Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Memorial Tournament

Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1894-1955), one of the brightest luminaries of Science in India, was the first Director (now called Director General) of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. His untiring efforts, devotion of duty and pioneering work in the field of Chemical Sciences brought him many laurels at the national and international levels. As an eminent scientist who was elected Fellow of Royal Society, Dr Bhatnagar emphasized on the utilization of Science for national development and contributed greatly for the building of CSIR. Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was born on 21st February 1894, at Bhera in the district of Shahpur, Punjab. After completing his education first he served as a Professor of Physical Chemistry at Punjab and Lahore University. A strong believer in the application of science for practical purposes, Dr. Bhatnagar planned and established a chain of national laboratories all over the country for harnessing of science for promotion of national welfare. In this great national task, he received the active encouragement and support of the first Prime Minister of the Indian Union Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Organizing Committee

About the SSBMT 2025 - Tournament

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Memorial Tournament (SSBMT) is an annual indoor games competition organized to honor the legacy of Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, a renowned scientist and the founder-director of CSIR.

53rd SSBMT (Indoor) First Zonal will be held from August 30 - September 1, 2025 at the CSIR-SERC campus in Chennai, bringing together participants from various CSIR laboratories across India to compete in a spirit of friendly competition and camaraderie.

Tournament Details

Dates: August 30 - September 1, 2025

Venue: CSIR-SERC, Chennai

Participants: 4PI, CECRI, CIMAP, IICB, NAL, NBRI, NGRI, and NIScPR

Organizing Committees

  • Dr. N. Anandavalli, Director
  • Dr. S. Parivallal, Advisor (M)
  • Dr. J. Prabakar, Chief Scientist
  • Dr. S. Maheswaran, Sr. Principal Scientist
  • Dr. K. Lakshmi, Sr. Principal Scientist
  • Mr. R.D. Sathish Kumar, PTO
  • Mr. P.Vasudevan, STO
  • Mr. Loknath Patnayak, AO
  • Mr. Anis Ahamed Pasha, F&AO
  • Mr. E. Maheshkumar, CoSP

Organizing Secretary

Dr. J. Prabakar, Chief Scientist and Vice President Staff Club

Sub Committees

  • Dr. S. Sundar Kumar, Pr.Sct - Chairman
  • Mr. Kanishka Bhattacharya, Scientist
  • Ms. Renuka Darshyamkar, Scientist
  • Mr. S. Kanniah Sah, STO
  • Mr. M.Vinothkumar, STO
  • Mrs. E.Surya, TO
  • Mr. Viswanatha Manikandan, TO
  • Mr. T. Sathishkumar, Technician (2)
  • Mr. A. Karunakaran, Technician (2)
  • Mr. S. Balakrishnan, Technician (1)
  • Mr. S. Eswaran, Lab Attendant (2)
  • Mr. B. Ravi Kumar, PPS
  • Dr.P.Kamatchi, Chief Scientist- Chairman
  • Dr. M. Saravanan, Principal Scientist (TTRS)
  • Dr. K. Senthilkumar, Sr. Scientist
  • Mr. S. Srinivasan, PTO
  • Mr. S. Harishkumaran, STO (3)
  • Mr. S. Muraleeswaran, STO (2)
  • Mr. P. Subbash, STO (1)
  • Dr. Asha G Nair, Hindi Officer
  • Ms. S.P. Kalaivani, SO(G)
  • Mr. K. Nagaswami, AEE(E)
  • Dr. S. Vishnuvardhan, Sr. Principal Scientist - Chairman
  • Mr. A.K. Farvaze Ahmed, Pr. Sct.
  • Mr. V. Thondamon, Scientist
  • Mr. G. Lakshmikanth, TO
  • Mr. Shaik Sadhiq, Technical Assistant
  • Mr. M. Elamaran, Technical Assistant
  • Mr. D. Deivaraj, Sr. Technician (3)
  • Mr. K. Srinivasan, Technician (2)
  • Mr. V. Mahendran, Technician (2)
  • Ms. Sonu, SO (F&A)
  • Mr. K. Jagannathan, Driver Gr.II (4)
  • Dr. Srinivasa B.Ramisetti, Pr. Scientist - Chairman
  • Mr. J.C. Sunil, Sr. Scientist
  • Mr. Nitin Khandelwal, Scientist
  • Ms. G. Nasima, Scientist
  • Mr. Viswanatha Manikandan, TO
  • Mr. N. Syed Ibrahim, Technician (2)
  • Dr. P. Prabha, Pr.Scientist.- Chairman
  • Dr. Prabhat Ranjan Prem, Pr. Scientist
  • Dr. M. Keerthana, Pr. Scientist
  • Dr. S. Vijayalakshmi, PTO
  • Ms. R. Lakshmi Poorna, STO (2)
  • Dr.R.Balagopal, Sr. Principal Scientist - Chairman
  • Mr. E. Ashokkumar, Sr. Scientist
  • Mr. S. Balamurugan, Technician
  • Mr. S. Balakrishnan, Technician (2)
  • Mr. N. Suresh, SO (S&P)
  • Ms. J. Umamaheswari, ASO (F&A)
  • Mr. S.M. Yuvaraj, JSA
  • Mr. R.D. Sathish Kumar, PTO - Chairman
  • Dr. S. Vijayalakshmi, PTO
  • Mr. G. Ananthakrishnan, TO
  • Ms. E. Surya, TO
  • Dr. T. Hemalatha, Pr. Scientist - Chairman
  • Dr. C. Bharathi Priya, Principal Scientist
  • Ms. N. Ramya, Sr. Scientist
  • Dr. J. Venkatesan, Scientist
  • Ms. R. Lakshmi Poorna, STO (2)
  • Mr. M. Vinothkumar, STO (1)
  • Mr. B. Natarajan, AEE(E)
  • Mr. K. Rajkumar, STO
  • Ms. K. Venkateswari, PS
  • Dr. P.S. Ambily, Sr. Principal Scientist - Chairman
  • Mr. G. Ramesh Babu, Sr. Principal Scientist
  • Mr. Vimal Mohan, Principal Scientist
  • Dr. K.N. Lakshmikandhan, Principal Scientist
  • Mr. N.Manoj Kumar, Scientist
  • Ms. Renuka Dharshyamkar, Scientist
  • Mr. Allamraju Manikantha Sarath, Scientist
  • Mr. R.D. Sathishkumar, PTO
  • Mr. M. Kumarappan, PTO
  • Mr. S. Srinivasan, PTO
  • Mr. P. Vasudevan, STO (2)
  • Mr. M. Elamaran, TO
  • Mr. N. Baskaran, Sr. Technician (2)
  • Ms. K. Venkateswari, PS
  • Ms. S. Jagadhaprabha, PS
  • Mr. M.A. Kamsar Chinnappan, ASO (G)
  • Dr. S.R. Balasubramanian, Principal Scientist- Chairman
  • Dr. K. Sivasubramanian, Sr. Principal Scientist
  • Mr. G. Ponnan, Sr. Technician (3)
  • Ms. Megha, ASO (G)
  • Mr. S.M. Yuvaraj, Jr. Steno
  • Dr.V.Srinivas, Chief Scientist - Chairman
  • Dr. Amar Prakash, Sr. Principal Scientist
  • Dr. B. Arun Sundaram, Pr. Scientist
  • Mr. N. Suresh, SO (S&P)
  • Mr. B. Ravi Kumar, PPS