Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes - Medical Sciences

Category Name: Medical Sciences

Foundation Year of Award: 1957

Award Features: Cash Prize Rs. 500000, Citation & Plaque

Award Periodicity: Annual

Award Recipient Category: Individual(M/F)

Announcement Time: 26 September every year on the occasion of CSIR Foundation Day.

Objective: Recognition of outstanding Indian work in science and technology

Criteria: The Advisory Committees for each years award are constituted with the approval of the Governing Body of CSIR. On receipt of nominations CSIR circulates the list of nominees along with a detailed statement of work and attainments of each candidate to all members of the Advisory Committee related to the concerned discipline. CSIR convenes meetings of the various Advisory Committees for selecting the receipients of the SSB Prizes. The award of the prize in a specific discipline may be with held by CSIR in any year if in the opinion of the Advisory Committee no sufficiendy meritorious candidate is found suitable in that yea

International:(Country/ Brain Gain): National