Prof. U. R. Rao Award (PG)
Dr. S. K. Shivakumar Award (UG)
Award 2022-23: Selected Innovative Projects
Prof. U. R. Rao Award for Innovative Project by PG Students
| Title of the Project | Name of the Investigator | Award Amount (Rs.) |
| Topical formulation loaded with pomegranate seed oil for the treatment of Psoriasis. | Vidya K | 10,000 |
| Exploration and screening of insect species from different habitat for their antimicrobial activity against plant pathogens of horticultural crops. | Akshay Kumar | 10,000 |
| Design of nasal route mucoadhesive in-situ gel and establish pharmacodynamic treatment for motion sickness using animal model | Shivani Srinivasan H | 10,000 |
| A low-cost Nanomaterial based electro chemical immunosera for detection of trichomoniasis | S Ajith Kumar | 10,000 |
| To analyze the protective role of quercetin and saroglitazar on ethanol induced hepatic steatosis | Lakshana D P | 10,000 |
Dr. S. K. Shivakumar Award for Innovative Project by UG Students
| Title of the Project | Name of the Investigator | Award Amount (Rs.) |
| Biomedical foot balancing platform to measure plantar foot pressure | Vibhu Karn and Group | 10,000 |
| Leg Aided Hole Digger for sapling Plantation | Padma Priya Mohan and Group | 10,000 |
| Smart city auto ticketing and crowd management for Bus travel | S.C. Arham and Group | 10,000 |
| Chalaka Mithra | Ninaada M S | 10,000 |
| Modified Desalination system withg water cooled condenser operated by solar PV panel | Ganesh Amate | 10,000 |
- Exemplary innovations / solutions emanating from Science & Technology or any segment of economy that have helped transform the lives of people, particularly in rural areas or have enabled enterprises and employment would be recognized every year.
- Applicant innovators would be Karnataka origin (by birth or domicile), located anywhere in the world.
Award
- PG Level : Prof. U. R. Rao Award for best innovation at postgraduate level
- UG Level : Dr. S. K. Shivakumar Award for best innovation at undergraduate level
- Each award carrying a Cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a Certificate
- An Expert Committee of the Academy will scrutinise the entries and forward the list of best innovations in each category to the Executive Committee by December every year.
- Awardees of these Awards during the last two years will not be considered
How to Apply
KSTA will invite applications and soft copy of the duly filled application to be sent to award.ksta@gmail.com and hard copy to the below mentioned postal address before the last date:
Karnataka Science and Technology Academy
‘Prof. U R Rao Vijnana Bhavan’,
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, College of Horticultural Sciences Entrance,
Opp. Doddabettahalli Layout busstop,
Vidyaranyapura Post, Bengaluru 560097
Application Form
Download application form using the following link
