INDIAN SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE

Established in 1934

 Fellows of Indian Society of Soil Science
 

        1986

1.   Dr. I.P. Abrol, New Delhi

2.   Dr. N.N. Goswami, New Delhi

3.   Dr. L.N. Mandal, Kalyani

4.   Dr. N. Panda, Bhubaneswar

5.   Dr. S.S. Prihar, Ludhiana

6.   Dr. G.S. Sekhon, Ludhiana

7.   Dr. Mahendra Singh, New Delhi

8.   Dr. N.T. Singh, Ludhiana

9.   Dr. S.B. Varade, Aurangabad

      1987

10. Dr. S.S. Khanna, New Delhi                     

11. Dr. S.B. Sinha, Jabalpur                           

12. Dr. T.N. Choudhary, New Delhi

13. Dr. T.G. Sastry (Deceased), New Delhi

     1988

14. Shri Y.P. Bali (Deceased), New Delhi

15. Dr. O.P. Meelu, Ludhiana

16. Dr. P.N. Takkar, New Delhi

17. Dr. U.S. Sreeramulu, Coimbatore             

      1989

18. Dr. Raj Pal, Hisar

19. Dr. G.V. Kothandaraman, Coimbatore

20. Dr. K.N. Tiwari, Gurgaon

21. Dr. R. Sakal, Pusa

      1990

22. Dr. S.K. De Datta, Blacksburg (USA)

23. Dr. R.P. Dhir, Jodhpur

24. Dr. D.L. Deb, New Delhi

25. Dr. D.K. Das, New Delhi

       1991

26. Dr. M.S. Bajwa, Ludhiana                       

27. Dr. I.V. Subbarao, Hyderabad

28. Dr. Ranjodh Singh, Palampur

29. Dr. P.K. Chhonkar, New Delhi

      1992

30. Dr. Gautam Dev, Ludhiana

31. Dr. Chakrapani Misra, Bhubaneswar

32. Dr. Ram K. Gupta, Jabalpur

33. Dr. S.R. Poonia, Hisar

      1993

34. Dr. N.S. Pasricha, Gurgaon

35. Dr. Dr. C.L. Acharya, Bhopal

36. Dr. B.S. Sandhu, Ludhiana

37.Dr. H.R. Manchanda, Hisar 

      1994

38. Dr. S.K. Mohanty, Cuttack

      1995

39. Dr. S.M. Virmani, Hyderabad

40. Dr. S.K. Gupta, Kolkata                           

41. Dr. Y.N. Rao, Nelakondapalli (AP)

      1996

42. Dr. R.P. Agrawal, Hisar

43. Mr. Y.P. Kalra, Edmonton (Canada)

44. Dr. M.S. Patel, Mehsana

45. Dr. G.U. Malewar, Parbhani

      1997

46. Dr. S.K. Ghosh, New Delhi

47. Dr. J.C. Katyal, Hyderabad

      1998

48. Dr. V.S. Tomar, Sehore

49. Dr. V.K. Nayyar, Ludhiana

50. Dr. K.R. Sonar, Ahemadnagar

51. Dr. G. Narayanasamy, New Delhi

      1999

52. Dr. S.K. Banerjee, Jabalpur

53. Dr. A.P. Gupta, Hisar

54. Dr. Kunal Ghosh, Kolkata

55. Dr. A.K. Singh, New Delhi

      2000

56. Dr. Bijay Singh, Ludhiana

57. Dr. R.K. Rattan, New Delhi

58. Dr. J.S. Samra, New Delhi

59. Dr. M.S. Aulakh, Ludhiana

      2001

60. Dr. D.K. Pal, Nagpur

61. Dr. S.K. Sanyal, Kolkata

62. Dr. M.S. Brar, Ludhiana

63. Dr. N.K. Tomar, Hisar

      2002

64. Dr. Anand Swarup, Karnal

65. Dr. Sandipta Kar, Kharagpur

66. Dr. P.S. Minhas, Karnal

67. Dr. J.C. Tarafdar, Jodhpur

     2003

68. Dr. P. Singaram, Coimbatore

69. Dr. D.L.N. Rao, Bhopal

70. Dr. Dipak Sarkar, Kolkata

71. Dr. C.L. Arora, Ludhiana

       2004

72. Dr. R. Krishnasamy, Coimbatore

73. Dr. A.K. Sarkar, Ranchi

74. Dr. A. Sreenivasa Raju, Hyderabad

75. Dr. A. Subba Rao, Bhopal

      2005

76. Dr. Yadvinder-Singh, Ludhiana

77. Dr. S.C. Mehta, Hisar

78. Dr. K.S. Dhillon, Ludhiana

      2006

79. Dr. Biswapati Mandal, Kalyani

80. Dr. D.D. Patra, Lucknow

81. Dr. Viraj Beri, Ludhiana

82. Dr. Abdul Rashid, Islamabad

     2007

83. Dr. Tapas Bhattacharya, Nagpur

84. Dr. P.D. Sharma, New Delhi

85. Dr. I.M. Chhibba, Ludhiana

86. Dr. Dhyan Singh, New Delhi

 Eligibility

For nomination of the Fellowship, an individual must have been a sustaining Life Member or Member (not in arrears of subscription) for at least ten consecutive years. The nomination (six copies) will be made in each case at least by TWO Honorary Members/ Fellows in the prescribed proforma (obtainable from ISSS office or linked below). In a year, a Honorary Member/ Fellow can make not more than ONE nomination. Nomination once made shall remain valid for three years. The newly inducted Fellows shall be formally admitted at the Annual Convention and presented with a citation. For the year 2007 the last date for receiving the nominations in the prescribed proforma at the Society’s office is 4th August, 2007.

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Fellonom.pdf

RECIPIENTS of the 12^th International Congress of Soil Science Commemoration Award

Year                   Name                                       

1986                   Dr. P.N. Takkar                       

1987                   Dr. D.K. Das                            

1988                   Dr. Gautam Dev                        

1989                   Dr. C.L. Acharya                      

1990                   Dr. B. Prasad                            

1991                   Dr. N.K. Tomar                        

1992                   Dr. Kunal Ghosh                       

1993                   Dr. P.S. Sidhu                           

1994                   Dr. S.K. Sanyal

1995                   Dr. M.S. Aulakh                       

1996                   Dr. Anand Swarup                    

1997                   Dr. D.K. Pal                             

1998                   Dr. P.S. Minhas                        

1999                   Dr. M.S. Brar                           

2000                   Dr. D.L.N. Rao                        

2001                   Dr. A.V. Rao                            

2002                   Dr. Tapas Bhattacharyya           

2003                   Dr. (Ms.) Chitralekha Chatterjee

2004                   Dr. Biswapati Mandal

2005                   Dr. D.D. Patra

2006                   Dr. M.C. Manna

2007                   Dr. S. Adhikari

Eligibility

Applications for the Twelfth International Congress Commemoration Award are invited in the prescribed proforma (obtainable from ISSS office or linked below) from the members of the ISSS, irrespective of age for this award. Each applicant is required to furnish six copies of the application complete in all respect, giving evidence of creating a school of research, providing leadership and/ or making independent outstanding contribution in any branch of Soil Science.

The Awardee shall be honoured with a gold-plated medal and a citation at the Annual Convention of ISSS. For the year 2007 the last date of receiving the applications in the prescribed proforma complete in all respects in the headquarters of the Society is 4th August, 2007

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12thapli.pdf.

The Golden Jubilee Commemoration Young Scientist Award

Year                   Name                                       

1988                   Dr. Pradeep K. Sharma            

1990                   Dr. A. Ganesamurthy

1991                   Dr. Biswapati Mandal

1992                   Dr. R.M. Bhagat                       

1994                   Dr. O.P. Choudhary

1995                   -

1996                   -

1997                   Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao

1998                   Dr. Himanshu Pathak                            

1999                   Dr. R. Dinesh                            

2000                   Dr. Vinod Kumar Phogat

2001                   Dr. D. Damodar Reddy

2002                   Dr. K. Sammi Reddy

2003                   Dr. (Ms.) T.R. Rupa

2004                   Dr. Tapan Adhikari

2005                   Dr. Arvind Kumar Shukla

2006                   Dr. K.M. Hati

2007                   Dr. Gouranga Kar

 Eligibility

The Golden Jubilee Commemoration Young Scientist Award, given annually to an individual in recognition of his/ her professional contributions in Soil Science, is open to members of the ISSS who are not more than 40 years of age as on 31st December of that year. The work done for any degree or diploma by the applicant shall not be considered within the purview of the contributions in judging the award. Eligible members of the ISSS can apply (six copies complete sets) for this award in the prescribed proforma (obtainable from ISSS office or linked below). The awardee shall be honoured with a gold-plated medal and a citation at the Annual Convention. For the year 2007 the last date of receipt of applications in the prescribed proforma complete in all respects in the headquarters of the Society is 4th August, 2007.

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Yungapli.pdf

ISSS Best Doctoral Research Presentation Award

Eligibility

A recipient of Doctoral degree in Soil Science, irrespective of age and membership of ISSS is eligible to apply for this award in the prescribed proforma (obtainable from ISSS office or linked below). For the year 2007, that person should have either completed all the requirements so as to become eligible for the award of Doctoral degree (or received Doctoral degree) of a University (recognized by the University Grants Commission) or an Institute/ Organization (conferred with the status of 'Deemed to be University' in India) any time between 1st July 2006 and 30th June 2007 (both days inclusive).

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Bestdoctawar.pdf

The Indian Society of Soil Science Zonal Awards

Eligibility

This contest is open to candidates in India, irrespective of the fact whether they are members of the ISSS or not, but fulfilling the following essential requirements.

*      Must be a Master's degree holder in Soil Science from a recognized university or an institute/ organization deemed to be university in India.

*      Must have specialized in Soil Science and/ or Agricultural Chemistry at the Master's degree level.

*      Must have submitted a Thesis/ Dissertation in partial/  full requirement of the Master's degree.

*      Must have completed all the requirements so as to become eligible for the award of Master's degree or received the Master's degree any time during the period from 1st July 2006 to 30th June 2007 (both days inclusive) for the year 2007.

The intending applicants are required to submit their applications in the prescribed proforma (supplied by ISSS office on request or linked below) to ISSS for the year 2007 on or before 4th August 2006. The contestants shall be required to make available a copy of their theses/ dissertations to the Judging Committee at the time of contest for consultation.

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Zonaward.pdf

Dr. S.P. Raychaudhuri Gold Medal

Instituted out of a donation made by Mrs. Raychaudhuri in memory of her husband Dr. S.P. Raychaudhuri in 1993, one Gold Medal at a cost not exceeding Rs. 3000/- is awarded annually for best presentation of thesis by students of Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. This programme is organized, as per the bye-laws, by the Delhi Chapter of the Indian Society of Soil Science in association with the Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry (SSAC), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and the Gold Medal is awarded in a joint function organized by the Delhi Chapter and the Chemistry Students’ Association of the Division of SSAC, IARI, New Delhi.

Best Poster Presentation Awards

To encourage and foster competition and to recognize excellence in poster presentations made in the Annual Convention of ISSS, not more than three “Best Poster Presentation Awards” is given in a year on the recommended of a judging Committee constituted for this purpose during the Annual Convention itself.