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DRDO National Level Awards for the year 2024

DRDO NATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2024

Click here to download Proforma for DRDO National Level Awards Nomination Form and Personal Information Form of Nominee Format (Word Format)      (Pdf Format)

The last date for accepting Nominations for DRDO National Level Awards 2024 has been extended till 10 Dec 2024.

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Important Information

1. DRDO National Level Awards  

DRDO National Level Awards are open to all individuals serving in Government Organisation / Public Sector Enterprises / Private Organisation (Academia, Industry, R&D laboratories) for their outstanding contribution in the field of Defence Science and Technology. The details of two National Level Awards are as under :-
    
(a)    Dr. Kothari Defence Science Award
         (One Award - Citation and Cash Amount of Rs. 10 Lakhs)

        To be conferred upon an individual for his/her outstanding contribution in the
        field of Basic Research in Defence Science.

(b)   Dr. Kalam Defence Technology Award
        (One Award - Citation and Cash Amount of Rs. 10 Lakhs)

        To be conferred upon an individual for his/her outstanding contribution in the
        field of Development of Defence Technology.

2.    GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS

  1.   The nomination in the prescribed proforma for these Awards will be accepted only     through the Ministry / Departments / Organisation / Private Agencies where the nominee is serving and the nominations received directly from any individual will NOT be accepted.
  2.   All the nominations for the awards duly signed by the nominators should conform to the proforma attached herewith. The Personnel Information Form of nominee is mandatory for each of these awards. Separate nomination should be submitted for each type of awards.
  3.  A Power Point presentation containing maximum five slides giving personal details, organization details, work experience, major contribution and details of previous award/citation, if any, should be submitted with the nomination. A soft copy of the Power Point presentation should be forwarded to the e-mail ID given in Para 2(e) below.
  4.  The nomination should also be supported by the copies of documents / certificates of education qualification; major contribution in the field of Defence Science and  Technology; previous awards or citations, if any and innovation in the form of patents/publication/product improvement etc    .
  5. Two copies of duly completed nomination form alongwith requisite documents are required to be submitted to Directorate of Personnel, DRDO HQ, DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi -110011 and a soft copy of the same is required to be forwarded on Email : dte[hyphen]pers[dot]hqr[at]gov[dot]in Ph : 011-23007218, Fax : 011-23014576 for query).

 

3.    HOW TO FILL THE NOMINATION FORM

  1.  The nomination form should be neatly typed in MS Word (strictly as per the proforma attached) using the Times New Roman Font Size 12 on A4 size paper.
  2.  The name of award(Dr. Kothari Defence Science Award or Dr. Kalam Defence Technology Award) for which nomination is being made should be mentioned in Serial Number 1 of the proforma.
  3.  The Personnel Index Number (PIN) should invariably be mentioned in Serial Number 2 if the nominee is a DRDO employee. If the nominee is not a DRDO employee, ‘N.A’ should be mentioned in the column.
  4. The full name of the organisation where the nominee is serving at the time of making the nomination for the award, should be given in the Serial Number 3.
  5. The details of the position held and length of service in each grade in chronological order should be given starting from the present position in Serial Number 13.
  6. The major contribution of the nominee in the relevant field of Defence Science and Technology should be specific and quantified in not more than 200 words in Serial Number 15.
  7. The details of the awards / honours received by the nominee, if any, should be given in Serial Number 18 and the citation / certificate should also be attached with the nomination form.
  8. Before signing the nomination form, the nominator should ensure that there is no Vigilance/Disciplinary/Criminal Case pending or contemplated against the nominee (as given below in Serial Number 21)

 

4.    PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF AWARDEES

  1. All the nominations received will be placed before the Screening Committee for shortlisting the nominations for further consideration of the Apex Committee. The Screening Committee may interact with the nominee or evolve its own procedure/criteria for recommending the names out of the nominations received for these awards.   
  2. The nominations shortlisted by Screening Committee will be put up before the Apex Committee and the names of the applicants as finalized by the Apex Committee will be placed before Hon’ble Raksha Mantri for his consideration and approval.
  3. The Director of Personnel, DRDO HQ will declare the names of awardees as approved by the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri. The names of awardees will be published on DRDO website and a letter to all individual awardees will also be sent by Directorate of Personnel, DRDO HQ.  

 

5.    LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATIONS

  1.  The last date for receipt of duly completed nominations along with requisite documents in the Directorate of Personnel, DRDO HQ,DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg,  New Delhi – 110011 is 10 December 2024.
  2. Two copies of duly completed nomination form along with requisite documents are required to be submitted to Directorate of Personnel, DRDO HQ, DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi -110011 and a soft copy of the same is required to be forwarded on Email : dte[hyphen]pers[dot]hqr[at]gov[dot]in Ph : 011-23007218, Fax : 011-23014576 for query).
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