Established in 1986 out of an endowment by Mrs K Kumar, widow of Professor LSS Kumar, to commemorate the memory of Professor LSS Kumar, an eminent Fellow known for his contributions to Genetics and Plant Breeding.

Eligibility and Value

The award shall be given to a recipient of INSA Medal for Young Scientists for the year in the disciplines of Plant Sciences (Sectional Committee VI), Animal Sciences (Sectional Committee VII) and Agricultural Sciences (Sectional Committee X) by rotation, i.e. first award will be made to Plant Sciences, second to Animal Sciences and the third to Agricultural Sciences and the cycle would repeat. In case of more than one person being recommended by the Sectional Committee for the award of the INSA Medal for Young Scientists, the person who is first in order of merit in the list shall be given the award. The award will consist of Rs 1,000/-.

Announcement and Presentation of the Award

The name of the scientist selected for the award shall be reported at the meeting of the Council to be held in August. The award shall be presented at the time of the presentation of the INSA Medals for Young Scientists in December.

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