Baldev Singh Dhillon

Indian academic (born 1947)

Khalsa College, Amritsar,
Punjab Agricultural University,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.

Known forScientific breakthroughs in plant breedingAwards

DAAD Post-Doc. Fellowship.
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-Doc. Fellowship.
University of Hohenheim Post-Doc. Fellowship.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy (FNA).
Fellow: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (FNAAS).).^[1]
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences of India (FNASc).
NAAS Dr B.P. Pal Memorial Prize.
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize of ICAR.
Om Prakash Bhasin Award.

Scientific careerFieldsAgricultural science (genetics)Institutions

Punjab Agricultural University.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources.
Guru Nanak Dev University.
University of Hohenheim.
University of Birmingham.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico

Baldev Singh Dhillon is an internationally renowned^[2] ^{[citation needed]} agricultural scientist and had been the vice chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University from 2011 to 2021 in India.

Earlier, he worked as an Assistant Director General at ICAR, Director of NBPGR (ICAR), and as Director of Research at Punjab Agricultural University and Guru Nanak Dev University. He worked at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany from 1976 to 1978, 1988 to 1990 and 2007 to 2011, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico, from 1993 to 1994, and at the University of Birmingham, UK in 1989 in Maize breeding, genetics and biotechnology.^{[citation needed]}

Dhillon worked as the Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University from July 2011 to 30 June 2021. Under his dynamic leadership, PAU has earned a number of accolades:

Ranked as the ‘Best Agricultural University’ and ‘Third Best Agricultural Research Institute’ in India by ICAR, 2017^{[citation needed]}
Ranked ‘First in Punjab,’ and ‘Second Best Agricultural University in India’ by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, 2017^{[citation needed]}
Ranked first in research articles and citations in 2017 by CII-Indian Citation Index^{[citation needed]}
Occupied first position for development of landmark varieties – honour bestowed by Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2017^{[citation needed]}
Ranked second in India and 232nd rank in world, based on scientific papers for world universities by National Taiwan University, 2017^{[citation needed]}
PAU adjudged as one of the 70 Icons of Modern India by the leading magazine, India Today, in its special issue on 70 years of Independence entitled as "Icons of Modern India"^{[citation needed]}

Dhillon was born in Amritsar in 1947.^[1] He is known for scientific breakthroughs in plant breeding. Dhillon did his B.Sc. in agriculture from Khalsa College, Amritsar; Post graduation M.Sc. from Punjab Agricultural University and Doctorate from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. He has published 350 research publications and many books.

International awards

Maize Champion for Asia Award by CIMMYT (Citation is missing)^{[citation needed]}
DAAD Post-Doc. Fellowship.^{[citation needed]}
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-Doc. Fellowship.^{[citation needed]}
AvH - Europe Fellowship (University of Birmingham).^{[citation needed]}
University of Hohenheim Post-Doc. Fellowship.^{[citation needed]}
Associate Scientistship, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT).^{[citation needed]}

National awards

Padma Shri award 2019^[3]^[4]
JC Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology (2013–15)^{[citation needed]}
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy (FNA).^{[citation needed]}
Fellow: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS).^{[citation needed]}
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc).^{[citation needed]}
Fellow: Punjab Academy of Sciences India (FPAS).^{[citation needed]}
Dr NL Dhawan Lifetime Achievement Award, Maize Technologists Association of India^{[citation needed]}
Life Time Achievement Award, Punjab Academy of Sciences
NAAS Dr B.P. Pal Memorial Prize^{[citation needed]}
ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize^{[citation needed]}
NAAS Recognition Award^{[citation needed]}
Om Prakash Bhasin Award^{[citation needed]}
Dr Joginder Singh Memorial Award^{[citation needed]}
Dr Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award^{[citation needed]}
IARI Gold Medal^{[citation needed]}
Punjab State Council for Science and Technology – Appreciation Certificate^{[citation needed]}
Punjab Academy of Sciences-Life Time Achievement Award^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Indian National Science Academy. "Indian National Science Academy Details". Indian National Science Academy. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
^ "PunjabNewsline.com - Renowned Punjab maize breeder invited to join as Director Research in GNDU". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007.
^ "2019 Padma Awardees List". padmaawards.gov.in.
^ "Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardees". The Economic Times. 16 March 2019.