M. N. Murthy Memorial Prize - Indian Statistical Institute

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M. N. MURTHY MEMORIAL PRIZE: 2013-2014
Announcement
TheIndianStatisticalInstituteinvitesnominationsfortheM. N.Murthy Memorial
Prize: 2013-2014. The conditions for the award and the manner in which
nominations are to be made are set out below.
1. The prize will be awarded to a person who is generally working in India and not
above 35 years of age on 1 July, 2013.
2. The prize will be awarded for the best research work done in India in Applied
Statistics which should include Sample Surveys, Quality, Reliability & Operations
Research (QROR), Experimental Design and Data Analysis and related
fields, in the form of published articles and/or accepted Ph.D. thesis.
3. The prize is expected to be awarded at the Institute’s Annual Convocation.
4. The candidate recommended for the prize may have to come to Kolkata and
present the results, in a seminar around the time of the convocation. The prizewinning
candidate’s travel to Kolkata by train and his/her stay in the Institute’s
campus in Kolkata will be supported by the Institute.
5. The applications will be considered on the basis of nomination from the Heads
of Departments of Universities/Institutions/Organisations. These should be accompanied
by copies of the concerned research papers and the candidate’s biodata
(with proof of age), and sent to the address given below by 31st July, 2013.
A proforma of the nomination form is enclosed, xerox copy of which can be used
if needed.
6. Candidates who have not formally been nominated, may also be considered at
the Institute’s discretion.
7. If no candidate is found suitable for the prize, no prize will be awarded.
8. The selection of the prize-winning candidate will be made by a committee of
experts and is subject to ratification by the Academic Council and the Council
of the Institute.
Address for sending nominations
Director
(M. N. Murthy Memorial Prize)
Indian Statistical Institute
203, Barrackpore Trunk Road
Kolkata 700 108
A copy of this announcement appears at the URL http://www.isical.ac.in

Nomination Form
for
M. N. MURTHY MEMORIAL PRIZE: 2013-2014
(To be filled in by the Head of the Department)
1. Name of Nominee:
2. Address, telephone and e-mail:
3. Date of Birth:
4. Gender:
5. Academic Record:
Degree Year University Major Subjects
6. Title of Ph.D. thesis:
7. List of publications, including names of co-authors as they appear in publication,
publication date, publication title, journal name, volume and page numbers (use
separate page if necessary; ENCLOSE copies of relevant papers):

8. Brief synopsis of nominee’s scientific work that forms the basis of this nomination
(in about 200 words):
9. Comments of the nominating person, including critical assessment of the nominee’s
contribution, particularly in the case of Ph.D. thesis / joint research work:
Date
Signature and office seal
of the Head of the Department