Details of the IETE Awards
The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) recognises, through its coveted annual/biennial awards, outstanding achievements amongst its members and other professionals in the broad areas of electronics, telecommunications, computers, information technology and related disciplines. The list of Awards updated up to the year 2013 together with their description, names of previous recipients, nomination criteria & procedure are outlined in this brochure. Nominations are invited every year for these awards in the prescribed enclosed proforma for consideration by the IETE.
2. DESCRIPTION OF AWARDS:
2.1 IETE - Ram Lal Wadhwa Award (2014)
This award has been instituted through donation made by Dr R P Wadhwa, Fellow IETE, in memory of his father. The award is given to a person for outstanding original contribution in the field of electronics and telecommunication engineering during the last 10 (ten) years. The award consists of a medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture based on the work leading to the award at the Annual Technical Convention of the IETE.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof G S Sanyal, Prof B S Sonde, Prof (Mrs) R Chatterjee, Shri OPN Calla, Prof S C Dutta Roy, Prof D Dutta Majumder, Prof D N Bose, Prof Bharathi Bhat, Shri U D N Rao, Dr P E Sankaranarayanan, Dr P K Patwardhan, Shri S G Pitroda, Prof A K Ghatak, Shri Pramod Kale, Prof L M Patnaik, Dr V P Bhatkar, Dr V K Aatre, Prof Shiban K Koul , Dr Shamim Ahmad, Prof Sankar K Pal , Dr Surendra Pal, Dr O P Nijhawan, Dr K N Shankara, Prof U B Desai, Dr P V Ananda Mohan, Dr G M Cleetus, Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala(2004), Prof B B Chaudhuri (2005), Prof M Jagadesh Kumar (2006), Prof Bhabatosh Chanda(2007), Shri Narinder Kumar Malik(2009), Dr Pawan Kapur(2011) and Prof Bhabani Prasad Sinha(2012)and Dr S Christopher & Prof Raghunath Kashinath Shevgaonkar (Jointly) (2013).
2.2 IETE - Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award (2014)
This award has been instituted through a donation made by late Dr G R Toshniwal, Distinguished Fellow and Past President of the IETE in memory of his father. The award is given to a person for outstanding innovative ideas having practical application in industry leading to development and production of electronic instruments and related systems for use in India and abroad. The award consists of a medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at an IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Maj B P Singh, Dr S Pal, Shri V K Lakshmeesha, Shri K Nagachenchaiah, Dr Vinod Chandra, Dr R S Khandpur, Dr Pawan Kapur, Dr T G K Murty, Prof Sneh Anand, Prof Rakesh K Lal, Prof Satyajit Chakraborti, Prof G C Ray, Dr M A Shamshi, Shri Alok Mukherjee, Shri S Narayana, Dr Lalit M Bhardwaj(2005), Dr Parameswar Banerjee(2006), Dr V K Agrawal(2007), Shri S K Mittal(2008), Brig Yashwant Singh(2009), Prof T S Rathore(2010), Shri Vinod Karar(2011),Dr Biswajit Chakraborty(2012)and Shri Muktesh Chander(2013).
2.3 IETE - Bimal Bose Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Prof Bimal K Bose, Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, USA. The award is given to a person for outstanding original contribution in the field of Power Electronics. The award consists of a cash prize of Rs.10,000/-, a citation and a travel subsidy of Rs.2,000/-. The awardee is invited to deliver a lecture based on the work leading to the award at the Zonal Seminar at an IETE Centre.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof M Ramamurthy, Prof Joseph Vithayathil, Prof A K Chattopadhyay, Shri V N Dravid, Dr S K Hajela, Prof G K Dubey, Shri U M Rao, Shri B L Agrawal, Prof V V Sastry, Shri M S Vasudeva, Dr Abdul Bashir, Prof R Arockiasamy, Shri Parvez K Palsetia, Dr V N Walivadekar, Prof S S Murthy, Prof S R Doradla, Prof V T
Ranganathan, Prof Bhim Singh, Dr S K Mandal(2003), Prof Sujit Kumar Biswas (2004), Prof Chandan Chakraborty (2006), Dr K Gopakumar(2008), Prof H M Suryawanshi (2009), Dr Vivek Agarwal(2010), Prof (Mrs)G Bhuvaneswari(2011) and Prof Narayanan G(2013).
2.4 IETE - Lal C Verman Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by the Governing Council of the IETE to commemorate the contributions of late Dr Lal C Verman, Founder Member, Distinguished Fellow and Past President of the IETE for the growth of electronics and telecommunications profession in the country. The award is given to a person for outstanding contribution in the field of standardization, quality control and precision measurements during the last 10 (ten) years. The award consists of a medal and a citation for the selected awardee and a plaque for the awardee’s organization. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture based on the work leading to the award at the Mid-Term Symposium of the IETE.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof K B Mishra, Dr Kailash Chandra, Dr R P Wadhwa, Shri U R G Acharya, Shri S R Naik, Gp Capt M Mukutmoni, Air Cmde R Sampath, Shri J S Raju, Shri A K Srivastav, Shri T C Gosalia, Prof K K Aggarwal, Shri C L Kaul, Shri V N Purohit, Dr Anil Jain, Shri P L Kulkarni, Shri Girdhar J Gyani, Shri Subburaj, Shri H S Raina(2004), Shri T S Nanjundaswamy (2006), Shri C A Kumar (2007), Shri Manohar N Sonnada (2008), Shri K Sita Rama Rao(2009) , Shri N S Mehla(2010)and Smt S Athula Devi(2013)
2.5 IETE - IRSI (83) Awards (2014)
These awards have been instituted through a fund created from the proceeds of 1st International Radar Symposium-India (IRSI) held in October 1983 at Bangalore, which was co-sponsored by the IETE. Two awards viz IETE – IRSI (83) Award and IETE – IRSI (83) Young Scientist Award are given to persons for outstanding contribution in the field of Radar Science & Technologies / Microwave Systems / Navigation / Remote Sensing / Upper Atmospheric Studies / Troposphere / Weather Studies using Microwave Methods / Materials Research / Electronic Warfare Techniques / Global Positioning Systems/Radar Systems/ any such studies that have direct relevance to Radar Design and Applications. The award ceremony is held at Bangalore on a suitable occasion of IETE Bangalore Centre.
(a) MAIN IETE - IRSI (83): The award consists of a cash prize of Rs.20,000/-, a citation and a travel grant of Rs.10,000/- for one awardee to travel to at least three IETE Centres for delivering lectures on the work that qualified for the award.
The recipients of Main IETE- IRSI (83) awards in the previous years:
The recipients of the young scientist award in the previous years:
Dr K D Nayak & Shri Ashok Mittal (1999), Dr D R Jahagirdar (2005), Smt Shubha Elizabeth Avirah (2006), Dr Amit Kumar Mishra (2008), Shri Kamaljit Singh (2009), Shri Venkatesh Prabhu & Dr K Kishore Kumar(2010)
and Shri Puneet Kumar Mishra, Shri Damodar V Kadaba(2011), Dr Siddarth Shankar Das & Shri Anuj Soni(2012) and Sri Govind Rao Doddamani & Sri Adesh Panwar (2013).
2.6 IETE - Flt Lt Tanmaya Singh Dandass Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Lt Col A S Dandass in memory of his son, Flt Lt Tanmaya Singh Dandass, who was a fighter pilot in IAF. The award is given to a person for outstanding contribution in the field of Avionics, covering education, research, design, development and production during the last 10 (ten) years. Space Electronics does not come under the purview of Avionics. The award consists of a medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at an IETE Centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Dr B S Adiga, Shri S J Murlidhar & Shri N N Murthy, Dr K G Narayanan, Wg Cdr (Dr) Ravinder Khanna, Shri N Vedachalam, Shri P Anguswamy, Shri S G Basu, Col Souresh Bhattacharya, S/Shri R S Rao, Ajay Vohra & M P Reddy, Shri Vasantha E, Shri K N Suryanarayana Rao(2004), Wg Cdr B S Solanki, VSM (Retd) (2005), Shri A S Ganeshan (2007), Shri N Balasubramanian (2008),Shri Giridhar R Joshi (2009), Dr Bharatbhushan P Joshi(2012).and Prof Achanta Dattatreya (2013).
2.7 IETE - Prof K Sreenivasan Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by the students of Prof K Sreenivasan in memory of their professor at Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai. The Award is given for outstanding performance in teaching electronics and telecommunication engineering during the last 5 (five) years. The award consists of a medal, cash prize of Rs.2,000/- and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof Bharathi Bhat, Prof Surendra Prasad, Prof S L Maskara, Prof J M Vasi, Prof S K Srivatsa, Prof G S Mani, Shri G T Manohar, Dr T K Bandopadhyaya, Prof V M Pandharipande, Dr Suneet Tuli(2003), Dr Vikram M Gadre (2004), Prof T S Rathore (2005), Prof Abhay Karandikar(2006), Prof S R Ramaswamy (2008), Prof Vasantha Narasimhan(2010), Prof Prashant Ramrao Deshmukh(2011) ,Prof S Vijaya Bhaskara Rao(2012)and Prof Siddharth Anand Ladhake(2013).
2.8 IETE - Prof SVC Aiya Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by the students of Prof S V C Aiya in memory of their professor at IISc, Bangalore. The Award is given annually to a person for providing guidance in electronics and telecommunication research work during the last 5 (five) years. The award consists of a medal, cash prize of Rs.2,000/- and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Dr A Prabhakar, Prof A K Ghatak, Prof B Yegnanarayana, Prof S C Sahasrabudhe, Prof B N Basu, Prof A N Chandorkar, Prof S Chaudhuri, Prof T S Rathore, Dr GSN Raju (2005), Prof Merchant Shabbir N (2006), Dr K Lal Kishore (2007), Prof V M Pandharipande(2008), Prof K R Rajeswari (2009), Prof(Mrs) Madhuri Arun Joshi(2011) , Prof Vidhyacharan Bhaskar(2012)and Dr Prem Swarup Bhatnagar(2013).
2.9 IETE - Prof S N Mitra Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by the former colleagues and associates of Prof S N Mitra of All India Radio, New Delhi. The Award is given to a person for outstanding contribution and leadership role in radio broadcast science and technology during the last 10 (ten) years. The award consists of a medal, cash prize of Rs.2,000/- and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Shri D John, Dr P C Jain, Dr Dipti Rustogi, Prof Ch V Sastry, Shri A K Aggarwal, Dr H O Srivastava, Shri V V Srinivasan, Shri Ch VRS Gopalakrishna, Shri A S Guin (2005), Shri N S Ganesan (2006), Shri Parimal Kumar (2007), Shri Ram Mohan Mishra (2008), Shri Rajeev Jyoti(2009), Shri V K Agrawal(2010), Shri Chandrakanta Kumar(2011) , Shri V K Singla(2012) and Ms Abhilasha Deven Mishra (2013).
2.10 IETE – CEOT (94) Award (Biennial) (2014)
This award has been instituted by the Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Emerging Opto-electronic Technologies (CEOT) held in July 1994 at Bangalore and co-sponsored by IETE. The award is given to a person for outstanding contribution in the field of opto-electronics covering materials, devices, circuits, technologies, systems & applications. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to award on a suitable occasion at the IETE Centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Dr V Nagarajan(1996), Prof R K Shevgaonkar(1998), Dr S C Gupta (2000), Dr K R Suresh K Nair (2002), Dr B R Singh (2004), Dr Ravindra Kumar Sinha (2006),Prof Bishnu P Pal (2010) and Prof Sukhdev Roy(2012).
2.11 IETE - B V Baliga Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Prof B Jayant Baliga in memory of his father Shri B V Baliga, Past President and Distinguished Fellow of IETE. The award is given to a person for outstanding contribution in the field of Electronics and Telecommunication with emphasis on R & D and industrial development during the past 10 (ten) years. Indian scientists, engineers, and technology managers from both industry and academia in India are eligible for consideration for the award. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a travel grant up to a maximum of Rs.7,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Lt Col Inderjit Singh(Retd), Dr Abdul Bashir Abdul Karim, Dr K S Srinivas, Shri G Elangovan, Dr V R Kanetkar, Dr Aloknath De, Shri R K Verma, Dr K R Suresh K Nair(2005), Shri S C Agrawal & Shri G Babu Rao (2006), Prof G N Srinivasa Prasanna (2007), Dr Shashi Bhushan Sharma (2008), Shri Vijay Kanchanlal Shah (2009), Dr Subrata Kumar Datta(2010),Shri B N Baliga(2011), Shri Gundra Satheesh Reddy(2012) and Lt Gen Rajesh Pant, AVSM, VSM (2013).
2.12 IETE - N V Gadadhar Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Mrs Sharada Iyengar in memory of her brother late Shri N V Gadadhar, who was a distinguished founder member of the IETE. The award is given to a person for original contribution in the field of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering with emphasis on Mobile Radio Communication. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a travel grant of up to a maximum of Rs.7,000/-. The award ceremony is held at Bangalore in the second half of every year organized by IETE Bangalore Centre in a suitable function.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Shri Rohit Kumar, Shri S Satyamurthy(2003), Lt Col P R Menon (2004), Shri Shirish B Purohit (2005), Mrs Upena Dalal (2006), Dr Aloknath De (2008), Dr Abhijit Mitra(2010),Dr Koushik Sinha(2011), Dr MVSN Prasad(2012) and Dr Debarati Sen(2013).
2.13 IETE - B R Batra Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by the Governing Council of IETE in the memory of founder President and distinguished fellow of IETE Shri B R Batra for contribution to IETE. It is open to a Fellow of IETE for 10 (ten) years or more, who has significantly contributed to the overall growth and honour of the Institution or have rendered selfless service to the cause of the Institution over the years for furtherance of its basic aim and objectives. Past Presidents, Honorary Fellows and Distinguished Fellows of IETE are not expected to give their consent for nomination for this award. The award consists of a medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof S V Kharkar (2002), Dr Samarjit Sengupta & Shri D Rajagopal(2004), Prof T S Rathore (2005), Prof KTV Reddy(2006), Gp Capt H Kaushal,VSM(Retd)(2010) and Brig Lakshman Singh(Retd)& Wg Cdr H R Parthasarathy (sharing basis) (2013).
2.14 IETE - R S Khandpur Award (2014)
This award has been instituted through a donation made by Dr R S Khandpur, Fellow of IETE. The award is given to a person for lifetime achievements and outstanding contribution at national / international level in the field of ‘Medical Instrumentation’ covering education, research, design, development and production. The award consists of a medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on suitable occasion at the IETE Centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof Vinod Kumar (2006), Dr Devendra Sona Chaudhari (2007) Shri Hanumantharayappa (2009), Prof Ajit Kumar G Patil(2010) and Prof Sujoy Kumar Guha(2013).
2.15 IETE – Brig M L Anand Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Mrs Kiran and Shri Arjun Malhotra in memory of Brig M L Anand who was a Fellow of IETE. The award is given to a person for outstanding original contribution for the development of applications of networking and internet with emphasis on usage in everyday life and commerce, during the last 5 (five) years. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a travel grant of up to a maximum of Rs.7,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Shri Vijendrakumar Narendraprasad Shukla (2006), Shri Rajiv Ratan Chetwani (2007), Dr S Arumuga Perumal (2010), Lt Co Siddarth Malik, SM (2012) and Dr P M Beulah Devamalar(2013).
2.16 IETE - Biman Behari Sen Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Mrs Krishna Sen in memory of her husband Shri Biman Behari Sen, Fellow IETE. The award will be given to a person for outstanding contribution in the Emerging areas of Electronics and Telecommunications with emphasis on R & D and industrial development. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a travel grant of up to Rs.7,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Dr Sukhdev Roy (2007), Dr P K Jain (2010), Prof R S Sabeenian (2011), Prof Ravindra Kumar Sinha(2012) and Prof Vivek Agarwal(2013).
2.17 IETE-Life Time Achievements Award (2014)
This award, instituted by the IETE Governing Council, is generally open to Indian national who is of 60 years of age and above for their work done in India with major contributions in electronics, telecommunication & allied fields. The nominee needs to be a living role model and should have demonstrated tangible and persistent contributions in the above mentioned fields. The award, recommended by the Search Committee from the nominations received and suggestion received from the members of the Search Committee, shall be given on annual basis along with other IETE awards. The Search Committee will select the awardee by reviewing the contribution of each candidate and looking at the overall impact of his/her contributions. The award consists of an engraved silver plaque, a citation and a travel grant of maximum up to Rs.7,000/- for delivering a lecture at the IETE Centre nearest to the location of the awardee.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Prof K K Aggarwal (2011), Dr R P Shenoy (2012) and Prof (Dr) B S Sonde(2013).
2.18 IETE- Smt Manorama Rathore Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Prof T S Rathore in memory of his wife Smt Manorama Rathore. The award will be given to a person for significant achievements in the field of electronics and / or communication during the last 05 (five) years. The award consists of a medal and a citation.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Shri Prasant Kumar (2010), Mrs Subhalakshmi Krishnamoorthy (2011), Ms Puja Srivastava (2012) and Prof T Rama Rao(2013).
2.19 IETE- Smt Ranjana Pal Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted by Dr S Pal, Distinguished Fellow of IETE, in the memory of his wife Smt Ranjana Pal. The award will be given to a person for significant achievements in the field of RF Communications, Electromagnetics, Antennas, Microwaves (Circuits, Devices etc.) and high frequency electronics, during the last 05 (five) years. The award consists of a medal and a citation.
The recipients of the award in the previous years:
Dr K S Beenamole(2012) and Ms Shruti Sinha(2013).
2.20 IETE-Smt Triveni Devi Gupta Memorial Award (2014)
This award has been instituted through donation made by Shri R K Gupta, Past President, IETE, in the memory of his mother. The award will be given to a woman technocrat/scientist /academician/administrator for her outstanding contribution for the overall growth/ research/education/industrialization /spread of applications for societal sector/ etc, in the field of Electronics, Telecommunications, Medical Electronics, Broadcasting, IT, ICT, E-Governance, Computer Technology, RF, e-Education, Electrical Technology. The award consists of Citation, Medal and Plaque. The recipient will be invited to deliver a lecture based on the work leading to the award at a suitable function at any of the IETE Centres.