CSIR TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
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. Further in case of revision of cash prize, if any before completing the process of awards selection for CTA-2017, the amount of cash prize would be raised accordingly. The revision will be communicated to all the laboratories.
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. The Most Significant CSIR Technology of the Five Year Plan Period has been already awarded in 2015.
Like every year, CSIR Technology Awards for the year 2017 will be presented on September 26, 2017, the CSIR Foundation Day 2017.
Nominations:
Nominations under following formats are invited from Directors, Director Level Scientists and RC Chairmen of CSIR laboratories for first four categories of the CSIR Technology Awards. These nominations should reach CSIR by March 31, 2017. 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.
Deadline – 31st March 2017
