Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Chemical Science

Awarded for notable research in Chemical Sciences, this prize celebrates breakthroughs in organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, and theoretical chemistry. The honored scientists have contributed to innovations that impact industries, healthcare, environment, and fundamental chemical understanding.

This category of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize honours an Indian researcher whose chemical-sciences work, fundamental or applied, has advanced the field over the preceding five years. Administered by CSIR's Human Resource Development Group, it covers organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry conducted within India. Recipients must be citizens under forty-five at selection. First conferred in 1958 and named for CSIR's founding director Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, it is announced annually on September 26th, CSIR's Foundation Day, alongside the prize's other six disciplines.