Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar
Awarded forResearch, technology, innovation
Sponsored byGovt. of India
CountryIndia
Reward(s)Certificate and medallion
First awarded2024
Websiteawards.gov.in

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

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.

Eligibility

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

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

The following are the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar awardees of the year 2024.[4][5]

Sl. No. Award Name Field/Domain Institute/Organisation/University
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

  1. ^ "Call for Nominations announced under Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024". pib.gov.in. Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024". awards.gov.in. CASU, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Government announces Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar to recognize science, technology contributions". www.newsonair.gov.in. Akashvani, Govt. of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Chandrayaan-3 team and 32 others selected for first ever edition". The Economic Times. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.