<P> The five - day - long session , from 3 to 7 January 2011 , at the Campus of SRM University , Chennai was inaugurated by prime minister Manmohan Singh on 3 January 2011 . The focal theme of this session was : `` Quality education and excellence in scientific research in Indian universities '' . The prime minister said : `` The Indian scientific community must apply its research findings and translate them into marketable products for the country to realize the true benefits of scientific progress . At the same time , he cautioned on `` illiberal '' uses of technology and cited use of nuclear weapons , applications of synthetic chemistry in agriculture and in poison gases and `` perverse use '' of genetics in Nazi Germany to drive home his point . </P>
where was held the 98th indian science congress in early 2011
at the Campus of SRM University