The CSIR Young Scientist Award is normally presented annually for significant research contributions to the field of Research. The CSUR Young Scientist Awards recognise and reward outstanding young research talent making a significant contribution to their field of research and thus having a positive effect on society. CSIR believes in the vital importance of supporting researchers at an early stage in their career and wants to recognise the institutions that foster them.
CSIR has hosted the Young Scientist Awards around the world with various partner organisations in a concerted effort to support the growth and development of research talent globally. The winners will be chosen by an expert panel of judges and announced before an audience of distinguished guests at the awards ceremony on foundation day of CSIR. Each winner will receive a grant of 25 lack plus Rs. 50,000/- cash prize.
ABOUT CSIR :
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), known for its cutting edge R&D knowledgebase in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. Having pan-India presence, CSIR has a dynamic network of 38 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes and 5 units. CSIR’s R&D expertise and experience is embodied in about 4600 active scientists supported by about 8000 scientific and technical personnel.
CSIR covers a wide spectrum of science and technology – from radio and space physics, 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 with regard to societal efforts which include environment, health, drinking water, food, housing, energy, farm and non-farm sectors.
CSIR has pursued cutting edge science and advanced knowledge frontiers. The scientific staff of CSIR only constitute about 3-4% of India’s scientific manpower but they contribute to 10% of India’s scientific outputs.
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)
Award Money :
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
The purpose of CSIR Young scientist Awards is to honor individuals who have made significant contributions in research in life science, chemical science, earth science, physical science The Award winners may reside in any country of the world.
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 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.in
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 with held 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 (OM: HRD/SSB-08NC/D/Awardee) 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 effect from 1st April 1994, the Directors of CSIR laboratories/ institutes have been empowered to release the grant (presently Rs 5 lakh per annum per awardee, enhanced from the year 2008 onwards) for the approved projects to the CSIR Young Scientist Awardee, where he/ she is working. Intimation regarding this should be sent to Head, HRDG along with a copy of the project for reference and record.
- The grant may be claimed from Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, New Delhi, in the prescribed proforma along with annual progress report (Grant-in-aid Claim Bill).
LAST DATE TO APPLY :
Interested and qualified candidates can submit there application form in prescribed format before deadline date 31 January 2019.
HOW TO APPLY :
Nominations addressed to Scientist Incharge, SSB YSA Unit, Human Resource Development (HRD) Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 must be sent as per the prescribed proforma (original + one copy) latest by 31st January 2019. A CD/DVD/USB flash drive can also be required containing duly filled proforma, significant books (in PDF format) and photograph (in JPEG format) of this nominee.
Important link's :
- Download prescribed format : (WORD / PDF Format)
- Official website : www.csirhrdg.res.in