ICRASST 2026 — St. George's College Aruvithura
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Third edition · Hybrid · Kerala, India

International Conference on Recent Advancements in Science, Social Science & Technology

Organised by the IQAC, St. George's College Aruvithura, Kottayam — two days of invited talks, oral presentations, and cross-disciplinary exchange, on campus.

Conference dates

1 & 2 December 2026

St. George's College Aruvithura, Erattupetta, Kottayam, Kerala 686122

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ISBN

Proceedings with all accepted abstracts

GEM

Selected full papers in GEM journal

01 — About the conference

Third edition — two days, all disciplines, on campus and online

St. George's College Aruvithura, Kottayam, Kerala, India hosts the International Conference on Recent Advancements in Science, Social Science, and Technology (ICRASST) 2026, organised by the IQAC on 1 and 2 December 2026. Now in its third edition, ICRASST brings together researchers, scholars and professionals from diverse fields to share new work, examine emerging trends and build cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Participants from all disciplines present on campus through invited talks, oral sessions , with awards for the best presentations. Selected full papers will be published in the GEM journal, and all accepted papers will be published with an ISBN.

Third edition

Following ICRASST 2024 and 2025

5 themes · 8 tracks

Oral presentations with awards for the best presentations

Publication

Conference proceedings with ISBN; selected full papers in the GEM journal

02 — Call for papers

Themes and tracks

We invite researchers, scholars and professionals to submit original research. Selected papers will be considered for publication in peer-reviewed journals or as book chapters. Submissions should align with, but are not limited to, the following themes.

Theme 01

Advancements in Science and Technology

Theme 02

Innovations in Commerce and Management

Theme 03

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Development

Theme 04

Recent Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities

Theme 05

Mathematical Modeling and Computational Techniques

Theme 06

Emerging Trends in Food Science and Technology

Tracks

Papers are invited in the following specific tracks.

Physics and Materials Science

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Botany and Environmental Science

Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Applications and IT

Food Science and Technology

Commerce and Management

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

03 — Key dates

Mark your calendar

Submission opens 1 Sep 2026
Submission deadline 17 Oct 2026
Acceptance notification 7 Nov 2026
Final paper submission 19 Nov 2026
Conference 1–2 Dec 2026

04 — Submission

Two submission types

Full paper

4–10 pages

Reports on completed research projects, early-stage findings, work in progress, or proposals for new and innovative design approaches. Should offer valuable insight into ongoing or recently completed research, highlight emerging trends, and propose fresh methodologies or solutions to current challenges. Page count includes references and acknowledgements.

Short paper

up to 3 pages

Showcases early-stage research, innovative design concepts, prototypes or work in progress. Should communicate key ideas, methodology and preliminary results, offering a snapshot of emerging trends and innovative solutions. Page count includes references and acknowledgements.

Submit through Microsoft CMT

Paper submission is handled through the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit.

Open CMT submission portal

The Microsoft CMT service is used for managing the peer-review process for this conference. This service is provided free of charge by Microsoft, which bears all expenses, including Azure cloud services, software development and support.

Templates

Submissions must follow the prescribed template, available in Microsoft Word and LaTeX. Manuscripts that do not adhere to the formatting guidelines may be returned for revision or rejected.

Review and selection

Each submission goes through a refereed process and receives two anonymised reviews, judged on originality, significance and validity. To maintain quality standards a desk-reject policy applies.

06 — Registration

Fees

Authors of accepted full papers are required to present their work at the conference, either online or on campus. One registration covers one presenting author.

Regular author (Faculty) ₹700
Regular author (Industry) ₹1000
Regular author (Student) ₹400
Participant (1 day) ₹200

07 — Organisers

Patrons

Very Rev. Fr. Mathew Chandrankunnel

Manager

Prof. Dr. Siby Joseph

Principal

Rev. Fr. Biju Kunnackattu

Bursar

Dr. Jilu Ani John

Vice Principal

General Chairs

Dr. Mithun John

Department of Commerce

Dr. Sumesh George

Department of Physics

Program Committee

External members

Dr. Surendran K.P.

CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram

Dr. Robinet Jacob

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Dr. Binu Jacob

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Dr. Ajil Kottayil

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Dr. Vijay Kumar

Jamia Millia Islamia

Dr. Allen Baby

Emirates Institute for Banking & Financial Studies, Sharjah

Dr. Jobin Varghese

Fraunhofer Institute IKTS, Germany

Dr. Aravind K

St Berchmans College, Changanassery

Dr. Sreeraj M

Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara

St. George's College Aruvithura

Dr. Abin Sebastian

Dr. Manu Rani Paul

Dr. Giable George

Dr. Manjumol Mathew

Dr. Jain Maria Thomas

Dr. Nihita Linson

Dr. Jessica Elizabeth Philip

Dr. Denny Thomas

Dr. Jestin Joy

Dr. Soumya George

Dr. Anu Thomas

Dr. Gemini George

Dr. Benoy Kurian Mylamparambil

Dr. Alvin Joseph

Dr. Sibil Jose

Dr. Anju Thomas

Dr. Viyani Charly

Dr. Santhosh Kumar R

Dr. Laiju Varghese

Dr. Thomas Mathew

Dr. Anitta Shaji

08 — Venue

St. George's College Aruvithura

Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, St. George's College Aruvithura is a higher education institution in Aruvithura, Erattupetta, Kerala. Established in 1965 as a minority educational institution, it holds the A++ grade from NAAC in its fourth accreditation cycle and offers 17 undergraduate and 5 postgraduate programmes. The Departments of Chemistry and Physics are recognised Research Centres under MG University.

By train

Kottayam Railway Station, ~35 km away, is the nearest major station on the Southern Railway network, with regular trains from major cities. Buses from Kottayam reach the college in about 45 minutes. Ettumanoor Railway Station is also an option.

By bus

Direct buses run to Erattupetta, the closest town; Kottayam to Erattupetta takes 1–1.5 hours. From Erattupetta, local buses and auto-rickshaws reach the college, about 2 km away. KSRTC operates long-distance services connecting Erattupetta with major cities in Kerala.

By road

Aruvithura is accessible via SH32. Adequate parking is available on campus.

St. George's College Aruvithura

09 — Archives

Previous editions

Second edition

ICRASST 2025

1–2 December 2025 · conference site

First edition

ICRASST 2024

1–2 December 2024 · conference site

10 — Contact

Questions about ICRASST 2026?

For any doubts or clarifications, write to the organising team. We usually reply within two working days.

icrasst@sgcaruvithura.ac.in

IQAC, St. George's College Aruvithura
Erattupetta, Kottayam, Kerala 686122, India

College website