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Kurukshetra University's Goyal Award Committee has announced the Rajib Goyal Prize. On Monday, the Chairman, Kurukshetra University and the Goyal Award Organising Committee, Prof. Som Nath Sachdeva, announced the awards and said that Kurukshetra University honours the best scientists of the country every year, recognising their significant contributions in the field of science and technology.

Prof. Som Nath Sachdeva said that each Rajib Goyal Prize consists of a medal, citation, and a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh. The university announced the names of four distinguished senior scientists selected for the Goyal Awards last week.

Four Scientists of the country, all below the age of 45 have been selected by the Kurukshetra University for Rajib Goyal Prizes for Young Scientists. Those who will be receiving this prize include, Dr. Saptarshi Basu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bengaluru, (Applied Sciences), Dr. Sebastian C. Peter, JNCASR, Bengaluru, (Chemical Sciences), Dr. Bushra Ateeq, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur (Life Sciences), Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Aggarwal, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, (Physical Sciences).

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