Prof PV Sukhatme National Award for life time contribution in the field of statistics

Training Unit, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Khurshid Lal Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi has invited applications/nominations for ‘Prof. P.V. Sukhatme National Award in Statistics for Life Time Contribution in the Field of Statistics-2022’
The biennial award has been instituted for senior statisticians for their significant and life time contribution in the field of Statistics, in recognition of the contribution of Prof. P. V. Sukhatme, a renowned statistician for his outstanding contribution and distinguished service to the cause of Statistics and its application to agriculture and allied fields to Statistics.

The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5.0 Lakh along with a citation, shawl and a memento. Travel (by Air -economy class) to the venue of the Award presentation ceremony and boarding and lodging is also provided to the awardee for participating in the award presentation ceremony.

Eligibility: The nominee/applicant should be an Indian National having acquired the degree of Ph.D. / D.Sc. and who has made significant/ lifetime contributions in applied/ theoretical Statistics benefitting the Indian Official Statistical System. There is no age limit.

The eligible candidates can nominate themselves or the names can also be proposed by institutions accompanied by a support of three referees.

Applications/nominations of the eligible candidates should be submitted in prescribed format through email at training-mospi@nic.in as per instructions given at annex to the detailed Notification at https://www.mospi.gov.in/ (Announcements link).

Names and complete addresses of any three distinguished statisticians for the purpose of reference, along with their fields/subjects of specialization, are also required to be submitted along with application/nomination. These distinguished statisticians may be requested to send the testimonials directly to the Deputy Director, Training Unit, National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation at email training-mospi@nic.in. The Procedure for selection of awardee is given in the Notification.
The last date for the receipt of duly filled-in and complete applications/nominations is 11th March, 2022.

The Award will be presented during Statistics Day function on 29th June 2022.

For details, visit https://www.mospi.gov.in/