| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Prof. K. Muniyappa Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 2017 | Dr Kandala Venkata Ramana Chary Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| 2016 | Dr Valakunja Nagaraja Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 2015 | Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan CSIR- Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad |
| 2014 | Prof. Umesh Varshney Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 2013 | Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 2012 | Prof. Dulal Panda Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai |
2011 | Prof. Jayant B. Udgaonkar National Centre for Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore |
| 2010 | Dr Dinakar M Salunke Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Gurgoan |
| 2009 | Prof. R. V. Hosur Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,Mumbai |
| 2008 | Prof. M. R. N. Murthy Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore |
| 2007 | Prof. C. Ramakrishnan Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore |
| 2006 | Prof. T. P. Singh All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi |
| 2005 | Prof. P. Balaram Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore |
| 2004 | Prof. M. Vijayan Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore |