Visitor's Award
₹2,50,000 cash award · Central University faculty · excellence in research
The Visitor's Award, presented by the President of India, recognizes outstanding innovation, research, and technology development by faculty and students of Central Universities. Recipients receive a citation and cash reward of up to ₹2.5 lakh, presented at the annual Vice Chancellors' conference. Nominations are made by the Vice Chancellor, Dean, Director, or Professor of the nominee's Central University.
About This Scheme
The Visitor's Award, presented by the President of India, recognizes outstanding innovation, research, and technology development by faculty and students of Central Universities. Recipients receive a citation and cash reward of up to ₹2.5 lakh, presented at the annual Vice Chancellors' conference. Nominations are made by the Vice Chancellor, Dean, Director, or Professor of the nominee's Central University.
Full official description
Visitor's Award under the Department of Higher Education provided To encourage excellence through competition. These awards would help to promote healthy competition amongst Faculties/Students of the Central Universities and motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in the pursuit of excellence.
Under the Visitor's Award, there are three categories:
- For Innovation.
- For Research.
- Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 2.2. Physical Sciences. 2.3. Biological Sciences.
- For Technology Development.
Who can nominate?
- Vice Chancellor/Dean/ Director/Professor of nominee's University.
Selection Process
- The selection committee will invite online nominations in the prescribed formats in the web portal. The selection committee will devise its procedure to select the awardees, which will be put in the relevant portal. A panel of awardees would be prepared by a Selection Committee for final selection by the President, in the capacity of Visitor of Central University.
Ceremony Details
- The awards shall be presented by the President of India at the time of Annual Conference of the Vice Chancellors of Central Universities or in the Visitor’s Conference held annually.
Benefits
- Cash reward of ₹2.5 lakh per award
- If multiple recipients share an award, each receives a minimum of ₹1 lakh
- Formal citation presented by the President of India at an annual conference
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Who Can Apply (Eligibility)
- Open to all faculty members and students of Central Universities in India
- Must be nominated by a Vice Chancellor, Dean, Director, or Professor at a Central University
- Three award categories: Innovation, Research (across five academic disciplines), and Technology Development
How to Apply
- Visit awards.gov.in and click 'Registration'.
- Choose Individual or Organisation as registration type.
- Enter personal details including name, date of birth, mobile number, email, address, and Aadhaar number. Complete registration.
- Log in and select Visitor's Award, then submit your nomination with supporting documents.
- Ensure your photograph soft copy is ready (maximum 1MB).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Visitor’s award?
Visitor's Awards conferred annually to promote healthy competition amongst Faculty/Students of Central Universities and motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in pursuit of excellence.
What are the number of Award in each section?
There will be only one award in each category/subcategory and these Awards will be given annually.
How to apply for visitor’s Award?
Applicant may log on to the official website of Rashtriya Puruskar Portal i.e., https://awards.gov.in/.
Under the Visitor's Award, how many categories?
Under the Visitor's Award, there are three categories:
- Visitor's Award for Innovation
- Visitor's Award for Research
Visitor's Award for Research (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences) Visitor's Award for Research (Physical Sciences) Visitor's Award for Research (Biological Sciences) 3. Visitor's Award for Technology Development
What are the Eligibility of the scheme?
All faculty members and students of all the Central Universities will be eligible for the Visitor's Awards.
Who can nominate ?
Vice Chancellor/Dean/ Director/Professor of nominee's University.
How many No. of Awardees ?
There will be only one award in each category/sub category.
Can i apply offline?
No, you can apply online only.
Who will Present the Award?
The awards shall be presented by the Hon'ble President of India at the time of Annual Conference of the Vice Chancellors of Central Universities or in Visitor's Conference held annually.
Is this Scheme for student ?
Yes, this scheme for student.
Ready to apply?
Visit the official government portal to apply for this scheme.
Apply on myScheme.gov.inDocuments Required
- Passport-size photograph (maximum 1MB)
- Details of research contributions and innovations
- Supporting publications, patents, or awards
- Endorsement or nomination from the institution