This year, IIT Roorkee  will recognize 14 of its distinguished alumni under Distinguished Alumnus Awards (DAA), and Distinguished Young Alumnus Awards (DYAA) categories to recognize their outstanding contributions in their chosen careers. From this year, Outstanding Service Awards (OSA) has been introduced for the first time to recognize the alumni for their outstanding service to their alma mater. Nominations for …

Application for nomination to AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher award will close today (Aug 31). The awards (20 in all) to be given on National Teachers Day (Sep 5) recognize excellence / best practices / innovativeness of such teachers in field of technical education at national level for Degree and Diploma institutions. The Award comprises of cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- …

The Progressive Educators Platform (PEP) supported by UNESCO, Oxford University Press and Airmeet  in an effort to recognize the effort of teachers during Covid-19 conferred awards on  11 teachers for their invaluable service and contribution to keep the learning process going during the Covid-19 pandemic. These awards were a celebration of their commitment and undying spirit. The online ceremony that …

Business ideas by Ishita Yadav from Bangalore, Shivank Joshi from Jaipur, and Ratish Panda & Soham Sen from Kolkata  have been adjudged as the top three winning ideas under Venture Capital Fund Competition for high-school students.  Atria University, Bengaluru, on June 11 announced the results of this India’s first-ever such competition in a virtual conference.   The winning students will …

Teams from India have bagged awards in four out of six categories at the first virtual Shell Eco-marathon Asia Off-Track Awards, which otherwise is 35th edition of this annual team competition. While the on-track event was cancelled in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, students were evaluated online for the off-track awards in categories Technical Innovation, Vehicle Design (Prototype and Urban …

Mumbai-based  Educate Girls, a non-profit working in educationally backward regions of India, has received recognition for two of its village-volunteers at iVolunteer Awards 2020, held last month in Chennai. Educate Girls’ Team Balika from Banswara, Rajasthan won iVolunteer Awards 2020 – Volunteer Hero title for her exemplary contribution towards girls’ education, while as Shivani Choyal, Educate Girls’ Team Balika from …