The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar replaced which earlier science award system, and when was that system last used?
- The Padma Bhushan in Science category; last given in 2021
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (CSIR); last given in 2022; SSB name retained in Vigyan Yuva category
- The National Science Academy Award; discontinued in 2020
- The Infosys Prize Science category; absorbed into government system in 2023
Answer: The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, last given in 2022 by CSIR; the SSB name is retained in the RVP as "Vigyan Yuva–Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar"
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar was instituted in 2023 and first awarded in 2024. It effectively replaced the standalone Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, which had been given annually by CSIR since 1958. The SSB Prize was last awarded in 2022. The RVP retained the SSB name in its third category — Vigyan Yuva–Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar — for young scientists under 45.