Fellows of PANE, whose number shall not exceed 100, will be elected on the basis of distinguished contributions to new physics knowledge and/or promotion of physics education and/or application of physics for social welfare. They shall be elected on the basis of their contributions in terms of documentation, publications, patents, etc. In case of physicists working in National Security Areas, their overall contribution to the progress of that field may be given special consideration.

Physicists who are/were working in the institutes of Northeast India can be nominated for the Fellowship.

Distinguished physicists from other parts of the country and foreign countries (who are nationals of foreign countries) may also be nominated if those physicists are/were associated with the development of physics education and/or research in Northeast India. The maximum number of such Fellows shall be 20 and there shall not be inclusion of more than 5 such Fellows in any one year.

Each candidate shall be nominated and seconded by a FPANE, respectively. (The nomination form will only be available with the existing FPANE.)

To start, persons who are Fellows of at least one of the three academies of India and are/were working in the institutes of Northeast India (or, are/were associated with the development of physics education and/or research in the Northeast) would be recommended by the Executive Body to be the initial Fellows of PANE for making the first nominations for Fellows of PANE.

A Fellow may nominate up to four candidates each year for election to the Fellowship of the Academy.

Proposer must sign on the Nomination Paper. The Seconder should either sign on the Nomination Paper or write letters to the Proposer.

The duly filled nomination paper and information as desired on Proforma Template should be sent to the GS of PANE by 1st October every year. The GS should maintain all the confidentialities and during his/her term he/she cannot be an aspirant of FPANE.

The list of nominees will be sent out to a Scrutinising Committee of 5 members, all Fellows of PANE, and covering different areas of Physics (as chosen by the Fellows of PANE from among themselves following procedures decided by the founding Fellows of PANE). The Scrutinising Committee, chaired by one of the five Committee members, would suggest the names of the nominees for possible election to the Fellowship of PANE based on the criteria discussed above, while maintaining high standards and embracing diversity. The five-member Committee may invite any Fellow of either PANE or any of the three National Academies for the deliberations if they think necessary. 

The Scrutinising Committee will take a holistic view of all the inputs provided in the Proforma of Nomination Paper, and may seek external inputs to judge the nominee’s contributions especially in the case of large collaborations.

The shortlisted nominees will be again sent to the GS of PANE for arranging a voting. The GS would then send the list to every Fellow for voting, not later than the 31st of October.

The nominees receiving votes from more than 50% of the Fellows of PANE, participating in the voting, will be serially elected as Fellows starting with the ones receiving maximum number of votes, provided the total number of Fellows has not exceeded 100. 

Nominations made for the Fellowship of the Academy shall remain in good standing for a period of five years; every nominee would be asked for their updated CV once in every year during that period.

A physicist whose nomination for Fellowship has remained in good standing for a period of 5 years and who is not elected during this period, may be re-nominated after a gap of 2 years.