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- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (SSB) for 2022.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
- About: The award is named after the late Dr (Sir) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the Founder-Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) India and is known as the ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB)’ Award for Science and Technology.
- Purpose: It is the national honor bestowed upon young scientists and engineers in India to recognize their research and development activities.
- Eligibility: 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.
- Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) working in India are also eligible.
- 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.
- Nature of the prize: The prize comprises a citation, a plaque, and a cash award of Rs. 5 lakh.
- In addition, recipients also get Rs. 15,000 per month up to the age of 65 years.
| About Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – It is known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas. – It is a contemporary Research and Development (R&D) organisation. – It has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes, and five units with a pan-India presence. – Coverage: – It covers a wide spectrum of science and technology – from oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology. – It provides significant technological intervention in many areas concerning societal efforts, which include environment, health, drinking water, food, housing, energy, farm and non-farm sectors. |
Source: PIB
