The India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, a 4-day event, will be held in Chandigarh from December 6th to 9th. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, reviewed preparations for the event, emphasizing that it will showcase India's transformation into a science-led, innovation-driven nation under PM Narendra Modi. This year's IISF will showcase India's achievements across key sectors, highlighting the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Attendees in the review meeting included Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Dr. M. Ravichandran, Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, and Dr. N. Kalaiselvi. Representatives from Vijnana Bharati were also present. The Ministry underlines the government's role as a facilitator in creating an ecosystem for private sector, startups and young innovators in Deep Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Quantum technologies, and Clean Energy innovations.
Key Entities Referenced
India International Science Festival (IISF): A science festival to showcase India's transformation into a science-led, innovation-driven nation.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: A government initiative referenced as a theme for the IISF 2025, emphasizing self-reliance through science, innovation, and technology.
Chandigarh: The location where IISF 2025 will be held.
Ministry of Earth Sciences: Ministry overseeing the preparation of IISF 2025.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
India to host 4-day India International Science
Festival (IISF 2025) at Chandigarh from 6
December
Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews preparations for IISF 2025; says
the festival will showcase India’s transformation into a
science-led, innovation-driven nation
Policies now oriented by science and technology, says Dr.
Jitendra Singh while reviewing preparations for IISF 2025
Dr Jitendra Singh emphasizes India’s decisive shift toward
science-led governance under PM Narendra Modi
IISF 2025 to celebrate India’s journey towards
Aatmanirbhar Bharat through science, innovation, and
technology
Posted On: 02 NOV 2025 4:50PM by PIB Delhi
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and
Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the ongoing
preparations for the India International Science Festival (IISF), scheduled to be held at Chandigarh
from December 6th to 9th, 2025.
Building on the deliberations of the previous review held on 29 September 2025, Dr. Jitendra Singh
said that this year’s IISF will set a powerful national narrative showcasing how India’s approach to
science, research and innovation has been fundamentally transformed under the leadership of Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
“Science today leads policy. Gone are the days when science waited for policy; today, policies are
oriented by science and technology,” said Dr. Jitendra Singh, emphasizing India’s decisive shift
toward science-led governance under PM Narendra Modi.The Minister underlined that the Government has become a facilitator rather than a controller,
creating an enabling ecosystem where the private sector, startups, and young innovators are driving
Deep Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Quantum technologies, and Clean Energy
innovations.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said the event will celebrate India’s scientific and technological advancements
across ministries, academia, industry, and startups, reflecting the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The Minister noted that this year’s IISF will showcase India’s achievements across key sectors that
have become pillars of national self-reliance. He said, IISF 2025 will not only serve as a platform for
scientific exchange, but also as a celebration of India’s self-reliance across key technology frontiers.
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India; Dr. M.
Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences; Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department
of Atomic Energy; Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST);
Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology; and Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary,
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research and Director General, CSIR. Representatives from
Vijnana Bharati attended the meeting.*****
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