Bose Fest 2012 showcased the spirit of creativity and science through a 3-day long festival held within the Centre's premises from January 30 to February 1, 2012.

• Inaugurated by Prof. A.K Raychaudhuri, Director at the Silver Jubilee Hall.
• Special welcome session dedicated to talks delivered by new faculty members.
• 57 talks and 50 posters were placed across six sessions.
• External judges chaired and judged the oral and poster presentations.
• Tagore's Chitrangada and Ghare-Baire was staged by in-house members.
• An evening was devoted to classical ragas as a tribute to Prof. S. N. Bose and his deeply felt passion for Indian classical music. The legendary sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta and the young exponent of Tagore Classical music Shri Sounak Chattopadhyay was invited to perform at the Centre.
• Family dinner was hosted at the SNBNCBS lawn.
• "PHOTO FEST"", the first ever photography exhibition at BOSE FEST. More than 55 collages which had more than 100 prints from students, faculty, and staff from the Centre were exhibited at the SNBNCBS lawn.
• The curtains fell with the Prize distribution ceremony for the best oral & poster presentations.