Bhubaneswar, Jan 6: Noted educationist, social entrepreneur and founder of KIIT & KISS, Dr Achyuta Samanta has been elected as president of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA).
Dr Samanta is the president elect for the year 2016-17 and will assume office for the year 2017-18, said an official release issued by KIIT today.
Dr. Samanta is the second person from Odisha to be elected president of the prestigious science body in its 102 years history, after a gap of 55 years.
The last occasion being, Prof Prana Krushna Parija, eminent Odia scientist, officiating as president of the 47th Session of the ISCA in 1960 held in Bombay.
Dr Samanta has been the member of Executive Council of ISCA since 2011.
