Awards

The J C Bose fellowship is awarded to active scientists in recognition to their record of outstanding performance, apparent from the award of SS Bhatnagar prize or other such prestigious awards or fellowship of science academies (including engineering, agriculture and medicine). The fellowship is scientist-specific and very selective. The fellowship amount is Rs.25000 per month in addition to regular income. It also includes Research grant of Rs.15 Lakh per annum and Overhead of Rs.1 Lakh per annum to the host institute.

From 2001 onwards, these awards have been instituted by DBT to be given every year on 11th May, the Technology Day in recognition of outstanding contributions of scientists / innovators / entrepreneurs/ Indian institutions and companies both in public as well as private sector for a new process, product development and commercialization of a technology or a product in the areas of biotechnology and biological sciences.

On 25th May 1998, the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced that 11th May would henceforth be celebrated as Technology Day. TDB instituted the ‘National Award for the successful commercialization of Indigenous Technology’ to be awarded every year on the Technology Day. The objective is to forge powerful partnerships and proactively facilitate interactions and networking between Industry, National Laboratories, Academic Institutions, Scientists, Technocrats and Specialists, to gain entry into global market.

On 25th May 1998, the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced that 11th May would henceforth be celebrated as Technology Day. TDB instituted the ‘National Award for the successful commercialization of Indigenous Technology’ to be awarded every year on the Technology Day. The objective is to forge powerful partnerships and proactively facilitate interactions and networking between Industry, National Laboratories, Academic Institutions, Scientists, Technocrats and Specialists, to gain entry into global market.

On 25th May 1998, the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced that 11th May would henceforth be celebrated as Technology Day. TDB instituted the ‘National Award for the successful commercialization of Indigenous Technology’ to be awarded every year on the Technology Day. The objective is to forge powerful partnerships and proactively facilitate interactions and networking between Industry, National Laboratories, Academic Institutions, Scientists, Technocrats and Specialists, to gain entry into global market.

SERB Women Excellence Award is a one-time award given to women scientists below 40 years of age and who have received recognition such as Young Scientist Medal, Young Associate etc. from any one or more of the following National Academies:
i) The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi
ii) Indian Academy of Science (IASc), Bangalore
iii) National Academy of Science (NASI), Allahabad
iv) Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), New Delhi
v) National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), New Delhi

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.

Govt. of India had instituted ‘The Swarnajayanti Fellowships’ scheme to commemorate India's 50th year of Independence. Under this scheme, a selected number of young scientists, with outstanding proven track record, are provided special assistance and support to enable them to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology. The fellowships are scientist specific, very selective and have close academic monitoring.

SERB DIA is a new scheme initiated to recognize and reward Principal Investigators (PIs) of SERB projects who have performed remarkably well. SERB has been supporting basic research in frontier areas of science and engineering through its various programs and schemes, and the number of researchers under the ambit of SERB has increased over the years, contributing significantly through their research output towards the progress of science and engineering of the country. The aim of the scheme is to reward good performance as well as to motivate ongoing PIs to perform exceedingly well.