Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Why is in news? Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG, CSIR announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for S&T 2022 during OWOL of CSIR-NIScPR

The prestigious SSB Prize for the year 2022 has been awarded to twelve leading scientists in the seven disciplines.

Two scientists each have been awarded the prize for Biological, Chemical, Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences respectively.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar & Dr. Maddika Subba Reddy in Biological Sciences, Akkattu T Biju & Debabrata Maiti in Chemical Sciences, Dipti Ranjan Sahoo & Rajnish Kumar in Engineering Sciences, Apoorva Khare & Neeraj Kayal in Mathematical Sciences, Anindya Das & Basudeb Dasgupta in Physical Sciences, Vimal Mishra in Earth Sciences and Dipyaman Ganguli in Medical Sciences.

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and physics.

The prize recognizes outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) in science and technology.

It is the most coveted award in multidisciplinary science in India.

The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.

It was first awarded in 1958.

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.

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.

The prize comprises a citation, a plaque, and a cash award of ₹5 lakh (US$6,300). In addition, recipients also receive Rs. 15,000 per month up to the age of 65 years.

The prize is distributed by the Prime Minister of India.