SCIENCE CONGRESS ASSOCIATION (ISCA)The Association was formed with the following objectives :To advance and promote the cause of science in India;To hold an annual congress at a suitable place in India;To publish such proceedings, journals, transactions and other publications as may be considered desirable;To secure and manage funds and endowments for the promotion of Science including the rights of disposing of or selling all or any portion of the properties of the Association;To do and perform any or all other acts, matters and things as are conductive to, or incidental to, or necessary for, the above objects.nteraction with foreign scientific academies/associationsAfter independence ISCA has been actively represented in various foreign scientific academies/associations, namely BRITISH Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, FRENCH Academy of Sciences, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, etc. with a view to have a first hand knowledge on topics of mutual interest.Conflict within the Indian science systemCorruption in India is a major problem and the science sector is no exception.ISCA has served as a platform to discuss the issues facing Indian scientists, with some calling for transparency, a meritocratic system, and an overhaul of the bureaucratic agencies that oversee science and technology. In her commentary on the centenary session of ISCA, Sumit Bhaduri stated, “[t]he challenges of turning Indian science into part of an innovation process are MANY. … Many competent Indian scientists aspire to be INEFFECTUAL administrators [due to administrative power and political patronage], rather than do the kind of science that makes a difference.