Infosys Prize 2025 Honours Six Young Researchers for Scientific Excellence

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• The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2025 , recognising six exceptional young researchers for their contributions to science, technology, and humanities. Each laureate receives a gold medal, a citation, and USD 1,00,000 . The annual award aims to encourage research excellence and innovation among emerging scientists and scholars, strengthening India’s global reputation in scientific research.

Promoting Global Research Excellence

• The Infosys Prize 2025 celebrates achievements across six major fields — Economics, Engineering & Computer Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences .
• Since 2024, the prize has focused on researchers under 40 , fostering a new generation of scientific leaders. Winners were selected by an international jury of eminent academicians and Nobel laureates.

Notable Winners and Their Contributions

• Economics: Nikhil Agarwal (MIT) – for pioneering work in market design improving real-world systems like school and medical matching.

• Engineering & Computer Science: Sushant Sachdeva (University of Toronto) – for advances in mathematical optimisation and algorithmic efficiency.

• Humanities & Social Sciences: Andrew Ollett (University of Chicago) – for groundbreaking research on Prakrit and classical Indian languages .

• Life Sciences: Anjana Badrinarayanan (NCBS, Bengaluru) – for discovering mechanisms in DNA repair and genome stability .

• Mathematical Sciences: Sabyasachi Mukherjee (TIFR, Mumbai) – for integrating complex dynamics and Kleinian group theory .

• Physical Sciences: Karthish Manthiram (Caltech) – for electrochemical methods enabling renewable chemical production.

Exam-Oriented Facts

• Instituted: 2009 by Infosys Science Foundation (ISF)

• Prize Amount: USD 1,00,000 + gold medal + citation

• Eligibility: Researchers under 40 (since 2024)

• Notable Past Laureates: Abhijit Banerjee, Manjul Bhargava

Significance

The Infosys Prize continues to highlight India’s role in advancing global research , bridging young Indian talent with international scientific communities. ISF President K. Dinesh reaffirmed the foundation’s mission — to nurture curiosity-driven science and sustain India’s research legacy as a global knowledge leader.