Baldev Singh Dhillon is an internationally renowned

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and had been the vice chancellor of

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from 2011 to 2021 in India. Earlier, he worked as an Assistant Director General at

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, Director of NBPGR (ICAR), and as Director of Research at

and

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. He worked at

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, Stuttgart, Germany from 1976 to 1978, 1988 to 1990 and 2007 to 2011, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico, from 1993 to 1994, and at the University of Birmingham, UK in 1989 in

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breeding, genetics and

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. Dhillon worked as the Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University from July 2011 to 30 June 2021. Under his dynamic leadership, PAU has earned a number of accolades: * Ranked as the ‘Best Agricultural University’ and ‘Third Best Agricultural Research Institute’ in India by ICAR, 2017 * Ranked ‘First in Punjab,’ and ‘Second Best Agricultural University in India’ by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, 2017 * Ranked first in research articles and citations in 2017 by CII-Indian Citation Index * Occupied first position for development of landmark varieties – honour bestowed by Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2017 * Ranked second in India and 232nd rank in world, based on scientific papers for world universities by National Taiwan University, 2017 * PAU adjudged as one of the 70 Icons of Modern India by the leading magazine, India Today, in its special issue on 70 years of Independence entitled as "Icons of Modern India" Dhillon was born in

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in 1947. He is known for scientific breakthroughs in plant breeding. Dhillon did his B.Sc. in agriculture from Khalsa College, Amritsar; Post graduation M.Sc. from

and Doctorate from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute ( IARI), New Delhi. He has published 350 research publications and many books.

International awards

*Maize Champion for Asia Award by CIMMYT (Citation is missing) * DAAD Post-Doc. Fellowship. *

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(AvH) Post-Doc. Fellowship. *AvH - Europe Fellowship (

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). *

Post-Doc. Fellowship. *Associate Scientistship, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(

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National awards

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award 2019 *JC Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology (2013–15) *Fellow:

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(FNA). *Fellow:

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(FNAAS). *Fellow:

National Academy of Sciences, India The National Academy of Sciences, India, established in 1930, is the oldest science academy in India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president. Fellows *Suddhasatwa Basu * Sudha Bhattacharya * Ch ...

(FNASc). *Fellow: Punjab Academy of Sciences India (FPAS). *Dr NL Dhawan Lifetime Achievement Award, Maize Technologists Association of India *Life Time Achievement Award, Punjab Academy of Sciences *NAAS Dr B.P. Pal Memorial Prize *ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize *NAAS Recognition Award *Om Prakash Bhasin Award *Dr Joginder Singh Memorial Award *Dr Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award * IARI Gold Medal *Punjab State Council for Science and Technology – Appreciation Certificate *Punjab Academy of Sciences-Life Time Achievement Award

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20071025070259/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4710/38/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Baldev Emeritus Professors in India 1947 births Scientists from Amritsar Punjab Agricultural University faculty Indian geneticists Indian agriculturalists Living people Guru Nanak Dev University alumni Indian Sikhs Fellows of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences 20th-century Indian biologists Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering

International awards

National awards

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