The Government of India established the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) in November 1999. The PSA’s office aims to provide pragmatic and objective advice to the Prime Minister and the cabinet in matters of Science and Technology. The Office of PSA was placed under the Cabinet Secretariat in August, 2018.
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood is currently serving as the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
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The Government of India established the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) in November 1999. The PSA’s office aims to provide pragmatic and objective advice to the Prime Minister and the cabinet in matters of Science and Technology. The Office of PSA was placed under the Cabinet Secretariat in August, 2018.
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood is currently serving as the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
In the office from November 1999 to November 2001
Significant Awards
1981 - Padma Bhushan
1990 - Padma Vibhushan
1997- Bharat Ratna
- 2007 - the King Charles-II Medal for Science and Technology by The Royal Society, UK
- 2008 - Woodrow Wilson Award
- 2009 - International Medal by The Royal Academy of Engineering, London
- 2009 - Hoover Medal 2008 by The Hoover Board of Awards
- 2009 - International Von Karman Wings Award by The Aerospace Historical Society in Collaboration with the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCIT)
Honorary Doctorates
Dr. Kalam has the unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 48 Universities and institutions from India and abroad. Major Universities include:
- Nyenrode Business University
- Netherlands; Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore; Carnegie Mellon University
- Pittsburgh, USA
- University of Wolverhampton, UK
- University of Kentucky, USA
- Oakland University, Michigan USA
- University of Waterloo, Canada
- University Sans Malaysia, Malaysia
- University Australia
- The Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
- Graduated in Science from St. Joseph's College, Trichy in 1954 and specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1957
- At Indian Space Research Organisation, served as Project Director and developed India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3)
- Responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration
- As Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), he developed the Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Created Research Centre Imarat for advanced technologies
- Was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development between 1992-1999
- Became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002
Major Initiatives as PSA
Dr. Abdul Kalam, as the first PSA was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications.
Prof. K. VijayRaghavan
- A Bachelor of Technology graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975
- Completed doctoral work in 1983 in the field of Molecular Biology. A PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
- Worked as a Research Fellow from 1984 to 1985 and then as a Senior Research Fellow from 1986 to 1988, at the California Institute of Technology
- In 1988, joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research as a Reader.
- Instrumental in establishing the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru in 1992, under the aegis of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
- Undertook in-depth research to understand the important principles and mechanisms that control the nervous system and muscles during development, and how these neuromuscular systems direct specific locomotory behaviours.
- Former Director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. Currently serving as Emeritus Professor
- Served as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India from January 2013 to January 2018
- Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Fellow of The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
- Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Kanpur
- Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
- Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Major Initiatives as PSA
- Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council
- Empowered Technology Group
Significant Awards
Padma Shri in 2013
In the office from 3 April 2018 to 2 April 2022
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Prof K. VijayRaghavan is a distinguished professor in the field of developmental genetics and former director of the National Centre of Biological Sciences. His fields of specialization are developmental biology, genetics, and neurogenetics.
Prof. VijayRaghavan graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975
Completed his doctoral work in 1983 in the field of Molecular Biology and holds a PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Worked as a Research Fellow from 1984 to 1985 and then as a Senior Research Fellow from 1986 to 1988, at the California Institute of Technology.
In 1988, joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research as a reader.
Instrumental in establishing the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, under the aegis of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in 1992.
Spearheaded groundbreaking research to understand the important principles and mechanisms that control the nervous system and muscles during development, and how these neuromuscular systems direct specific locomotor behaviours.
Director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, where he continues as a Distinguished Professor
Served as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India between January 2013 to January 2018
New species of gecko named “Hemidactylus vijayraghavani” after Prof. K Vijayraghavan
Elected as Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
H K Firodia Award
Royal Society Fellowship
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Fellowship
J.C. Bose Fellowship
Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Kanpur
Honorary faculty member of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research