Eminent Breeders Recipient of Prestigious International & National Awards & Coveted Positions
Recipients of Prestigious International Awards | |||
| S.No. | Name | Award | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush | Japan Prize | 1987 |
| International Service in Agronomy Award (American Soc. Agronomy) | 1989 | ||
| World Food Prize | 1996 | ||
| Rank Prize (United Kingdom) | 1998 | ||
| Wolf Prize (Israel) | 2000 | ||
| Golden Sickle Award (Thailand) | 2007 | ||
| Mahathir Science Award (Malaysia) | 2009 | ||
Recipients of Prestigious Awards | |||
| S.No. | Name | Award | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Dilbagh Singh Athwal | Padma Bhushan | 1975 |
| 2 | Dr. Khem Singh Gill | 1992 | |
| 3 | Dr. Ram Badan Singh | 2003 | |
| 4 | Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush | Padma Shri | 2000 |
| 5 | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2008 | |
| 6 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | 2019 | |
Recipients of National and State Awards | |||
| S.No. | Name | Award | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Khem Singh Gill | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award | 1972-73 |
| 2 | Dr. Amarjit Singh Khehra, | 1986-87 | |
| 3 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | 1986-87 | |
| 4 | Dr. Vijay Kumar Saxena | 1986-87 | |
| 5 | Dr. G.S. Nanda | 1999-2000 | |
| 6 | Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush | Dr. K. Ramaiah Award (NAAS) | 1997 |
| 7 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | Joginder Singh Memorial Award | 1997-98 |
| 8 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | NAAS Recognition Award (Plant Improvement) | 2003 |
| 9 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | Om Parkash Bhasin Award | 2006 |
| 10 | Dr. G.S.Nanda | Punjab Sarkar Parman Pattar | 2001 |
| 11 | Dr. Sadhu Singh Malhi | 2003 | |
| 12 | Dr. R.K.Gumber | 2012 | |
| 13 | Dr. Jagir Singh Sidhu | Jawahar Lal Nehru Award (ICAR) | 1982 |
| 14 | Dr. S.K.Sandhu | 1995 | |
| 15 | Dr. Gurjit Singh Mangat | 2001 | |
| 16 | Dr Mehak Gupta | 2017 | |
Vice -Chancellors | |||
| S.No. | Name | University | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Sukhdev Singh | Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 1979-1981 1981-1989 |
| 2 | Dr. Khem Singh Gill | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 1990-1993 |
| 3 | Dr. Amarjit Singh Khehra | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 1994-1997 |
| 4 | Dr. Ved Paul Gupta | Rajendra Agricultural University, Samastipur | 1999-2002 |
| 5 | Dr. Jai Rup Singh | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Central University of Punjab, Bathinda | 2006-2009 2009-2014 |
| 6 | Dr. Manjit Singh Kang | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 2007-2011 |
| 7 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 2011 to date |
| 8 | Dr. Nachattar Singh Malhi | Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo | 2013-2017 |
| 9 | Dr. Harcharan Singh Dhaliwal | Eternal University, Baru Sahib | 2013 to date |
| 10 | Dr Jeet Singh Sandhu | Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad (UP) | 2017 to date |
Coveted Positions at International & National Organizations | |||
| S.No. | Name | University | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Dilbagh Singh Atwal | Deputy Director General, IRRI, Philipines Director Technical Cooperation, Winrock International Institute of Agricultural Development, Morrilton, USA | 1972-1977 1981-1985 |
| 2 | Dr. Sukhdev Singh | Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), ICAR | 1974 |
| 3 | Dr. Jeet Singh Sandhu | Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR | 2015-2016 |
| 4 | Dr Ashwani Kumar | Director General, ICFRE | 2014 to date |
| 5 | Dr. Jeet Singh Sandhu | Agriculture Commissioner, GOI | 2013-2015 |
| 6 | Dr. Akshay Kumar Gupta | Director, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur | 1992-1997 |
| 7 | Dr. Ram Badan Singh | Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | 1995-1999 |
| 8 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi | 2000-2005 |
| 9 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | ADG (Crop Sciences), ICAR | 1998-2000 |
| 10 | Dr. Jeet Singh Sandhu | ADG (Seed), ICAR | 2010-2013 |
| 11 | Dr. Pawan Kumar Agarwal | ADG (NFBSFARA), ICAR | 2014 to date |
ICAR National Professors | |||
| S.No. | Name | University | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Surinder Singh Banga | Plant Breeding & Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana | 2010 to date |
Fellows, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | |||
| S.No. | Name | Discipline | Period |
| 1 | Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush | Crop Sciences | 1991 |
| 2 | Dr. Khem Singh Gill | 1991 | |
| 3 | Dr. Amarjit Singh Khehra | 1992 | |
| 4 | Dr. Dilbagh Singh Athwal | 1992 | |
| 5 | Dr. Ved Pal Gupta | 1992 | |
| 6 | Dr. Daljit Singh Virk | 1993 | |
| 7 | Dr. Harcharan Singh Dhaliwal | 1993 | |
| 8 | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 1995 | |
| 9 | Dr. Govinder Singh Nanda | 1997 | |
| 10 | Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon | 1999 | |
| 11 | Dr. Surinder Singh Banga | 2005 | |
| 11 | Dr. Darshan Singh Brar | 2006 | |
| 12 | Dr. Jeet Singh Sandhu | 2013 | |
Fellowships Monsanto Beachell Borlaug International Fellowship
Australian Endeavour Fellowship
