This is an annual award given to encourage Young Scientists doing research in the area of magnetic resonance and its applications in India and is given for the contributions made in a calendar year. From 2022 onwards, the name CBMR-NMRS Gold Medal has been changed to Annual NMRS Medal for Young Scientist. The age limit for eligibility for consideration for the award is 35 years.

The criteria for selection include (i) all the papers published in the broad area of magnetic resonance and its applications during the calendar year (ii) impact factors of the journals where the work is published. The papers should have full citation, such as Journal Name, Year, Volume and Page Numbers. Any other format, such as manuscript accepted, manuscript submitted, manuscript under preparation, manuscript under review, manuscript in press, etc. will not be considered. The publications not related to magnetic resonance and its applications will not be considered. The impact factor and contribution of the young scientist to the work will be computed by taking a weighted average.

AI(average) = [ (I1 / N1) + (I2 / N2) + (I3 / N3) ... (In / Nn) ]

I  - Imapct factor of the journal
N - Number of authors in the individual papers
n - Total number of publications of the nominee
      during the calendar year

The last date to apply for this award is December 31.

Awardees 2023: Ms. Anisha Biswas, CFTRI, Mysore 2022: Mr. Sahil, TIFR, Hyderabad 2021: Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal, ICGEB, New Delhi 2020: No Award 2019: Mr. Jishan Khandekar Bari, TIFR, Hyderabad 2018: Dr. Sandeep Kumar Mishra, IISc, Bangalore 2017: Dr. Sandeep Kumar Mishra, IISc, Bangalore 2016: Dr. Veera Mohan, UM-DAE-CBS, Mumbai 2015: Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mishra, IISc, Bangalore 2014: Dr. Sachin Rama Chaudhari, IISc, Bangalore 2013: Dr. Dinesh Kumar, CBMR, Lucknow 2012: Mr. Sachin Rama Chaudhary, IISc, Bangalore 2011: Mr. U.V. Reddy, IISc, Bangalore 2010: Dr. Nilamoni Nath, IISc, Bangalore