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IIT Bombay Honours Excellence in Teaching and Academics on Teachers’ Day
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IIT Bombay celebrates Teachers’ Day by conferring

- S.P. Sukhatme Excellence in Teaching Awards to 15 Professors

- Award for Excellence in Academics to 98 Students

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) celebrated Teachers’ Day at the Institute campus, honouring the invaluable contributions of teachers and recognising excellence in teaching and academic performance. The celebration was held in commemoration of the birth anniversary of eminent philosopher, educationist, statesman and former President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Dr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Padma Shri awardee; Founder Chairman and Board Member, Cyient and Chairman, Boards of Governors, IIT Hyderabad and NIT Warangal, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

The celebrations began with a welcome address by the Institute Director Prof. Shireesh Kedare, followed by the presentation of prestigious awards including the Professor S.P. Sukhatme Awards for Excellence in Teaching and the Excellence in Academics Awards.

The Chief Guest Dr. B.V.R Mohan Reddy conferred the Professor S.P. Sukhatme Award for Excellence in Teaching to select faculty members in recognition of their contributions to the teaching activities of the Institute.

The Awardees of the Professor S. P. Sukhatme Award for Excellence in Teaching include:

  • Prof. Jayadipta Ghosh, Department of Civil Engineering
  • Prof. Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi, Department of Civil Engineering
  • Prof. Ramakrishnan Desikan, Department of Earth Sciences
  • Prof. Amrita Banerjee, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Prof. S. Akshay, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Prof. Amit Arora, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (C-TARA)
  • Prof. Prasenjit Basu, Department of Civil Engineering
  • Prof. Arnab Jana, Department of Civil Engineering
  • Prof. Santiram Chatterjee, Department of Civil Engineering
  • Prof. Sankara Sarma V. Tatiparti, Department of Energy Science and Engineering
  • Prof. Mazhar Kamran, IDC School of Design
  • Prof. Gopalan Rajaraman, Department of Chemistry
  • Prof. Meera Raghunandan, Department of Civil Engineering
  • Prof. Neeraj Kumbhakarna, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Prof. Chandra Mouleeswara Rao Volla, Department of Chemistry

One of the highlights of the programme was the recognition of the top-performing students across classes. Ninety-eight students were felicitated by the Director Prof. Shireesh Kedare for their outstanding academic performance.

The Teachers’ Day function witnessed enthusiastic participation from the campus community, including the Dean (Academic Programmes) Prof. Suvarn Kulkarni, Dean (Faculty Affairs) Prof. Santosh Gharpure, Heads of Departments, faculty members, staff and students in large numbers.

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