Baldev Singh Dhillon

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| birth_date = 1947<ref name="Indian National Science Academy">{{cite news|url=http://www.insaindia.org/detail.php?id=163 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415013726/http://www.insaindia.org/detail.php?id=163 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-15 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |title=Indian National Science Academy Details |author=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=2007-11-30 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], [[British India]]
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| alma_mater = Khalsa College, Amritsar, [[Punjab Agricultural University]], [[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]] (IARI), [[New Delhi]].
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| known_for = Scientific Breakthroughs in Plant Breeding
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| field = [[Agricultural science]] ([[Genetics]])
| education = Ph.D. in Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
| work_institution = [[Punjab Agricultural University]]. Indian Council of Agricultural Research National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources. [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]. [[Hohenheim|University of Hohenheim]]. [[University of Birmingham]]. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico
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| prizes = DAAD Post-Doc. Fellowship. Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-Doc. Fellowship. University of Hohenheim Post-Doc. Fellowship. Fellow: [[Indian National Science Academy]] (FNA). Fellow: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (FNAAS).).<ref name="Indian National Science Academy"/> Fellow: National Academy of Sciences of India (FNASc). NAAS Dr B.P. Pal Memorial Prize. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize of [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research|ICAR]]. Om Prakash Bhasin Award.
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'''Baldev Singh Dhillon''' is an internationally renowned<ref>[http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4710/38/ PunjabNewsline.com - Renowned Punjab maize breeder invited to join as Director Research in GNDU] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025070259/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4710/38/ |date=2007-10-25 }}</ref> [[agricultural scientist]] and worked as Vice Chancellor of [[Punjab Agricultural University]] in India.

Earlier, he worked as Assistant Director General at [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research|ICAR]], Director of NBPGR (ICAR), and as Director of Research at [[Punjab Agricultural University]] and [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]. He worked at [[Hohenheim|University of Hohenheim]], Stuttgart, Germany from 1976–78, 1988–90 and 2007–11, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico from 1993–94, and at the University of Birmingham, UK in 1989 in [[Maize]] Breeding, Genetics and [[Biotechnology]].

Dr. Dhillon was working as Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University since July 2011. Under his dynamic leadership, PAU has earned a number of accolades:
* Ranked as ‘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 1st position for development of landmark varieties – honour bestowed by Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2017
* Ranked 2nd 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 [[Amritsar]] in 1947.<ref name="Indian National Science Academy" /> 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 [[Punjab Agricultural University]] 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
*[[German Academic Exchange Service|DAAD]] Post-Doc. Fellowship.
*[[Alexander von Humboldt]] (AvH) Post-Doc. Fellowship.
*AvH - Europe Fellowship ([[University of Birmingham]]).
*[[Hohenheim|University of Hohenheim]] Post-Doc. Fellowship.
*Associate Scientistship, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center([[CIMMYT]]).

==National awards==

*[[Padma Shri]] award 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Padma Awardees List|url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/selectionguidelines.aspx|website=padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=16 March 2019|title=Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardees|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-announces-padma-awards-2019-gautam-gambhir-prabhu-deva-kadir-khan-among-awardees/articleshow/67690881.cms}}</ref>
*JC Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology (2013–15)
*Fellow: [[Indian National Science Academy]] (FNA).
*Fellow: [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]] (FNAAS).
*Fellow: [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] (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

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120829174602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-17/ludhiana/29669232_1_pau-vc-punjab-agricultural-university-doctorate ]
*http://web.pau.edu/index.php?_act=manageStory&DO=viewStoryDetail&intStoryID=21
*http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Dhillon-new-PAU-VC/804802/
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121015205659/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/b-s-dhillon-new-vc-of-pau/728280.html ]
*http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110617/main6.htm
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071025070259/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4710/38/
*http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070404/nation.htm#7
*http://naasindia.org/Announcements/NewsLetter.pdf
*http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Two_scientists_to_receive_Bhasin_Award_769/

==External links==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071025070259/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4710/38/

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[[Category:Indian geneticists]]
[[Category:Indian agriculturalists]]
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[[Category:Guru Nanak Dev University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Fellows of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian biologists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering]]

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