AWARDS
2024 - 2025
- Dr. Satendra Kumar 2025 - Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) 2025: Vigyan Yuva – Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award.
- Dr. R. Mahender Kumar - Rythu Nestham Award 2025
- Dr. Raman Meenakshi Sundaram – Team Leader and Team Members: Dr. Maganti Sheshu Madhav, Dr. C. N. Neeraja, Dr. Madamsetty Srinivas Prasad, Dr. A. P. Padmakumari, Dr. Gouri Sankar Laha, Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia, Dr. Jyothi Badri, Dr. Kalyani Makarand Barbadikar, and Dr. Papa Rao Vaikuntapu received Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan Puraskar 2025. Outstanding Inter-Disciplinary Team Research in Agriculture, Agricultural Education, Extension and Allied Sciences 2025.
- Dr. S. L. Krishnamurthy received Rashtriya Vignan Puraskar: Yuva Vignana - Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Outstanding contribution in Agricultural Sciences from The Hon’ble President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi (22-08-2024).
- Dr. S. L. Krishnamurthy received the Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award for Outstanding contribution in Crop Improvement from Indian Society of Genetic and Plant Breeding (ISGPB) (13-12-2024)
- Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia received the prestigious FABA Excellence Award, presented by the Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) in Pune on 23rd August 2025.
- Best Oral Presentation- Bandeppa Sonth, P.C. Latha, Amol S Phule, V. Manasa, R. Gobinath, K. Surekha, G. Rajani, M.B. Kalyani, M.B.B Prasad Babu, and R. M. Sundaram. Effect of Priestia flexa IIRRPSB14 phosphate solubilizer on the growth and development of ISM rice cultivar in 65th Annual International Conference of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), held on the theme “Perspective of Microbes for Human Welfare” at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana from 14-17/11/2024.
- Dr. AP Padmakumari conferred with Dr. Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher Memorial award - 2024 in the 6th National Conference on “Advances in Agricultural and Industrial Entomology” on November 17, 2024 organised by Dr. Vasant Raj David Foundation for her contribution to Agricultural Entomology with emphasis on rice.
- Best oral presentation award - Received the best oral presentation award for the paper entitled - Padmavathi Ch., Azam M.M., Sanjeeva Rao D., Chinna Babu Naik and Sundaram R.M. 2025. Slow-Release Pheromone Formulations for the Management of Insect Pests in Rice. Paper presented at Second International Conference on Biological Control: Biocontrol Contributions to One Health (2icbc2025), held from February 25-28, 2025, at Bangalore.
- Received the Best paper award for “ Swarupa, Y., Mandali, R., & Padmakumari, A. P*. Incidence of Rice Stem Borers in Coastal Andhra Pradesh with Emphasis on Sesamia inferens (Walker). Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1695.” during the ICAR- IIRR Foundation day celebrations.
- Padmavathi Ch, Azam MM, Sanjeeva Rao D, Chinna Babu Naik and Sundaram RM. 2025. Slow-Release Pheromone Formulations for the Management of Insect Pests in Rice. Paper presented at Second International Conference on Biological Control: Biocontrol Contributions to One Health (2icbc2025), held from February 25-28, 2025, at Bangalore – Adjudged as best oral presentation.
- Kranthi, P., Jhansilakshmi V., Rana D.K., V. Chinna babu Naik and Mangrauthia S.K., 2025. Characterization of Intra-Specific Interactions of White-backed Planthopper, Sogatella furcifera (Horvath) and Analysis of Gene Expression in Selected Rice Genotypes. Entomology Students Conclave 2025: 247 (Best Rapid Virtual Oral Presentation).
- Satish N. Chavan received ‘Best Scientist Award’ from ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research on the occasion of 11th Foundation day of the ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad on 16th Dec., 2024.
- Satish N Chavan received the ‘Best Oral Presentation Award’ for the paper “Chavan S.N., Somasekhar N. and Kyndt T. 2025. Dehydroascorbate vaccination mediates the activation of induced and intergenerational nematode resistance in rice. Presented in the International Conference on “One Health Perspectives in Global Plant Protection Research 2025” at TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu during 19th -21st Feb.,2025.
- Mr K. Shravan Kumar, Technical Officer “received Best worker Award under Technical Officers Category” during ICAR- IIRR foundation day.
- Received Best Oral Presentation Award for the abstract - D Ladhalakshmi, M Srinivas Prasad, G S Laha, V Prakasam, C Gopalakrishnan, D. Pramesh, Vindeswari Prasad and R M Sundaram. 2024. Comparing the efficiency of field artificial screening methodology with the Natural disease screening at hot spot areas for Rice False Smut Disease.
- Received Best Poster Presentation Award for the abstract - D Ladhalakshmi, K Arunasree, R Rakesh Naidu, G S Laha, K Basavaraj, C Kannan, M Srinivas Prasad and R M Sundaram. PCR-Based Approach. Mating-Type Analysis in Villosiclava virens (Rice False smut) Populations Based on PCR-Based Approach.
2016-2017
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding young Scientist Award (Dr. Satendra Kumar 2017)
2015-2016
- Sardar patel Outstanding Institution Award - Dr. V. Ravindra Babu
- Women of Distinction for the contribution and achievement in the field of Expert Information System - Dr. B. Sailaja
- Biotech Product, Process Development and Commercialization Award - Dr. Raman Meenakshi Sundaram
- Plaque of Appreciation awarded to Dr. TILLATHOO RAM for his significant contribution to STRASA and particularly his substantial involvement in the development and promotion of drought tolerant rice on 27th April, 2016
2014-2015
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding young Scientist Award (Dr. Shaik N Meera 2015 )
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award (Dr . Divya Balakrishnan 2015)
- Dr. P. N. Sri. G. Sriramulu Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest OGPA in PhD in Faculty of Agriculture from Dr. Daniel Gustafson, DDG(Operations), FAO, during 45th Convocation of ANGRAU held in Tirupati on 4th April, 2015
- Dr. P. N. Bahl Award for the Biennium 2012- 13- (Dr. M. Sundaram)SSDAT- Life Time Achievement Award- (Dr. V. Ravindra Babu)
- SSDAT- Life Time Achievement Award- (Dr. T. Ram)
- SSDAT- Fellowship Award- (Dr. P. Muthuraman)
- SSDAT- Outstanding Achievement Award- (Dr. Shaik. N. Meera)
- SSDAT- Distinguished Scientist Award, (S. M. Balachandran)
- G. S. Sirohi Best Paper Award 2014 ( Dr. B. Sailaja)
- Indian Society of Agronomy (ISA) Fellowship Award 2014( Dr. B. Gangaiah)
- Best Paper Award 2014 ( Dr. B. Nirmala)
2013-2014
- Agriculture Leadership Summit Award 2013 (Dr. Shaik. N. Meera)
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding young Scientist Award (Dr.M. Seshu Madhav )
- Hari Om Ashram Trust Award 2013 (Dr. B.C. Viraktamath, Dr. M. S. Ramesha , Dr. A. S. Hari Prasad, & Dr. R. M. Sundaram)
2012-2013
- India Geospatial Excellence Award in Agriculture 2012 (Dr. B. Sailaja)
2011-2012
- 4th MS Swaminathan Award 2012 (Dr. N. Shobha Rani)
2001-2010
- Choudary Devi Lal Outstanding AICRIP Award (2001)
- ICAR award for outstanding team research for 2001-2002(Team of rice breeders led by Dr. Ilyas Ahmed)
- Senadhira Rice Research Award (Dr. BC Mishra 2002)
- A Rolling shield for Original Hindi writing (2002)
- Hari Om Ashram Trust Award (Dr. B.C. Mishra and R.K. Singh, 2003)
- Rao Bahadur Dr, Ram Dhan Singh memorial Award (Dr. B. Mishra, 2003)
- Dr. B. Bap Reddy Memorial Award for IPM (Dr. I.C. Pasalu and group, 2003)
- ICAR Award for the Outstanding Multi-disciplinary team research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences for the Biennium 2003-2004 (Dr. N. Shobha Rani and group)
- Crop Research Award (Dr. G. Padmavati, 2004)
- Dr. R.H. Richharia Award for excellence in Rice Research - (Dr. B. Mishra and Dr. M.P. Pandey, 2004)
- Janna Reddy Ventkatreddy bianneal award – (Dr. J.S. Bentur, 2005)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Post-Graduate Agricultural Research (Dr.M. Shehu Madhav, 2006)
- Societal Innovation Award (Dr. Mohan, 2008)
- Young Scientist Award of the 96th Indian Science Congress (Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia, 2009)
- Young Scientist Award (Dr.Shaik N. Meera and Ms.B. Nirmala, 2009)
- Best invention award and gold medal (Dr. Mohan, 2009)
- World Intellectual Property (WIPO) Award and gold medal (Dr. Mohan, 2009)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for outstanding Research in the field of plant protection (Dr . SatendraKumar Mangrauthia, 2010)
- Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for outstanding research in Agricultural Sciences 2010 (Dr. J.S. Bentur)
- Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Woman Scientist Award 2010 (Dr. N. Sarla)
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding young Scientist Award 2010 (Dr. R. M. Sundaram)
1995-2000
- Best Annual Report of ICAR Institutes Award (1995-96)
- ICAR Best Institution Award (1996)
- The Chauadhary Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) Award 2001
- Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award (Dr.B.Venkateswarulu & Dr.Padmaja Rao, 1988-89)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Young Scientist Award (Dr.D.K.Kundu, 1988)
- Young Women in Rice Science Award for South and South East Asia (Dr.Shobha Rani, 1992)
- Sri Bap Reddy's Plant Protection Award (Dr.K.Krishnaih, 1995)
- DRR Silver Jubilee Endowment Prize ( Dr.U.Prasada Rao, 1999)
- Prof.T.N.Ananthakrishnan Award 2000 (Dr.J.S.Bentur, 2000)