Life Sciences & Biotechnology

These awards have been instituted by DBT to accord recognition to the contributions of senior and young women scientists in the country working in the areas of biology and biotechnology who have made outstanding contributions in research, technology and product development. These awards are given in two separate categories: Senior (One) and Young (Two).

NBACD is given in recognition of outstanding contributions in basic and applied research with potential for application/ product and technology development. It is awarded to young bio-scientists below 45 years through a grant for research projects to help in their career development.
The award aims to boost excellence in research in basic and applied biosciences and can be granted to 10 candidates for a given financial year. It carries a cash prize of Rs.1 Lakh, a citation and Rs.3 Lakh per year as research grant for 3 years.

CSIR Young Scientist Awards were introduced in 1987, seeking to promote in-house excellence in various fields of science and technology. These awards are for promoting excellence and recognising outstanding contributions made by the young CSIR scientists for their work done primarily in India during the last 5 yrs preceding the year of the Award.

CSIR instituted this Gold Medal in 2004 in the fond memory of Prof. G N Ramachandran, a pioneer of protein chemistry and the founding father of structural biology in India for recognising excellence in the interdisciplinary field of Biological Sciences and Technology. A Gold Medal and a citation are to be presented to the awardee on 26 September, the CSIR Foundation Day.

Named after the founder Director of CSIR, the late Dr (Sir) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, this prestigious award was instituted in the year 1957. SSB award is given each year in recognition of outstanding Indian work in science and technology. SSB Prize of Rs 5 Lakh each are awarded annually for notable and outstanding research, fundamental or applied in the concerned discipline.