Nominations invited for CSIR Technology Award

CSIR TECHNOLOGY AWARDS - 2012

Planning and Performance Division

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Anusandhan Bhawan 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi -110 001

BRIEF DETAILS

‘CSIR Technology Awards’ were instituted in 1990 to encourage multi-disciplinary inhouse team efforts and external interaction for technology development, transfer and commercialization. These awards are in the category of:

(i) Life Sciences;

(ii) Physical Sciences including Engineering;

(iii) Innovation (to be awarded to the best innovation that has been patented in any area);

(iv) Business Development and Technology Marketing; and

(v) Most Significant CSIR Technology of the Five Year Plan Period.

Whilst, the awards in the category (i) to (iv) carry the cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh each, the award for the “Most Significant CSIR Technology of the Five Year Plan Period” has a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh. The prizes are shared among the individual/ members of the teams/group(s). In case the prize awarded to joint winners, both receive the cash prize in full.

CRITERIA

The criteria for the awards in Life Sciences and Physical Sciences including Engineering shall be visible and sustained impact of a high order on the industrial/ economic/ societal activity, high scientific content, innovative character, global novelty and competitiveness of the technological development(s). Technology Award for Innovation will be given to the best innovation that was patented in any area. Technology Award for Business Development and Technology Marketing is for making significant contributions for enhancing the business of CSIR knowledgebase and will be given for the new business & marketing initiatives, strategies evolved and implemented, quantum of business generated and realised.

The award in the category “Most Significant CSIR Technology of the Five Year Plan Period” will be awarded once in five years, coinciding with the plan period, to such technology which has proven in the market place, atleast for 5 years. Accordingly, the X plan period technology (ies) will be considered in XII plan period. Thus, all technologies that have been implemented in X plan period, irrespective whether it has received an award or not, are eligible for nomination, under this category

NOMINATIONS

Nominations are invited from Directors, Director Level Scientists and RC Chairmen of CSIR laboratories. These nominations should reach CSIR by May 18, 2012. A technological achievement may be nominated for consideration of the Award for a maximum of three times only. A nominator for the award should not himself be the member of the group nominated for the award. The nominations should be accompanied with supporting documents in respect of claims made in the nomination. Only those  nominations meeting the above criteria will be shortlisted for the consideration of the Award Selection Committee.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.csir.res.in/CSIR/External/Heads/aboutcsir/announcements/Booklet-2012.pdf