Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan conferred AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award to 17 faculty members in Engineering and Technology whereas 3 faculty members were awarded the AICTE-Dr. Pritam Singh Best Teacher Award in Management Education. He also conferred Chhatra Vishwakarma Award Clean and Smart Campus Award, 2020 to the winners today.
Minister of State for Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh also graced the occasion. Secretary, Higher Education Shri Amit Khare; Chairman, AICTE, Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Vice Chairman, AICTE, Prof. MP Poonia and Member Secretary, AICTE Prof. Rajive Kumar also complimented the awardees during the event and highlighted the importance of teachers in nation building.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister said that as we complete 75 Years of Independence, the citizens finally have the will to shape India. He stated that the new National Education Policy is expected to revolutionize the educational sector in India and lay the path for the next 25 years as per the Vision 2047 of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He stressed that the education has to make each one of us more responsible and become Global Citizen. The Minister congratulated AICTE for instituting these 4 awards. Apart from recognizing the efforts of the Teachers, these awards have also brought the spark for innovation, he said.
Shri Pradhan said that the aim of AICTE Visvesvaraya awards is to honour meritorious faculties and encourage them to update themselves to the ever changing needs of higher education at global level and thereby becoming an effective contributor to the knowledge society. Dr. Pritam Singh Best Teacher Award introduced this year only and is conferred on the faculty members for demonstrating teaching excellence and institutional leadership in management education, he added.
Shri Pradhan highlighted that Chhatra Vishwakarma Award provides a platform for our students to look at the societal challenges, with an aim to provide innovative and low-cost solutions. This year again, the council announced the Chhatra Vishwakarma Award 2020, with the theme of “INDIA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY POST COVID: Reverse migration and rehabilitation plan to support “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. The Minister informed that 24 teams of students who developed very useful and creative solutions for various socio-economic issues have been awarded. The zeal, enthusiasm, innovativeness and hard work of these students will make India a focal point to generate innovative ideas in the near future, he added.
The Minister interacted with all the awardees and appreciated their contribution to the society. While visiting the displayed projects of students, he admired the innovativeness and efforts of winning teams of Chhatra Vishwakarma Award and expressed confidence in India’s bright future.
Minister of State for Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh motivated the students & all other stakeholders. He encouraged them to enhance their respective activities so that tangible social outcomes are achieved.
Clean and Smart Campus Award, 2020 has also been conferred to selected technical institutes. The award aims to seek engagement with all stakeholders, primarily the student community, to draw their attention towards the immense scope and potential that the technology offers on abstract objectives such as cleanliness, sustainability and environment etc. in line with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Winning institutions have displayed great concern and commitment for the environment. All institutions must align their activities with sustainable, clean, and green environmental Policy.
List of Awardees
| S.No. | Name of Awardee | State | Institute Name | Discipline |
| 1 | CHINMOY SAHA | Kerala | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Radio Physics & Electronics |
| 2 | VIKAS MAHADEO PHALLE | Maharashtra | VEERMATA JIJABAI TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE | Mechanical Engineering |
| 3 | SHAHANAZ AYUB | Uttar Pradesh | BUNDELKHAND INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY JHANSI | Electronic & Communication Technology |
| 4 | NEELAM DUHAN | Haryana | J C BOSE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Computer Enginering |
| 5 | MADHU S NAIR | Kerala | DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Computer Science Engineering |
| 6 | PERUMAL SUPRAJA | Tamil Nadu | S.R. M INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Computer Science Engineering |
| 7 | VISHWANATH HAILY DALVI | Maharashtra | INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY | Chemical Engineering |
| 8 | JYOTI GAJRANI | Rajasthan | ENGINEERING COLLEGE AJMER | Computer Science Engineering |
| 9 | DEEPAK KUMAR | Gujarat | ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL | Electronic & Mechanical Engineering |
| 10 | SANJULA BABOOTA | Delhi | SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH | Pharmacy |
| 11 | JEYABALAN SRIKANTH | Tamil Nadu | SRI RAMACHANDRA FACULTY OF PHARMACY | Pharmacy |
| 12 | SANDIPANN PRALHAD NAROTE | Maharashtra | GOVERNMENT RESIDENCE WOMEN POLYTECHNIC, TASGAON | Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering |
| 13 | SAURABH KHARE | Madhya Pradesh | DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE,GWALIOR | Computer Science Engineering |
| 14 | KALPESH H VANDARA | Gujarat | GMB POLYTECHNIC – RAJULA | Computer Engineering |
| 15 | SANJAY Nilkanth TALBAR | Maharashtra | SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGHJI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering |
| 16 | KAYAROGANAM PALANI KUMAR | Tamil Nadu | SRI SAI RAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Mechanical Engineering |
| 17 | HARWINDER SINGH | Punjab | GURU NANAK DEV ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Mechanical Engineering |
| 18 | MADHU VEERARAGHAVAN | Karnataka | T A PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE | Management |
| 19 | POOJA SUSAN THOMAS | Gujarat | MICA | Management |
| 20 | Rahul Singh | Uttar Pradesh | BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY | Management |
| S No. | Region | Institute Name | State | Category |
| THE CLEAN AND SMART CAMPUS WINNERS : USE OF CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR ADDITION SMARTNESS TO THE CAMPUS BY NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION | ||||
| 1 | South-West | KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE | Karnataka | Other colleges(including standalone PGDM institutes) |
| 2 | Southern | SRI SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Tamil Nadu | Other colleges(including standalone PGDM institutes) |
| 3 | Southern | SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Tamil Nadu | Other colleges(including standalone PGDM institutes) |
| 4 | Southern | THIAGARAJAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | Tamil Nadu | Polytechnic |
| 5 | Western | SANJIVANI K.B.P.POLYTECHNIC,KOPARGAON | Maharashtra | Polytechnic |
| 6 | Southern | MURUGAPPA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | Tamil Nadu | Polytechnic |
| 7 | Southern | S.R. M INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Tamil Nadu | University (Deemed to be University) |
| 8 | North-West | UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE), GHARUAN | Punjab | University (Deemed to be University) |
| 9 | South-West | REVA UNIVERSITY | Karnataka | University (Deemed to be University) |
| THE CLEAN AND SMART CAMPUS WINNERS (IKS) | ||||
| 10 | Southern | BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Tamil Nadu | Other colleges(including standalone PGDM institutes) IKS |
| 11 | South-Central | KONERU LAKSHMAIAH EDUCATION FOUNDATION | Andhra Pradesh | University (Deemed to be University) IKS |
| 12 | Southern | KALASALINGAM ACADEMY OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | Tamil Nadu | University (Deemed to be University) IKS |
| S_ NO. | TEAM_NAME | PROJECT_NAME | SUB_CATEGORY | INSTITUTE_NAME | STATE | RANK |
| 1 | INTELLI-SENSE | VISION – THE AI POWERED VISUAL ASSISTANT FOR BLIND | AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT | VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI OFF CAMPUS | TAMIL NADU | First |
| 2 | SYNERGY | FEEDBACK BASED SMART ELECTRIC METER | AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT | SRI SIVASUBRMANIYA NADAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | TAMIL NADU | Second |
| 3 | BLUE LEO | SMART WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT | VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ANDHRA PRADESH | Third |
| 4 | MECHATRONICA | MULTIPURPOSE MEDICAL ROBOT | BARRIERS IN ACCESSING ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES | BHILAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CHHATTISGARH | First |
| 5 | CLOTECH | NIRAMAY | BARRIERS IN ACCESSING ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES | S.R. M INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | TAMIL NADU | Second |
| 6 | SHAHUL | “+MEDI BEE” A MEDICAL DRONE TO SAVE LIVES | BARRIERS IN ACCESSING ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES | AUDISANKARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | ANDHRA PRADESH | Third |
| 7 | INVINCIBLES | ANTI RAPE BAND | GENDER-RESPONSIVE MECHANISM TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ANAND PHARMACY COLLEGE | GUJARAT | First |
| 8 | CHALLENGERS | IOT -BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WOMEN PROTECTION DEVICE | GENDER-RESPONSIVE MECHANISM TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ADITYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ANDHRA PRADESH | Second |
| 9 | MARVELOUS MANIACS | SAFETY TASER | GENDER-RESPONSIVE MECHANISM TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | KCG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | TAMIL NADU | Third |
| 10 | PHENOMS | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DROID | MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT | SRI SAIRAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | KARNATAKA | First |
| 11 | FIRE BIRD | MINI ROBOT FOR MEDICATION ADHERENCE & MONITORING FOR ELDERLY AND COVID PREVENTION BY DETECTING MASK AND MAINTAINING THE SOCIAL DISTANCE | MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT | R.M.K. ENGINEERING COLLEGE | TAMIL NADU | Second |
| 12 | YOUNG INNOVATORS | BRAIN FREQUENCY CONTROLLED HANDICAP WHEELCHAIR | MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT | DR.MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | TAMIL NADU | Third |
| 13 | ACE-THE TRICK | ADVANCED UV SANITIZATION CHAMBER | PROMOTE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT | CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | KARNATAKA | First |
| 14 | SHRI CHAKRA | LAVO TAB | PROMOTE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT | NEHRU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE | KERALA | Second |
| 15 | GNIPST SOLUTION SQUAD | INNOVATIVE MAKING OF COST-EFFECTIVE SANITARY PAD ENCOURAGING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT | PROMOTE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT | GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | WEST BENGAL | Third |
| 16 | CONQUERORS | COSHEPRO | PROMOTE VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES, PRODUCTS AND HANDICRAFTS | AGNI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | TAMIL NADU | First |
| 17 | TEAM SAVITAR | VALUE ADDITION BY MULTI PYROLYSIS | PROMOTE VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES, PRODUCTS AND HANDICRAFTS | G.B.PANT INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | UTTARAKHAND | Second |
| 18 | THE GREEN BEAM | AGRYONOVA- AUTOMATED UNMANNED INSPECTION AND VARIED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. | PROMOTE VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES, PRODUCTS AND HANDICRAFTS | GURUNANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | WEST BENGAL | Third |
| 19 | SHRAMIKS | SHRAMIKS | RESKILLING OR UP SKILLING FOR ENSURING LIVELIHOOD | SAGI RAMAKRISHNAM RAJU ENGINEERING COLLEGE | ANDHRA PRADESH | First |
| 20 | INFOJOBS BHARATH | WORK SMART AT VILLAGES | RESKILLING OR UP SKILLING FOR ENSURING LIVELIHOOD | DR.MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | TAMIL NADU | Second |
| 21 | GO_PRO | INDIA HAAT : SKILL MAPPING AND E-COMMERCE FOR PROMOTING INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL SKILLS AND CRAFTS | RESKILLING OR UP SKILLING FOR ENSURING LIVELIHOOD | INDERPRASTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE | UTTAR PRADESH | Third |
| 22 | GCEK | PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS | WORKING CONDITIONS; ENSURING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES | GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KARAD | MAHARASHTRA | First |
| 23 | CAREALTUS | MECHANIZED INTRAVENOUS FLUID MONITORING AND ALERTING SYSTEM USING MQTT SERVER/CLIENT | WORKING CONDITIONS; ENSURING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES | MANAKULA VINAYAGAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | PUDUCHERRY | Second |
| 24 | FRONTLINER | 4 IN 1 SMART MASK | WORKING CONDITIONS; ENSURING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES | INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT | WEST BENGAL | Third |
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