S. N. BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES

Autonomous Research Institute under Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India

Announces National Conference

FRONTIERS OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (FPC 2026)

Experiments, Computations and Theory

A flagship national meeting of Physical Chemistry in India

Core Scientific Themes

Theoretical & Computational Chemistry

Ultrafast & Nonlinear Spectroscopy

Chemical Reaction Dynamics

Biophysical Chemistry

AI & ML in the Chemical Sciences

… and much more

Invited Speakers & Scientific Sessions

To be updated soon

Invited Speakers & Program Schedule: To be updated soon

The list of distinguished invited speakers, keynote and invited lectures will be announced shortly. Eminent physical chemists from premier institutions across India and abroad are being invited.

• Plenary Lectures • Keynote Talks • Invited Lectures • Poster Sessions

Important Milestone Dates

              Abstract Submission Deadline:
              10th Sept, 2026
            

Intimation of Acceptance: 15th Sept, 2026

              Registration Opens:
              1st Sept, 2026
            

Registration Closes: 30th Sept, 2026

              Conference Dates:
              Oct 28–31, 2026
            

Registration Fee Structure

Category	With Accomm.	No Accomm.
Faculty & Scientists	₹ 19,000/-	₹ 10,000/-
PhD Scholars & Postdocs	₹ 9,000/-	₹ 7,000/-

* Inclusions: Access to all scientific sessions, conference kit & booklet, all lunches & refreshments for 3.5 days, conference banquet, certificate. (Shared accommodation in SNBNCBS / Salt Lake guest houses for delegates choosing accommodation package).

Signature Conference Tradition: Poster presentations by senior faculty members and research mentors are a proud hallmark of this physical chemistry conference series, alongside young investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD researchers.

Conveners

Prof. Ranjit Biswas (SNBNCBS)
Prof. Suman Chakrabarty (SNBNCBS)

Co-Conveners

Prof. Ayan Datta (IACS Kolkata)
Prof. Amit K. Paul (Bose Institute)
Prof. Susmita Roy (IISER Kolkata)

Local Organizing Committee (SNBNCBS)

Prof. Ramkrishna Das • Prof. Manik Pradhan
Prof. Manoranjan Kumar • Dr. Pradip Pachfule
Dr. Arijit Haldar

National Advisory Committee 12 Distinguished Members

• Biman Bagchi (IISc)

• Anunay Samanta (UoH)

• Amalendu Chandra (IITK)

• Anindya Datta (IITB)

• Sumana Dutta (IITG)

• Govardhan Reddy (IISc)

• Swati De (KU)

• Rama Kant (DU)

• Parbati Biswas (DU)

• Saptarshi Mukherjee (IISER-B)

• Sobhan Sen (JNU)

• Snehasis Daschakraborty (IITP)

Submit your abstract by 10 September 2026

Abstracts are invited for poster presentation. Download the Word or LaTeX template and submit online at fpc2026.in.

By long-standing tradition, senior faculty present posters alongside their students.