Please refer to INAE Website in February 2026 for instructions to seek nominations. The Eligibility, Call For Nominations, Selection Procedure etc. shall be informed in due course. Please keep visiting INAE website for updates in February 2026
Guidelines
Purpose of the Award
To recognize outstanding achievements/contributions made by Young Engineers with strong potential for future professional growth impact in any branch of engineering.
Eligibility
Any citizen of India not older than 35 years holding the first tertiary degree in engineering/technology as on 1st of January 2022. However, lady nominees are eligible for age relaxation of five years for the award.
Validity
A nomination is valid for one year only. A candidate may be nominated three times in total subject to age not exceeding 35 years. Exception is in case of women nominees for up to 40 years.
Criteria
Evidence of excellence in engineering research, product/process, design, technology development and transfer specific contribution submitted for consideration of the Award should have been carried out in India.
Last Date for Nomination
The last date for the receipt of nominations was March 31, 2022.
The Award
The Award shall consist of a cash prize of Rs.25000/- and a citation. All INAE Young Engineer Awardees will also become INAE Young Associates on the conferment of the Award and shall continue to be “INAE Young Associates” till attaining 45 years of age. The decision of the INAE Council in all concerned matters shall be final.
Number of Awards
Upto 15 awards are to be conferred each year.
Selection Procedure
The Award is instituted to identify, recognize and encourage young and promising talents in India who have made and are likely to continue to make outstanding contributions impacting engineering research and design, technology development and transfer. The short listed nominees will be invited to make a presentation followed by an interaction with the Selection Committee on dates to be announced later.
Presentation of the Award
The awardees will be invited for the INAE Annual Convention being held in December each year wherein they would be conferred with the Award and also inducted as INAE Young Associates.
Instructions to submit Nominations Online
Instructions for INAE Fellows Click here to view
Instructions for Non INAE Fellows/Head of the Organization/ Institution Click here to view
Selected INAE Young Engineer Awardees 2025
1) Dr BS Sindu, Principal Scientist, CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai. (ES-I – Civil Engineering).
2) Dr Arya V, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. (ES-I – Civil Engineering).
3) Dr Ankit Agarwal, Assistant Professor, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. (ES-I – Civil Engineering).
4) Dr. Ashutosh Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Mandi. (ES-I – Civil Engineering).
5) Dr Chaya Ganesh, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. (ES-II-Computer Engineering and Information Technology).
6) Dr Sumit Kumar Mandal, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. (ES-II-Computer Engineering and Information Technology).
7) Dr Sayak Ray Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur. (ES-II-Computer Engineering and Information Technology).
8) Dr Gurminder Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. (ES-III- Mechanical Engineering).
9) Mr BV Arun Kiran, Scientific Officer ‘E’, Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad. (ES-III- Mechanical Engineering).
10) Dr. Janani Srree Murallidharan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay. (ES-III- Mechanical Engineering).
11) Dr Vikky Anand, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. (ES-IV – Chemical Engineering).
12) Dr Harshal Agarwal, Senior Scientist, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Madras Unit, Chennai. (ES-IV – Chemical Engineering).
13) Dr Aniket Uday Thosar, Senior Manager, Green Hydrogen Business, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai. (ES-IV – Chemical Engineering).
14) Dr Vishnu Mahadeva Iyer, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. ( ES-V – Electrical Engineering).
15) Dr. Sandeep N, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engg. Dept, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. (ES-V – Electrical Engineering).
16) Dr Mitradip Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, EECS, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal. (ES-VI- Electronics and Communication Engineering).
17) Dr. Sreenath Vijayakumar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad. (ES-VI- Electronics and Communication Engineering).
18) Dr Vikrant Kaim, Assistant Professor, CARE, IIT Delhi. (ES-VI- Electronics and Communication Engineering).
19) Dr Balaswamy Velpula, Assistant Professor, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. (ES-VI- Electronics and Communication Engineering).
20) Mr Gaurav Kumar, Scientist/ Engineer ‘SD’, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad. (ES-VII – Aerospace Engineering).
21) Dr Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. (ES-VIII- Mining, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering).
22) Mr G Bharat Reddy, Scientific Officer E, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. (ES-VIII- Mining, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering).
23) Dr. Premkumar M, Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur. (ES-VIII- Mining, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering).
24) Dr. Pallabi Das, Senior Scientist, Water Resource Management, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad. (ES-VIII- Mining, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering).
25) Dr Ranjith Thangavel, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati. (ES-IX- Energy Engineering).
26) Dr Mohit Kumar Jolly, Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. (ES-X- Interdisciplinary & Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry).
27) Mr Jayantrao Mohite, Scientist, Digital Food Initiatives, Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai. (ES-X- Interdisciplinary & Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry).
28) Dr. Richa Karmakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. (ES-X- Interdisciplinary & Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry).
29) Dr Divya Agrawal, Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh. (ES-X- Interdisciplinary & Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry).
2023 and 2024 – No awards were conferred.
Selected INAE Young Engineer Awardees 2022
Dr Souvik Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
(ES-I: Civil Engineering)
Dr Tanish Dey, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
(ES-I: Civil Engineering)
Dr Abhijnan Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
(ES-II: Computer Engineering and Information Technology)
Dr Akshay Nambi, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research India, Bengaluru
(ES-II: Computer Engineering and Information Technology)
Dr Jaichander Swaminathan, Assistant Professor, Kanchan & Harilal Doshi Chair, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
(ES-III: Mechanical Engineering)
Dr Uddipta Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
(ES-III: Mechanical Engineering)
Dr Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Calicut
(ES-IV: Chemical Engineering)
(ES-V: Electrical Engineering)
Dr Prathap Reddy Bhimireddy, INSPIRE faculty at DESE, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(ES-V: Electrical Engineering)
Dr Naveen Kumar Selvarajan, Systems/Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard (India) Software Operation Private Limited, Bangalore
(ES-VI: Electronics & Communication Engineering)
Dr Saptarshi Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
(ES-VI: Electronics & Communication Engineering)
Dr Achu Chandran, Scientist, CSIR – National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram
(ES-VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)
Dr Aparna Singh, Associate Professor, IIT Bombay
(ES-VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)
Dr Ananya Barui, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
(ES-X: Interdisciplinary and Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry)
Dr Anjineyulu Kothakota, Scientist, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram
(ES-X: Interdisciplinary and Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry)
