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Fellowships and Awards
E.K
Janaki Ammal National Award for Taxonomy
Division
Dealing with the Award
Conservation & Survey Division
Year
when the award was institute
1999
Number
of Categories in which the award is given
One
Procedure
for inviting application for the award
Nomination for the award is invited in the prescribed format
through circulating the particulars to Universities, Research
Organisations etc. The period for inviting nomination is three
months after circulating the particulars.
The
awardee is selected by National Taxonomy award selection committee
Eligibility
Criteria
Any Indian Taxonomist engaged in taxonomic research work on
flora, fauna or micro-organism in the country is eligible. The
area of works considered for the award are:
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Outstanding contribution in the area of taxonomic revision
of species/genus order.
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Outstanding original contribution in the area of taxonomic
mongraphic work
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Ability to recognize new taxa as evident by discovery of new
species/genus
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Outstanding experimental taxonomic work in areas such as cytotaxonomy
, molecular taxonomy, chemotaxonomy etc.
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Research experience in the field of taxonomy as evident by
number of years spent in taxanomic research and teaching Experience
in research guidance in taxonomy as evident by number of M.Phil
and Ph.D. thesis guided.
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Number of research publications including original research
papers, review and popular semi-technical articles, contribution
in symposia and workshops and books published in taxonomy
Constitution
of the Committee(if the selection is made by committee)
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Secretary (E&F) Chairman
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Director General ,CSIR
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Director General , ICAR
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Director, BSI
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Director, ZSI
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Three eminent taxonomists nominated by the ministry
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Addl. Secretary/Special Secretary in charge of CS Division
, Member Secretary
Contents
of the Award
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Cash prize of Rs 50,000
-
A Citation
Periodicity
of the award
Annual Year
upto which selection of awardees has been made
2000
Proposed
increase in Prize Money
Rs. 1,00,000
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