PURPOSE OF GOLD MEDAL AWARD
IOSRDC aims to honour researchers with Gold Medals for overall excellence in a particular programme and the Best Research Paper Award in each of the conferences that are conducted by IOSRDC. This Award Program aims to acknowledge, recognize and promote the academic, research and overall excellence of IOSRDC in a particular programme, whose collective efforts and commitment contribute to the overall prestige of the Industry/University/College. IOSRDC bring laurels to Industry/University/College by exhibiting their knowledge, skills and abilities in every sphere of Learning. The achievements of IOSRDC in various national and international competitions and their accomplishments in the field of research and publication can enormously contribute to the overall reputation of the Industry/University/College. The IOSRDC Gold Medal is the highest honour award in India. The Gold Medal is presented by the Secretary of IOSRDC for distinguished performance. The award may be presented to an individual, group, or organization for extraordinary, noble, or prestigious contributions that impact the mission of the Conference.
EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR GOLD MEDAL AWARD
Selection of the best researcher for overall excellence in a particular programme for the gold medal.
50% weightage for the Publications.
25% weightage for the Citations.
15% weightage for the current exploring domain.
10% weightage for ethics and value-based participation in all academic and non-academic activities.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AWARDS COMMITTEE
IOSRDC Awards Committee (“the Committee”) shall be responsible to select the researchers for the purposes of gold medal and research award. The Committee shall consist of the President as the Chairperson, Director and faculty members from the other colleges/industry, to be nominated by the president in consultation with the administrative staff.
The Committee shall obtain the record of the top five candidates from the Examination and Evaluation Branch, who have secured the maximum marks in the particular program along with their discipline. The records containing the publication, citations, exploring domain shall be obtained from researchers and shall be verified from the concerned committee.
A researcher obtaining higher score in the discipline shall be given the gold medal in case if more than one researcher achieves equal scores in other factors.
The above criteria shall apply for the award of Gold Medal to the Best researcher for Overall Excellence in a particular programme.
The Committee shall also select one researcher for the purposes of awarding a best research paper award in a particular subject. The IOSRDC shall give best research paper award in each paper constituting a particular programme.
The gold medal shall be given to the graduating researcher while the research award shall be given to any researcher who has published an outstanding research paper in Indian or any foreign journals in the given subject in the given year.
IOSRDC shall inform the name of the researcher(s) selected for the award to the donor at least 15 days in advance of the conferment of the medal.
GOLD MEDAL AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS
2021 : Mr. Rakesh Rojanala
2020 : Dr. Someshwar
2019 : Mr. Srikanth Chary
2018 : Mr. Kumar Sangia
2017 : Mr. Raju Vellampatla