Eligibility Criterion

1. Applicant should have completed his/her Ph.D. degree in discipline of Plant Pathology from any Indian University with a minimum OCPA of 7.5/10.00 (=75% marks) or equivalent during 11th February, 2025 to last date of application i.e. 25th October, 2025.
2. The research work should be original and must have a direct bearing on some relevant aspects of plant pathology discipline.
3. The award consists of a certificate and cash prize of Rupees 11000/- which will be awarded after presentation in the Annual Meeting and Symposium of INSOPP going to be held on 18-20th November, 2025.
4. The application for the award should be routed through the Head of the department and application should reach up to 25th October, 2025 to the Secretary, Indian Society of Plant Pathologists, Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 on email id secinsopp@pau.edu
5. The applicant and the Major Advisor should be the annual/life member of the society. Application form for membership can be downloaded from the website of Society www.insopp.org.in
6. Shortlisted candidates will be bound to publish at least one paper out of the thesis in Plant Disease Research journal which should be submitted before the contest.
7. The applicant should have not got any award for the same thesis.
8. The award competition will be held during the conference with a quorum of at least three participants, otherwise it will be cancelled.
9. The decision of the award committee will be final.

Application Procedure

1. The application for the award should be routed through the Head of the Department and should reach up to 25th October, 2025 to the Secretary, Indian Society of Plant Pathologists, Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 on email id secinsopp@pau.edu For any enquiry one can contact at email: secinsopp@pau.edu
2. Application should be submitted on the prescribed Performa, as soft copy of the thesis and attested scanned copy the PhD degree or provisional Degree Certificate (PDC). The application must include a copy of the thesis evaluation report.
3. Candidate will give a signed undertaking that he/she has not been awarded earlier for the PhD research work (Scanned copy).
4. In case a candidate applies simultaneously for two awards for the same research work, then he/she has to inform the Secretary, INSOPP before the contest. If he/she gets then he/she has to withdraw the second award application.
5. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for PowerPoint Presentation of 20-25 minutes before the panel of three judges in the technical session of the INSOPP symposium on 18-20th November 2025 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

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