BackLAL BAHADUR SHASTRI OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD 2012 of ICAR was conferred to Dr V. Sejian, Senior Scientist. This award is given as

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 Rs one lakh in cash and a challenge project for three years with budgetary provision of  Rs ten lakh per year + five lakh for foreign training (3 months). DR. V. SEJIAN evaluated the influence of multiple environmental factors such as heat stress, nutritional stress and walking stress simultaneously on the physiological adaptability, growth, reproductive performance, biochemical and endocrine responses of Malpura sheep at CSWRI Avikanagar under the able leadership of Dr S M K Naqvi the then Head of Division and Present Director of the Institute. Currently Dr Sejian is working as Senior Scientist, Animal Physiology Division, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 030.