Alka Kriplani graduated in Medicine (MBBS) and secured a master's degree in gynecology and obstetrics (MD) from
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, in the Indian state of
Chhattisgarh. Later, she joined the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and is a professor and the head of the gynecology and obstetrics department there. She is an honorary Fellow of
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG) of London Dr. Kriplani is the president of the Gynaecological Endocrine Society of India (GESI) since 2011, a former president of Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Delhi (AOGD) and a former vice president of the
Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecological Societies of India in the field of gynecology and her findings have been recorded by way of several papers published in peer reviewed national and international journals. She is the author of 691 publications 269 medical papers, 271 abstracts published by other authors. Kriplani, an elected fellow of the
National Academy of Medical Sciences, is a recipient of several awards and honours such as C. L. Jhaveri (1995), Dr. Neera Agarwal Gold Medal (1999), K. P. Tamaskar award (2002), DMA Medical Teachers Award (2005), Jagadishwari Mishra Award (2006), Rashtriya Gaurav Award (2007), IMAAMS Distinguished Service Award (2007), Bayer Schering APCOC Talents Encouragement Award (2008), Dr. Nimish Shelat Research Prize in Reproductive Endocrinology (2010) and DGF Women of the Year Award (2010). The
Government of India awarded her
Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award, in 2007 and followed it up with the civilian award of
Padma Shri in 2015. ==See also==