| Assoc Prof Dr | Thanasekaran | Ponpandian | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | India | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Greeshma | Gopalan | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | India | Others | Natural products | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Subhrangshu | Das | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology | India | Others | Bioinformatics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Prasoon | Gupta | CSIR-IIIM | India | Chemistry | Natural Product Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Shabeer Ahmad | Dar | CSIR-IIIM | India | Cutting-Edge Biotechnology and Life Sciences | Botany | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Allam | Vinaykumar | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad | India | Chemistry | Organic Synthesis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | GOPARAJU | RAKESH | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad | India | Chemistry | Organic Synthesis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shiv | Pandey | CSIR-IHBT, Palampur | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Microbes Interaction | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Avnesh | Kumari | CSIR-IHBT | India | Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials | NA | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | ANITA | KUMARI | CSIR-IHBT | India | Cutting-Edge Biotechnology and Life Sciences | Plant Biotechnology/ Plant Tissue Culture | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs. | Himani | Rani | CSIR-IGIB | India | Others | BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | SAURADIPTA | BANERJEE | CSIR-IGIB | India | Biochemistry | BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS, PROTEIN CHEMISTRY, GLYCOBIOLOGY, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, PROTEOMICS | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Velusamy | Sundaresan | CSIR-CIMAP | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Taxonomy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Sukumar | Debnath | CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore-570020 | India | Agricultural Science and Food Security | Food Tech | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms. | Neha | Tanwar | CSIR-CFTRI | India | Engineering | Food Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Manoj | Nayak | CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO) | India | Chemistry | Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science and Technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Hiren | Raval | CSIR-CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE BHAVNAGAR | India | Chemical Engineering | Membrane science and technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Biswanath | Mondal | CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, West Bengal | India | Materials Science | Ceramic | Research Achievement Award | |
| Mr. | RUPESH KUMAR | SINGH | CSIR-CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH DHANBAD | India | Energy | COAL GASIFICATION | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | JAGANMOHANRAO | LINGAMALLU | CSIR-Central food Technological Research Institute | India | Others | Food Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |