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India's Top Science Honors: Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Winners Revealed

The Indian government has announced the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 winners. This highest national recognition honors outstanding contributions across science, technology, and innovation fields. The awards include four categories recognizing lifetime achievements, established scientists, young researchers, and team efforts. These honors aim to inspire future generations and accelerate India's progress toward global scientific leadership.

Key Points: Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Awards India's Top Scientists

  • Posthumous Vigyan Ratna awarded to Prof. Jayant Narlikar for physics contributions
  • Awards cover 13 scientific domains from atomic energy to environmental science
  • Young scientists under 45 honored through Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
  • CSIR Aroma Mission Team receives Vigyan Team Award for agricultural innovation
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Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 announced, honours India's top scientists and innovators

Government announces India's highest science honors for 2025, recognizing exceptional contributions across 13 scientific fields including posthumous Vigyan Ratna to Prof. Jayant Narlikar.

"The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar reflects India's growing commitment to fostering scientific excellence, technological leadership, and innovation-driven growth. - Government Announcement"

New Delhi, Oct 26

The Government on Sunday announced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, the country’s highest recognition for outstanding and inspiring contributions in science, technology, and innovation.

The award honours individuals and teams whose work has made a remarkable impact across diverse scientific fields.

Instituted to recognise and promote pathbreaking research and achievements, the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is conferred under four categories -- Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, and Vigyan Team.

The Vigyan Ratna Award for lifetime achievement was given posthumously to Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar for his exceptional contribution to the field of Physics.

The Vigyan Shri Award was conferred on Dr. Gyanendra Pratap Singh (Agricultural Science), Dr. Yusuf Mohammad Seikh (Atomic Energy), Dr. K. Thangaraj (Biological Sciences), Prof. Pradeep Thalappil (Chemistry), Prof. Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit (Engineering Sciences), Dr. S. Venkata Mohan (Environmental Science), Prof. Mahan Mj (Mathematics and Computer Science), and Shri Jayan N (Space Science and Technology).

The Vigyan Yuva–Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, given to young scientists under the age of 45, recognised several rising researchers from across disciplines, including Dr. Jagdis Gupta Kapuganti, Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia, Shri Debarka Sengupta, Dr. Deepa Agashe, Dr. Dibyendu Das, Dr. Waliur Rahaman, Prof. Arkaprava Basu, Prof. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Prof. Shweta Prem Agrawal, Dr. Suresh Kumar, Prof. Amit Kumar Agarwal, Prof. Surhud Shrikant More, Shri Ankur Garg, and Prof. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam.

The Vigyan Team Award was presented to the CSIR Aroma Mission Team for its exceptional work in agricultural science.

The awards cover 13 scientific domains, including physics, chemistry, biological sciences, mathematics and computer science, medicine, engineering, agricultural and environmental sciences, atomic energy, space science, and technology and innovation.

Nominations for the 2025 edition were received between October 4 and November 17, 2024, through the national awards portal.

The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar reflects India’s growing commitment to fostering scientific excellence, technological leadership, and innovation-driven growth.

By honouring the nation’s brightest minds, the award aims to inspire the next generation of researchers and accelerate India’s progress towards becoming a global leader in science and technology.

The award ceremony for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 will be held in due course, and the details will be announced separately.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Great initiative by the government! But I wish they would include more scientists from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Research excellence exists beyond major metros too.
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Arjun K
The CSIR Aroma Mission Team getting Vigyan Team Award is fantastic! Their work with farmers and essential oils has created real impact at grassroots level. This is what science for society means! 👏
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Sarah B
Wonderful to see young scientists under 45 getting recognition through the Vigyan Yuva awards. India's scientific future looks bright with such talented researchers coming up!
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Karthik V
As a PhD student, this gives me so much motivation! Seeing Dr. Deepa Agashe and other young awardees shows that hard work in research pays off. Jai Vigyan! 🔬
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Michael C
Impressive diversity across scientific fields - from agricultural science to space technology. Shows India's comprehensive approach to scientific development. Well done!

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