CSIR Young Scientist Award to Dr Agarwal
| Date :29-Sep-2019 |
Staff Reporter :
BHILAI,
It is a matter of great pride not only for Bhilai, but also for the entire Chhattisgarh that Dr Divya Agarwal hailing from Steel City felicitated with CSIR Young Scientist Award 2019 during platinum jubilee ceremony of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), which was recently organised at Plenary Hall Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The award celebration witnessed presence of President Ramnath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Director General (CSIR) Shekhar C Mande and others. It is worth mentioning that to promote excellence and also for recognising outstanding contributions made by the young CSIR scientists for their work done primarily in India during the last five years, preceding the year of the Award, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) introduced, in 1987, a scheme of Awards for Young Scientists in CSIR system in order to encourage brilliance in various fields of science and technology.
These Awards are known as “CSIR Young Scientist Awards”. Hailing from Steel City, Dr Divya commenced her academic journey at BSP Middle School and Higher Secondary School, located at Sector-7, Bhilai. After completing school education, Divya pursued her under graduation program, Bachelor of Technology from National Institute of Technology, Raipur in Biomedical Engineering, where she clinched gold medal for her exceptional academic performance. Later, she joined the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh run by CSIR in 2009 and since she is serving for the organisation. It needs a mention here that Dr Divya selected for the CSIR Young Scientist Award 2019 for her contribution in the field of Engineering Sciences.
The award presented to Divya consists of a citation (signed by the Director General, CSIR and the Vice-President, CSIR), a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a plaque. Awardees are entitled to a Special Honorarium of Rs 7,500 per month till the age of 45 years. This incentive shall be admissible as long as the recipient remains in the service of CSIR along with research grant of Rs 25 lakh over a period of five years, is also given, which is normally to the tune of Rs 5 lakh per annum per CSIR Young Scientist Awardee. On the achievement, Divya’s father, Dr Pradeep Agarwal, mother, Abha Agarwal and others from Steel City congratulated her and extended their best wishes.