Anusandhan National Research Foundation

Research Impact Conclaves

A travelling series bringing ANRF grantees, host institutions and aspiring institutions together — 13 conclaves across India, 8 held so far.

8Completed
2Scheduled
3In discussion
Hosting a conclave? Read the guide for institutions
850+
Participants
across 5 reporting conclaves
320+
Grantee presentations
flash talks by ANRF grantees
100+
Poster presentations
by students and early researchers
200+
Aspiring institutions
participants from aspiring institutions

Where the conclaves are

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Trivandrum T-RIC16-17 July 2026SNU Delhi-NCR30 July 2026IIT Roorkee7 Aug 2026IIT Mandi13 Aug 2026Goa DHE4-5 Sept 2026Ashoka University9 Sept 2026IIT Ropar11 Sept 2026IIT Kanpur5 Oct 2026NIT Rourkela15-16 Oct 2026IIT Gandhinagar29-30 Nov 2026IIT KharagpurDates being firmed upIIT JammuDates being firmed upIIT MadrasDates being firmed upCompletedScheduledIn discussion

Conclave by conclave

Reported numbers, announcement and post-event posts, and press pickup. 23 links catalogued so far.

Completed8

Completed16-17 July 2026

Trivandrum T-RIC

SCTIMST / Thiruvananthapuram Research & Innovation Cluster

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

200+Participants
60+Grantee presentations
50+Poster presentations
170+Aspiring institutions
Save-the-date flyer for the Thiruvananthapuram Research and Innovation Cluster (T-RIC) X Impact Conclave, 16 and 17 July 2026, carrying the ANRF, SCTIMST and DST logos and those of the partner institutions.Save-the-date flyerOpen full size

Held in the Golden Jubilee year of SCTIMST, in association with ANRF, DST and the American Chemical Society.

Post-event
1st ANRF T-RIC Research Impact ConclaveProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·18 Jul 2026#FanboyMoment#ANRF#ANRFSabbatical
Completed30 July 2026

SNU Delhi-NCR

Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

200+Participants
30+Grantee presentations
Save-the-date flyer for the Research X Impact Conclave at Shiv Nadar University, Thursday 30 July 2026 -- "Advancing Knowledge. Creating Impact."Save-the-date flyerOpen full size
Announcement
Research Impact Conclave at Shiv Nadar UniversityProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·19 May 2026Super thrilled to help bring together students, researchers, faculty, academia, & ecosystem enablers to create a research ecosystem for greater impact. Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, 30 July 2026.#ResearchXImpactConclave#ANRF#ProfGiri
Post-event
ANRF SNU Research Impact Conclave at Shiv Nadar UniversityProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·29 Jul 2026#SaralAI#ResearchMakesNews#ANRFSabbatical
Completed4-5 Sept 2026

Goa DHE

Directorate of Higher Education, Goa / Goa State Research Foundation

Panaji, Goa

Numbers not reported yet.
Save-the-date flyer for the Goa Research X Impact Conclave, 4-5 September 2026, issued by the Directorate of Higher Education Goa with ANRF, GSRF and the Goa State Higher Education Council.Save-the-date flyerOpen full size

Numbers and post-event links still to come.

Announcement (2)
Save the date - Goa Research Impact ConclaveProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·8 May 2026Bringing together students, researchers, faculty, academia & industry. Inspiring keynotes, speed networking, industry roundtables, ANRF & GSRF grantees meetup, AI tools for the research pipeline.#SaveTheDate#GoaResearchXImpactConclave#ANRFSARAL AI x ANRFProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·30 Aug 2026#SaralAI#ANRF#ANRFSabbatical
Completed9 Sept 2026

Ashoka University

Ashoka University

Sonipat, Haryana

150+Participants
30+Grantee presentations
Save-the-date flyer for the Research X Impact Conclave at Ashoka University campus, Sonipat, Haryana, 9 September 2026 -- "Collaborate, Inspire, Learn, Transform."Save-the-date flyerOpen full size

Keynote by Prof. Abhay Karandikar (NITI Aayog) and an address by ANRF CEO Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman. Full agenda published.

Post-event
That's a wrap - ANRF Research Impact Conclave at Ashoka UniversityProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·9 Sep 2026150+ participants, including 30+ ANRF grantees from Ashoka and institutions outside Ashoka, came together for a day filled with conversations around research, impact, collaboration & strengthening India's research ecosystem.#ANRF#SaralAI
Completed11 Sept 2026

IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Rupnagar, Punjab

150+Participants
70+Grantee presentations
30+Poster presentations
Flyer for the one-day Research and Innovation Conclave (Research X Impact) at IIT Ropar, 11 September 2026, organised by the DREAMS Consortium and the ANRF programme with the R&D Section.Save-the-date flyerOpen full size

About 60 of the participants came from institutions outside IIT Ropar. Alongside the conclave, PK met the Director on strengthening the research ecosystem and the ANRF-PAIR programme.

Announcement
ANRF IIT Ropar Research Impact ConclaveProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·7 Sep 2026#ANRF#IITRopar
Post-event
ANRF Research Impact Conclave at IIT RoparProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru·LinkedIn·11 Sep 2026#ANRF#IITRopar#ANRFSabbatical#ProfGiri

Scheduled2

Scheduled15-16 Oct 2026

NIT Rourkela

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Rourkela, Odisha

Numbers will appear here once the conclave is held.
Scheduled29-30 Nov 2026

IIT Gandhinagar

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Numbers will appear here once the conclave is held.

In discussion3

In discussionDates being firmed up

IIT Jammu

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu

Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir

Host engaged. Dates and format still being worked out.
In discussionDates being firmed up

IIT Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal

Host engaged. Dates and format still being worked out.
In discussionDates being firmed up

IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Host engaged. Dates and format still being worked out.