ESI SENIOR ENTOMOLOGIST AWARD 2022
ESI
SENIOR ENTOMOLOGIST AWARD 2022
Nominations are
invited from Indian Scientists for his/her contributions in the field of
Entomological Research
Instructions
1.
Award will be
conferred to Indian citizen for his/her contributions to Entomology.
2.
Applicant should be
Indian citizen and must hold a regular academic/ research position in a
recognized academic institution or University or National laboratory or in any
other recognized R&D institutions in India and should be a member of
Entomological Society of India.
3.
Nominee should be more than 40 and not have crossed
50 years of age as on 31st
March 2022
4.
Nominees awarded for the same work by any
agency/society/institution in the last two years will not be considered
5.
Former or present
Vice-Chancellors of Universities/ Principals of Colleges/ Directors of Central
or State or Private research institutions / Heads of the Departments not below
the rank of professors/ Fellows of Entomological Society of India (ESI) can nominate
suitable candidates for the award.
6.
Twenty best
publications of the nominee should accompany the nomination papers. List the
research publications with DOI in the descending order of NAAS score of the
Journals (NAAS journal ID and NAAS score).
7.
The Judging Committee
chaired by the President, ESI will comprise eminent entomologists constituted
by the society, will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees. The
decision of President, ESI will be final.
8.
There are two awards
under this category and a certificate with citation will be given to the awardees
with a cash award of Rs. 20,000 (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) which will be presented in a simple public
ceremony/through post (in absentia) (The date & the venue will be notified
as and when finalized).
9. Each awardee will have to present his/her research work
in a webinar series
Complete nominations are to be submitted through email in a single PDF (not more than 50 pages) including application form with all enclosures by email: esiaward@gmail.com (hardcopy will not be entertained) on or before 11.59 PM of the 31 July 2023. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
GUIDELINES
FOR EVALUATION OF NOMINATIONS FOR
ESI SENIOR ENTOMOLOGIST AWARD 2022
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The
primary objective of this category of awards is to encourage senior scientists
below the age of 50 years of promise and creativity reflected through their
contributions to entomology.
ALLOCATION OF MARKS
Allocation
of marks for different criteria (Total
100 marks)
1. Publications
A. Twenty Best Research Publications –
maximum 50 marks
B. Other Research Publications –
maximum 10 marks
2. Products, Technologies, Discoveries
and Patents – maximum 20 marks
3. Externally Funded Projects –
maximum 10 marks
4. Involvement in Teaching/Extension
activities –
maximum 05 marks
5. Evaluation committee –
maximum 05 marks
1. PUBLICATIONS: Research publications will be given
marks according to the 2023 NAAS score of
Journals
A. Twenty Best Research Publications –
maximum 50 marks
(i)
The nominees should submit the list of their 20 best research
publications (NAAS Rating >7), of relevance to Entomology, in chronological
order.
For each publication give name(s) of the
author(s), indicate the corresponding author by asterisk‘*’ after his/her name,
year of publication, full title, name of the journal, volume No. and page Nos.
For NAAS scoring of journals, list of Journals as identified by NAAS and
available on Academy website: www.naasindia.org may be consulted
and the Journal ID should be mentioned in the column provided in the proforma
against each publication. For Thomson Reuters Impact Factor (IF) journals, NAAS
Score = 6.0 + IF with capping on 20.00.
(ii)
First author and corresponding author will get full marks
in a publication (2.5 marks per publication) and rest of the authors gets 50%
marks (1.25 marks per publication).
(iii)
Attach first page of 20 best publications listed in the
nomination, and also submit soft copies of their PDF in one file.
B. Other Research Publications –
maximum 10 marks
I.
The nominees should submit the list of other research publications
(NAAS Rating >6), of relevance to Entomology, in chronological order. For each
publication give name(s) of the
author(s), indicate the corresponding author by asterisk‘*’ after his/her name,
year of publication, full title, name of the journal, volume No. and page Nos.
etc as given under ‘A’ above
II.
Please note that publications should
be other than those claimed in 20 best publications
III.
First author and corresponding author will get full marks
in a publication (0.5 marks per publication) and rest of the authors gets 50%
marks (0.25 marks per publication).
2. PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES, DISCOVERIES,
PATENTS AND SOFTWARE Max. 20 marks
I. Developer of each patent with details of patent No., trade Marks and IP protection (commercialized/not commercialized)/ plant variety Gazette Notified by the CVRC/SVRC and released by Central Sub-Committee on crop Standards, Notification and Release with evidence/ biocontrol strains, Discoveries of new species/ new genus described following standard procedures/first reports/records of insects authenticated by accredited body(national level) or publication /Germplasm registered for insect pest resistance, diagnostic kit, process, concept, methodology, software/website/app development/Data base management/Expert system developed/Decision support system /models/New molecules/ chemical and biopesticide formulations. For online products, URL should be accessible (4 marks each)
II. Research findings that become sustainable practices among the stakeholders. These include integrated pest management modules, insect conservation methods, post-harvest pest management technologies, institutional innovations, improvement and innovative extension efforts leading to large scale diffusion and adoption of technologies approved by AICRPs/ SAUs/ ICAR/ such organizations. (3 marks each)
*Please
note that products, technologies, discoveries mentioned at Sl. No. 10 of the
Nomination form should be other than those claimed in 20 best publications.
Authenticated document for each as mentioned above should be enclosed
Developer (one)
shall be awarded 100% marks, Co-developers (max. two) 75% marks and associates
50% marks. If publication first
author and corresponding author will get full marks in a publication and rest
of the authors 50% marks.
3. EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTS (Max.
10 marks)
·
Principal
investigator of each project (minimum of 10 lakhs) funded by ICAR, CSIR, DST,
DBT, state governments of at least more than one year completed (Both completed
and currently active projects are considered) (2 marks each)
· Co-Principal
investigator of each project (minimum of 10 lakhs) funded by ICAR, CSIR, DST,
DBT, state governments of at least more than one year completed (1 mark each)
4. INVOLVEMENT IN
TEACHING/EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
(Maximum 05 marks)
A.
Teaching
i. One mark each for Doctoral degree awarded and 0.5 marks each Masters degree awarded as a chairperson of advisory
committee
ii. Teaching aids developed (Teaching
manuals for course, study tour, industrial visit for students organized) 0.5
mark for each
B.
Extension
i. Front Line Demonstration conducted – 1.0
mark for each
ii. Field day/ farmers fair,
demonstration, exhibitions, Radio talks, TV presentations - 0.5
mark for each
iii. Extension teaching aids
developed- 0.5 mark for each