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 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 not have crossed 40 years of age for award as on 31st December 2024.
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. Ten best research publications of the nominee should accompany the nomination. List these 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 ESI, will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees. The decision of the President, ESI will be final.
8. There are three awards under this category, in exceptional cases it can be increased or decreased based on award committee's decision. Each award consists of a citation and memento will be presented in a simple public ceremony/through post (in absentia).
9. Each awardee will have to present his/her research work in an awards ceremony/seminar.
10. The applicant must not have received a similar award for the same accomplishments in last two years.
11. Out of three awards first two awards will be presented as 1. ESI- Prof. C.A. Viraktamath- V.V. Ramamurthy award for Young Scientist and 2. ESI- Dr. B.V. David- V.V. Ramamurthy award for Young Scientist.
Complete nominations are to be submitted through online portal of ESI (www.entosocindia.org) in 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.