Awards &Categories
Recognizing Those Who Scale Dreams into Reality
MIECA 2025 awards individuals and organizations who are accelerating impact on ground, creating pathways for India’s youth to thrive.
Corporate Excellence Award (Institutional)
The Corporate Excellence Award recognizes organizations that have made significant contributions to Education and Employability.
Companies can nominate themselves by showcasing their achievements in any one of the following impactful areas:
- Demonstrating excellence in education or employability initiatives
- Advocating for tech-driven learning solutions, fostering inclusion and diversity in the workplace
- Implementing innovative strategies for hiring and onboarding freshers
- Creating exceptional employee engagement and retention programs
- Leading apprenticeship initiatives
- Executing outstanding CSR programs focused on education or employability
Showcase your company's commitment to elevating India's education and employability landscape.
Excellence in Higher Education Award (Educational Institutions)
The Excellence in Higher Education Award celebrates institutions that have excelled in enhancing Education and Employability.
Institutions can nominate themselves by highlighting accomplishments in any one of the following key areas:
- Developing outstanding vocational education programs
- Providing exceptional career services
- Championing education in rural and remote areas
- Leading in digital literacy and skills development
- Effectively implementing technology in online learning
Demonstrate your commitment to advancing higher education and improving student outcomes.
Change Maker Award – Industry (Individual)
The Change Maker Award – Industry honors leaders who have driven transformative changes in employability and skill development through innovation and impactful practices.
Nominees should exhibit distinction in at least one of the following areas:
- Pioneering technological advancements in skill development and training
- Leading initiatives for industrial digitization and workforce adaptation
- Implementing forward-thinking training methodologies
- Promoting robust employee development programs
- Driving impactful projects that enhance community employability
Open to professionals at various career stages with measurable, positive impact.
Change Maker Award – Academia (Individual)
The Change Maker Award – Academia recognizes educators and academic leaders advancing education, employability, and skilling within institutions.
Nominees should exemplify excellence in any one of the following areas:
- Developing industry-aligned, cutting-edge curricula
- Bridging the gap between education and employment
- Implementing effective skilling programs for students
- Driving impactful research and industry collaboration
- Promoting inclusive education that enhances employability
Open to educators at all levels creating meaningful, scalable change.
Rising Stars (Individual)
Celebrating young individuals (students & early-career professionals, including employed learners) demonstrating exceptional talent and dedication.
Nominees should showcase achievements in any one of the following areas:
- Academic excellence
- Outstanding skill development
- Innovative thinking
- Exemplary Apprenticeship/Internship
- Leadership in community service
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- STEM excellence
- Arts & humanities accomplishments
- Sporting achievements
- Environmental & sustainability contributions
Highlight emerging talent shaping India’s future workforce.
Bharat Nirman Award (Institutional)
The Bharat Nirman Award honors institutions that have made a significant and lasting contribution to shaping the future of higher education and employability in India. This prestigious recognition celebrates organizations that work within a broad ecosystem of partners, delivering initiatives that drive national development, advance public service, and empower the workforce of tomorrow.
Nominee institutions should demonstrate excellence in areas such as:
- Designing and implementing innovative educational programs at scale
- Influencing and supporting impactful policy reforms in education and skills
- Leading large-scale employability and skilling initiatives with measurable outcomes
- Building strong, multi-stakeholder collaborations across industry, academia, and government
- Creating sustainable and transformative impact in education, employability, and youth empowerment
By nominating your institution it is to showcase it's a commitment to shaping India’s talent landscape, equipping youth with future-ready skills, and advancing the nation’s capacity for innovation, productivity, and inclusive growth.
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