Institutional
Corporate Excellence Award
The Corporate Excellence Award recognises organisations that have made significant contributions to
education and employability.
Companies may showcase work in areas such as:
- Excellence in education or employability initiatives
- Tech-driven learning solutions, inclusion, and diversity in the workplace
- Innovative strategies for hiring and onboarding freshers
- Employee engagement and retention programmes
- Apprenticeship initiatives
- CSR programmes focused on education or employability
Institutional
Excellence in Higher Education Award
This award celebrates institutions that have excelled in enhancing education and employability outcomes.
Institutions may highlight accomplishments in areas such as:
- Outstanding vocational education programmes
- Exceptional career services
- Education initiatives in rural and remote areas
- Digital literacy and skills development
- Effective implementation of technology in online learning
Institutional
Bharat Nirman Award
The Bharat Nirman Award honours institutions making a lasting contribution to higher education,
employability, public service, and workforce development in India.
Nominee institutions should demonstrate excellence in areas such as:
- Innovative educational programmes implemented at scale
- Policy reforms in education and skills
- Large-scale employability and skilling initiatives with measurable outcomes
- Multi-stakeholder collaborations across industry, academia, and government
- Sustainable impact in education, employability, and youth empowerment
Individual
Change Maker Award - Industry
This award honours senior industry leaders and decision-makers who have driven transformative change in
employability, workforce development, skilling, and talent practices at scale.
NOMINEES SHOULD EXHIBIT DISTINCTION IN AREAS SUCH AS:
- Organisation-wide workforce transformation and capability building
- Strategic skilling, learning, or talent development initiatives
- Industry-academia collaboration and future talent pipelines
- Technology and AI-led workforce transformation
- Large-scale programmes with measurable and sustained impact
Individual
Change Maker Award - Academia
This award recognises senior academic leaders and faculty members who have shaped institutional practices,
learning outcomes, employability, and student success at scale.
NOMINEES SHOULD EXHIBIT DISTINCTION IN AREAS SUCH AS:
- Institution-wide academic or employability transformation
- Industry-aligned curriculum and future-ready learning models
- Student career outcomes, placements, internships, and apprenticeships
- Faculty development, digital learning, and AI adoption
- Industry collaboration, research, and large-scale student impact
Individual
Rising Stars: AI Innovators
This category recognises learners, faculty, professionals, and researchers applying AI to solve real
problems in education, skilling, employability, or workforce readiness.
Nominees may showcase work in areas such as:
- AI-led learning tools, platforms, or classroom interventions
- Research or prototypes with practical employability potential
- Responsible AI use that improves access, inclusion, or learning outcomes
- AI projects supporting skill development, career readiness, or productivity
- Innovation with clear evidence of experimentation, adoption, or measurable impact
Individual
Trailblazer - Industry
This category recognises emerging and mid-career industry leaders who are driving innovative initiatives in
talent, skilling, workforce readiness, and employability.
NOMINEES SHOULD EXHIBIT DISTINCTION IN AREAS SUCH AS:
- High-impact projects in learning, talent, or workforce development
- Innovative approaches to hiring, training, or employee growth
- Industry-academia engagement and talent pipeline initiatives
- Technology and AI-led improvements in workforce practices
- Measurable impact within a team, function, or business unit
Individual
Trailblazer - Academia
This category recognises mid-career faculty members and emerging academic leaders who are introducing new
ideas and creating meaningful impact in learning, skilling, and student career outcomes.
NOMINEES SHOULD EXHIBIT DISTINCTION IN AREAS SUCH AS:
- Innovative teaching, curriculum, or learning practices
- Student employability, career readiness, and placement initiatives
- Industry engagement and applied learning opportunities
- Technology and AI-led teaching or student interventions
- Measurable impact within a department, programme, or learner community
