To honour engineering teachers who have excelled in the field of teaching in Indian Colleges, Universities, and Institutions, and have provided guidance towards technology development and inspired students to take up careers in Engineering and Technology.

The teacher need not be a Fellow of INAE. In case the nominee is an INAE Fellow, he/she should not be a member of the INAE Governing Council during the year of the award. The nominee should be below the age of 60 years on the year of nomination and selection.

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The nominee must be serving in a teaching institution in India at least for the last 10 years continuously. Primarily teaching contributions should be considered. The nominee should enjoy very high reputation in teaching (theory and practical) for a long period including creating a new course or discipline. The nominee should have made significant contributions through : (i) Writing new text or reference books and chapters; (ii) Developing innovative laboratory experiments and experimental facilities; (iii) Supervising students at various levels who have excelled in engineering profession; (iv) Delivering lectures in India and abroad to popularize a subject domain; (v) Developing online courses, demonstration modules and tutorials hosted in public domain virtual platforms; (vi) Contributing to creation of databases, handbooks and manuals and (vii) Patronizing student activities of various forms and utility. The nominee should have collaborated with industry or R&D organization to supervise sponsored projects and develop new technology.

There will be a maximum of two such awards per year with one award in each group as under:

Group-1:  In the disciplines of Engineering Section I (Civil Engineering), Engineering Section III (Mechanical Engineering), Engineering Section IV (Chemical Engineering), Engineering Section VII  (Aerospace Engineering) and Engineering Section VIII (Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering).

Group-2: In the disciplines of  Engineering Section II (Computer  Engineering and Information Technology), Engineering Section V (Electrical Engineering), Engineering Section VI (Electronics & Communication Engineering), Engineering Section IX (Energy Engineering) and Engineering Section X (Interdisciplinary and Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry).

Nominations will be invited from the Fellowship of the Academy and to be nominated by two Fellows of INAE. The nominee need not be a Fellow of INAE. A Fellow may forward only one nomination in a year. The nomination to be submitted at INAE Email : inaehq@inae.in through the registered email ID of the nominating Fellow(s) with INAE as per prescribed “Proforma for Nomination” (in Word document). Those Fellows who have already received the INAE Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering, or, Prof Jai Krishna Memorial Award/Prof SN Mitra Memorial Award or are members of the Selection Committee for Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering, Prof Jai Krishna Memorial Award, and Prof SN Mitra Memorial Award, or, the Governing Council should not be nominated. The Selection Committee may also suggest additional nominations from the Fellowship, other than the nominations received, for consideration of the award.

The last date of receipt of nominations for the year 2025 is 31st August 2025.

The nomination will remain valid for three years and re-nomination shall be accepted.

The awardees shall receive a scroll, an award of Rs. 1.0 lakh and a one-time book grant of Rs. 25,000/-.

The awardees will be requested to deliver an inspirational talk on their exciting experiences during the Academy Annual Convention.