The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) is pleased to announce its 67th Annual Conference to be held in Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India during 19-21 December 2026. The Conference is being organised by the Department of Economics, BHU. Professor S. Madheswaran, Adviser, Jain University, Bengaluru and ICRISAT and Former Professor and Director, Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru is the Conference President. Professor Nripendra Kishore Mishra, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, serves as the Conference Convenor. Professor Nidhi Sharma, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, is the Conference Organising Secretary, while Professor Anup Kumar Mishra, Head of the Department of Economics, DAV PG College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, serves as the Conference Joint Organising Secretary.

The Conference Programme will consist of presentations of selected papers on the Conference themes in the thematic and technical sessions. In addition, 3-4 Plenary lectures by eminent scholars/experts /and public intellectuals will be held during the Conference. A Plenary Panel and around 8-10 Thematic (Parallel) Panels will also be organised. The Conference will begin at 9 A.M on 19 December 2026 and conclude by 3 P.M on 21 December 2026. Participants are advised to reach Varanasi a day prior to the Conference and schedule their departure by 5 PM on 21 December 2026. The hosts would be happy to arrange alternative accommodation on payment basis for participants willing to stay beyond this. A few Pre-Conference events will also be organised from 4 P.M to 7 P.M. on 18 December 2026, the topics and details of which will be communicated in due course. Those willing to participate in the Pre-Conference Panel should plan their travel accordingly.