Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar | |
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Awarded for | Research, technology, innovation |
Sponsored by | Govt. of India |
Country | India |
Reward(s) | Certificate and medallion |
First awarded | 2024 |
Website | awards |
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is a National Award instituted by the Government of India to recognize the contributions of outstanding researchers in the fields of science, technology and innovation.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The institution of this award was announced in January 2024 and the names of the first set of awardees were announced in August 2024 and were distributed on 23 August 2024, the National Space Day.[3] The award consists of a certificate signed by the President of India and a medallion.
In 2024, the Government of India replaced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology with a new award under the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar called the Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award. In addition to the Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, the government also introduced the Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Team, and Vigyan Ratna awards, all of which are designed to recognize individual scientists, teams, and distinguished contributors in the field of science and technology.
While the prize money and lifetime monthly fellowship were removed, the award’s stature has been elevated to align with India's prestigious Padma awards, which also do not include a monetary component. The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar has been designed to bring the same level of respect and honor to scientific achievements as the Padma awards do for other fields. Recipients of these awards are honored with a national ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the awards are presented by the President of India in the presence of the Minister of Science and top officials from India’s leading scientific institutions. This format ensures that the awardees receive the same recognition, respect, and dignity as Padma award recipients, reflecting the government's continued commitment to honoring significant contributions to science and technology in India.
Objectives
[edit]The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar scheme has been established with the following objective:[2]
- " The objective of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) is to recognise the notable and inspiring contribution made by the scientists, technologists and innovators individually or in teams in various fields of science, technology and technology- led innovation. The RVP shall be one of the highest recognition in the field of science, technology and innovation in India. Scientists/ technologists / innovators working in government, private sector organizations or individuals working outside any organisation, who have made distinguished contributions in terms of path-breaking research or innovation or discovery in any fields of science, technology or technology- led innovation shall be eligible for the awards. People of Indian origin staying abroad with exceptional contributions benefiting the Indian communities or society shall also be eligible for the awards."
The award scheme
[edit]As per the scheme of the awards, each year, a maximum of 56 awardees will be selected from various domains of Science and Technology in four different categories:
- Vigyan Ratna (VR) award (maximum three) for life time achievements.
- Vigyan Shri (VS) award (maximum 25) for distinguished contributions.
- Vigyan Yuva: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) award (maximum 25) to recognize and encourage young scientists in a field (age limit 45 years).
- Vigyan Team (VT) award (maximum of three) to be awarded to a team of three or more persons who, as a team, have made outstanding contributions a field of Science and Technology.
The domains of Science and Technology from which the awardees shall be selected have been specified as Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Science, Earth Science, Medicine, Engineering Sciences, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Technology & Innovation, Atomic Energy, Space Science and Technology, and Others.
Eligibility
[edit]Scientists, technologists and innovators working in Govt. or private organizations in India who have done highly impactful research, discovery or innovation are eligible for the award. Moreover, such persons of Indian origin and working abroad are also eligible for the award.[2]
The selection process
[edit]The awardees are to be selected by a 17-member panel headed by the Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt of India from a list of nominated persons. Other members of the panel are Secretaries of the six Science Ministries/Departments (DST, DBT, CSIR, MoES, DoS and DAE), four select Presidents of the Science and Engineering Academies and six distinguished scientists and technologists from different fields of Science and Technology. Nominations can be made by any individual, institution, State Govts, Depts/Ministries of Govt of India, heads of national science bodies, etc.[2]
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar awardees of the year 2024
[edit]The following are the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar awardees of the year 2024.[4][5]
Sl. No. | Award | Name | Field/Domain | Institute/Organisation/University |
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1 | Vigyan Ratna Award | Prof. Govindarajan Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru |
2 | Vigyan Shri | Dr. Anandharamakrishnan C | Agricultural Science | CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram |
3 | Vigyan Shri | Dr. Avesh Kumar Tyagi | Atomic Energy | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai |
4 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Umesh Varshney | Biological Sciences | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore |
5 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Jayant Bhalchandra Udgaonkar | Biological Sciences | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER), Pune |
6 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi | Earth Science | CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow |
7 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Bhim Singh | Engineering Sciences | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D), Delhi |
8 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Adimurthi Adi | Mathematics and Computer Science | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-K), Kanpur |
9 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Rahul Mukherjee Rahul Mukerjee | Mathematics and Computer Science | Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) |
10 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Dr Sanjay Behari | Medicine | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
11 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Lakshmanan Muthusamy | Physics | Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli |
12 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Naba Kumar Mondal | Physics | Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata |
13 | Vigyan Shri | Prof. Annapurni Subramaniam | Space Science and Technology | Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru |
14 | Vigyan Shri | Prof Rohit Srivastava | Technology and Innovation | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-B), Mumbai |
15 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Krishna Murthy S L | Agricultural Science | Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad |
16 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Swarup Kumar Parida | Agricultural Science | National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi |
17 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Radhakrishnan Mahalakshmi | Biological Sciences | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal |
18 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Aravind Penmatsa | Biological Sciences | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru |
19 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar | Chemistry | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai |
20 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Vishal Rai | Chemistry | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal |
21 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll | Earth Science | Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune |
22 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Abhilash | Engineering Sciences | CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur |
23 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Radha Krishna Ganti | Engineering Sciences | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-M), Chennai |
24 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Purabi Saikia | Environmental Science | Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi |
25 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Bappi Paul | Environmental Science | National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar |
26 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Mahesh Ramesh Kakde | Mathematics and Computer Science | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru |
27 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Jitendra Kumar Sahu | Medicine | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh |
28 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Pragya Dhruv Yadav | Medicine | ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune |
29 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Urbasi Sinha | Physics | Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru |
30 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Digendranath Swain | Space Science and Technology | ISRO-Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Thiruvananthapuram |
31 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Dr. Prashant Kumar | Space Science and Technology | ISRO-Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad |
32 | Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal | Technology and Innovation | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-M), Chennai |
33 | Vigyan Team | ISRO - Team Chandrayaan 3 | Space Science and Technology | Indian Space Research Organisation, Bengaluru |
References
[edit]- ^ "Call for Nominations announced under Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024". pib.gov.in. Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024". awards.gov.in. CASU, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Government announces Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar to recognize science, technology contributions". www.newsonair.gov.in. Akashvani, Govt. of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) - 2024 : Final List of Awardees" (PDF). awards.gov.in. CASU, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Chandrayaan-3 team and 32 others selected for first ever edition". economictimes.indiatimes.com. The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 August 2024.