Ram Parikshan Roy

Ram Parikshan Roy (1920–1997) was an Indian Professor of Botany.

Early life and education Roy was born in Gangapur, Bihar, India in 1920. He started his career as a lecturer at Patna Science College in 1947. He obtained his degree of PhD from University of Cambridge in 1953. at a young age of 37. Later he held the positions of Dean of Science and Coordinator, UGC Centre of Special Assistance in Cytogenetics at Patna. He became CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Emeritus Scientist and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship in 1975. He was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Indian Botanical Society, Indian Society of Genetics, and Plant Breeding Society (London). He became President of Indian Science Congress in 1972. Roy was the founder Secretary of the Society of Cytologists and Geneticists (SCG).