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Awards & Recognition

GTU gets the Best Technical University award at National Convention of ISTE.

Gujarat Technological University has begged the much coveted Best Technical University award for the year 2017, the award instituted by Indian

Society for Technical Education (ISTE) which is a National Organization encourages technical universities to enhance their performance to serve

the community as well as stakeholders by improving quality & maintaining standard of the programs offered. The award is presented in the 47th

ISTE National Annual Convention (Year 2017) held at Kottayam-Kerala on 27th January, 2018. The award was received by Vice Chancellor of

Gujarat Technological University Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, it was awarded to GTU declared by Prof. P K Desai, President of ISTE.

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri. (Dr.) Satyapal Singh has called upon technical institutions in the country to focus on the

development of rural areas. Inaugurating the 47th national convention of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) through

videoconferencing at the Saintgits College of Engineering here, Dr. Singh said each engineering college should adopt a village. Such outreach

initiatives would add to the nation’s growth story. It is noteworthy to mention here that GTU already runs Vishwakarma Yojna, 500 colleges, 500

villages and NSS programmes for rural development. Around 6000 students of GTU colleges went to 127 villages and created 9000 toilets, which

was appreciated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

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GTU Tinkers Team was selected amongst the best 35 teams for Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2018.

Aim of Competition is to improve college students' engineering application capability, arouse their interests in learning technology, build up

innovation capacity and cooperation spirit, as well as improve their self-management ability and communication skills. Theme of Competition is

"Innovative Solutions for Smart Manufacturing", each team has to develop independently design and produce a complete set of devices/models

by using Mitsubishi Electric factory automation products. For Competition purpose, Basic set of Mitsubishi Electric FA components (comprising

of PLC, HMI and VFD or Servo Drive - Servo Motor set) will be given on returnable basis to the participating institute.

National Level Competition for Factory Automation Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2018 will be organized in February 2018. 35 Team will compete in the

competition from across the country. Out of 35, 6 team were selected from Gujarat state. The teams include One from Gujarat Technological

University (GTU) and another from GTU Affiliated Colleges - Vadodara Institute of Technology and Kalol Institute of Technology.




GTU ROBOCON Team bagged 27th rank amongst 112 Registered Team in National level ‘ROBOTICS Completion’

ROBOCON (ROBOticsCONtest) is a National/International Robotics competition organized every year by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU),

for Asia Pacific Region. In the competition, robots compete to complete a task within a time limit. Aim of this contest is to create friendship

among young people with similar interests who will lead their countries in the 21st century.

The Mission to build GTU - ROBOCON Team is to build essential skills such as Teamwork, Team Spirit, Management work, Pressure handling

skills, Decision making skills, Extensive gain of technical knowledge, Circuit designing skill, Programming skill among GTU engineering students

and represent Gujarat Technological University in ROBOCON and Other Robotics Competition.

In Year 2017, Team Secure 27th National Rank among 112 registered team and in year 2016 GTU ROBOCON team secured 50th National Rank

among 105 Team and finished as 1st Runner up among all debuted team. Final Score of GTU ROBOCON Team was higher than IITs, NITs.




GTU Motorsports achieved overall first position at National level competition SUPRA SAE India, 2017

GTU Motorsports - Formula Student Team GTU is a state level collaboration between 18 colleges spread across Gujarat state, which represents

Gujarat Technological University in such Formula Student events held in India. These colleges share physical and intellectual resources by using

advanced communication-technology to create a highly competitive vehicle. Formula Design Challenge held in January 2015 was the first event

in which the team had participated and as of today the team has participated in a total of 6 events (2 events per year) building 3 cars in total (1

every year, GTM15, GTM16, GTM17) and has become the National Champions of SUPRA SAEINDIA 2017.

As the team has already registered for the upcoming event Formula Bharat 2018 which is going to be held in the month of January in 2018 at

Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore, the team needs to prepare a new Formula-styled race car. The team will have a car ready by January 2018,

the team will participate in another similar event SUPRA SAEINDIA 2018 which will be held in the month of July in 2018.




GTU Innovation Council received Excellence Award at National Student Startup & Innovation Summit on 5th October, 2017

Gujarat Technological University got awarded by Hon. Education Minister Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Chairman AICTE, Dr. Anil

Sahastrabudhe and Principal Secretary Ms. Anju Sharma (IAS). Along with University interventions 3 student startups of GTU also got awarded in

early stage startup category. Realizing the importance of Startup revolution for generating employment, the Higher & Technical Education

Department, Government of Gujarat, along with Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd., Asia & Middle East’s premier media and technology research

organization is organizing ‘National Student Startup & Innovation Summit- Gujarat’ to be held on 5th October 2017 in Ahmedabad.




GTU Innovation Council Received Rs. 50 Lakh grant under SSIP Program

Government of Gujarat today distributed grant-in-aid cheque of worth Rs.440 lakh to 23 organizations including 11 universities Under the

Student Start-Up Innovation Policy (SSIP). Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has received Rs.50 Lakh for launching Student Start-up

Innovation Center. The Center will help students who wants to develop prototype of their innovative project. The Center will also provide

funding help in patent filing.




GTU bags award for supporting Start-ups in India International Science Festival, Chennai

3rd India International Science Festival (IISF) was organized at IIT Madras, Anna University, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Structural

Engineering Research Centre (SERC) and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), IISF concluded on 16th October, 2017. National Start-up

Summit was part of the mega event and Gujarat Technological University (GTU) won an award for supporting Start-ups in the Summit. The

organizers include Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) and National Institute of Ocean

Technology.

Out of 15 teams present from pan India, GTU bagged two awards:

1. Dr. APJ Kalam award with fund of 3 lacs.

2. GTU incubated startup CPM Industries won 1.25 lacs in the category of growth stage startups.

The awards were given by the hands of Dr Vijay Bhatkar who is Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Out of 15 teams, 6 teams were from Gujarat

and out of this GTU bagged the award.




GTU mentored Start-up project also won an award of Rs. 1.25 lakh in growth stage category

Incubated Startup CPM Industries won Award of Rs. 1.25 Lakh under growth Stage category at IISF 2017, Chennai and CPM Industries of GTU

under Growth Stage Start-up is one of the finalists invited to participate in GIF 2017 - South Korean Start up Ecosystem being organized by CCEI

Daegu, South Korea




GTU-GSSCD received award for Innovative Smart Academic Program

Smart City E-Courses under the Graduate School of Smart Cities Development, is one of the unique initiatives of GTU. Participants from all across

the country and from different backgrounds have enrolled for the online - distance learning - courses on Smart Cities. The courses are conducted

through a totally paperless system utilizing the technology for smart education. In the month of December 2016, GTU has received award of

Innovative Smart Academic Program at a national level event in New Delhi for conducting the Smart City E-Courses. The award was presented by

Shri. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State of the Ministry of Communications, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.




9TH ASSOCHAM HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2016, 17th February 2016

Gujarat Technological University (GTU) received an award of “Best University Support for Students”, which was given by Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar

Katheria, Hon’ble Minister of State for HRD (Higher Education) at the event of 9th Higher Education Summit & National Excellence Awards 2016

in New Delhi organized by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). Team comprising of Shri J C Lilani, I/c

Registrar,Mr. Amit Patel, Assistant Professor (IPR)and Mr. Kaushik Akiwatkar, Project Officer (Entrepreneurship) received the award at the

ceremony on behalf of GTU. The ASSOCHAM awards in education are given under seven categories, which encompasses higher education

awards, B-school awards, science and technology awards, K-12 awards, vocational and skills training, service providers and excellence in sports.




3rd edition of India Skills Report 2016 in association with CII, LinkedIn and People Strong

On 26th November 2015, Gujarat Technological University was awarded for the Best contributor award towards building “India Skills Report

2016”. The Award was been felicitated during “India Skills report 2016” at CII 4th National Skills Summit at The Taj Palace, New Delhi. Our

Deputy Director Mrs Pina Bhatt with Assistant Professor Mr Margam Suthar received the award in presence of Union Minister Rajiv Pratap

Rudy.




5th Digital Learning World Education Summit Awards, August 21st -22nd , 2015

On August 22nd 2015, GTU was awarded Best Higher Education Institute under Government Sector Initiative for “Entrepreneurship and

Student Startup Support System”. The summit was organized by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies and Elets Technomedia

Pvt. Ltd. The organizations such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), National Skill

Development Corporation (NSDC), Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGET), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of

India and National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) participated in previous World Education

Summit at highest level. Honorable Vice-Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal , received the award in presence of Shri Manish Sisodiya, Deputy Chief

Minister of Delhi.




4th Digital Learning World Education Summit Awards, August 7-8, 2014

On August 7th 2014, GTU was awarded Best Higher Education Institute in Public-Private Partnership at Hotel Eros, New Delhi India. The event was organized by Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. It was Co- Organized by by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

(UNESCO), All India Confederation for Women’s Empowerment through Education (AICWETE) and The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI). World Education Summit was graced by the present of eminent dignitaries such as Chief Guest Dr. Najma A Heptulla, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Government of IndiaMr. R P Sisodia, Joint Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Mr Praveen Prakash, Joint Secretary, Technology Enabled Learning and Mission Director, NMEICT, MHRD, S S Jena, Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Vishaka Nanayakkara, Ministry Of Higher Education Government of Sri Lanka, Unni Krishnan Koroth, CEO, Foradian Technologies, Dr. Sandhya Chintala, Vice President, NASSCOM, Dr S S Mantha, Chairman, AICTE, Mr. Dilip Chenoy, CEO and Managing Director, National Skill Development Corporation.




ASSOCHAM Education Excellence Awards , February 19 , 2014

On February 19 2014, GTU was awarded Best Higher Education Institute/ University of the Year at Hotel Shangri-La, Janpath, New Delhi Organized by ASSOCHAM India. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), India's premier apex chamber covers a membership of over 4 lakh companies and professionals across the country. It was established in 1920 by promoter chambers, representing all regions of India. The jury this year – had on board a panel of pre-eminent personalities across significant domains of the social set-up, who, brilliantly adept as they are, shall apply their expertise and adroit wisdom to arrive at the most reasoned and deserved of judgments. ASSOCHAM assured that the entire process of evaluation and assessment would be conducted by the esteemed jury with highest tenets of transparency and accountability. Incharge Registrar Dr. G P Vadodaria, OSD Mrs Almas Juneja and Ms. Roma Thakur received the award in presence of Padma Vibhushan Dr. Karan Singh Ji - Chief Guest , Shri D S Rawat Secretary General, ASSOCHAM and S S Chawla Senior Director & Head Education Department ASSOCHAM.




Dainik Bhaskar National Educational leadership Award, October 2013

On 23rd October 2013, Dainik Bhaskar Group conferred Dr Akshai Aggarwal with the award for outstanding contribution to education at

glittering ceremony at Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai. The award was in recognition of leadership, development, management and Industry

Interface of Business School. These are very prestigious awards and are well researched and chosen by an independent jury and a panel of

professionals who believe in nurturing Talent and in recognizing the best of the best. Dainik Bhaskar National Education Awards has recognized

institutions that are innovative modern & industry related in their curriculum in Marketing, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Engineering

& Technology, etc.

CCI Technology Education Excellence Awards 2013

On 18th May 2013, GTU was awarded as Best University in internationalization of its Faculty and Students under Government University

category. GTU has made unmatched progress in this area by setting up Indo-German and Indo-Canadian Study Centres, various International

Experience Programs, a number of foreign faculty advising GTU students in their research along with making special presentation during

Research Week and specially designed workshops and GCSR project under MBA program. The event was organized jointly with Communication

Multimedia Applications Infrastructure (CMAI) Association of India which is an association with 48,500 members and 54 MOU partners across

the globe. ASSOCHAM, a National Chamber of Commerce and Industries also supported the event. The Jury was constituted by CMAI to

transparently adjudge the entries on their merit.




CMAI’s ICT World Communication Award 2013

On 7th May 2013, GTU won CMAI’s 7th NTA ICT World Communication Award 2013 for being Pioneer in ICT Education at FICCI Auditorium, New

Delhi, India. The Award presented by Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, Secretary General, ITU Prof. Tim Unwin, Secretary General, CTO Hon’ble Mr. Kapil

Sibal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications & IT Prof. S S Mantha, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).




World Education Award 2013 for GTU’s project on Active Learning- 2013

On 23rd April 2013, GTU won the World Education Awards 2013 in Higher Education for: eCampus Initiative for its project “Active Learning” at

Le Méridien New Delhi, India. The event was organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. It

was Co- Organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), National Council of Educational Research and

Training (NCERT), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and partnered by National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and National Institute

of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT). Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Registrar Dr. Gitesh Joshi and the Project

Coordinator Ms. Roma Thakur received the award at New Delhi, India on 23rd of April 2013.




ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ) National Excellence Award 2013 for Best Government

University for Promoting Industry-Academic Interface, delivered by Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, the Union HRD Minister-2013

On 9th April 2013, GTU won ASSOCHAM National Education Excellence Awards 2013 for Best Government University for Promoting of Industry-

Academic Interface Award. ASSOCHAM is the oldest leading APEX CHAMBER set up in 1920, catering directly and indirectly to over 3,50,000

members from all over the country with 300 regional Chambers associated with it. The distinguished jury were :-

Shri Surendra Singh, Former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India

Prof Sukhdev Thorat. Former Chairman UGC

Shri Bhartendra Singh Baswan, Former Education Secretary, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.

Shri M. N. Krishnamani, President, Supreme Court Bar Association

Ms. Ritu Ben, Fashion Designer & Philanthropist

Dr. Harbeen Arora, Member Secretary, ASSOCHAM Awards Jury; President, ASSOCHAM Ladies League

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Registrar Dr. Gitesh Joshi and Mr Hiranmay Mahanta were present to receive the award at New

Delhi, India on 9th of April 2013.




DNA & Star Group Award for the Best Education in Business Studies -2013

On 17th February 2013, DNA & Stars of the Industry Group Presented Innovative B-School Awards at Taj Lands End, Bandra , Mumbai to Gujarat

Technological University for Outstanding Contribution to Education. The Innovative B-School Awards recognized Innovation as a key competence

which helps Business Schools gain a competitive edge. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, was present to receive the award.

AIMS International Innovative University Award- 2013 The Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS) International was established to unify Indian management scholars to foster excellence in education and research, to advance knowledge, and to support practices in all business and related disciplines. Looking to the multi-faceted activities and innovative contributions of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) in improving the technical and management education in the State of Gujarat, the Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS) International awarded GTU for the AIMS International Innovative University Award. Honorable Vice- Chancellor Dr Akshai Aggarwal received the Award at the second day of Tenth AIMS International conference on Management held at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore on 7th January 2013.




Digital Learning WES – 2011 Award

On April 14, 2011, GTU won the best jury Award under in category of Best Interface between Academia – Industry at the World Education Summit 2011, New Delhi for its GTU Innovation Council project. The event was organized by IGNOU in association with the Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia. The Co-organizers were AICTE, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication & IT, Government of India, National e-Governance Plan and others. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, I/c Registrar Dr G P Vadodaria and Mr Hiranmay Mahanta, OSD’s Mr Ashish Desai and Mr U N Nanavati were present to receive the award.




GESIA Award – 2011

A Special Recognition Award (Educational Institute) was given to Gujarat Technological University by Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Association. I/c Registrar Dr G P Vadodaria and OSD Mr U N Nanavati were present to receive the award on 9th May 2011 at Royal Jonquil, Cambay Grand, Ahmedabad.




Sherdil Gujarat Award -2011

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad was awarded for outstanding work in the area of blood donation in a state level function organized by Indian Red Cross Society. GTU received the award from HE Dr Kamalaji , Governor of Gujarat, Honorable Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi & Honorable Health Minister Shri Jay Narayan Vyas.




Thalassemia Awareness & Testing Program Award -2011

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad was awarded for outstanding work in the area of Thalassemia Awareness & Testing in a state level function organized by Indian Red Cross Society. GTU received the award at the hands of Her Excellency Dr Kamalaji, Governor of Gujarat.

Thalassemia Awareness & Testing Program Award -2010

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad was awarded for outstanding work in the area of Thalassemia Awareness & Testing in a state level function organized by Indian Red Cross Society. GTU received the award at the hands of Smt. Maduben Nayak, President, IRCS, Gujarat state.

ICT Enabled University Award E-India 2009

Gujarat Technological University has been awarded the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Enabled University of the year award by the Jury in the E - India 2009 award ceremony held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 26th August, 2009. The event was organized by the Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies CSDMS and co-organized by Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India as well as National E governance plan. The event was sponsored by companies like IBM, SIEMENS, Microsoft, Infosys Etc. Awards were given in several Categories like e-Agriculture, e- Gov, Digital Learning, e- Health etc. Gujarat Technological University has been awarded as ICT enabled University in the Digital Learning Category. The ICT enabled University of the year Award seeks to acknowledge and highlight the achievements of a University in bringing new and innovative endeavors for the benefit of the Higher Education community.

Manthan Award South Asia – 2009

Gujarat Technological University has been awarded this for its project - Gujarat Common Entrance Exam (GCET -2009). This was the first time in India that any State level (Government) Entrance Exam had conducted an online entrance test. The entire project used cutting –edge technology and offered innovative solutions to address online application, online exam delivery and instantaneous declaration of printed score card and online counselling through online allocation of college seats for admission. GCET 2009 is conducted by GTU for admissions to Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Masters of Computer Application Gujarat (MCA) courses in all institutions throughout Gujarat. About 25,000 students appear in the entrance test at 25 locations in Gujarat. A student can take the test a second time, if he/ she wants, with the best of the two scores being considered for admission. Registrar Dr N N Bhuptani, COE Dr G P Vadodaria OSD’s Mr Ashish Desai and Mr U N Nanavati were present to receive the award at New Delhi on December 19,2009.




It is noteworthy that within five years of start of operations in August 2008, and just within six years, the University has bagged these awards.


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