About NMD ATM 2014

The National Metallurgists’ Day (NMD) was instituted in 1962 by the Ministry of Steel & Mines., Government of India. NMD is held every year on November 14th, coinciding with the birthday of Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister and the architect of Modern India. Leading professionals are honoured, on 14th November for their outstanding contributions in the metallurgical fields including operation, research, design, education, waste management, energy conservation and corporate leadership.


The Annual Technical Meeting (ATM) is an annual mega event of the Indian Institute of Metals where leading metallurgists from major industrial houses and researchers from India and abroad participate and share their experiences on various aspects of materials ranging from primary metal production to recent advancement in material design and development. The first ATM was held on 24th February, 1946.


ATM 2014 will consist of around 20 theme symposia on various facets of minerals, metals and material processing, invited lectures from leading authorities in the field of metallurgical and materials engineering.