Awards CSI-E-TechNext 2024 | Industry Academia Conference & Academia

Overview about CSI-E-TechNext 2024 Academia Awards

CSI-E-TechNext 2024 Annual Industry and Academia Conference and Awards, brought to you by CSI - Mumbai Chapter will take place at D. Y. Patil, deemed to University Campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai on 30^th & 31^st August 2024. The awards will recognize the very best in the Academics and reward the College, Principal, Professor & HOD, TPO and student project for significant contribution in the Academics for last 2 years i.e. from 2022 to 2024

Award Jury Members

Dr. Pradeep Pendse – Chairman, Jury (Fellow, CSI & Dean-IT, WeSchool)
Dr. Suresh A. Shan – Member, Jury (Chairman, CSI Mumbai Chapter)
Dr. Ganesh Magar – Member, Jury (Hon. Treasurer, CSI Mumbai & HOD, CS, SNDT Womens University)
Prof. Dr. G. Sivakumar – Member, Jury (Professor, IIT Bombay)
Dr. Amarsinh V. Vidhate – Member, Jury (HOD, RAIT)
Abdul Moid – Member, Jury (Director, ERTL (W), Mumbai, STQC Dte., MieTy, ERTL,STQC, Govt of India)

Important critical Dates

Dates	Event
18^th May 2024	Award Launch, Entries Open
31^thJuly 2024	Deadline for all entries
15^thAugust 2024	Shortlists announced
30^th - 31^st August 2024	Award Ceremony

You can download the form and send your nominations offline along with the supporting documents to csiawards@csimumbai.org

Submit your nominations online

Award Categories

Annual Academia Awards (2024)

Evaluation would be based on work done during the past 1 or 2 years (2022-2024)

Best Principal of the year

Open to Directors/Principals for their outstanding contribution to setting new vision/direction at the institute level involving creating an ecosystem which leverages contemporary Technology and creates a competitive edge for the institute, or provides a new path for faculty and students to acquire contemporary knowledge and skills. The category is also open to Principals in the IT domain who have contributed significantly towards improving quality of education beyond their institutions - this could be done in various ways by leading initiatives involving several institution or extending their own institutes infrastructure and knowledge assets in a way which helps the education fraternity at large

Best HOD of the year

The Category is open to Open to Heads of Departments/Programs who have brought in innovative courses, pedagogical approaches, industry linkages and created new and unique learning opportunities for the students of the department/program and/or making them more employable.

Best Faculty of the year

Sub Category in the Award

Best Faculty - Innovative application of Technology Tools in Teaching/learning
Best Faculty - Contemporary Subjects/Courses
Best Faculty - Authoring Books on Contemporary Subjects
Best Faculty - Evangelizing and Contributing to Spread of knowledge across several institutions
Best Faculty - Specific Innovations - manifest in prototypes, patents etc
Best Faculty - Published Research - where papers have been accepted in high ranking/indexed journals
Best Faculty - Funded Research - either govt or industry funded research projects
Best Faculty - Thought Leader award

The nominee for this award should have at-least 2 years full time teaching experience in the present Institution. He / She should have demonstrated innovative and outstanding teaching methodology. They should have the capability of mentoring and networking academia – industry programs for the symbiotic benefit of the stake holders in the institutions and the industry.
Contributions in research activity, Industrial Projects, organising conference, seminar, guest lectures etc in association with professional bodies or industrial organisations or active participation in similar programmes will be an additional quality.

Best Institute of the year

Sub Category in the Award

Best Institute - Innovative pedagogical approaches and tools
Best Institute - Introduction of innovative new programs and courses
Best Institute - Tech and Innovation ecosystem
Best Institute - Thought leadership Award

Best Institute Awards will be given to Colleges/ University Departments who have done exemplary work in the field of IT in the form of the following:-

New and contemporary programs - particularly in the areas of Cyber Security, AI, Industry 4.0 etc.
Patents/Research,
outstanding Startups founded,
Contribution to Industry,
commitment of effort and resources to solving community problems by innovative application of technology

N.B.:- colleges which cover larger number of activities listed above will stand a better chance.

Best Social Impact Project

In the area of IT or involving innovative use of IT

Best Student Project

The Category is open to Under Graduate or Post Graduate Students. He/She should have completed a project that is significantly ready to use. Student should submit in about 500 words as how his project is unique and valuable

Best TPO of the year

Best TPO award will be given to the TPOs who have good connect with the corporates. He must have done good campus recruitment and organized number of placement drives as well as assisted students in searching jobs even after placement interviews during the past. From training perspective, he should done or arranged good job oriented bridge trainings and certifications in the college in the past 2 academic year. All in all he should have tried innovative methods to get maximum number of student placed.