-career scientists in science, engineering and medicine — with a strong research record and a commitment to outreach — are invited to join the academy.
"INYAS gave my research a national platform and connected me with peers solving the same problems in entirely different fields."
"The outreach programs let us bring real science to students who had never met a working researcher before. That changes lives."
"Being part of a community committed to both excellence and equity is rare. INYAS makes that the default, not the exception."
"From policy dialogues to remote-area lectures, the breadth of what we do as young scientists here is genuinely unmatched."
Indian National Science Academy,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi
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