Room no- 4A, Division of Entomology, ICAR-IARI Pusa Campus,
New Delhi -110012, India
Telephone/Fax: 011-25840185; Mobile: +91-9718121160
Email: entosocindia@gmail.com or indianentomologist@gmail.com
1. Award will be conferred to an Indian citizen for his/her contributions to Teaching in Entomology.
2. Applicant should be an 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 institution in India.
3. The applicant must be in the cadre of Assistant Professor / Associate Professor/Professor and must have at least 15 years of teaching / research / extension experience as regular faculty member.
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. The candidate is expected to be a role model teacher with high moral values and must not have been penalized or have any enquiry pending against him / her.
7. The Jury chaired by the President, ESI and comprising eminent entomologists constituted by the society will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees. The decision of the Jury will be final.
8. Total number of awards will be two, in exceptional cases it can be increased or decreased based on award committee's decision. Each award consists of a citation and memento.
9. Each awardee will have to present his/her research work during the award ceremony/seminar.
10. Complete nominations are to be submitted through online portal of ESI (www.entosocindia.org) in a single PDF (hardcopy will not be entertained) on or before 11.59 PM of the 31 October 2025. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
For submission and queries, visit: www.entosocindia.org
The Entomological Society of India reserves the right to modify these guidelines without prior notice.