Awards Description

Dr. V. J Jhingran Award

Dr. V. G. Jhingran served as Director of the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore and contributed immensely for the development of the freshwater Aquaculture in the country. The leadership provided by him helped in developing technologies for the wise use of the inland fisheries resources and the development of Aquaculture Technology. India’s most significant accomplishment as the second largest producer of fish from Aquaculture is largely attributed to the support he provided in developing the technology for fish culture. The Government of India presented him Padma Bhushan award in recognition of the yeoman service rendered by him for Fisheries development in India. The comprehensive book written by him “Fish and Fisheries of India” is considered as an excellent documentation of Indian fisheries research and development. He worked in various organizations including FAO and ADB. He was also associated with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Fisheries colleges as an Advisor.

Mode Of Selection
  1. The selection would be largely based on the publications that have emerged from the thesis and published in high impact journals. Papers presented in seminars/workshops/symposia will not be considered. 
  2. The selection committee will evaluate the submitted theses for their scientific quality and relevance to societal necessities.

Submission of Application

Eligible candidates should send thesis along with the following documents

  1. Resume of the candidate containing previous academic records and co-curricular activities in not more than two pages.
  2. Viva Voce examination certificate from the Head of the institution.
  3. Synopsis of the thesis in not more than 300 words
  4. Half a page statement (150 words) on how the results contained  the thesis enrich scientific knowledge and contribution to address the problems confronted by the community
  5. Thesis copy in CD, along with reprints and the above information should be sent to Dr. Devika Pillai, Convener, PFGF best theses selection committee, College of Fisheries, Panangad, Kochi – 682506, on or before 30th August of every year.
  6. Thesis copies received will not be returned and will be deposited in the PFGF library at the CIFE center in Mumbai.

Recognition

  1. Three theses, generally one from M.F.Sc, one from Ph.D. and one thesis submitted to an overseas University (M.Sc./Ph.D.) would be selected for the award. However, the allocation can be interchanged based on the necessity, but keeping the maximum number of awards to three.
  2. The winners will be given a certificate of Merit and PFGF will take proactive role to provide publicity for the winners of the award.

Likely Impact

The award has been instituted with the prime objective of increasing the quality of research carried out by the postgraduate students and to encourage the early publication of results in high impact journals.

Eligibility Criteria
  1. Students who have completed M.F.Sc/Ph.D. degree from the Colleges affiliated to the Agricultural Universities in India alone would be eligible to apply for the award.
  2. Those graduates who possess Bachelor/Master degree in fisheries science from one of the Fisheries Colleges, but have completed postgraduate education (M.Sc./Ph.D.) in any of the Universities outside the country are also eligible to apply and will be considered under overseas category.
  3. Thesis will be eligible for submission of an award within two years from the date of final viva voce examination.
  4. Thesis should be supported with at least one published paper for the M.F.Sc. thesis published in high impact journals. Accepted papers can also be submitted with a support letter to testify the acceptance of paper. However, those who have not been able to publish papers based on the results included in the thesis are not eligible to apply for the award.