Room no- 4A, Division of Entomology, ICAR-IARI Pusa Campus,
New Delhi -110012, India
Telephone/Fax: 011-25840185; Mobile: +91-9718121160
Email: entosocindia@gmail.com or indianentomologist@gmail.com
1. Award will be conferred to Indian citizen for his/her contributions to Entomology.
2. Applicant should be Indian citizen and must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized academic institution or University or National laboratory or in any other recognized R&D institutions in India and should be a member of Entomological Society of India.
3. Nominee should not have crossed 40 years of age for award as on 31st December 2025.
4. Nominees who have received a similar award for the same work/accomplishments from any agency, society, or institution in the last two years will not be considered.
5. Former or present Vice-Chancellors of Universities/ Principals of Colleges/ Directors of Central or State or Private research institutions / Heads of the Departments not below the rank of professors/ Fellows of Entomological Society of India (ESI) can nominate suitable candidates for the award.
6. Ten best research publications of the nominee should accompany the nomination. List these research publications with DOI in the descending order of NAAS score of the Journals (NAAS journal ID and NAAS score).
7. The Judging Committee chaired by the President, ESI will comprise eminent entomologists constituted by the ESI, will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees. The decision of the President, ESI will be final.
8. There are three awards under this category. Each award consists of a citation and memento will be presented in a simple public ceremony/through post (in absentia). The date & the venue will be notified as and when finalized.
9. Each awardee will have to present his/her research work in an awards ceremony/seminar.
SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS
Complete nominations are to be submitted through E-mail: esiaward@gmail.com in single PDF.
Hardcopy will not be entertained.
Nominations must be submitted on or before 11:59 PM of 15 October 2026.
No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
For submission and queries: esiaward@gmail.com
The Entomological Society of India reserves the right to modify these guidelines without prior notice.