| Dr | Munish | Sharma | CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.) | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Soil Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saurbh | Soni | CSK HP Krishi Vishvavidyalaya,Palampur | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural Entomology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | David | Ahmedt-Aristizabal | CSIRO | Australia | Computer Science | Computer vision | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | RATUL | SAIKIA | CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Bacterial Ecology, Plant-microbes Interaction | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Prasenjit | Manna | CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology | India | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Molecular Nutrition, Endocrinology, Functional Food | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Dewashish | Kumar | CSIR-NGRI, HYDERABAD, INDIA | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Groundwater and Exploration Geophysics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ravindran | Chinnarajan | CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography | India | Immunology and Microbiology | Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pratikshkumar | Patel | CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory | India | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Drug delivery | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ravindar | Kontham | CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory | India | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ashish | Shelke | CSIR-NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES, INDIA | India | Engineering | Computational Combustion and Fire Dynamics | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Tejaswini Chandrakant | Gawade | CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India. | India | Physics and Astronomy | Magnetic thin films, Magnetoresistive sensors. | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Amit | Kumar | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology Palampur | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agrofrestry | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kamal | Kumar | CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum | India | Chemistry | Petroleum chemistry/Residue upgradation/ Bitumen | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Aman Kumar | Bhonsle | CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum | India | Other | Biofuel and Life Cycle assessment | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Deepty Ranjan | Satapathy | CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar | India | Environmental Science | Environmental Geology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | JAYAPRAKASH | BEHERA | CSIR-IIIM JAMMU | India | Chemistry | Medicinal chemistry | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | MADHU BABU | TATINA | CSIR-IICT | India | Chemistry | Carbohydrates | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Doongar | CHaudhary | CSIR-CSMCRI | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | soil microbiology | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr. | Trishna | Chaturvedi | CSIR-CIMAP LUCKNOW | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Genetics and Plant Breeding | Young Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | KARAN | GOSWAMI | CSIR-CGCRI-Kolkata | India | Chemistry | Heterogeneous Catalysis | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |