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{{Short description|Indian research award}}
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{{Infobox award
| name        = Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
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| awarded_for = Research in [[interdisciplinarity|science]] in [[India]]
| presenter   = [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]]<br>[[Government of India]]
| location    = [[Vigyan Bhawan]], [[New Delhi]]
| year        = 1958
| year2       = 2023
| website     = [http://ssbprize.gov.in/ Bhatnagar Prize website]
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The '''Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology''' ('''SSB''') was a [[Lists of science and technology awards|science award]] in [[India]] given annually by the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, [[Applied science|applied]] or [[Fundamental science|fundamental]], in [[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[environmental science]], [[engineering]], [[mathematics]], [[medicine]], and [[physics]]. The prize recognized outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) in [[science]] and [[technology]]. It was the highest,<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/33-named-for-country-s-highest-science-honour-101723053639698.html}} </ref> most prestigious and coveted prize given in the area of [[Interdisciplinarity|multidisciplinary science]] in India.<ref name="SHANTI SWARUP BHATNAGAR AWARD FOR GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR WORK IN PULSES">{{Cite web |url=http://www.icrisat.org/shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-for-genomics-and-molecular-work-in-pulses/ |title=SHANTI SWARUP BHATNAGAR AWARD FOR GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR WORK IN PULSES |date=27 September 2016 |publisher=ICRISAT |access-date=10 May 2017 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527093021/http://www.icrisat.org/shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-for-genomics-and-molecular-work-in-pulses/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|title=10 scientists nominated for Bhatnagar Awards|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000927/ina27012.html|access-date=17 August 2010|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 September 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421021338/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000927/ina27012.html|archive-date=21 April 2003}}</ref> The award was named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csir.res.in/External/Utilities/Frames/career/main_page.asp?a=topframe.htm&b=leftcon.htm&c=../../../Heads/career/awards.htm |title=From the awarding body Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |access-date=2008-05-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210163924/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Utilities/Frames/career/main_page.asp?a=topframe.htm&b=leftcon.htm&c=..%2F..%2F..%2FHeads%2Fcareer%2Fawards.htm |archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> It was first awarded in 1958. 

In 2024, the Government of India continued the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology with the ''Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar'' called the '''[https://awards.gov.in/Home/Awardpedia Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]'''. While the prize money and lifetime monthly fellowship were removed, the award’s stature has been elevated to align with India's prestigious Padma awards, which also do not include a monetary component. The ''Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar'' has been designed to bring the same level of respect and honor to scientific achievements as the Padma awards do for other fields.

Recipients of the Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award are honored with a national ceremony held at [https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=152042&ModuleId=3 Rashtrapati Bhavan], where the awards are presented by the President of India in the presence of the Minister of Science and top officials from India’s leading scientific institutions. This [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Q5kxnG4FA&t=25s format] ensures that the awardees receive the same recognition, respect, and dignity as [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|Padma award]] recipients, reflecting the government's continued commitment to honoring significant contributions to science and technology in India.

Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years was eligible for the prize. The prize was awarded on the basis of contributions made through work done in India only during the five years preceding the year of the prize. 

== Nomination and selection ==

Names of candidates were proposed by a member of the governing body of the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), Vice-Chancellors of universities or institutes of national importance, and deans of different faculties of science and former awardees. Selection was made by the Advisory Committee constituted each year and necessarily consists of at least six experts including at least one former Bhatnagar Awardee in the respective discipline. At least 2/3 agreement of the members was required for selection. If two nominees were unanimously recommended in the same field because of equal merit, both are awarded.<ref name="csir">{{cite web |author=CSIR |title=Regulations Governing the Award of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize For Science and Technology |url=http://csirhrdg.nic.in/ssb.htm |access-date=2013-06-14 |work=csirhrdg.nic.in |publisher=Human Resource Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402051159/http://csirhrdg.nic.in/ssb.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Prizes ==
The prize was divided into seven disciplines, namely:
* Biological sciences
* Chemical sciences
* Earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences
* Engineering sciences
* Mathematical sciences
* Medical sciences
* Physical sciences

Each discipline could have multiple winners (maximum two individuals).<ref>{{cite web |agency= Press Trust of India|title=11 scientists selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2012 |url= http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/11-scientists-selected-for-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-prize-2012-112092600384_1.html|date= 26 September 2012 |work= Business Standard| publisher= Business Standard Ltd.|access-date= 2013-06-14}}</ref> Up until 2007, the prize money was {{INRConvert|2|l|abbr=on}} and was raised to {{INRConvert|5|l|abbr=on}} in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author= PIB|title=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2009 announced |url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52848|date= 26 September 2009 |work= pib.nic.in| publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India|access-date= 2013-06-14}}</ref>

== Recipients ==
* [[List of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipients]]

==Presentation==

The names of the recipients were traditionally declared by the Director General on every 26 September, which is the CSIR Foundation Day.<ref>{{cite news|title=CSIR selects 10 scientists for prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CSIR-selects-10-scientists-for-prestigious-Shanti-Swarup-Bhatnagar-award/articleshow/43549450.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2014-09-26}}</ref> The prize was distributed by the [[Prime Minister of India]]. The awardee was bound to give a lecture in the area of the award, generally outside his/her city of work.<ref name=csir/>

== See also ==

* [[Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar]]
* [[Vigyan Ratna Award]]
* [[List of general science and technology awards]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|ssbprize.gov.in}}
* [http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx Full list of Awardees] – Official website
* [http://www.csir.res.in Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]

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