July 03, 2025

On July 3, 2025, Dr.V.Narayanan, Secretary, DOS / Chairman, ISRO made the announcement of the 23^rd National Space Science Symposium, i.e. NSSS-2026, and launched the website of the symposium, through an online event from ISRO Headquarters.

The 23^rd edition of the National Space Science Symposium will be hosted by the North East Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Department of Space, at Umiam, in the state of Meghalaya, during 23-27 February 2026.

The online event was attended by Shri. A.S. Kiran Kumar, former Secretary, DOS / Chairman, ISRO and Chair, National Organising Committee-NSSS-2026, Shri. M.Ganesh Pillai, Scientific Secretary, ISRO, Dr. S.P.Aggarwal, Director, NESAC, Dr. Tirtha Pratim Das, Director, Science Programme Office, ISRO HQ, as well as several senior academicians from Indian academic / research institutes, and officials from ISRO/DOS, who are the organising members of the symposium.

The National Space Science Symposium, a biennial event commenced in year 1978, has undergone evolution in its pattern and scope, in tune with the global trend of space exploration. NSSS, in its current form, is envisaged as a vehicle for progress in space science and technology, providing opportunity to Indian researchers working at various institutes and universities to present their scientific research, discuss on scientific problems of interest in the area of space sciences encompassing topics from all the domains of space science. The symposium comprises plenary sessions, public lectures, oral and poster presentations in technical parallel sessions, a dedicated student session and exhibition.

To know more about the symposium, visit the Website of NSSS-2026: www.nsss2026.in