Infosys Prize
Annual award given by the Infosys Science Foundation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Infosys Prize is an annual award given to scientists, researchers, engineers and social scientists of Indian origin (not necessarily born in India)[1] by the Infosys Science Foundation and ranks among the highest monetary awards in India to recognize research. The prize for each category includes a gold medallion, a citation certificate, and prize money of US$100,000 (or its equivalent in Indian Rupees).[2] The prize purse is tax free in the hands of winners in India.[3] The winners are selected by the jury of their respective categories, headed by the jury chairs.
The Infosys Prize | |
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Awarded for | Contributions in six categories of research: |
Country | India |
Presented by | Infosys Science Foundation |
First awarded | 2008 |
Website | www |
In 2008, the prize was jointly awarded by the Infosys Science Foundation and National Institute of Advanced Studies for mathematics.[4] The following year, three additional categories were added: Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. In 2010, Engineering and Computer Science was added as a category. In 2012, a sixth category, Humanities, was added.