National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon
FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Doburji, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, India on 27 June 1947. Educated in Khalsa College Higher Secondary School, Amritsar, 1960-63; B.Sc., Khalsa College, Amritsar, 1963-67; M.Sc., Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, 1967-69; Ph.D., Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1969-74. Post-Doctoral Fellowship; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship, Germany 1976-78; Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship, Germany, 1988-89; AvH Europe Fellowship, UK, 1989; University of Hohenheim Fellowship, Germany, 1990.

Asstt. Maize Breeder, 1974-79, Maize Breeder, 1979-87, Sr. Maize Breeder, 1988-95, and Director (Seeds), 1995-98, PAU, Ludhiana; Assoc. Scientist, CIMMYT, Mexico, 1993-94; Asst. Director General, ICAR, New Delhi, 1998-2000; Director, NBPGR, New Delhi, 2000-2005; Director of Research, PAU, 2005-2007; Director of Research, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 2007; Scientist, Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, 2007-11; Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2011-21.

Awards/Honours: IARI Gold Medal, 1974; ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize; 1986-87; Punjab State Council for Science and Technology-Appreciation Certificate, 1990-93; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding - Dr. Joginder Singh Memorial Prize, 1997-98; Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 2006; Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources - Dr. Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award, 2009-10; DST-J.C. Bose Fellowship, 2013; NAAS - Recognition Award, 2001-02; NAAS - B.P. Pal Memorial Award, 2013-14; Punjab Academy of Sciences - Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016; CIMMYT-MAIZE Champion for Asia Award, 2018; Dr. NL Dhawan Lifetime Achievement Award, Maize Technologists Association, 2020; Krishi Shiromani Samman - Lifetime Achievement, 2020, Mahindra & Mahindra, 2020; Padma Shri Award 2019.

Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences, India; Punjab Academy of Sciences.

Research Areas: Plant breeding, quantitative genetics, plant genetic resourcesand biotechnology

Address: Villa 27, Sector 106, (EMAAR), Mohali 140306, Punjab; [Tel: Res. (0160) 2969165; Cell: 9872871033; Email: dhillonbaldevsingh@gmail.com]

Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2012 to 31 Dec, 2014; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2003 to 31 Dec, 2005; Dr. B.P. Pal Memorial Award 2013-2014; Recognition Award 2001-2002