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17. Such other information as may be prescribed

(a) Rating of Scientific Journals

A need was felt in the Academy for critically assessing the published work of the nominees for election to the Fellowship of the Academy and for developing a transparent and quantifiable mechanism that avoids arbitrariness in assessment. The primary purpose of rating of scientific journals by the Academy is to decide the weightage to the journals for providing an objective and numerical criteria to publications for the purpose of screening the applicants for admission to Fellowship/Associateship of Academy thereby bringing uniformity by all the Sectional Committees across the Sections in evaluating their published work. For further details please click here.

 

(b) Regional Chapters

The Academy has twelve Regional Chapters. The Regional Chapters make suggestions with regard to policies and problems concerning their areas of operation and also of national importance. The main activities undertaken by these Chapters are:

  • to arrange lectures on current topics;
  • to organize workshops/brainstorming sessions on important topics;
  • to undertake public awareness exercises on popularization of science;
  • to publish a directory of agricultural scientists in their respective towns/regions;
  • to bring out periodicals/newsletters; and
  • to undertake schemes for recognizing and motivating young scientists.

The location of Regional Chapters and their Conveners are as under:

  • to undertake schemes for recognizing and motivating young scientists.

 

Chapter Region Convener
Barapani Assam and all North-eastern states Dr. U.K. Behera
Bengaluru Karnataka Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha Dr. A.K. Patra
Cuttack Odisha Dr. A.K. Nayak
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Lakshadweep Dr. R. Viswanathan
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao
Karnal Haryana, Rajasthan, Chandigarh Dr. M.L. Madan
Kolkata West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Dr. Biswapati Mandal
Lucknow Western U.P., Uttarakhand, Bundelkhand Dr. S.K. Pandey
Ludhiana Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Pune Western Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Marathwada Dr. Himanshu Pathak
Varanasi Bihar, Eastern U.P, Jharkhand Dr. Sudhakar Pandey