On the 29th of June 1981, the then scholars and some of the ex-scholars of the Institute of Physics met in the premises of the Doctoral Wing, to express a common feeling, that the scholars during their stay at the Institute, developed a keen sense of involvement with the various facets of the Institute's growth. And hence it was a matter of pride and pleasure for both, the scholar who has left the Institute on completion of his tenure and the Institute, to remember each other through a close tie. So through a general consensus it was resolved that an association of the outgoing scholars would be formed and named ' ALUMNI ASSOCIATION' Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar.