| Prof | PAPIA | CHOWDHURY | Jaypee Institute of Information Technology | India | Materials Science | Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | SHANTHI | JAYARAJ | AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN | India | Materials Science | Thin Films, Nanocpmposites | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Lakshmi | PTV | Pondicherry University | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Bioinformatics-Phytomatics | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | NARESH | PADHA | University of Jammu | India | Materials Science | Thin films photovoltaics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | G | Shyamala | sr university | India | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Women Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mahipal Reddy | Benjaram | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | India | Chemistry | Nanomaterials and Catalysis | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Prof | Bimal Kumar | Mishra | Vinoba Bhave University | India | Mathematics | Nonlinear Dynamics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | SUJATA | LAW | BRAINWARE UNIVERSITY | India | Biochemistry | Cell Biology,Biotechnology | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Prof | Ramila | Bisht | Jawaharlal, Nehru University, New Delhi | India | Social Sciences | Social Sciences in Public Health and Health Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Debabrata | Das | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | India | Energy | Biohydrogen production | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Sabu | Abdulhameed | Kannur University | India | Immunology and Microbiology | Drug Development | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof | Rabindra | Pulimamidi | Osmania University | India | Chemistry | BioInorganic Chemistry | Research Excellence Award | |
| Prof | SRINIVASAN | PAPPU | ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Phage Therapy and Cancer Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Angshuman | Sarkar | BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus | India | Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Cell and Molecular Biology | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof | RAMESH | MANIKANDAN | ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof | R.K. Brojen | Singh | Jawaharlal Nehru University | India | Physics and Astronomy | Complex systems, Systems Biology | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Md Asad | Khan | Jamia MIllia Islamia New Delhi | India | Biochemistry | Cancer Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Kottur | Anver Basha | C. Abdul Hakeem College (Autonomous) Melvisharam | India | Chemistry | Polymer Nanocomposites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Anjula | Gurtoo | Indian Institute of Science | India | Social Sciences | Policy Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | PARVEEN | LATA | PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA | India | Mathematics | SOLID MECHANICS | Women Researcher Award | |