| Session | Place | Date | President |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Session | Bombay | Dec. 28-30, 1885 | Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee |
| 2nd Session | Calcutta | Dec. 27-30, 1886 | Shri Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 3rd Session | Madras | Dec. 27-30, 1887 | Badruddin Tyabji |
| 4th Session | Allahabad | Dec. 26-29, 1888 | George Yule |
| 5th Session | Bombay | Dec. 26-28, 1889 | Sir William Wedderburn |
| 6th Session | Calcutta | Dec. 26-30, 1890 | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| 7th Session | Nagpur | Dec. 28-30, 1891 | P. Ananda Charlu |
| 8th Session | Allahabad | Dec. 28-30, 1892 | Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee |
| 9th Session | Lahore | Dec. 27-30, 1893 | Shri Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 10th Session | Madras | Dec. 26-29, 1894 | Alfred Webb |
| 11th Session | Pune | Dec. 27-30, 1895 | Surendranath Banerjee |
| 12th Session | Calcutta | Dec. 28-31, 1896 | Rahimatullah M. Sayani |
| 13th Session | Amraoti | Dec. 27-29, 1897 | C. Sankaran Nair |
| 14th Session | Madras | Dec. 29-31, 1898 | Ananda Mohan Bose |
| 15th Session | Lucknow | Dec. 27-29, 1899 | Romesh Chunder Dutt |
| 16th Session | Lahore | Dec. 27-29, 1900 | N.G. Chandavarkar |