SHANTI SWARUP BHATNAGAR PRIZES 2019

About:

• Given by: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  
  
• When given: it is an annual award. The names of the recipients are traditionally declared by the Director General on every 26 September, which is the CSIR Foundation Day.
  
  
• Prizes: The prize is divided into seven disciplines, namely: (1) Physical Sciences, (2) Chemical Sciences, (3) Biological Sciences, (4) Medical Sciences, (5) Mathematical Sciences, (6) Engineering Sciences and (7) Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Science. Further, each discipline can have multiple winners (maximum 2 individuals).
  
  
• Prize money: ₹5 lakh.
  
  
• The award is named after Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1894 – 1955), the first director-general of the CSIR and the first Chairman of the UGC. In 1954 he was awarded Padma Bhushan.