Department of Science and Technology International Cooperation Division

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS OF INDIA SCIENCE AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (ISRF) PROGRAM 2020

The Department of Science & Technology, Government of India invited applications from researchers/scientists in , Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand to visit India under the India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF) Programme to pursue research in frontier/advanced areas of Science and Technology including Engineering, Medicine and Agriculture for a period of 3-6 months. A total of 66 applications received from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka were reviewed by a Panel of Experts. Based on research proposal, experience, academic merit and publication record, 40 candidates were recommended for the award of India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF) 2020. The awardees will be informed separately to complete administrative formalities to avail this award. These visits will happen when travel restrictions will be lifted. Since we have limited time and travel restrictions in this FY, then we shall conduct the programme in FY 2021-2022. The awardees are requested to stay in touch with their host institutes (through email/phone/virtual platforms) and may start to work on the prerequisites needed for their project. Those who have not selected any host institute yet are requested to finalize the same at the earliest and report to the concerned authorities.

The country wise list of awardees is given in Annexure-I (Attached).

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Annexure-I

LIST OF ISRF AWARDEES 2020

S. No. NAME AND INSTITUTION AFGHANISTAN 1. MR. HABIB ULLAH HAMAYOUN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND HEAD DEPT OF HORTICULTURE AFGHANISTAN 2. MR. MATIULLAH AKBARI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPT. OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES , AFGHANISTAN 3. DR. SYED WALI JALALZAI ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHANCELLOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY PAKTIA UNIVERSITY AFGHANISTAN 4. MR. ZAINULLAH HAZIM LECTURER DEPT. OF HORTICULTURE AFGHANISTAN 5. MR. SAYED ZIAUDDIN HASHAMI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPT. OF SOIL SCIENCE BAMYAN UNIVERSITY, AFGHANISTAN 6. MR. ABDUL GHANI KARIMI HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY FACULTY OF PHARMACY , AFGHANISTAN 7. MR. MOHAMMAD NAEEM SARWARY TEACHING ASSISTANT FACULTY OF GEOLOGY AND MINE TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN Page 2 of 6

8. MR. MOHAMMAD JAWAD FAZELI LECTURER & HOD DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE BAMYAN UNIVERSITY BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN 9. MR. INZER GUL AFGHAN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPT OF CHEMISTRY FACULTY OF SCIENCE PAKTIA UNIVERSITY, AFGHANISTAN 10. DR. SAYED SAMIM RAHPAYA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE KABUL UNIVERSITY AFGHANISTAN 11. DR. SAYED IBRAHIM FARKHARY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPT. OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE KABUL UNIVERSITY, AFGHANISTAN 12. MR. ABDUL BARIQ LECTURER AND HOD DEPT. OF MATHEMATICS UNIVERSITY OF LAGHMAN LAGHMAN, AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH 13. MR. MD. MOHIBUL HASAN PH.D STUDENT BANGLADESH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY MYMENSINGH, BANGLADESH 14. DR. SUMON GANGULI ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH 15. MR. MD SELIM REZA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BANGLADESH DHAKA, BANGLADESH 16. DR. M.M. TOWHIDUL ISLAM ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA, BANGLADESH

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17. DR. AFROJA ALAM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE BANGABANDU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH 18. DR. ASHRAFI HOSSAIN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA, BANGLADESH 19. MS. SAKIA SHABNAM KADER SENIOR LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, DAFFODIL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH

BHUTAN 20. MR. JAMBAY ASSOCIATE LECTURER COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF BHUTAN PUNAKHA, BHUTAN MYANMAR 21. DR. HTAY WIN OO DIRECTOR, MATERIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MANDALAY, MYANMAR 22. DR. SWA MYA NI PROFESSOR FACULTY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MYANMAR 23. DR. ZON NYEIN NWAY LECTURER UNIVERSITY OF COMPUTER STUDIES YANGON, MYANMAR 24. DR. KYAW THIHA LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF MANDALAY MYANMAR

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25. DR. ZAW MYO WIN DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS PANGLONG UNIVERSITY PANGLONG MYANMAR 26. DR. ZAR ZAR MYINT AUNG DEMONSTRATOR DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS LASHIO UNIVERSITY, NORTHERN SHAN STATE MYANMAR 27. DR. ZIN MIN TUN LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS PATHEIN UNIVERSITY MYANMAR 28. DR. YAR ZAR TUN LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS PANGLONG UNIVERSIY PANGLONG, MYANMAR NEPAL 29. MR. BHOJ RAJ POUDEL LECTURER & PH.D SCHOLAR CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY NEPAL 30. DR. UMESH NEUPANE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, NEPAL 31. MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY PROGRAMME COORDINATOR DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY CRIMSON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY NEPAL 32. MR. RAM LOCHAN ARYAL LECTURER CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, NEPAL 33. DR. SANTOSH DHAKAL LECTURER PADMASHREE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE NEPAL

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34. MS. KUMARI SHIPRA PARMAR GUEST RESEARCHER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, NEPAL 35. DR. SHRAVAN KUMAR MISHRA JOINT CHIEF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY NEPAL 36. DR. BUDDHA BAHADUR BASNET LECTURER CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY NEPAL 37. MR. NASHIB PANDEY LECTURER KANTIPUR DENTAL COLLEGE AND TEACHING HOSPITAL BASUNDHARA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL SRI LANKA 38. DR. INDRAJITH DEVINDA NISSANKA SENIOR LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA, SRI LANKA

39. DR. KALANI SHIHANIKA HETTIARACHCHI SENIOR LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND PERIODONTOLOGY FACULTY OF DENTAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA, SRI LANKA 40. DR. SIYAMALAN MANIVANNAN SENIOR LECTURER UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA JAFFNA SRI LANKA

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