Events like animal rescue sessions, blood donation camps and various clean-up drives in Pashan are organized in an attempt to address various social issues.

Leadership Conclave: This is a talk series which hosts a number of eminent speakers from across the country with expertise in a diverse range of fields.

It has seen concerts from various IISER Pune music bands, Memes and Mad-Ads from the Drama troupes, solo and group-dances, and other in-house performances.

K’17 hosted renowned stand-up comedian Sorabh Pant, and the well-known indie bands Lagori and 'The Local Train'.

K’18 had two comic acts by Anirban Dasgupta and Karunesh Talwar, followed by an energetic music performance by the Carnatic progressive rock band 'Agam'.

Various competitions across disciplines like music, dance, drama, science, math and literature were organised by the respective clubs of IISER Pune over the weekend (1 and 2 November).

Pronite hosted a concert by popular vocalist Siddharth Basrur and band, featuring guitarist Adil Manuel.

An initiative by the Art Club of IISER Pune, the completed artwork spanned over 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft) on the football field.

The first edition of the Leadership Conclave was held this year, featuring eminent leaders of society such as former director of NCL, Dr Sourav Pal and army veteran, Colonel Gaurav Chibber.

Distinguished speakers, Anand Gandhi, Mitali Panganti, Prajakta Divekar, Kamal Swaroop, Abhijeet Barse, Sathish Narayanan and Anil Zankar graced the second edition of the leadership conclave, thematically named ‘The Mad Tea Party’.

It featured a Pune-based local band ‘After Acoustics’, the iconic ‘Indian Ocean’ and professional Irish sword-swallower and comedian, Mr. Murray Malloy.

The pre-Karavaan events comprised an art workshop by Vinod More, a ‘Hackathon’ in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship and Development Cell of IISER, a talk on health and sanitation by Mr Pravin Nikam (founder of ROSHNI), a blood donation camp, a meme-making competition, a Zumba workshop and a drama named "The Sun was White, the Moon Disobedient" by Dr. John Matthew.

The inaugural ‘Comedy Night’ was held on 4 November, featuring Shrinidhi Mahishi (an alumnus of IISER) and renowned comedian Sorabh Pant.

The pre-Karavaan events included a talk on the verdict against Section 377 of the Indian Code by R. Raj Rao, Dr Aijaz Ahmed Bund and Bindumadhav Khire; a blood donation camp; and an online treasure hunt by IPLUG named Conquistar.

It featured renowned stand-up comedians Anirban Dasgupta and Karunesh Talwar, along with the Carnatic progressive fusion rock band 'Agam'.