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