INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF HILL FARMING
भारतीय पर्वतीय कृषि संघ
(Registered under Societies Act XII of 1983)
Registration No. SR/IAHF 43/87 of 1987 (Registered under Societies Act XII of 1983)

IAHF YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD

Important Instructions

Duly completed Application Form should be sent by Registered Post, Courier or by Hand to Pankaj Baiswar (Plant Pathology), Secretary, Indian Association of Hill Farming (IAHF), & Principal Scientist, Division of Crop Science, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya, so as to reach not later than 30th December, 2023.

•	IAHF calls for IAHF YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD 2021 and 2022 (Total 02 awards)
•	Only one award will be given every year across the discipline
•	Award carries a certificate and a memento.
•	The age of the applicant on the 31 Dec. of the year for which applied for award should be less than 35 years.
•	Life membership of IAHF is prerequisite for the award. At least three years of service to Govt./Non Govt. organizations (permanent/contractual) in any hill stations is required to apply for the young scientist position.
•	Attach a copy of age proof, evidence for service in Hill station and reprint of 5 most important research papers.
•	Provide soft copy of application along with evidences for publication/other claim in the USB drive with appropriate headings for easy reference (Naas Rating of Year 2023 will be followed).
•	Claims without evidence (soft copy in USB drive) will not be considered for scoring.
•	Submit TWO COPIES of Application through proper channel
•	Application not received within closing dates will not be considered.
•	Only application forwarded through Head of the Institute/ IAHF Fellow/ Fellow of any recognized professional National Society will be entertained by the society 
(Proof to be attached by the person forwarding the application in case of Fellow other than IAHF).
•	Final decision of Society President will be binding in all cases.
•	Achievements/ Publication etc up to the closing date will be considered for IAHF Award irrespective of year of Award.
•	Complete application (hard copy) may be kept within 30 pages including enclosures.
•	Word format of application can be obtained through email: iahf.sec@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT OF APPLICATION

1.	Citation: Please provide a citation you would like to see if you are selected (not more than 200 words)

2.	Provide five bullet points for your significant contributions to hill agriculture/ Northeast India including A&N Island.

3.	Highlight Your Significant Contributions (Research/Extension/Teaching/Innovations etc) with emphasis on Hill Farming in not Exceeding Two Pages.

NOMINATION FOR IAHF YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD:

1.	Name of the Applicant:
2.	Date of birth (Age should be less than 35 years on Dec, 31 of the year of the award, Attach age proof) :
3.	Designation:
4.	Field of specialization:
5.	Postal address (with Phone/Fax/Email etc.):
6.	Educational qualifications (Give in tabular form in chronological order-name of examination passed, board/university, year of passing, subject studies, percentage of marks/OGPA, rank/position, if any. 01 mark for each first Division & 01 marks for each medals/fellow-ship/NET etc) -Max 5 marks
Level	Degree	Board/ University	Year of
passing	Subject(s) with major field	Fellow-ship/ Medal	Class/ Division/ Grade/ marks	
Graduation							
Masters							
Ph. D							
Others							
7.	Employment record (Give in Tabular in chronological order-post held, name of the employer period, pay scale etc. 0.5 Mark for each year of completed service): Max. 2.5 marks
Post held	Name of employer	Place of posting	Period	Pay scale	

8.	Period of service in Himalayan states/other hill stations (duration in years, 0.5mark for each year of service): Max.2.5

9.	Professional recognition, awards, fellowships received etc. Max. 8 Marks
i.	National awards of ICAR/CSIR/DST/DBT/Ministries etc. -02 marks each (max.4), 
ii.	Professional Society/Institute awards- 1 mark each (max 3),
iii.	Best poster/oral paper- 0.5 mark each (max. 2),
iv.	Oral paper presentation in international/National events, Chairman, Co-chairman, Convener, co-convener, Organizing secretary, co-organizing secretary etc - 0.5 mark each- max 3 mark

10.	Research/Teaching Experience: Max. 15 Marks.
a.	Teaching/research guidance
i.	Course taught- for course leader 01 mark for each course of 3 and above credits; 0.5 mark for each course of less than 3 credit. And for course Associate 0.5 mark for each course of 3 and above credits; 0.25 mark for each course of less than 3 credit (max.9)
ii.	Student guided leading to degree (02 mark for each Ph.D. student guided and Co-guide 01 for each and 01 mark for each M.Sc. student guided and Co-guide-0.5 for each) Max. 06

Or

b.	Research projects (give name of the projects handled, funding source, level of involvement i.e. PI, Co-PI, Associate and period of research project etc., PI of institute Project- 01 mark (0.75 for Co-PI) for each year completed and for Externally funded projects of more than 10 lakh- 02 mark for PI, 1.5 for Co-PI for each year completed).

11.	Brief description of the research/extension projects handled and their salient findings (Technology /variety/breed/patent/Product/Innovation development/ commercialization / Popularization of technology etc. with adequate proof through publications/annual report/newsletter/notification etc.-not more than 4 pages, 01 mark for each technology/variety/Breed/Innovation etc. developed & 03 marks for each patent granted, 01 mark for each patent applied/registered) - Max. 10 Marks.

12.	Efforts for technology dissemination Max. 15 Marks.
i.	01 mark for each technology demonstration (as PI/Co-PI)- max. 10 marks;
ii.	training for trainers/farmers conducted- 02 mark for each training of 08 days and above, 5- 7 days-1 mark, 3-4 days-0.5, 1-2 days-0.25, Only for course director/coordinators)- Max. 03 marks;
iii.	01 mark for each field day, radio talk etc. (as organizer-convener/coordinator etc.)- max. 02 marks]

13.	Impact of Research and extension in quantifiable and verifiable term (should include verifiable data with evidence, HYPM code, Publication reference etc.)- Max. 05 Marks

14.	Significance of Research/Extension contribution to the hill farming- Max. 04 Marks

15.	Publications (Provide PDF/Scan copy etc. in USB drive) - Max. 25 marks
a.	Best 10 Research papers – Format: Authors name, year of publication, Title, Journal,
Volume no, Issue no, page no. NAAS ratings (NAAS rating 6 will get1.0 marks each, for papers less than 06 ratings say 05, marks will be given as 05/06 x 1.0=0.83, similarly papers more than 06 rating will get proportionately higher marks. First author or corresponding author to score full marks, others 0.75 mark. Enclose first page reprint of all the papers only (Naas Rating of Year 2023 will be followed). Max. 10 marks

b.	Next best 10 papers (NAAS rating 5 will get 0.5 mark each, for papers less than 05 ratings say 02, marks will be get 02/05 x 0.5= 0.2, similarly papers more than 05 rating will get proportionately higher marks. First author or corresponding author to score full marks, others 0.75) (Naas Rating of Year 2023 will be followed)- Max. 05 marks

c.	Books (Edited/Authored from reputed publisher, at least 150 pages, 01 marks for each) -
Max 2 marks

d.	Technical/Research/Extension Bulletins, Souvenir, manual, Compendium etc (at least
25 pages, 0.5 mark for each) - Max 03 marks

e.	Extension Leaflets/Folders (0.25 mark for each) -Max 02 marks

f.	Book Chapters (only in books of reputed publishers/Institutes, 0.25 for each)-Max. 2.0 marks

g.	Popular articles (0.25 for each)-Max. 1 marks

16.	Services offered to IAHF (Vice-president/Secretary/Chief editor / - 01 mark for each year, Returning officer/Joint-Secretary/treasurer/editor/councilor -0.5 mark for each year, Reviewer/Paper published/seminar attended/others-0.25 mark for each, enclose evidence) - Max 08 Marks

17.	A concise statement of not more than 150 words for citation in case your application is selected for the award.

18.	Please submit the PDF copy of main application (with Annexure and enclosed) by email to iahf.sec@gmail.com.

19.	Certificate by the applicant

I certify that no vigilance/disciplinary proceedings are pending against me and the information given in the form is correct to best of my knowledge.

.

(Signature of applicant)

Date: Place:

Head of the Institute/University

Or

IAHF Fellow/ 
Fellow of any recognized professional National Society

(Note: The decision of evaluation committee and recommendation of EC, IAHF will be final and no request will be entertained by anyone. Utmost transparency will be maintained for identifying the most potential candidate based on the record provided).

COMMITTEE SCORE SHEET (IAHF Young Scientist Award)

Sl. no
(As per the application form)	Item	Max. Marks	Marks
Obtained	Remarks
(give breakup of marks obtained wherever required for understanding of screening committee)	
6	Educational qualifications	05			
7	Employment record	2.5			
8	Period of service in Himalayan
states/other hill stations	2.5			
9	Professional recognition, awards,
fellowships received etc	08			
10	Research/Teaching Experience	15			
11	Brief description of the
research/extension projects handled and their salient findings (technology development)	10			
12	Efforts for technology
dissemination	15			
13	Impact of Research and extension	05			
14	Significance of
Research/Extension contribution to the hill farming	04			
15a.	Best 10 Research papers	10			
15b.	Next best 10 papers	05			
15c.	Books	02			
15d.	Technical/Research/Extension
Bulletins, Souvenir, manual, Compendium etc	03			
15e.	Extension Leaflets/Folders	02			
15f.	Book Chapters	02			
15g.	Popular articles	01			
16	Services offered to IAHF	08			
	Total	100