Sectional Committee 2023
Sectional Committee – I : Mathematical Sciences:
Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Statistics and Operations Research
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Professor KT Joseph No. 31, Sri Guru Deepam Flat No. 201, 2nd Cross 4th Main Santhosh Nagar Attur, Yelahanka Bengaluru 560064 | Hyperbolic Conservation Laws and Parabolic PDES, Boundary Layers & Delta Shocks | 2023 |
| Professor Jaikumar Radhakrishnan Senior Professor (I) School of Technology and Computer Science Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Mumbai 400005 | Theoretical Computer Science, Complexity Theory, Discrete Mathematics | 2023 |
| Professor KB Sinha INSA Senior Scientist Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Jakkur Bengaluru 560064 | Spectral Theory and Non-commutative Geometry & Stochastic Processes | 2023 |
| Professor Probal Chaudhuri Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit Indian Statistical Institute 203, BT Road Kolkata 700108 | Statistics | 2024 |
| Professor Ritabrata Munshi Indian Statistical Institute 203 B.T. Road Kolkata 700108 (Secretary & Convener) | Number Theory | 2024 |
| Professor Parameswaran Sankaran Chennai Mathematical Institute SIPCOT IT Park Siruseri Kelambakkam 603103 | Topology, Representation Theory | 2024 |
| Professor A Adimurthi TIFR CAM PB No.6503 Shardanagar Chikkabommasandra Bengaluru 560065 | Partial Differential Equations | 2025 |
| Professor DS Nagaraj Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati Karakambadi Road Rami Reddy Nagar Mangalam (P.O.), Tirupati 517507 | Algebraic Geometry | 2025 |
| Professor Kapil Paranjape Professor of Mathematics Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali Sector 81, SAS Nagar Mohali 140306 | Geometry | 2025 |
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Sectional Committee – II : Physics:
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Statistical Physics, Theoretical Physics, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Condensed Matter including Soft, Liquids and Nano Materials, Cosmic Radiation, Cosmology, Space Physics, Basic Planetary Sciences, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Plasma Physics, Solar Physics, Atmospheric Physics
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Professor Amita Das Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 | Physics | 2023 |
| Professor PS Joshi Vice-Chancellor (Provost) & Founding Director International Center for Cosmology (ICC) Charotar University of Science & Technology CHARUSAT Campus Anand 388421 | Gravitation Theory and Cosmology | 2023 |
| Professor Anurag Sharma Emeritus Professor Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi New Delhi 110016 (Secretary & Convener) | Photonics, Fiber & Integrated Optics; Gradient-Index Optics; Applied Optics | 2023 |
| Professor Manchikanti Krishnamurthy Senior Professor (I), Dean Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 36/P Gopannapally Hyderabad 500107 | Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics | 2024 |
| *Professor Kalobaran Maiti Professor and Dean Natural Science Faculty Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Mumbai 400005 | Condensed Matter Physics | 2024 |
| Professor Mahendra Kumar Verma Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208016 | Turbulence, Plasma Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics | 2024 |
| Professor Arindam Ghosh Department of Physics Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at Ultra-low Temperature, Nano Electronics, Semiconductor Physics | 2025 |
| Professor Bedangadas Mohanty JC Bose National Fellow, Professor and Chairman School of Physical Sciences and Dean Faculty Affairs National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar Jatni Jatni, Bhubaneswar (Odisha) 752050 | Experimental High Energy Physics, Phenomenology of Quark Gluon Plasma, QCD Phase Diagram and Direct Dark Matter Search | 2025 |
| Professor SP Trivedi Director and and Distinguished Professor Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Dr Homi Bhabha Road Mumbai 400005 | String Theory and Particle Physics and Cosmology | 2025 |
* In place of Professor Sriram R Ramaswamy for the years 2023 and 2024 only
Co-opted Member for the year 2023: Dr Praveen Chaddah
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Sectional Committee – III :Chemistry:
Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Structural Chemistry, Chemistry of Materials, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bio-organic, Bio-inorganic and Bio-physical Chemistry
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Dr SK Ghosh INSA Emeritus Scientist, Distinguished Professor & Dean Academic Affairs, UM-DAE- Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences University of Mumbai Kalina Campus, Santacruz (East) Mumbai 400098 | Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Materials Science, Soft Condensed Matter Physics | 2023 |
| *Professor VK Pillai Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati C/o Sree Rama Engineering College (Transit Campus) Rami Reddy Nagar, Karakambadi Road, Mangalam PO Tirupati 517507 (Secretary & Convener) | Electrochemistry, Materials Chemistry | 2023 |
| **Professor VK Singh Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208016 | Organic Chemistry | 2023 |
| Professor Jitendra Kumar Bera Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208016 | Inorganic Chemistry | 2024 |
| Professor Hirendra Nath Ghosh Scientist-G Institute of Nano Science & Technology Knowledge City, Sector-81 Mohali 140306 | Chemistry | 2024 |
| Professor Sourav Pal Professor & Head Department of Chemistry Ashoka University Sonipat 131029 | Theoretical Chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Ab initio quantum Chemistry | 2024 |
| Professor Amit Basak INSA Senior Scientist Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 | Organic Chemistry | 2025 |
| Professor Uday Maitra Department of Organic Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Organic Chemistry: Supramolecular Chemistry, Chemistry of Bile Acids, Organo and Hydrogels | 2025 |
| Professor CP Rao JC Bose National Fellow Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Tirupati-Renigunta Road, Settipalli Post Tirupati 517506 | Inorganic Chemistry | 2025 |
* Secretary & Convener in place of Professor Govindasamy Mugesh for the second meeting of SC for the year 2023 only
** In place of Professor Govindasamy Mugesh for the second meeting of SC for the year 2023 only
Co-opted Member for the year 2023: Professor M Lakshmi Kantam
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Sectional Committee – IV : Earth & Environmental Sciences:
Surface and Solid Earth Science, Applied Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Climate Sciences, Meteorology, Geo Engineering, Ocean Sciences,Geo Sciences and Applied Planetary Sciences
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Dr Archana Bhattacharyya INSA Honorary Scientist Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Plot 5, Sector 18, Near Kalamboli Highway New Panvel Navi Mumbai 410218 | Ionospheric Physics and Geomagnetism | 2023 |
| Professor AK Singhvi B31, Shakti Enclave Satya Marg Bodakdev Ahmedabad 380054 (Secretary & Convener) | Quaternary Climates and Geochronology, Radiation Effects and Dosimetry | 2023 |
| Dr R Srinivasan No. 114, Kshithija Ramanashree Nagar Bannerghatta Nagar Bannerghatta Road Post Bengaluru 560076 | Precambrian Geology, Sedimentation & Structure | 2023 |
| Professor Mudlappa Jayananda Centre for Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences University of Hyderabad Professor CR Rao Road, Gachibowli Hyderabad 500046 | Petrology, Solid Earth Geochemistry and Tectonics | 2024 |
| Professor NV Chalapathi Rao Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA) & Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Laboratory Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 | Mineralogy, Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry, Geodynamics and Mineral Resources | 2024 |
| Dr VP Rao INSA Senior Scientist Department of Civil Engineering Vignan’s University Vadlamudi. Andhra Pradesh Guntur 522213 | Marine Geology,Sedimentology | 2024 |
| Professor Somnath Dasgupta INSA Senior Scientist Geological Studies Unit Indian Statistical Institute 203, BT Road Kolkata 700108 | Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry, Precambrian Geology | 2025 |
| Professor Shyam Lal Honorary Scientist Physical Research Laboratory Navrangpura Ahmedabad 380009 | Atmospheric Science, Ozone and Trace Gases, Air Quality and Climate | 2025 |
| Professor DC Srivastava JC Bose National Fellow Department of Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee Roorkee 247667 | Structural Geology, Precambrian Geology and Fluid-inclusions | 2025 |
Co-opted Member for the year 2023: Professor RN Singh
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Sectional Committee – V : Engineering & Technology:
Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering,Electronics and Optoelectronics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering,Computer Science and Engineering including Software and Data science, Information Science and Technology, Advanced Materials (such as Bio-materials, Hybrid Materials and Nano Materials), Polymer Science & Engineering
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Dr Gautam Kumar Dey Professor & Dean-Academic (Engg. Sciences) Homi Bhabha National Institute Trombay Mumbai 400085 | Development of Zirconium, Niobium and Nickel Based Alloys, Amorphous Alloys, Electron Microscopy, Joining of Materials | 2023 |
| Dr SM Sharma C-32, Kendriya Vihar Coop Hsg Soc. Sector 38, Nerul Navi Mumbai 400706 | Materials Behavior Under High Pressures and Development of Synchrotron Beamlines | 2023 |
| Dr CS Sundar JC Bose National Fellow Material Science Group Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam 603102 | Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics, Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy | 2023 |
| Professor Neelesh B Mehta Department of Electrical Communication Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Wireless Communications | 2024 |
| Professor Sushmita Mitra Machine Intelligence Unit Indian Statistical Institute 203 B.T. Road Kolkata 700108 (Secretary & Convener) | Machine Learning, Data Science, Deep Learning, Medical Imaging, Bioinformatics | 2024 |
| Dr AB Pandit Vice Chancellor and UGC Research Scientist C (Professors Grade) Chemical Engineering Department Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai 400019 | Chemical Engineering, Design of Multiphase Reactors, Bubble Dynamics and Cavitational Phenomena | 2024 |
| Professor Shalabh Bhatnagar JC Bose National Fellow Department of Computer Science and Automation Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Stochastic Approximation Algorithms, Optimization via Simulation, Stochastic Control | 2025 |
| Professor Santosh Kapuria JC Bose National Fellow Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi 110016 | Structural Mechanics, Multifunctional Structures | 2025 |
| Professor Sanjay Mittal Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208016 | Unsteady Aerodynamics, Finite Elements, High Performance Computing | 2025 |
Co-opted Members for the year 2023: Professor Bikramajit Basu and Professor Bhim Singh
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Sectional Committee – VI : General Biology:
MTaxonomy, Structure, Ecology, Environmental Biology,Evolution and Behaviour of Plants, Animals and Microbes including Unicellular Eukaryotes
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Dr Pijush K Das INSA Senior Scientist CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology 4 Raja SC Mullick Road Jadavpur Kolkata 700032 | Biochemistry,Cell Biology, Molecular Parasitology | 2023 |
| Professor Neelam S Sangwan Dean Research Director, Research and Development Cell Dean, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences Central University of Haryana Jant-Pali Mahendergarh 123031 | Plant Sciences | 2023 |
| Dr R Sukumar Centre for Ecological Sciences TE-13, 3rd Floor, Biological Sciences Building Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Ecology | 2023 |
| Professor G Marimuthu 2/201, North 2nd Street Rajambadi, Palkalai Nagar Madurai 625021 | Animal Behaviour and Chronobiology | 2024 |
| Professor HA Ranganath Site No. 33, Flat No. 101 Flat No. 101 Jayalakshmi Residency, 2nd Main, 2nd Cross Income Tax Layout, Chandra Layout Bengaluru 560040 | Zoology, Genetics and Evolution | 2024 |
| Professor Syamal Roy JC Bose National Fellow, Emeritus Scientist CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Jadavpur Kolkata 700032 | Parasitology, Immunology | 2024 |
| Professor Madhoolika Agrawal Department of Botany Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 | Ecology and Environmental Science (Air Pollution, Global Environmental Change, Food Chain Contamination) | 2025 |
| Professor Nirupama Mallick Department of Agricultural & Food Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 | Algal Biotechnology | 2025 |
| Professor Anil Kumar Tripathi Director, Institute of Science & Professor, School of Biotechnology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 (Secretary & Convener) | Molecular Microbiology (Agricultural & Environmental) | 2025 |
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Sectional Committee – VII : Molecular and Cellular Biology:
Cell Biology, Physiology, Development, Genetics, Genomics and other Omics of Plants, Animals and Microbes including Unicellular Eukaryotes
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Professor KN Balaji Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology | 2023 |
| Dr Sunil Kumar Mukherjee INSA Senior Scientist Advanced Center of Plant Virology Division of Plant Pathology ICAR-IARI New Delhi 110012 | Plant Molecular Biology | 2023 |
| Dr Pushkar Sharma Staff Scientist-VII National Institute of Immunology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 | Signal Transduction, Biochemistry, Malaria, Neuroscience | 2023 |
| Professor Samir Bhattacharya Prantik Paschimpara Behind Prantik Resort Santiniketan 731235 (Secretary & Convener) | Comparative Endocrinology and Molecular Signaling | 2024 |
| Professor Rentala Madhubala AS Paintal Distinguished Scientist Chair of ICMR School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 | Molecular Parasitology, Functional genomics | 2024 |
| Professor AS Raghavendra School of Life Sciences Department of Plant Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad 500046 | Botany, Plant Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Physiology & Plant Metabolomics | 2024 |
| Dr PK Chakraborti Department of Biotechnology Panjab University Chandigarh 160014 | Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Molecular Microbiology | 2025 |
| Dr Debasis Chattopadhyay Scientist VII National Institute of Plant Genome Research Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 | Plant Biology, Plant Genomics | 2025 |
| Dr Sagar Sengupta Staff Scientist VII National Institute of Immunology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 | Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, DNA Damage Response, DNA Repair, Mitochondria Biology | 2025 |
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Sectional Committee – VIII : Biomolecular, Structural Biology and Drug Discovery:
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics,Computational Biology, System Biology
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Professor Balasubramanian Gopal Room 301 Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Structural Biology | 2023 |
| *Dr Navin Chandra Khanna Group Leader Recombinant Gene Products Laboratory International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 | Biotechnology: Recombinant Proteins of Medical Use | 2023 |
| Professor Sandhya S Visweswariah JC Bose National Fellow Department of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics Indian Institute of Sciences Bengaluru 560012 | Biochemistry, Cell Biology | 2023 |
| Professor H Balaram Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur PO Bengaluru 560064 (Secretary & Convener) | Biochemistry, Metabolism, Molecular Parasitology, Molecular Enzymology | 2024 |
| **Professor Samudrala Gourinath Lab# 430, Structural Biology Lab School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 | Structural Biology (Infectious Disease) | 2024 |
| Professor R Varadarajan Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Protein Structure and Folding | 2024 |
| Professor US Bhalla National Centre for Biological Sciences TIFR, Bellary Road Bengaluru 560065 | Computation Neuro Science, Neuro Biology | 2025 |
| Dr Vinay Kumar Nandicoori Director Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology Habsiguda Uppal Road Hyderabad 500007 | Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Signalling | 2025 |
| Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan Outstanding Scientist Structural Biology Laboratory CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Uppal Road Hyderabad 500007 | Structural Biology | 2025 |
* In place of Dr Amit P Sharma for the years 2022 and 2023 only
** In place of Late Dr KVR Chary for the years 2023 and 2024 only
Co-opted Member for the year 2023: Professor Javed Iqbal
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Sectional Committee – IX : Health Sciences:
Basic and Clinical Medical Sciences–Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Anthropology, Psychology, Cognitive and Neurosciences, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Public Health, Nutrition, Immunology
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| *Professor Neeraj Jain Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering Indian Institute of Technology NH 62, Karwar Jodhpur 342037 | Neuroscience | 2023 |
| Dr Sangita Mukhopadhyay Staff Scientist VII Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics Inner Ring Road, Uppal Hyderabad 500039 | Immunology and Infection Biology | 2023 |
| Professor BS Ramakrishna Senior Consultant & Director Institute of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary Science & Transplantation SRM Institutes for Medical Science 1 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Vadapalani Chennai 600026 | Gastroenterology | 2023 |
| Dr Shinjini Bhatnagar Professor of Eminence-Maternal & Child Health Translational Health Science and Technology Institute NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Post Box #04 Faridabad 121001 (Secretary & Convener) | Health Sciences | 2024 |
| Dr Paturu Kondaiah INSA Senior Scientist Department of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 | Cancer Biology and Biomarkers, Cancer Therapeutics, Gene Regulation by Steroid Hormones | 2024 |
| Professor TK Kundu Transcription and Disease Laboratory Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bengaluru 560064 | Regulation of Gene Expression (Transcription) in Humans with Special Emphasis on Disease and Terapeutics and related chemical biology | 2024 |
| Professor Rakesh Aggarwal Director Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) Puducherry, Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu Puducherry 605006 | Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology, Liver Disease, Viral Hepatitis, Epidemiology, Health Economics | 2025 |
| Dr Nita Bhandari Senior Scientist and Director Centre for Health Research and Development Society for Applied Studies 45, Kalu Sarai New Delhi 110016 | Nutrition, Child Health, Vaccinology | 2025 |
| Dr T Ramamurthy INSA Senior Scientist ICMR- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) P-33, CIT Road Scheme XM, Beliaghata Kolkata 700010 | Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology | 2025 |
* In place of Dr Madhu Dikshit for the year 2023 only
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Sectional Committee – X :Agricultural Sciences:
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fisheries, Food Science,Veterinary Science, Pathogen Biology and Host Pathogen Interaction Both Plant and Veterinary Importance
| Name and Address | Specialization | To serve until 31st December |
| Professor Rup Lal INSA Senior Scientist Acharya Narendra Dev College University of Delhi Govindpuri, Kalkaji New Delhi 110019 | Microbial diversity, Genomics & Metagenomics | 2023 |
| Dr Ashok Kumar Singh Head Division of Genetics Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi 110012 | Genetics and Molecular Breeding in Rice | 2023 |
| *Dr RV Sonti Director International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB) Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 (Secretary & Convener) | Pathogen-plant interactions | 2023 |
| Dr Premananda Das Chairman & Director, The Science Foundation for Tribal and Rural Resource Development C-122 (HIG), State Housing Board Colony Baramunda Bhubaneswar 751003 | Biotechnology of Woody Plants and Horticultural Crops | 2024 |
| Dr Himanshu Pathak Director General Indian Council of Agricultural Research Krishi Bhawan New Delhi 110001 | Agricultural Sciences | 2024 |
| Professor Narpinder Singh Director of Research Professor and Head Department of Food Science & Technology Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005 | Food Science and Technology | 2024 |
| Professor AK Pradhan INSA Senior Scientist Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP), 1st Floor, Biotech Centre, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi 110021 | Plant Genetics and Molecular Plant Breeding | 2025 |
| Professor Lal Chand Rai BHU Distinguished Professor (Lifelong) Centre of Advanced Study in Botany Molecular Biology Section, Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 | Algology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Molecular Biology | 2025 |
| Professor B Senthilkumaran Department of Animal Biology School of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad P O Central University, Gachibowli Hyderabad (Telangana) 500046 | Fish Molecular Endocrinology, Developmental Biology and Reproductive Biology | 2025 |
* In place of Late Professor M Udayakumar for the years 2022 and 2023 only