The recognition of “INAE Young Associate” is being given by INAE as per guidelines.

To recognize outstanding achievements/contributions made by Young Engineers with strong potential for future professional growth impact in any branch of engineering.

Any citizen of India not older than 35 years as on 1st of January each year. However, lady nominees are eligible for age relaxation of five years for consideration. Nominees should have at least any one degree in engineering/technology at Bachelor’s/Master’s/Ph.D to be eligible for consideration for INAE Young Associate.

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.

Evidence of excellence in engineering research, product/process, design, technology development and transfer. Specific contribution submitted for consideration of the recognition should have been carried out in India.

The last date for the receipt of nominations is April 15, 2025.

A Certificate as INAE Young Associate shall be given to the selected nominees, however there is no cash prize. All INAE Young Associates on selection and shall continue to be so till attaining 45 years of age. The decision of the INAE Council in all concerned matters shall be final.

Upto 30 INAE Young Associates shall be selected each year.

The recognition will be given 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.

The selected INAE Young Associates will be invited for the INAE Annual Convention being held in December each year wherein they would be conferred with their Certificates and also inducted as INAE Young Associates.

The sponsor must be either a Fellow of INAE or Head of the organization/ institution/HoD/Dean where the nominee is working. The ink signed scanned soft copies of the nominations duly endorsed by the sponsor should be forwarded by email to inaehq@inae.in. Please note that hard copies of the nomination documents are not required to be forwarded. Also copies of reprints/ patents/reports etc are not required and only lists of the relevant publications/reports/patents etc may be attached.

PROFORMA FOR APPLICATION View Form

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).

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