2023 - 2024

IPS Cabinet is now ready to rock!

Indian Psychiatric Society welcomes all new Office Bearers, Council Members, Zonal Representatives, Sub-committees, Task Forces, Specialty Sections, Commissions & Tribunals of the association.

Notice:  MIDCIPS 2023, SRINAGAR – POSTPONED.  See details

IPS President’s Message

Dr. Vinay Kumar,
President, Indian Psychiatric Society,
2023

Dear Friends!

My sincere gratitude for giving me this stage, this podium, this mike, this opportunity, and this medallion which has fingerprints of wisdom of 74 unparalleled stalwarts. It’s an honour, great honour to enter in platinum year of a great journey.

IPS was born officially in December 1948, and this is 75th year which will lead us to 75th ANCIPS being held at Kochi. It’s a matter of great fortune that I have been installed as 75th President in this glittering platinum year.
I attended first ANCIPS in year 1992 and since then never missed any ANCIPS, nor any AGBM. In 32 years, I have seen ANCPS growing from 400 to 4000 delegates. Currently we have 8300 members, and I am sure we will cross 10K mark in this year.

Dear friends, strength matters. So please motivate new psychiatrists to join IPS. We are an academic organisation, and we must identify the challenges in this area…  read more

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IPS Position Statement for Government on COVID-19

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