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Educated at Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh B.Sc.
( A g . ) 1976; Jawaharlal Nehru KrishiVishwaVidyalaya (Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University) (JNKVV), Jabalpur, M.Sc. (Ag.), 1978; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, Ph.D.,1990. ISGPB Fellow Directory Assistant Professor JNKVV, Jabalpur, 1980 – 1985; Commonwealth Scholar, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1986-1990;

Principal Scientist (Chickpea Breeding) & Head, Crop Improvement, , ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, 2016 – till date.

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur,  1990 -1993; Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, 1993 – 2001; Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, 2001 -2006; Visiting Scientist, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, 2001 -2002; Senior Scientist, 2002 -2006; Principal Scientist, 2006 - to date; Director, Grain Legumes, 2003 – 2016;

Award/Honor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIAR) awarded Junior Research Fellowship, 1978 -1979; Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) awarded Senior Research Fellowship, 1985; Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship, 1986 – 1990; Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development (ISPRD) awarded Recognition Award, 2007; ICRISAT awarded Doreen Mashler Award, 2002; CGIAR awarded King Baudouin Award, 2002; ICRISAT awarded awarded Millennium ICRISAT Science Award, 2006; ICRISAT awarded Millennium ICRISAT Science Award, 2008; ICRISAT awarded ICRISAT Science Award, 2011; ICRISAT awarded Outstanding Partnership Award, 2014; ICRISAT awarded Outstanding Partnership Award Asia, 2015.

Fellow: Fellow of the Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development, 1998; Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 1999; Fellow of Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, India, 2010.

Research Areas: Genetics & Plant Breeding & Molecular Breeding

Address: .; Principal Scientist (Chickpea Breeding) & Head, Crop Improvement, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, TS, India; [Tel : +91-40-30713356; Cell : 09866080915]; e-mail: P.Gaur@cgiar.org; pmgaur@gmail.com