The ISWA came into being on April 14, 1985. The Association was formally inaugurated by Mr. Shivraj Patil, the then Minister of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, at the Headquarters of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. The ISWA was registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI, 1860 on October 9, 1986 (Registration No. 17141). Following is the list of Executive Committees, Office Bearers and EC Members, since inception of ISWA :
| First Executive Committee (1986) | ||
| President | : | Dr. K.S. Jayaraman |
| Vice-President | : | Mr. Harish Agarwal |
| Secretary | : | Mr. S. Arunachalam |
| Treasurer | : | Mr.B.S. Padmanabhan |
| EC Members | : | Mr. Biman BasuMr. L.K. Sharma
Mr. Joydeep Gupta Mr. Parveen Kumar Dr. D.C. Goswami Mr. Somnath Sapru |
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| Second Executive Committee (1987) | ||
| President | : | Dr. K.S. Jayaraman |
| Vice-President | : | Mr. Harish Agarwal |
| Secretary | : | Mr. S. Arunachalam |
| Treasurer | : | Mr.B.S. Padmanabhan |
| EC Members | : | Mr. Biman BasuDr. Dipankar Home
Dr. Nalini Mohan Rao Mr. Somnath Sapru Mr. Dinesh C. Sharma Mr. Venkataramani |
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| Third Executive Committee (1988-89) | ||
| President | : | Prof. Dhirendra Sharma |
| Vice-President | : | Mr. Somnath Sapru |
| Secretary | : | Mr. Biman Basu |
| Treasurer | : | Mr. B.S. Padmanabhan |
| EC Members | : | Dr. K.S. JayaramanMr. Surendra Jha
Dr. Narian Mahisi Dr. R. Ramachandran Mr. Dinesh C. Sharma Mr. R.D. Sharma |
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| Fourth Executive Committee (1989-90) | ||
| President | : | Dr. R. Ramachandran |
| Vice-President | : | Mr. Somnath Sapru |
| Secretary | : | Mr. Biman Basu |
| Treasurer | : | Mr. K.V. Venkatasubramanian |
| EC Members | : | Dr. K.S. JayaramanMr. S. Arunchalam
Mr. Harish Agarwal Mr. B.S.Padmanabhan Mr. R.D. Sharma Mr. N. Suresh |
| ISWA remains dormant for 1990-91 and 1991-92. | ||
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| Fifth Executive Committee (1992-93) | ||
| President | : | Prof. Dhirendra Sharma |
| Vice-President | : | Mr. Somnath Sapru |
| Secretary | : | Mr. Harish Agarwal |
| Treasurer | : | Mr. B.S.Padmanabhan |
| Joint Secretary | : | Mr. N. C. Jain |
| EC Members | : | Dr. K.SatyanarayanaMs. Ratnabli Mitra
Dr. Bhupesh Mangla Dr. R. Sreedhar Ms. Neelam Chhabra |
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| Sixth Executive Committee (1993-94) | ||
| President | : | Prof. Dhirendra Sharma |
| Vice-President | : | Dr. K. Satyanarayana |
| Secretary | : | Mr. N. C. Jain |
| Treasurer | : | Mr. B.S. Padmanabhan |
| Joint Secretary | : | Ms. C.P. Jayalakshmi |
| EC Members | : | Mr. Harish AgrawalMs. Ratnabli Mitra
Maj. A.K. Mahajan Dr. R.D. Sharma Dr. Divya Srivastava |
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| Seventh Executive Committee (1994-95) | ||
| President | : | Dr. K.S. Jayaraman |
| Vice-President | : | Dr. R.D. Sharma |
| Secretary | : | Mr. N. C. Jain |
| Treasurer | : | Ms. Ratnabli Mitra |
| EC Members | : | Mr. Harish AgarwalDr. A.K. Bhatnagar
Dr. Parul R. Sreth Mr. Jagdish R. Malhotra Mr. Chander Mohan Mr. Manoj K. Patairiya Mr. T. P. Pathak Mr. B.S. Padmanabhan Mr. M. Somasekhar Mr. Mohd. Ahmedullah |
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| Eighth Executive Committee (1995-96) | ||
| President | : | Dr. K.S. Jayaraman |
| Vice-President | : | Dr R.D. Sharma |
| Secretary | : | Mr. N. C. Jain |
| Treasurer | : | Mr. Chander Mohan |
| EC Members | : | Mr. Harish AgarwalDr. A.K. Bhatnagar
Mr. B.S. Padmanabhan Dr. Parul R. Sreth Mr. Dinesh C. Sharma Mr. M. Somasekhar |
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| Ninth Executive Committee (1996-98, stayed 1998-99) | ||
| President | : | Dr. K.S. Jayaraman |
| Vice-President | : | Mr. B.S.Padmanabhan |
| Secretary | : | Mr. M. Somasekhar |
| Joint Secretary | : | Ms. Ratnabali Mitra |
| Treasurer | : | Mr. Chander Mohan |
| EC Members | : | Mr. Harish AgarwalMr. Manoj K. Patairiya
Dr. K.Satyanarayana Dr. Jagdeep Saxena Dr. R.D. Sharma |