ESI Best Teacher Award 2023

Guidelines for Evaluation of Nominations

Allocation of Marks

Criteria	Marks Allocation
1. Involvement in Teaching	– maximum 75 marks
2. Products, Technologies, Discoveries and Patents	– maximum 10 marks
3. Externally Funded Projects	– maximum 05 marks
4. Evaluation Committee	– maximum 10 marks

1. Involvement in Teaching (Max. 75 marks)

Particular	Marks
A. Details of courses taught (year-wise for both UG and PG)	20
B. Details of Postgraduate Research guidance (No. of Students / Title of theses / year-wise)	10
C. No. of students' theses selected for award/recognition, etc., if any	05
D. No. of publications out of P.G. students' theses under the applicant’s guidance with NAAS rating ≥ 6.0 / any IF (15 Best Publications)	15
E. Innovations / Technologies / Patents/Discoveries/Products which have emerged from the students’ theses	10
F. Placement of students who have obtained P.G. degree under the applicant’s guidance	05
G. Innovations in educational/teaching technologies and methodology practiced, evaluated, and integrated in the system	10

2. Products, Technologies, Discoveries, and Patents (Max. 10 marks)

Developer of each patented product with details of patent no., trademarks, 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.
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.
Products, technologies, discoveries mentioned at Sl. No. 10 of the Nomination form should be other than those claimed in 20 best publications. Authenticated documents 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. 05 marks)

Principal investigator of each project (minimum of 10 lakhs) funded by ICAR, CSIR, DST, DBT, state governments, other government, and private agencies of at least more than one year completed (both completed and currently active projects are considered) – 1 mark each.
Co-Principal investigator of each project (minimum of 10 lakhs) funded by ICAR, CSIR, DST, DBT, state governments, other government, and private agencies of at least more than one year completed – 0.5 mark each.