A new art gallery on ‘On the Edge?’ was inaugurated at Science City, Kolkata on 11th January, 2025.
‘Dinosaurs Alive!!! In the Pre-Historic Kingdom’ was inaugurated at RSC, Bhubaneswar on 3rd March, 2025.
Swami Jnanananda Regional Science Centre, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated on 26th June, 2025.
Innovation Hub at 1. Ranchi Science Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Swami Jnanananda Regional Science Centre, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh 3. Regional Science Centre, Warangal, Telengana were inaugurated in 2025
Manaskhand Science Centre, Almora was inaugurated on 10th March, 2024.
The Revamped Planetarium at Regional Science Centre, Tirupati was inaugurated on 17th July, 2024.
A new gallery on ‘Black Diamond: Unveiling the Depths’ was inaugurated at NSC, Delhi on 17th October, 2024.
Innovation Hub at 1. Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru, Karnataka 2. Manaskhand Science Centre, Almora, Uttarakhand 3. Science Centre, Sri Vijaya Puram, A & N Islands 4. Regional Science Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan were inaugurated in 2024
A new ‘Outdoor Gym Park’ was inaugurated at Science City, Kolkata on 28th February, 2023.
A new gallery ‘Vintage Voyage: Communication Technology’ was inaugurated at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata on 18th May, 2023.
Bodhgaya Science Centre, Bodhgaya & Innovation Hub was inaugurated on 20th July, 2023.
A full-scale model of ‘Chandrayaan 3’ was inaugurated at Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore on 2nd November, 2023.
A new gallery ‘Hall of Aviation & Space’ was inaugurated at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on 28th February, 2022.
Palampur Science Centre, Palampur was inaugurated on 14th May, 2022.
Innovation Hub at 1. Solapur Science Centre, Solapur , Maharashtra 2. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 3. Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry 4. Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat, Assam were inaugurated in 2022
A new gallery on ‘Popular Science Gallery’ was inaugurated at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri on 28th September, 2022.
‘Biotechnology’ gallery was inaugurated at Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore on 15th February, 2021
Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura was inaugurated on 28th February, 2021.
A new gallery ‘Children’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Centre, Guwahati on 15th March, 2021.
Innovation Hub at 1. Sukanta Academy for Science, Arts & Culture, Agartala, Tripura 2. Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu 3. Anna Science Centre-Planetarium, Trichi, Tamilnadu were inaugurated in 2021.
Bargarh Science Centre, Odisha was inaugurated on 21st January, 2020.
A new gallery ‘Sports & Fitness’ was inaugurated on 20th February, 2020 at Regional Science Centre, Lucknow.
A giant Magic Tap was inaugurated at Birla Industrial Technological Museum, Kolkata on 10th November, 2020.
Innovation Hub at 1. Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok, Sikkim 2. Manipur Science Centre, Imphal, Manipur were inaugurated in 2020
‘National Museum of Indian Cinema’, Mumbai was inaugurated on 19th January, 2019.
‘Reflections through Mirrors’ galleries ware inaugurated on 18th February, 2019 at Science City, Kolkata.
Innovation Hub at 1. Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya 2. Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, Digha, West Bengal 3. Goa Science Centre, Panaji, Goa 4. District Science Centre, Purulia, West Bengal Were inaugurated in 2019
A new gallery on ‘Digital Adventure’ was Inaugurated at BITM, Kolkata on 2nd May, 2019.
A new gallery on ‘Hall of Ocean’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut on 5th May, 2018.
A new gallery on ‘Machined to Think’ was inaugurated at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai at 11th May, 2018.
A new gallery on ‘Water: The Elixir of Life’ was inaugurated at Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur on 14th August, 2018.
Innovation hub at 1. North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, West Bengal 2. BVB’s Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune, Maharashtra 3. Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 4. Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 5. Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl, Mizoram 6. Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland 7. District Science Centre, Dharampur, Gujarat 8. Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh were inaugurated in 2018
‘Space and Astronomy Centre’ was inaugurated at Digha Science Centre, Digha on 9th February, 2017.
A new gallery on ‘Beyond Human Vision’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Centre, Bhopal on 27th April, 2017.
Innovation hub at 1.Raman ,Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 2. Kalimpong Science Centre, Kalimpong, West Bengal 3. Birla Education Trust-Technology & Art Training Centre (BET-TATC), Pilani, Rajasthan 4. Regional Science Centre, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 5. District Science Centre, Gulbarga, Karnataka 6. Regional Science Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 7. District Science Centre, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu 8. Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab Were inaugurated in 2017
A new gallery on ‘Space Technology’ was inaugurated at Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore on 28th November, 2017.
A new gallery on 'Hall of Nuclear Power-Atoms Serving the Nation' was inaugurated at National Science Centre, Delhi on 16th January, 2016.
Regional Science Centre, Dehradun was inaugurated on 3rd February, 2016.
A new 1200 sq. ft. state of the art facility ‘Biotechnology Lab’ was inaugurated at National Science Centre, Delhi on 22nd April, 2016.
A new Innovation Hub, state of the art Digital Planetarium was inaugurated at Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna on 2nd November, 2016.
A new gallery on ‘Mathematics’ was inaugurated at District Science Centre, Gulbarga on 17th January, 2015.
An Interpretation Centre at Man Mahal Observatory, Varanasi was inaugurated by National Science Centre, Delhi and handed over to ASI, Sarnath Circle, Varanasi on 24th January, 2015.
‘Television Studio’ was inaugurated at District Science Centre, Tirunelveli on 27th February, 2015.
Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry was inaugurated on 3rd May, 2015.
‘Innovation Space’ was inaugurated at National Science Centre, Delhi on 23rd January, 2014.
New gallery on ‘Dinosaur Enclave’ & ‘Science on a Sphere’ were inaugurated at VITM, Bangalore on 28th July, 2014.
Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore was inaugurated on 1st October, 2014.
A new gallery on ‘Motion’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar on 23rd August, 2014.
Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune was inaugurated on 8th February, 2013.
Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore was inaugurated and handed over on 6th May, 2013.
orhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Assam was inaugurated on 6th July, 2013.
Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur was inaugurated on 17th August, 2013.
A new gallery on ‘Our Universe’ & ‘Science Park’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Park, Tirupati on 4th February, 2012.
Dharwad Regional Science Centre, Karnataka was inaugurated on 27th February, 2012.
Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur was inaugurated on 13th July, 2012.
Regional Science Centre, Jaipur was inaugurated on 29th December, 2012.
A new ‘Digital Planetarium’ was inaugurated at District Science Centre, Dharampur on 18th February, 2011.
A new gallery on ‘Hall of Nuclear Power’ was inauguraed at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on 20th Auguest, 2011.
A gallery on ‘Fun Science’ & ‘Life Science Corner’ was inaugurated at Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman on 27th September, 2011.
‘APC Ray Open Laboratory’ was launched at BITM, Kolkata on 10th November, 2011.
Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur, Maharastra was inaugurated and handed over to the Govt. of Maharastra on 14th February, 2010.
A new gallery on ‘Mathematics’ was inaugurated at BITM, Kolkata on 8th May, 2010.
A new Digital Planetarium was inaugurated at District Science Centre,Tirunelveli on 22 October, 2010 & Gulbarga on 26th October, 2010.
Regional Science Centre, Ranchi was handed over to the state and inaugurated on 29th November, 2010.
A new gallery on ‘Hall of Computing’ was inaugurated at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on 28th February, 2009.
A new gallery on ‘Popular Science’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Centre, Tirupati on 7th September, 2009.
A new gallery on ‘Our Science and Technological Heritage’ was inaugurated at National Science Centre, Delhi on 21st October, 2009.
A new gallery on ‘Wonder World of Materials’ was inaugurated at Regional Science City, Lucknow on 19th December, 2009
Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok was inaugurated on 22nd February, 2008.
A new gallery on ‘Fun Science’ was inaugurated at VITM, Bangalore on 23rd May, 2008.
Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kalimpong was inaugurated on 2nd October, 2008.
The ‘Earth Exploration Hall’ in Science City, Kolkata was inaugurated on 6th December, 2008.
A new gallery on ‘Light and Sight’ was inaugurated at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on 29th March, 2007.
A new gallery on ‘Science for Children’ was inaugurated at VITM, Bangalore on 30th April, 2007.
A new gallery on ‘Television’ was inaugurated on 2nd May, 2007 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata.
Kalpana Chawla Planetarium, Kurukshetra was inaugurated on 24th July, 2007.
Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya was inaugurated on 27th February, 2006.
A new gallery on ‘Fascinating Physics’ was inaugurated on 2nd May, 2006 at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata.
A new gallery on ‘Motive Power’ was inaugurated on 11th September, 2006 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata.
A new gallery on ‘Our Technology Heritage’ was inaugurated at Nehru Science Centre,Mumbai on 8th October, 2006.
A new gallery on ‘Metals’ was inaugurated at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum,Kolkata on 2nd May, 2005
Manipur Science Centre, Manipur was inaugurated on 18th May, 2005.
‘Sound and Hearing’ gallery was inaugurated on 20th September, 2005 at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar was inaugurated by Shri Gegong Apang, Chief Minister, Arunachal Pradesh on 3rd December, 2005.
‘BEL-Hall of Electronics’ sponsored by Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore was inaugurated by Shri T N Chaturvedi, Governor of Karnataka at VITM, Bangalore on 29th June, 2004.
Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur was inaugurated by Shri Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland on 14th September, 2004.
The Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre at Mauritius, the first overseas project of NCSM was opened in November 2004 at Port Louis.
New gallery on ‘Motion’ was inaugurated at Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar on 9th December, 2004
‘Our Science and Technology Heritage’ & ‘Human Biology-The Miracle of Human Life’ at National Science Centre, was inaugurated at Delhi on 8th January, 2003.
A new gallery on ‘Biotechnological Revolution’ was inaugurated on 4th January, 2003.
Science Centre, Port Blair, was inaugurated by Shri NN Jha, Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 30th May, 2003.
Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal was inaugurated by Shri Zoramthanga, Chief Minister of Mizoram on 26th July, 2003.
A ‘Digital Adventure’ corner was set up by Samsung Electronics at National Science Centre, Delhi and was opened to public on 15th February, 2002.
The Science Park of Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna thrown open to the public on 24th June, 2002.
At Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar, an Open air ‘Pre-historic Life Park’ was inaugurated on 18th September, 2002.
A 203 meter hair raising journey through spiral loops from a height of 7.3 meter and at a speed of 6.95 meter/second-was Introduced on 2nd February, 2002 at Science City , Kolkata
Kurukshetra Panorama and Science Centre, Kurukshetra, Haryana was inaugurated on 6th March, 2001 by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
A new gallery on Life Science of Evolution on Life on Earth and the Human Biology was opened on 2nd May, 2001.
Evolution Park: Theme Tour was opened from 28th September, 2001 at Science City, Kolkata.
Goa Science Centre, Panaji was inaugurated on 19th December, 2001.
Mono Rail Cycle – A People mover, introduced at Science City on September 7 , 2000 .
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai organised a symposium during 28-30January, 2000 in collaboration with Bombay Association for Science Education (BASE) .
As part of Indo-Hungarian Cultural Exchange Programme Dr. Erzsebet Szentpetri, Head, Public Collections Divisions, Govt of Hungary visited different NCSM units and exchanged views regarding museums in India and Hungary
Catalytic support by providing participatory exhibits on loan for use during the period of National Children Science Congress held in December, 2000 .
Gallery on “Space-Emerging Technology in the Service of Mankind” was inaugurated on 19th June, 1999 at VITM .
“Science of Sports” exhibition designed and developed by NCSM was organized from 24 Nov, 1999 to 5 March 2000, at NSC Mumbai.
2nd Science Centre World Congress held at Science City, Calcutta.
Two museum professionals from science museums in Moscow, Russia visited India in February, 1999 as a part of Indo-Russian Cultural Exchange Programme
“Giants from the Backyard” exhibition developed by NCSM was inaugurated during Sept 25-29 November at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai.
A new enclave on Robotic Dinosaurs along with photographic exhibition called “Giant rulers of the Past” was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Delhi Shri Sahib Singh Verma.
“India-A Tradition in Science Technology & Culture” was made ready and the same was organised at Dhaka, Bangladesh during June-August, 1999 in collaboration with Indian High Commission at Dhaka
“Hiroshima Nagasaki-Never Again” exhibition was organised in Collaboration with Hiroshima Peace Foundation. Mayor of Hiroshima inaugurated the exhibition.
Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut was inaugurated on 30 Jan, 1997.
The first Science City in India was inaugurated on 1 July, 1997 by Shri I. K Gujral, Prime Minister of India.
North Bengal Science centre at Siliguri was inaugurated on 17 August 1997.
Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp was inaugurated on 31 August 1997.
Convention Centre Complex was inaugurated by Nobel Laureate Prof. Paul. J. Crutzen, on 21st December, 1996 at– Science City , Kolkata
The first Science Centre World Congress was held during June 14-17, 1996. Dr. Saroj Ghose, Director General, National Council of Science Museums, India, was elected as the chairman of the World Congress of Sciences centres for a period of three years.
A new gallery on Fun Science was inaugurated on December 23, 1996 at VITM.
Introduced “Cyberskool” a multimedia Computer Learning Centre in collaboration with Intel at NSC Delhi
An exhibition titled “Dinosaurs” was inaugurated at the National Science Centre, Delhi, on February 14, 1995.
The Regional Science Centre, Bhopal—the first science centre in Madhya Pradesh—was inaugurated on January 12, 1995, by the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma.
“Dinosaurs Alive,” a landmark exhibition developed by NCSM, was presented between June 15 and July 31, 1995. NCSM’s efforts ranked among the top three such initiatives globally.
The Science Centre, Dhenkanal, was inaugurated on June 5, 1995.
The District Science Centre, Bardhaman, was inaugurated on January 9, 1994.
The Regional Science Centre, Guwahati, was inaugurated on March 15, 1994.
The traveling exhibition “Viswaroopa – Ecology and Man” was developed and circulated nationwide to promote environmental awareness.
The National Science Centre, Delhi, participated in the Republic Day Parade with a departmentally developed tableau featuring animated dinosaurs.
Central Research & Training Laboratory and the Headquarters was inaugurated on 13th March, 1993, by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India.
The Regional Science Centre, Tirupati, was inaugurated on September 23, 1993, by the Hon’ble President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma.
A traveling exhibition titled “Global Changes” was developed by CRTL in connection with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme.
An exhibition titled “Structures” was jointly organized under the Indo–US Sub-Commission on Education and Culture and NCSM was held at National Science Centre, Delhi during May-June 1993.
The National Science Centre, Delhi, was inaugurated on January 9, 1992, by Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India.
The Regional Science Centre, Nagpur, was inaugurated on March 7, 1992, by Prime Minister Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao.
A partially complete building for science centre was handed over by Tripura State Govt to NCSM in July 1992.
Dr. Saroj Ghose, Director General, NCSM, assumed office as President of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), reflecting India’s growing global leadership in museology.
An Indo–US Workshop on Information and Communication was organized in New Delhi and Kolkata from May 5–11, 1991.
The “Information Revolution” Gallery was inaugurated at the National Science Centre, Delhi, highlighting emerging trends in information and communication technologies.
The “Oceanic Quest” Gallery was inaugurated on January 22, 1991, at the District Science Centre, Tirunelveli, showcasing marine science and ocean exploration.
International Traveling Exhibition: “India – A Glimpse of Science” was displayed in Paris and Bulgaria, presenting India’s scientific achievements.
NCSM sent an Exhibition India: A Glimpse of Science in France which received wide acclaim.
Regional Science Centre, Lucknow was inaugurated on Sep 7, 1989
Inflatable Planetarium system called Taramandal became popular
NCSM Exhibition ‘Science & Technology of India’ was launched in USSR.
Prof. Yash Pal, Noted Space Scientist visited the exhibition
Exhibition 25 Years of Space Photography was inaugurated by Shri K. R.
Narayanan, Minister of State for Science & Technology, Govt. of India at New
Delhi.
Prof. Yash Pal, Noted Space Scientist visited the exhibition
An Indo-US workshop held in India on introduction of Computers in NCSM Units.
District Science Centre, Dharampur was inaugurated on Apr 27, 1984.
District Science Centre, Gulbarga was inaugurated on Jan 6, 1984.
National Science Seminar was held in New Delhi on the topic ‘Communication-Today and Tomorrow’. Shri Giani Zail Singh, Hon’ble President of India gave away prizes to the winners.
Dignitaries after the inauguration of Mock-up Coal Mine at BITM, Kolkata
District Science Centre, Gulbarga was inaugurated on Jan 6, 1984.
An American astronaut explaining a model at the ‘Space and Mankind’ exhibition at BITM, Kolkata
District Science Centre, Purulia was inaugurated on Dec 15, 1982.
NCSM, through Indo-US Sub-Commission, launched the inflatable Dome Planetarium Projector called ‘Taramandal’
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai launched new Mobile Science Exhibition titled ‘You and Your Environment’
Rockets at the ‘Space and Making Exhibition’ at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata
Dignitaries visiting the Centenary of Electric Lamp Exhibition at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata
The first Children’s Science Park of the country was opened to the public at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on the occasion of the International Year of the Child
Sri Chand Ram, Union Minister for shipping inaugurated the Exhibition ‘The World of Light House’ at BITM, Kolkata
Sri Kamal Guha, Minister of Agriculture, West Bengal launched the Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) on ‘Improved Agriculture’ at BITM, Kolkata
Dignitaries visiting the Centenary of Electric Lamp Exhibition at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata
Sri Jyoti Basu, then Chief Minister of West Bengal inaugurated the exhibition ‘Technology: The American Experience’ on 23rd November 1978 at BITM, Kolkata
‘Srikrishna Science Centre’, Patna, an unit of NCSM was inaugurated on April 14, 1978 and was named after the first Chief Minister of Bihar, Dr. Srikrishna Singh.
National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) was registered as a society on April 4, 1978. Two Science Museums namely Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Banglore and developing Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai were brought under the control of NCSM.
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