| Assist Prof Dr | Shiv | Pandey | CSIR-IHBT, Palampur | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Microbes Interaction | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Allam | Vinaykumar | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad | India | Chemistry | Organic Synthesis | Research Excellence Award | indianscientist.in |
| Mr. | GOPARAJU | RAKESH | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad | India | Chemistry | Organic Synthesis | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr | Prasoon | Gupta | CSIR-IIIM | India | Chemistry | Natural Product Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Shabeer Ahmad | Dar | CSIR-IIIM | India | Cutting-Edge Biotechnology and Life Sciences | Botany | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Mr | Subhrangshu | Das | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology | India | Others | Bioinformatics | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | srihari | Pabbaraja | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | India | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Research Excellence Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr | Anjana Devi | Tangutur | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | India | Healthcare Innovations and Medical Breakthroughs | Cancer Biology | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Thanasekaran | Ponpandian | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | India | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Greeshma | Gopalan | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | India | Others | Natural products | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr | Galla V. | Karunakar | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad | India | Chemistry | Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Saurabh | Saran | CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine | India | Healthcare Innovations and Medical Breakthroughs | Medical Microbiology & Immunology | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Ajeet | Kumar Prajapati | CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun | India | Engineering | Alternative fuels | Research Excellence Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr | Rajesh | Kumar | CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research | India | Others | Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr | Abhay | Raj | CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research | India | Environmental Science | Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | RENU | CHAUDHARY | CSIR-INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY (IGIB), NEW DELHI | India | Immunology and Microbiology | Fungal_Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Pralay | Das | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology | India | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr. | Pradyut | Sengupta | CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar | India | Materials Science | Materials processing and characterization | Research Excellence Award | indianscientist.in |
| Dr | Porkodi | | CSIR-NAL | India | Chemistry | polymer and fiber science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Nandita | Singh | CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute | India | Environmental Science | Phytoremediation | Best Researcher Award | indianscientist.in |