National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Ashim Kumar Biswas
FELLOW, ELECTED 2026

Born in Nadia, West Bengal, India on 05thMarch 1978. Educated at Bara Muragacha Swami Narattamananda Vidyamandir, Nadia, West Bengal, 1988-93; Nahata High School, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 1993-95; West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, West Bengal, 1995-2000; Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 2000-2005; B.V.Sc. & A.H. 2000; M.V.Sc. 2002; Ph.D. 2005.

Principal Scientist, Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute,Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 2019 to date.

Assistant Professor cum JuniorScientist, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 2005-07;Assistant Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 2007-12; Senior Scientist, 2012-15, Senior Scientist (Senior Scale), 2015-18 and Principal Scientist, 2018-19, ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh; Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 2019-22; Head(Acting), Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 2022-23.

Awards/Honours: Early Carrier Research Award under Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist (FTSYS), DST, Govt. of India, 2012; IPSA young scientist award, 2013; Expert Member, Technical Specifications for Defence Food Supply (Meat and poultry), New Delhi, 2015-16; NAASAssociateship Award, 2016; Associate Editor, Journal of Meat Science, 2014-22; Editor, Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 2016-22; Joint Treasurer, Indian Poultry Science Association, 2016-22;Editor, Journal of Meat Science, 2024 to date;Expert Member, Scientific Panel (SP-13) on Meat and Meat Products including Poultry 2012-15, and 2022 to date;Award of Appreciation byIndian Meat Science Association, Hyderabad, 2022;Convener, Panel III: Poultry & Egg products under Slaughterhouse and Meat Industry Sectional Committee,BIS, Govt. of India FAD 18, 2023 to date; Expert Member, Food Microbiology Sectional Committee, BIS, Govt. of India, FAD 031, 2023 to date; Expert Member,Quality Standards for the Commercial Import of Duck meat, DAHD, Govt. of India 2024;Member, World Poultry Science Association, 2017-19; Member, National Academy of Biological Science (NABS), 2023; Standing Member, Scholarship, Financial Assistance and Academic for students of Deemed University, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 2024 to date; Affiliate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2025; Member, National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), 2025.

Fellow: Royal Society of Biology (London), 2025; Indian Meat Science Association, 2022; Indian Poultry Science Association, 2015

Research Areas: Livestock Products Technology

Address: Principal Scientist, Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, U.P.; No. 01, Type V, IVRI Residential Quarter, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, U.P.; [Tel: Off. 0581-2303682; Cell: 9690171170; 8630616582; Email: biswaslpt@gmail.com; ashim.biswas@icar.org.in]

NAAS Associate, 2016