Awards Description

Dr. N. R. Menon Award (Masters)

Dr. N. R. Menon worked at the College of Fisheries, Mangalore where he established the Marine Biology Division. His contributions in the field of Marine Biology and Aquatic Pollution are well recognized and respected. He guided several students at the college before moving over as the Director of the advanced center for Marine Biology in the Cochin University of Science and Technology. He served in Eritrea for two years and successfully established a Marine Science Center there. His role in providing research and educational support for expanding Marine Biology education in the country is well recognized. His critical thinking and careful planning in various research programs have contributed to solve many of the problems in the Marine sector. He continues to be a popular guide for undertaking research by brilliant students.

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.

Examination Committee

The Selection Committee in headed by Dr. N. Natarajan and members of the committee include Dr. Devika Pillai, Dr. M.N. Venugopal, Dr.M. Bhaskar and Dr.G. Jeyasekaran.

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.