The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) for notable and outstanding research,applied or fundamental,in biology,chemistry,environmentalscience,engineering,mathematics,medicine and physics
The purpose of the prize is to recognize outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) inScience and Technology
It is the most coveted award in multidisciplinary science in India. It was first awarded in 1958
The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research,Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years is eligible for the prize
The prize is awarded on the basis of contributions made through work done in India only during the five years preceding the year of the prize
The prize comprises a citation, a plaque, and a cash award of
5 lakh(US$7,900)
.In addition, recipients also get Rs. 15,000 per month up to the age of 65 years
The names of the recipients are traditionally declared by the Director General on every year on September 26, which is the CSIR Foundation Day
The prize is distributed by the Prime Minister of India.
The prize is divided into 7 disciplines, namely:
The selected awardees for the year 2014 in different fields are -
• Biological Sciences: Dr. Roop Mallik of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
• Chemical Sciences: Dr. Kavirayani Ramakrishna Prasad of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Dr. Souvik Maiti of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi
• Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences: Dr. Sachchida Nand Tripathi of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Engineering Sciences: Dr. S Venkata Mohan of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad and Dr. Soumen Chakrabarti of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
• Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
• Medical Sciences: Dr. Anurag Agrawal of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi
• Physical Sciences: Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research of Mumbai and Dr. Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala of Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
The purpose of the prize is to recognize outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) inScience and Technology
It is the most coveted award in multidisciplinary science in India. It was first awarded in 1958
The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research,Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years is eligible for the prize
The prize is awarded on the basis of contributions made through work done in India only during the five years preceding the year of the prize
The prize comprises a citation, a plaque, and a cash award of
5 lakh(US$7,900).In addition, recipients also get Rs. 15,000 per month up to the age of 65 years
The names of the recipients are traditionally declared by the Director General on every year on September 26, which is the CSIR Foundation Day
The prize is distributed by the Prime Minister of India.
The prize is divided into 7 disciplines, namely:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
- Engineering Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Medical Sciences
- Physical Sciences.
The selected awardees for the year 2014 in different fields are -
• Biological Sciences: Dr. Roop Mallik of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
• Chemical Sciences: Dr. Kavirayani Ramakrishna Prasad of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Dr. Souvik Maiti of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi
• Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences: Dr. Sachchida Nand Tripathi of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Engineering Sciences: Dr. S Venkata Mohan of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad and Dr. Soumen Chakrabarti of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
• Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
• Medical Sciences: Dr. Anurag Agrawal of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi
• Physical Sciences: Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research of Mumbai and Dr. Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala of Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
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