National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Narendra Pratap Singh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 11 January, 1960. Educated at MTI College, Chandauli, Varanasi (U.P.) High School, 1975; Queen's College, Varanasi, Intermediate, 1977; Graduation (B.Sc. Ag.) and Post Graduation (M.Sc (Ag.), Genetics and Plant Breeding, 1981 and 1983, respectively from NDUA&T, Faizabad (U.P.); Ph.D (Genetics), IARI, New Delhi.

Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, January 2014 to date

Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 1989 to 1994; Scientist (Sr. Scale) 1994 - 1998; Sr. Scientist (Plant Biotechnology), 1998-2006 & Principal Scientist (Plant Biotechnology), 2006-2007, IIPR, Kanpur and Project Coordinator (Chickpea), 2007- 2014. Visiting scientist, 2000, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; visiting scientist, 2004, NRC-Plant Biotechnology Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Awards/Honours: Bioved merit award, 1993; IIPR Rajbhasa Puraskar, 2006; Bioved Agri - Innovation Award, 2015; International Coordinator (Translational Research), International Chickpea Genetics and Genomics Consortium (ICGGC), 2009; PPV&FRA Recognition Award, 2016; UPAAS Life Time Achievement Award, 2016; ICAR Choudhary Devi Lal Best AICRP Award, 2017; Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award 2017; ISPRD Gold Medal / Excellence Award 2017; Bioved Honorary Fellowship Award 2018.

Fellow: Indian Society of Pulses Research & Development, Kanpur; Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists, Kanpur

Research Areas: Classical genetics & cytogenetics, somatic cell genetics, transgenic research and molecular breeding

Address: Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kalyanpur, Kanpur 208024, U.P.; E-65, Awas Vikas No. 3, Krishna Vihar, Kalyanpur, Kanpur 208024, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (0512) 2580986, 2580992; Res. (0512) 2572546, Cell: 8005383963; Email: npsingh.iipr@gmail.com; director.icar@gmail.com]