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Home / 9th Research Awards – VIRA 2023

The VISTA 2022

Disciplines

  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Health and Medical Sciences
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Science
  • Management
  • Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Categories

  • Award for Excellence
  • Distinguished Researcher
  • Outstanding Researcher
  • Young Researcher
9th Research Awards – VIRA 2023

7 January 2023 at Green Park Chennai


The VIRA 2023 (F.No.RA23/SN09/AAP–II) is conducted in accordance with the VIF Board Meeting resolution vide F. No. VIF/MIN/BM–I/20221 held on 7 July 2022 at VIF Head Quarters.

The process for VIRA commences with the release of “Call for Nominations”. The VIRA 2023 invites nominations vide F. No. VIF/CFN/RA/2023 opened on 2 December 2021 from “Researcher and Faculty Member” working in the Institutions of Scientific, Academic or Industries with a recognized qualification.

Categories and Criteria
Young Researcher

  • Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Researcher/ Faculty Member for the contribution to New Theories, or Insights on the discipline.

  • The nominee must be above 27 years of age and at least have 5 years of service as on 30 June 2022.
Outstanding Researcher

  • Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Researcher/ Faculty Member for the exceptional contribution to Fundamental Discoveries, New Theories, or Insights.

  • The nominee must be above 34 years of age and at least have 10 years of service as on 30 June 2022.
Distinguished Researcher

  • Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Researcher/ Faculty Member for the exceptional contribution to Fundamental Discoveries, New Theories, or Insights have had an Impact on the discipline

  • The nominee must be above 44 years of age and at least have 20 years of service as on 30 June 2022.
Distinguished Award
Award for Excellence

  • Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Researcher/ Faculty Member for the exceptional contribution to Fundamental Discoveries, New Theories, or Insights have had an Impact on their own discipline and beyond and cutting-edge achievements.

  • The nominee must be above 55 years of age and at least have 25 years of service as on 30 June 2022.


    Judging Criteria

  • The VISTA 2022 judging is a peer review process. The panel (from diverse backgrounds, working individually) is instructed to score entries from 0 to 100, using the criteria. The VIF aggregates the scores to determine each category.


  • The panel decision is final and binding. For each category/discipline (Eg. Outstanding Researcher – Engineering) the expert committee will select 3 nominees. However the Apex Committee reserve the rights to honour less or more than 3 nominees in any category who meet standards set by the expert committee.


  • The committee will use discretion if an individual is nominated for two concurrent awards and will move the nomination to appropriate category based on their judgment. If a nominee meets the criteria for an award, other than the one nominated for, the committee will be deciding to move the nomination to a suitable category.














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