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Important Dates

Conference  :  11 & 12th December 2025
Registration :  Open
Abstract Submission Deadline: 09 December 2025

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The first International Conference on this theme was organized at Anna University in 2017. The Successive conferences were held at various Universities of Tamil Nadu. The 8th international conference is organized at Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed to be University during 11-12th December 2025. The theme emphasizes the significance of materials development, various characteristics, and optimism regarding the potential applications of Applied Science and Technology including Nanotechnology. This would be a great platform for PG students and scholars to interact with reputed scientists and academicians of Tamil origins across the globe. It also opens up vistas by disseminating recent research for industrial applications. Further, it will pave an elegant way for them to innovate modern products, which will ease the processing and help society.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), founded by two dedicated disciples and contemporaries of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. G. Ramachandran and Dr. T. S. Soundaram Ramachandran, has as its foundation Mahatma Gandhi’s revolutionary philosophy of Nai Talim, which effectively bridges the cognitive and practical dimensions, and focuses on the holistic development of learners, with an emphasis on skill development through value-based education, rooted in indigenous cultures and traditions. Since its establishment in 1956, GRI has been unstintingly contributing to higher education and has successfully pioneered rural higher education. Gandhigram Rural Institute is quite active on both campus and rural areas in the vicinity, benefitting and enriching one another. Besides, its contribution to teaching, from diploma, degree and all the way to post-doctorate levels, the Institute applies the learnings from both scientific and social research to solve contemporary rural problems. The curriculum is a combination of theoretical, practical and extension experiments. The Institute has become home to many pioneering models of rural development programmes under various governmental and non-governmental organizations. The curricular model, developed at GRI organically integrating teaching, research and extension, has earned the Institute, the status of Deemed University in 1976 by UGC, the ‘A++’ Grade (4th Cycle) by NAAC in 2025, the five-star status by NAAC in 2002, ‘A’ Grade during the re-accreditation in 2010 by NAAC and ‘A’ Grade in its third cycle of reaccreditation in the year 2016.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

In 1965, the Department of Physics blossomed into an independent entity and was offering Diploma in Rural Services with Mathematics and Chemistry as allied subjects with Physics as core subject. The examinations were conducted by the National Council for Rural Higher Education, New Delhi and the DRS was awarded. In 1976, the Gandhigram Rural Institute was elevated to the status of a Deemed University and the Department started offering and issuing B.Sc. Degree programme in Physics with Chemistry and Mathematics as allied subjects. Considering the need for offering the PG programme in Physics, the Department of Physics offered M.Sc. Degree programme in Applied Physics in 1987. This Degree programme was later in 1994 renamed as M.Sc. (Physics). The Department started admitting students to the Ph.D. programme in 1991 and M.Phil. Degree in Physics during the academic year 2009-10 and thereafter, the Department is supported by DST-FIST Level “A” in 2016 and Level “B” in 2024.

ABOUT ISTA

The Indian Science and Technology Association (ISTA) was started in the year 2017 by renowned researchers from both science and technology domains.  The Association was Registered in the year 2021. The goal of the ISTA is to bring these expertise in one platform, to work together for the benefit of rural students. This array of scholars belongs to diverse research fields ranging from theoretical physics, applied physics, general chemistry, applied chemistry, biotechnology, crystallography, mechanical engineering, data sciences, metallurgy, mineralogy material sciences, etc. It is a registered society, actively involved in organizing conferences/seminars on various topics at various places to improve research exposure for College and University students, especially those from rural backgrounds. In addition to various other activities, the ISTA also has been actively working for the development of science in Tamil language and to kindle interest among rural students who were studied in Tamil medium towards scientific research. We work effectively to simulate the research interest, to improve understanding and to nourish research attitude among rural students who studied or studying in Tamil medium and to lay the firm foundation for their future research endeavours.

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Organizing Committee

Chief Patron

Prof. N. Panchanatham, Vice-Chancellor
Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed to be University

Patron

Prof. M. Sundaramari, Senior Professor & Registrar
Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed to be University

Co-Patron

Prof. P. Balasubramaniam, Senior Professor & Dean
School of Sciences, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed to be University

Chairman

Prof. R. Jayavel, President, ISTA, Chennai

Co-Chairman

Prof. P. Murugakoothan, Vice-President, ISTA.

Convener

Prof. S. Ariponnammal, Senior Professor & Head, Department of Physics
Gandhigram Rural Institute Deemed to be University

Co-Conveners

Prof. K. Gunasekaran, Secretary, ISTA, Chennai
Prof. M. Arivanandhan, Joint Secretary, ISTA, Chennai

Organizing Secretaries

Dr. M. Karl Chinnu, Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, Chennai
Dr. P. Anandan, T. K. Government Arts College, Vriddhachalam

Scientific Advisory committee

Prof. P. Ramasamy, SSN Institutions, Chennai
Prof. G. Ravi, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi
Prof. S. Arumugam, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai
Prof. D. Velmurugan, TNSCHE, Chennai
Prof. U. Balachandran, University of Colorado, USA
Prof. Ajayan Vinu, University of New Castle, Australia
Prof. John V. Kennedy, MacDiarmid Institute, New Zealand
Prof. S. Ganesan, Hindustan University, Chennai
Prof. S. Gunasekaran, St.Peter's University, Chennai
Prof. S. Ravi, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati
Prof. K. Tamilmannan, IGNOU, New Delhi
Prof. R. Selvaraju, ISTA, Chennai
Prof. Rita John, University of Madras, Chennai
Prof. S. Balakumar, University of Madras, Chennai
Prof. K. Srinivasan, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Prof. A. Ballamurugan, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
Prof. K. Jeganathan, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Prof. P. Ravindran, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur
Prof. K. Sankaranarayanan, Alagappa University, Karaikudi
Prof. A. Thamizhavel, TIFR, Mumbai
Prof. K. Sethuraman, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur
Prof. R. Ramesh Babu, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Prof. M. Selvapandiyan, Periyar University, Dharmapuri
Prof. M. Eswaramoorthy, JNCASR, Bangalore
Prof. K. Ravichandran, University of Madras, Chennai
Prof. D. Rajan Babu, VIT University, Vellore
Prof. K. Thangaraju, NIT Warangal
Prof. A. Karthigeyan, SRM University, Chennai
Prof. E. K. Girija, Periyar University, Salem
Prof. R. R. Sumathi, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
Prof. J. Senthil Selvan, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Prof. K. Mohan Raj, Central University of Tamilnadu, Thiruvarur
Dr. N. Vijayan, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
Dr. S. Uthayakumar, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Dr. Raman Sankar, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Dr. J. Balamurugan, KAIST, South Korea
Dr. R. Atchudan, Yeungnam University, South Korea
Dr. D. Mani, Yeungnam University, South Korea
Dr. M. Shanmugam, Pukyong National University, South Korea
Dr. R. Vasudevan, Kongju National University, South Korea
Dr. D. Sidharth, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Dr. R. Thangappan, Periyar University, Salam
Dr. C. Ramachandra Raja, Govt. Arts College, Mayiladuthurai
Dr. R. Mohan Kumar, Presidency College, Chennai
Dr. T. Alagesan, Presidency College, Chennai
Dr. K. Pazhanivel, ARM College of Engineering, Chennai
Dr. G. Viruthagiri, T. K. Government Arts College, Vriddhachalam
Dr. A. Kandasamy, Government Arts College, Ponneri
Dr. K. Ashok, ISRO, Vikram Sarabai Space Centre, Trivandrum
Dr. C. Vedhi, VOC College, Tuticorin
Dr. G. Poongodi, Government College of Arts and Science, Perumbakkam, Chennai
Dr. M. Azhagurajan, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai
Dr. R. Arun Kumar, NIT, Warangal
Dr. M. Arun Kumar, GITAM University, Bengaluru
Dr. M. Senthil Pandian, SSN Research Centre, Chennai
Dr. P. Srinivasan, Chikkaiah  Naicker College, Erode
Dr. M. Rajamoorthy, Govt. Arts College, Jayankondam
Dr. S. Karthikeyan, Madras Christian College, Chennai
Dr. J. Thomas Joseph Prakash, Govt. Arts College, Trichy

Local Organizing Committee

Prof. G. Muralidharan
Prof. P. Vickraman
Prof. K. Marimuthu
Dr. P. Nithiananthi
Dr. C. Rajamohan
Dr. S. Ganesh
Dr. G. Mariappan
Dr. G. Sambath Kumar
Dr. C. Sasirekha
Dr. K. Rajaram
Dr. R. Babu Mareeswaran
Department of Physics GRI-DTBU

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Abstract Submission

Focused Areas

Crystal Growth, Crystallography, Biotechnology, Ceramic Materials, Spectroscopy, Chemical Technology, Composite Materials, Medical Physics, Polymer Technology, Bio-materials, Chemical Physics, Nanotechnology, Ferroelectric Materials, Agricultural Physics, Energy Technology, Semiconductor Materials, Computational Physics, Green Technology,Sensor Materials,Modelling and Simulation,Quantum Technology

Interested participants may send their abstract in ENGLISH to icrtastdec2025@gmail.com on or before 09 December 2025. The selected papers will be published in a SCI journal after peer reviewing process.

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Conference Registration Fees

UG & PG Students       - Rs. 200/-
Research Scholars       - Rs. 500/-
Faculty/Staff                 - Rs. 1000/-
Industrial Participants   - Rs. 2500/-
Foreign participants      - USD 100

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Account Details
A/C NAME     : CONVENEOR ICRTAST
Payable at     : Gandhigram
Account No.  : 110273621650
Bank              : Canara Bank
Branch           : Gandhigram Rural University
IFSC Code    : CNRB0008500
MICR Code   : 625015050

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Prof. S. Ariponnammal
Convener (ICRTAST-2025)
Department of Physics
Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed to be University
Gandhigram
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Email:  icrtastdec2025@gmail.com; ariponnammal@gmail.com

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