Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2021 - 2030)

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) was a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in six categories. It was the highest, most prestigious and coveted prize given in the area of multidisciplinary science in India.

The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) India, the late Dr (Sir) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and is known as the ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology’. The Prize is given each year for outstanding contributions to science and technology.

In 2024, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was reconstituted as the Vigyan Yuva – Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award within India's newly unified Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar framework, joining several other national honours under one umbrella. The change removed the prize's longstanding cash award and lifetime fellowship, repositioning it as a prestige honour on par with civilian awards like the Padma Shri, with ceremonies now held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Even with the new name and format, the award has kept its original 1958 founding date, its namesake, and its seven scientific disciplines.