Dr. Reji Varghese (School of Chemistry), Dr. Rajeev N Kini (School of Physics) and Dr. Utpal Manna (School of Mathematics) have been selected for 2014 Kerala State Young Scientist Awards. The Awards will be presented by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala on the 27th January 2015 during the inaugural session of the 27th Kerala Science Congress. The Awardees will present the award winning work in the Plenary Session of the Kerala Science Congress. Each Awardee will be presented with a medal, a certificate with citation, and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-. The Awardees, within 3 years of the receipt of the award, will be considered for a visit abroad for presenting their research work at a conference.