National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Village Barahat, Ghazipur, U.P., India on 1st July, 1962. Educated at Mahabir Inter College, Malikpura, Ghazipur, UP, 1976-79; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1979-85; B.Sc.(Ag.) 1982; M.Sc.(Ag.), 1985; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1986-92; Ph.D., 1992.

Research Associate, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, 1990-92; Cotton Breeder, Bioseed Genetics India Pvt. Ltd., Hisar, Haryana; Scientist 1994-01, Senior Scientist 2001-09, Principal Scientist 2009 onward, Professor 2013-14 and Head, Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2014-20; Director, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2020-24.

Awards/Honours: IARI Best Teacher Award, 2003; Dr. B. P. Pal Memorial Award, 2007; ICAR Special Recognition Award, 2009; Borlaug Award, 2012; ICAR-Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramanian Award for Best Teachers-2013 and ICAR-Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Outstanding Research, 2013; Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 2017; VASVIK Award 2019 for Agriculture Sciences & Technology; Ram Chandra Rao Memorial Award, 2022 and Dr. D.S. Brar Award, 2024.

Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Indian National Science Academy, 2018; National Academy of Sciences, India, 2021

Research Areas: Rice Breeding, Hybrid Rice, Genetics and Molecular Breeding

Address: Former Director, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute & Emeritus Scientist, Division of Genetics, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 110012; B-22, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Cell: 9899045037; Email: aks_gene@yahoo.com]

Secretary 1 Jan, 2024; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2023