Recognition/Awards
| S. No. | Name of Award | Year | Recipient(s) | Title |
| 1. | ICAR Award for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research 2007-2008 | 2010 | Drs. R. Bhattacharyya, S. Kundu, V. Prakash, B.L. Mina, S. Saha, S.C. Pandey, A.K. Srivastva & H.S. Gupta | Impacts of selected management practices on carbon sequestration potential and sustainability of arable lands in the N.W. Himalayas. |
| 2. | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Award | 2009 |
Drs. S.N. Sushil, G. SelvaKumar, M. Mohan, J.C. Bhatt & H.S. Gupta |
Eco-friendly Novel Technology for Managing White Grubs in North-West Himalayas |
| 3. | Best Poster Award in International Conference on Grain Legumes | 2009 | Drs. Supradip Saha, G. Singh, V. Mahajan and H.S. Gupta | Characterization for Nutritional and Cooking Quality of Rajmash (P. vulgaris) as a Function of Genotype |
| 4. | Young Scientist Award by the Association of Microbiology of India | 2008 | Dr. G. Selvakumar |
Contribution to Microbiology |
| 5. | Young Scientist Award for Best Poster Presentation in the 3rd Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress | 2008 | Dr. P.K. Mishra |
Effect of Seed Priming with Cold Tolerant Promoting Pseudomonas sp Strain PGRs17 on iron acquisition and nutrient uptake of Pea (Pisum Sativum) |
| 6. | Young Scientist Award for Best Oral Presentation in the 3rd Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress | 2008 |
Mr. Piyush Joshi
|
Pseudomonas Fragi a Novel Psychrotolerant Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterium from Uttarakhand |
| 7. | Societal Innovation Award of NRDC | 2008 |
Drs. S.N. Sushil, G. SelvaKumar, M. Mohan, J.C. Bhatt & H.S. Gupta |
Eco-friendly Novel Technology for Managing White Grubs in North-West Himalayas |
| 8. | Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution award 2007 | 2008 | VPKAS, Almora | Agricultural Research in Hilly Region |
| 9. | ICAR Team Award for Outstanding Research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences for the Biennium 2005-06 | 2008 | Drs. H.S. Gupta, J.C. Bhatt, Lakshmi Kant, S.K. Pant, S. Chandra, S.N. Sushil, & K.A. Gopinath | Enhancing Productivity and Profitability of Rice-Wheat System in N.W. Himalayan States |
| 10. | European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC) Distinction and Recognition | 2007 | Mr. Ranjan Bhattacharya | Scientific Activity on Soil Conservation |
| 11. | Uttarakhand State Scientist Award for The Best Poster Presentation in the 2nd Uttarakhand State Science Congress | 2007 | Dr. G. Selvakumar | Pantoea Dispersa Strain 1A a Noval Cold Tolerant Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium from the Uttarakhand Himalaya |
| 12. | Hari Om Saran Ashram Trust Award for Natural Resource Management | 2007 | Drs. K.P. Singh, S. Kundu & H.S. Gupta | Development of technologies for dehulling and utilization of minor millets |
| 13. | Meritorious Invention Award of National Research and Development corporation | 2006 | Drs. K.P. Singh, S. Kundu & H.S. Gupta | Design and development of millet thresher cum pearler |
| 14. | Best Poster Presentation Award of the Society of Extension Education | 2005 | Drs. S.R.K. Singh, K.Srinivas, Mukesh Kumar & K.K.S. Bisht | Farmer to Farmer Vegetable Extension Sustainable Livelihood in Uttarakhand Hills |
| 15. | 3rd prize for Research Paper presented in the Seminar on "IT in Agriculture" organized by Maharashtra Society of Extension Education | 2005 | Drs. K. Srinivas, Mukesh Kumar, S.R.K. Singh & K.K.S. Bisht | Agriculture Marketing for Economic Development in North-West Hills- Scope of Information Technology |
| 16. | Gold Medal for Best Poster Award at the International Symposium on Rainfed Rice Ecosystems: Perspective and Potential | 2004 | Drs. Ved Prakash, S.C. Pandey, Subhash Chandra & A.K. Srivastva | Studies on Diversification in Spring Rice Based Cropping Pattern under Rainfed Condition in Mid Hills of Uttarakhand |
| 17. | Best Paper Award of Indian Society of Agronomy for the year 2002 | 2004 | Drs. Ved Prakash, S. Kundu. V.N. Ghosh, R.D. Singh & H.S. Gupta | Annual Nitrogen Input to the Soil from Left-over Biomass of Soybean (Glycin max) in long term Fertilizer Experiment in Mid Hills of North-West Himalayas. |
| 18. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Purashkar of ICAR for the Biennium, 2001-02 for Technical Books | 2004 | Drs. H.S. Gupta & S. Kundu | Uttar Pashchimi Parvatiya Kshetron Main Krishi Utpadan Ki Vridhi Ke Liye Unnat Krishi Taknike |
| 19. | 3rd prize for Best Poster Presented at International Symposium on Molecular Approaches to Improve Crop Productivity & Quality, TNAU, Coimbatore | 2002 | Drs. R. Babu, J.C. Bhatt, H.S. Gupta, P.K. Agrawal, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh & R. Shridhar | Molecular Polymorphism reveals Potential for Marker Aided Pyramiding of Blast Resistance Genes in Hill Rice |
| 20. | Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution award 2000 | 2001 | VPKAS, Almora | Hill Agriculture |