National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India
Nomination Form for selection of Associates
Important Instructions
For office use only
Name
File No.
Section
Duly completed Nomination Form should be sent by Registered Post, Courier or by Hand, by the Proposer to
Executive Secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, NASC, DPS Marg, Pusa Campus, New
Delhi – 110012, so as to reach him by 31 March, 2015.
Nominations will be grouped under the following 8 sections:
I.
Crop Sciences, covering Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources, Plant Biotechnology, Plant
Physiology, Plant Biochemistry and Seed Technology
II.
Horticultural Sciences, covering Fruit Science, Vegetable Science, Ornamental Horticulture & Landscape
Gardening, Plantation Crops and Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops (improvement, production and
biotechnology)
III.
Animal Sciences, covering Animal Genetics & Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Animal Physiology, Animal Biochemistry
and Biotechnology, Animal Production, Animal Health, Animal Products Technology, Dairy Sciences and Poultry
Sciences
IV.
Fisheries Sciences, covering Fish Genetics & Breeding, Fish Nutrition, Fish Pathology, Fish Biotechnology, Fish
Biosystematics, Fish Processing & Technology, Fisheries Resource Management and Aquaculture
V.
Natural Resource Management Sciences, covering Agricultural Meteorology, Agronomy, Environmental
Science, Forestry & Agroforestry, Soil Science, Water Management and Agricultural Physics
VI.
Plant Protection Sciences, covering Agricultural Chemicals, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology,
Nematology, Microbiology and Organic Chemistry
VII.
Agricultural Engineering and Technology, covering Farm Machinery & Power, Soil and Water Engineering,
Agricultural Process Engineering, Textile Chemistry and Computer Application in Agriculture
VIII.
Social Sciences, covering Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Statistics, Extension Education, Food Science &
Nutrition, Food Technology, Home Science and Bioinformatics
Before sending the nomination, please ensure the following:1. Carefully read the Guidelines for Evaluation of Nominations before filling up the Nomination Form.
2. Minimum score of 42 out of 70 marks from the publications as per NAAS Journal scores.
3. Nomination Form is signed by the Proposer. He may also ensure that the nominee fulfills all requirements at
(i) to (v) of Part A of the Nomination Form.
4. All entries in the Nomination Form should be typewritten. The required information/particulars should be
given in the space provided in the form.
5. Separate sub-heads for listing scientific achievements under different categories are provided in the Part C.
Proofs for claims made in item 2 & 3 in Part C should be attached.
6. Publications: Consult the catalogue of journals with NAAS scores and list only those publications that have
been published in journals included in the above catalogue (refer Academy’s web site: www.naasindia.org
for the purpose). In addition, journals having Thomson Reuters Impact Factor (IF) but not included in NAAS
catalogue, may also be included. Avoid publication in non-refereed journals and do not list papers from the
proceedings/abstracts presented in workshops/symposia. Papers accepted for publication may be listed.
7. Please attach a copy each of best 20 papers.
8. The cut-off date for receipt of Nominations will be 31st March 2015. No updates/reprints/additional information
furnished by the nominees for periods after 31st March 2015 shall be considered.
9. Proforma with incomplete information will be returned to the Proposer.
10. Nomination for Selection of Associates should be written on the envelope containing the nomination papers.
11. Please ensure about the integrity of the nominee.
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PART – A
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
The undersigned Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences proposes and seconds
.........................................................................................................................................….......…...
(Name of the candidate in capital letters)
as a candidate for selection as a Associate of the Academy. His candidature may be considered in section
(Mention Section Number and Title)
Certified that the nominee:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Has made outstanding contributions in Agricultural Science
Has qualification and contributions that match with the Section to which nominated
Scores at least sixty per cent marks in publications
Has doubtless integrity and discipline
Remarks about the nominee’s suitability
Particulars of the Proposer
Proposer
(Proposer)
Proposer’s Name
Signature
Date
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PART – B
BIODATA
(General Information to be filled by the nominee at the time of nomination)
1.
Name in full:
(Surname followed by given name)
2.
Date & Place (with State) of Birth:
3.
Nationality:
4.
Field of specialization
(i)
Section No.:
(ii)
Section Title:
(iii)
Area of specialization:
5.
Designation:
6.
Address:
Space for Passport size
colour photograph
(a)
Official:
Tel. No.
Fax No.
E-mail
Address
(b)
Residential:
Tel. No.:
Address:
:
:
:
:
(Give STD code for Telephone & Fax No.)
7.
Academic career and professional attainments
(a)
Degree
(b)
Position Held
University/Institution
Year
Duration
Distinction, if any
Institution
I offer my candidature for selection to the Associateship of NAAS. I certify that the information given in
the form is correct and no vigilance/disciplinary proceedings are pending against me.
Signature of Nominee
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PART – C
Significant Achievements of the Nominee
Please give a brief statement of the most significant research achievements of the nominee.
(To be typed clearly within the space provided)
Name of the nominee:
Date of birth:
Age (as on 31.03.2015):
(Surname followed by given name)
Designation & Address:
Special attainments of the nominee (maximum 200 words)
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1.
List of Research Publications: List research publications in the descending order of NAAS score of
the Journals indicating name of author(s), year of publication, title, name of the journal, volume No. and page
Nos. In case of papers accepted for publication, the proof of acceptance should be enclosed.
(a) Twenty most important research publications
S. No.
List of Publications
NAAS
Journal ID
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Remarks by
NAAS
Secretariat
(b)
S. No.
Twenty next important research publications (other than 20 best given above)
List of Publications
NAAS
Journal ID
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Remarks by
NAAS
Secretariat
2.
Concepts/Processes/Patents/Products/Technologies & Books (Please see item 2 in the Guidelines)
I.
Concepts, Processes, Patents and Books
II.
Products and Technologies
3.
Awards & honors, including Scientific Leaderships (Please see item 3 in the Guidelines)
International/National Honor/Awards of high repute given by Government or Inter-Governmental Organizations
D.Sc. (Hon.)
Fellowships of National Science Academies
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Other Honors/Awards by ICAR, CSIR, DST, DBT, NRDC, National Science Academies, etc.
International Post-Doctoral Fellowships/Awards
Young Scientist Awards/Associateship by the National Science Academies
National level Best Teacher/Researcher/Extension Worker Award
Awards by the Universities, Deemed to be Universities and State Government
National level Professional Society Award
(a) Gold Medal, Fellowship, Honorary Membership based on the professional achievements
(b) Other awards/recognitions (excluding paper/poster award)
Institute level Best Teacher/Researcher/Extension Worker award
Chair of prestigious committees/taskforce; President/Secretary of professional societies; Leadership position in
research programmes or research organizations
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GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION OF ASSOCIATES OF THE ACADEMY
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Associateship is open to serving Young Scientists, upto the age of 40 years, working in agriculture related
disciplines in Research/Academic Systems in India.
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The Associates have the following privileges:
(a)
To be present in all General Body Meetings
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
To have personal access to the library of the Academy
To take out books, plates, drawings, manuscripts, etc. from the library, subject to such regulations as may be
prescribed by the Academy
To offer papers and communications to be read before the meetings of the Academy.
To get all NAAS publications.
To attend the Foundation Day programme by meeting the expenditure on their own. However, Academy will meet
one time travel expenses and hospitality for attending Foundation Day programme and Annual General Body
meeting at the conferment of the Associateship.
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A total of 10 Associates can be selected in a year. There will be no discipline/sectional committee-wise quota.
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The identification of the Associates will be done by Sectional Committees, which is reviewed by the
Conveners’ Group and approved by the Executive Council. However, there is no balloting.
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The criteria for election will be academic excellence based on scientific contributions as reflected by
publications, products, processes and technologies etc.
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The Weightage to various criteria will be as Follows:
1. Publications – maximum 70 marks
2. Concepts, Processes, Products, Technologies, Patents & Books – maximum 20 marks
3. Awards & honors, including Scientific Leadership – maximum 10 marks
1. Publications
(i)
(Maximum 70 marks)
Research publications will be given marks according to the NAAS score of Journals:
(a) Twenty most important publications:
50
Each publication will be given a maximum of 5.0 marks with a cap of maximum 50 marks
(b) Next 20 publications (other than above 20 publications):
20
Each publication will be given a maximum of 2.0 marks with a cap of maximum 20 marks
(ii)
All the authors will get full marks in publications with multiple authors.
(iii)
The nominees should submit the list of their publications in the descending order of NAAS scoring of
journals. For this purpose, list of Journals as identified by NAAS and available on Academy website:
www.naasindia.org should be consulted and the Journal ID should be mentioned in the column provided
in the proforma against each publication. In addition, journals having Thomson Reuters Impact Factor (IF)
but not included in NAAS catalogue, may also be included. For IF journals, NAAS Score = 6.0 + IF with
capping on 20.00.
2. Concepts, Processes, Products, Technologies, Patents & Books
(Maximum 20 marks)
Note: An illustrative (but not exhaustive) description of indicators is provided below for allocation of marks. The
Sectional Committees may consider equivalent indicators for scoring. The Committee may identify many other
examples as they review the cases.
Group I: Concepts, Processes, Patents and Books
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Concept such as propounding a new theory or describing pathways and mechanisms of a process. In case
of social sciences, the concept may include new approaches/tools such as total factor productivity, social
business and meta-evaluation.
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Process such as development and description of steps/components of a process that explain the total
mechanism of operation. These may also include development of new extension methodologies, methods of
conservation agriculture, development of innovative methodologies for research prioritization and
technology impact assessment and applications of new concepts.
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Marks should be allotted based on credible evidence either published in journal with at least 15 number of
citations or included in a reputed text book or referred to in important planning and policy documents.
Complete reference of the published papers or books or planning and policy documents should be provided.
Each concept and process scores 1 mark.
Since difference between concept and process is thin, double counting should be avoided.
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Patents granted with details of Patent No., Accession No., Trade Marks for GI, Germplasm Registration and
IP protection should be provided.
Each patent scores 2 marks.
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Books with at least 200 pages with ISBN No., published by a reputed publisher or organization, such as ICAR,
CSIR and National Academies. Books published by the research institutes/universities may not be considered.
Each authored book scores 2 marks and edited book scores 1 mark.
Group II: Products and Technologies
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Products: Development of new products (eg. variety, unique germplasm, genetic stock, chemical and
biochemical formulation, diagnostics, vaccines, drug formulation, feed formulation, models of institutional
innovations, programming, simulation or statistical models and computer software, including extension
software such as expert systems and interactive multimedia, new pest and pathogen identified, new
machines/equipment or major modifications in them and development of new value-added products) that have
been economically evaluated and adopted or have the potential to be adopted on a wide scale. In the case of
social sciences, it may include special reports, policy papers, etc. with evidences of influence on research
priorities, economic policies and programmes.
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Technologies: Research findings that become sustainable practices among the stakeholders. These
include integrated pest management, integrated resource management, integrated farming system models,
water harvesting and conservation methods, post-harvest technologies, institutional innovations animal
improvement and innovative extension efforts leading to large scale diffusion and adoption of technologies.
Documentary evidence should be enclosed for the adoption of products and technologies and their impact on livelihood
of farmers/ commercial value and acceptance by clients/stakeholders.
Each product, variety and technology adopted in large scale by farmers/clients/stakeholders and made significant
impacts scores 3 marks.
Each product, variety and technology adopted in ICAR/CSIR/ICMR Institutes/SAUs or entered in multi-location trials for
validation, including socio-economic feasibility scores 1.5 marks.
3. Awards, Honors & Scientific Leadership
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(Maximum 10 marks)
National and international awards of high repute given by Government or Inter-Governmental Organizations such
as Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award, Bhatnagar Award and Norman E. Borlaug Award
D.Sc. (Hon.)
Fellowship of National Science Academies (INSA, NASI, IAS, INAE, NAMS)
Other awards by ICAR, CSIR, DST, DBT, NRDC, National Academies, etc.
International Post-Doctoral fellowships/awards such as Humboldt, Fulbright, DAAD, BOYSCAST, JSPS,
Commonwealth, JIRCAS, including those from the international centres of higher learning
Young Scientist Award/Associateship by the National Science Academies
National level Best Teacher/Researcher/Extension Worker award
Awards by the Universities, Deemed to be Universities and State Government
National level Professional Society Award
(a) Gold Medal, Fellowship, Honorary Membership based on the professional achievements
(b) Other awards/recognitions (excluding paper/poster award)
Institute level Best Teacher/Researcher/Extension Worker award
Chair of prestigious committees/taskforce; President/Secretary of professional societies; Leadership position in
research programmes or research organizations e.g. Director/Project Director; Editor of NAAS rated Journals, 1
mark each
Minimum qualifying marks for Associateship
60
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