IIM ATM 2026

Last date for abstract submission: 15th September 2026

We are delighted to announce that selected full-text papers of invited talks from both the International Symposium and the Annual Technical Meeting 2026 will be published in prestigious journals by Springer Nature after standard peer review and editorial acceptance.
We are delighted to announce that selected full-text papers of invited talks from both the International Symposium and the Annual Technical Meeting 2026 will be published in prestigious journals by Springer Nature after standard peer review and editorial acceptance.

Tentative Programme Schedule

  • 14.00 – 20.00

Pre-Registration and Networking

  • 09.00 – 09.45

Registration

  • 09.45 – 10.15

Inauguration of International Symposium and IIM-ATM

  • 10.15 – 10.30

Inauguration of Poster Session and Technical Exhibition

  • 10.30 – 10.45

Hi-Tea

  • 10.45 – 12.00

IIM Core Awards and IIM Sustainability Awards

  • 12.00 – 12.20

Tribute Ceremony for Padma VibhushanShri RatanTata

  • 12.20 – 12.35

IIM-JRD Tata Award Ceremony

  • 12.35 – 12.45

MoU Signing between IIM and JIMM

  • 12.45 – 13.45

International Symposium Lectures

  • 13.45 – 14.30

Lunch

  • 14.30 – 16.00

International Symposium Lectures

  • 16.00 – 16.15

Tea Break

  • 16.15 – 17.45

International Symposium Lectures

  • 17.45 – 18.15

CEO Panel Discussion

  • 18.15 – 19.00

Exhibition and Poster Session Visit

  • 19.00 – 20.15

Cultural Programme

  • 20.15 – 22.00

Dinner

  • 09.00 – 10.00

IIM Memorial Lectures

  • 10.00 – 10.15

Tea Break

  • 10.15 – 11.15

National Metallurgist Awards (NMA), Ministry of Steel

  • 11.15 – 11.30

Tea Break

  • 11.30 – 13.45

Parallel Technical Sessions

  • 13.45 – 14.30

Lunch

  • 14.30 – 16.30

Parallel Technical Sessions

  • 16.30 – 16.45

Tea Break

  • 16.45 – 18.30

Parallel Technical Sessions

  • 18.30 – 19.00

Travel to Royal Orchid

  • 19.00 – 22.00

Cultural Programme and Gala Dinner at Royal Orchid

  • 09.00 – 11.15

Parallel Technical Sessions // PhD Student Session

  • 11.15 – 11.30

Tea Break

  • 11.30 – 13.15

Parallel Technical Sessions // PhD Student Session

  • 13.15 – 14.00

Lunch

  • 14.00 – 16.15

Parallel Technical Sessions

  • 16.15 – 16.30

Tea Break

  • 16.30 – 17.30

Valedictory Session

  • 17.30 – 18.00

Hi-Tea

  • 21.30

Travel to JSW Steel Ltd., Vijayanagar (Optional)

(Exclusively by invitation and special request)

  • 07.00

Arrival at JSW Steel Ltd., Vijayanagar

(Exclusively by invitation and special request)

  • 10.00 – 17.00

Visit to JSW Steel Ltd., Vijayanagar Works

  • 21.00

Travel back to Bangalore

Tentative Programme Schedule

Day 0

19th

November

2024

Before Event

02:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Pre-Registration and Networking

Day 1

20th

November

2024

78th ATM Inauguration, IIM Awards & IIM Memorial Lectures

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Inauguration of IIM-ATM, IIM Awards & JRD Tata Award

11.30 AM - 11.45 AM

Inauguration of Poster Session and Technical Exhibition

11.45 AM - 12.00 PM

Hi-Tea

12.00 PM - 12.15 PM

Inauguration of International Symposium

12.15 PM - 01:30 PM

Plenary Lectures // Student & Spouse Sessions

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Lunch Break

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM

Plenary Lectures

3:15 PM - 04:00 PM

CEO Panel Discussion 1

04:50 PM - 04:15 PM

Tea Break

04:15 PM - 05:15 PM

IIM Memorial Lectures

05:15 PM - 06:00 PM

CEO Panel Discussion 2

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Exhibition and Poster Session Visit

07:00 PM - 08:15 PM

Cultural Programme

08:15 PM - 10:00 PM

Dinner

Day 2

21st

November

2024

Plenary, International Symposium & Technical Exhibition​

09:30 AM - 11:00 AM

National Metallurgists Awards by Ministry of Steel

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Tea Break

11:15 AM - 01:30 PM

Parallel Technical Sessions

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Lunch Break

02:30 PM - 04:15 PM

Parallel Technical Sessions

04:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Tea Break

04:30 PM - 06:30 PM

Parallel Technical Sessions

06:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Travel to Royal Orchid

07:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Cultural Programme and Gala Dinner at Royal Orchid

Day 3

22nd

November

2024

Keynote and Technical Sessions

09:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Parallel Technical Sessions

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Tea Break

11:15 AM - 01:30 PM

Parallel Technical Sessions

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Lunch

02:30 PM - 04:15 PM

Parallel Technical Session - 5 (8 Sessions)

04:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Tea Break

04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Valedictory Session

05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Hi-Tea

09:00 PM

Travel to JSW Vijayanagar by Train on Special Coaches (Optional)

Day 4

23rd

November

2024

(Optional)

07:00 AM

Arrival to JSW Vijayanagar by Special Coaches

11:00 AM - 05:00 AM

Visit to JSW Steel Ltd., Vijayanagar Works

09:00 PM

Travel back to Bangalore by Special Coaches

Event Theme

"Sustainable Transformation in Metals Industry"

The technical deliberations in the event will take place on:

10

Broad Themes

90

Sub-Themes

09

Concurrent Technical Sessions

10

Broad Themes

350

Technical Paper Presentation

300

Poster Presentation

Themes

The technical deliberations in the event will take place on:

Sustainable Transformation in Metals Industry

Topics

The technical deliberations in the event will take place on:

Mineral Processing - Ferrous, Non-ferrous and Coal

Iron Making and Steel making

Non-ferrous Metal Processing

Solidification and Casting

Metal Forming - Hot Rolling, Cold Rolling, Forging and Drawing

Metal Joining - Ferrous and Non-ferrous

Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing

Bio-Materials, Smart Materials and Functional Materials

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), Modeling and Simulation

Digitalization and Industry 4.0

Structure Property Correlation

Failure Analysis

Environment and Sustainability

Refractories, Ceramics and Composites

Materials for Strategic Sectors - Defence, Nuclear and Aerospace

Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Batteries and Fuel Cells

Archaeo-metallurgy

Layouts

Oral Presentation Venue Layout.

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Poster Presentation Venue Layout.

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Exhibition Layout

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