The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) invites nominations for the CSIR Young Scientist (YS) Awards for the year 2016. The awards are to be given for research contributions made primarily in India. The nominee should be a regular scientific staff of CSIR system holding a post of Junior/Trainee Scientist or above (Previously Scientist ‘B’ or above in Group IV) and should have joined the CSIR laboratory on or prior to 26th September 2015. The age of the nominee should not be more than 35 years as on 26th September 2015.
The YS Awards are given annually in the following disciplines: (1) Biological sciences, (2) Chemical Sciences, (3) Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, (4) Engineering Sciences, and (5) Physical Sciences (including instrumentation). The YS Award comprises a citation, a cash award of Rs 50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only), and a plaque.
PREAMBLE:
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) introduced, in 1987, a scheme of Awards for Young Scientists in CSIR system in order to promote excellence in various fields of science and technology. These Awards are known as “CSIR Young Scientist Awards”.
NATURE:
- The Awards are given annually in the following fields:
i) Biological sciences, ii) Chemical Sciences, iii) Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, iv) Engineering Sciences v) Physical Sciences (including instrumentation)
- Each award consists of a citation (signed by the Director General, CSIR and the Vice-President, CSIR), a cash prize of Rs.50000 (Rupees fifty thousand) and a plaque.
- Awardees are entitled to a Special Honorarium of Rs 7500/- (Rupees seven thousand five hundred) per month till the age of 45 years. This incentive shall be admissible as long as the recipient remains in the service of CSIR.
- Research grant of Rs 25 lakh (Rupees twenty five lakh) over a period of five years, is also given, which is normally to the tune of Rs 5 lakh per annum per CSIR Young Scientist Awardee.
PURPOSE:
Promoting excellence and recognising outstanding contributions made by the young CSIR scientists for their work done primarily in India during the last five years preceding the year of the Award.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Any scientist, engaged in research work in any of the CSIR laboratories/institutes, who is not more than 35 years of age, as reckoned on 26 September (CSIR Foundation Day) of the preceding year, is eligible for the Award.
- Nominee should be a regular scientific staff of CSIR system holding a post of Junior/Trainee Scientist or above (Previously Scientist ‘B’ or above in Group IV) and should have joined the CSIR laboratory on or prior to 26 September of the previous year.
NOMINATION:
Directors/ Chairperson of Research Councils / Bhatnagar Awardees can propose nominations only of scientists belonging to the CSIR laboratories/ institutes with which they are associated. Each of them can send normally a maximum of two nominations in each discipline.
Information regarding the nominations should be sent as per the prescribed proforma (WORD / PDF Format) on or before the closing date (as notified every year). The details of the award and prescribed proforma for nomination can be downloaded from website: www.csirhrdg.res
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Duly approved Advisory Committees (comprising of atleast one Bhatnagar Awardee in each committee) will be constituted in the above-mentioned five fields for making selections for the “CSIR Young Scientist Awards”.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
- Each nominee is required to make a brief presentation (15 minutes) about his/her research work before the concerned Advisory Committee. This may be followed by 5 minutes question-answer session / discussion.
- No nomination will be considered in absentia.
- The awards are given for outstanding contributions made by the Young CSIR scientists on work done primarily in India.
- The award in a specific discipline may be withheld if no candidate of requisite merit is forthcoming in that year.
- The recommendations of the Advisory Committees are subject to approval by the Governing Body of CSIR.
PRESENTATION:
The CSIR Young Scientist Awards will be presented to the recipients on 26 September, the CSIR Foundation Day every year at a formal function arranged by CSIR. At this ceremony, citations highlighting the work of the recipients are read out.
RESEARCH PROJECT:
After the selections, each Awardee is required to submit a research project indicating the contingency and equipment grant that would be required by him/her for the pursuit of research as per his/her proposed project. Duration of the project may be for five years. The project should have the approval of the Director/ Research Council of the laboratories/ institute. The project is to be carried out independently. With
The grant may be debited to the centrally operated budget head (P 81-113) of the Extramural Research (EMR), Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, New Delhi. Intimation regarding this should be sent to Head, HRDG along with a copy of the project for reference and record.
Nominations addressed to Scientist Incharge, SSB YSA Unit, Human Resource Development (HRD) Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 should be sent as per the prescribed proforma (original + one copy) latest by 31st January 2016. A CD/DVD/USB flash derive is also required containing digital photograph (in JPEG format), duly filled proforma and significant publications (in PDF format) of the nominee.
The details of the YS Award and the prescribed proforma for nomination may be obtained from above address or may also be downloaded from website: www.csirhrdg.res.in
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