Society for Engineering Education India (SEE-India) awards recognize  Exceptional CLASS-ROOM Teachers in Engineering, Visionaries, Practitioners, Innovators, Champions, Inventors, Educators, Administrators, Evangelists of Engineering Education across the globe who turn rocks into gold through their knowledge and practices in Engineering Education.  There are many Universities, Societies, Teaching-Learning-Research Centres, Colleges and Schools of Engineering, who relentlessly pursue innovations and implement them successfully because of the vision of an Administrator, Dean or a Professor and sometimes an engineer, who brings innovations into engineering education that makes learning simple and easy.

 SEE-India wishes to recognize individuals, Schools, Research Centres and their efforts  through   SEE-India International Engineering Educators Awards 2022. These awards aim to identify a Mokshagundam Visveswarayya(Indian Engineer par excellence, whose dams are still in use after century), Buccierelli, a Felder, a Carl Weiiman in the making ! Let us identify the right people  and award them for the benefit of the Engineering profession.

INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS (IIA)

1. Mokshagundam Viswesvarayya Award for Best Engineering University/College/School/Centre/Research Unit for Engineering Education

Universities, colleges, Schools of

• Richard Felder’s Award for the best Innovative Teaching-Learning Practice in Engineering  Education
• Louis Buccierelli Award for the Best Engineering Educator/Author/Text-Book
• Carl Weiiman Award for Teaching and Learning in Engineering Class Rooms.
• Alumni Sponsored Awards for Best Class-Room Teacher of any Institute of Ranking and Reputation

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS (IIA)

Institutions, Societies for Engineering/Education, Research Center, Colleges, Departments, Schools of Engineering, Scientific and Engineering laboratories are eligible for the SEE-India International Engineering Education Awards 2022 for Innovations implemented in Teaching and Learning, Research at International standards, Quality Learning, Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Carbon reduction, Ethics, professional advancements that improves and impinged on  engineering education, development of new concepts useful for engineering education ( eg: Challenge Based Learning) , Outreach activities,  policy making, collaborations that benefits nations and the world subject to sponsorships.

SEE-INDIA NATIONAL AWARDS

INDIA NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS (INIA)

1. Best Engineering University/Engineering College/Autonomous Engineering College
2. Best Engineering Autonomous College
3. Best New Engineering University/Engineering College/Center for Entrepreneurship
4. Best Engineering University/Engineering College/Center for Research
5. Best Engineering University/Engineering College/Center for Employment
6. Best Engineering University/Engineering College/Center for Innovation
7. Best Engineering University/Engineering college/Center for  Teaching & Learning

INDIA NATIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATOR AWARD(INEEA)

1. Best Innovative Engineering Faculty Member
2. Best Engineering Educator
3. Best Researcher in Engineering Education
4. Best Faculty For Engineering Education for Sustainable Development/Climate Change/Sustainability
5. Best Engineering Educator through ONLINE MODE
6. Best Class-Room Engineering Educator
7. ALUMNI AWARDS

The following are the guideline for the SEE-India Engineering Educators Awards 2022.

INDIVIDUAL:

1. Individuals can be considered   both at National Level and International level.
2. Faculty members from  all engineering disciplines, Institutions who are at the forefront  of innovative engineering education, irrespective of geographical area will be considered.
3. Educators who excelled in Engineering education and tirelessly and helped generation after generation inside the class-rooms will be given importance and preference.
4.  Curriculum designers, Instructional Practitioners, Innovators, users of technology in Engineering Education, new concepts-methods generators and practitioners, who make learning, simple , seamless virtualization. ,
5. People who worked hard to overcome the impediments  in teaching and learning while education online will be considered for these awards.
6. Nominations can be sent by self or by fellow faculty members or friends.
7. SEE-India has the freedom to pick any individual /institutions across the continents who made a difference  in making the learning easy in testing times like COVID19, even if no nominations are received.
8. Number of awards are limited by sponsorship. In case of meager sponsorships, Awards will be limited to single digit.
9. All IITs, IIITs, NITs and similar such institutions will  from India may be considered for International awards.
10. Life time Achievement awards are available to faculty who are about to retire or already retired. Number of the awards are limited by the sponsorships available. Faculty members below 50 years of age will not be considered for Life Time Achievement Awards.
11. Researchers who publish articles with international journals with high impact in the disciplines of Teaching and Learning in Engineering, Engineering Ethics, PBL, PJBL, Challenge Based Education, Flipped Class-rooms, Design and Systems thinking ,Virtualization of teaching and learning, virtual laboratories, Digital skilling, Industry4.0 education, AI based learning, Engineering Education for Sustainable Development and Climate Change will be considered for these awards.
12. Faculty members and practicing professors who publish books at international standards in nascent and upcoming areas will be considered for SEE-India 2022 awards.
13. Faculty members who are extraordinary teachers as evidenced by Alumni/student feedback will be awarded subject to Alumni’s recommendation and support and sponsorship. These awards are only limited by sponsorships.
14. SEE-India awards shall not be given for excellence in profession of Engineering or research in Engineering. They will be offered based on the faculty/Administrators/researchers contribution in the areas of Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Design, Assessment, Quality Assurance, Student engagement etc.
15. Learning enhancement, Class-room excellence, students support, will be given preference over  researchers in the areas of Engineering.
16. A good practice in student engagement, gender equality, ethics, enhancement of learning, an innovation that needs to be emulated will be considered for an award.
17.  Leaders of Teaching and learning, Engineering Education, research expertise and scholarship in Engineering education, best teaching as identified by Alumni will be considered for an award.
18. Any Head of an Institution can nominate a faculty and sponsor an award at International level, provided nominee has done a work at  international level and is associated with IEEE, IET, RAE,ABET,SEFI, JABEE, Engineers-Australia, Engineers- Ireland, ASEE,ASME and similar organizations. Such persons should be active members of professional societies, whose contributions lead to excellence in Teaching and learning beyond the institution and the country.
19.   Accreditation and quality management  is one of the focus areas for deciding the awards. All IIT’s will be considered for International awards.

•  ALUMNI can sponsor an award for an exceptional Engineering faculty of their institution who worked tirelessly helped batch after batch in an highly reputed institutions like IITs, over the years.
  
  

All the awards will be awarded in a conference that will be held in the later half of 2022. Venue is being worked out and will be announced in due course.

Institutional Awards

Institutions, Societies for Engineering/Education, Research Centres, Colleges, Departments, Schools of Engineering, Scientific and Engineering laboratories are eligible for the SEE-India International Engineering Education Awards 2022 for Innovations implemented in Teaching and Learning, Research at International standards, Quality Learning, Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Carbon reduction, Ethics, professional advancements that improves engineering education, development of new concepts useful for engineering education ( eg: Challenge Based Learning) , Outreach activities,  policy making, collaborations that benefits nations and the world subject to sponsorships.

SEE-INDIA National Awards:

All the awards will be awarded in a conference that will be held in the later half of 2022. Venue is being worked out and will be announced in due course.

Engineering colleges and hosts willing to support the conference can contact SEE-India.

HOW TO GET NOMINATED FOR THE AWARDS :

1. Individuals willing to be considered for SEE-India International Awards for 2022 should submit a Write up as to why they should get a SEE-India award, (not more than five pages) and or submit a letter by the Institutional Vice-Chancellor/Dean/HEAD  in case the Institution where the nominee is working or any reputed Professor of international eminence/Indian Institute of Technology/Professional referee with whom the individual might have  worked earlier authenticating the points mentioned in the write up and  submit supporting  proofs of the achievements along with the nomination. In case of Discrimination, Racism, persecution, biases from the Institution/Authorities towards the Individual to be nominated, SEE-India allows nominations by the Individual.
2. For Institutional Awards,  necessary data supporting the nomination with a 5 page write up as to why the institution  should be couriered  to the address mentioned with supporting data/proofs for the claims like Rankings, achievements(Academic, Research, Patents, Innovations, Earnings, Outreach, Engagement ,Learning etc). There is no fixed formats and the universities are expected to be  innovative in submitting the nomination, if it were to be considered for the award. Institutional awards warrant a fees of INR 30000. If the nominee does not get an award, it will be offered SEE-India Life-time institutional membership.
3. Institutions also can send nominations  with the details for any of the faculty working in their institution.
4. For SEE-India members need not pay any fees but non-Members of SEE-India have to pay USD$50 to be considered for individual awards.
5. Indian Nationals working abroad will be considered as International for nomination purposes and have to pay the required fees for the nomination.
6. SEE-India will not bear any expenses to attend awards ceremony to any of the awardee.
7. Individuals who live in Countries whose currency is not strong against US dollar but have contributed a lot to Engineering Education  will be given free nominations for these awards.
8. In case of Covid like unavoidable situations, awards will be sent by courier.
9. These awards are subject to available sponsorships. In case of lack of a quality nomination or  sponsorships, , awards will be withdrawn and amount paid will be treated as membership fees. Membership will be offered to the nominated members.
10. See-India has the right to award any member or non-member of SEE-India across the globe, who might not  have submitted a nomination or withdraw any award, without disclosing any reason for the withdrawal . Submitting a nomination means that the candidate has agreed to all the conditions given in this document. SEE-India’s decision will be final in the award selections and no arguments disputes will be entertained.
11. Nominations can be couriered/sent by post from 1^st January 2022
12.  All the correspondence  should be done at :

                        Society for Engineering Education,

                        26-5-4/5, Sri Krishna Bhavan, Burripalem Road,

                         Near redla Bazar, After Paladri Canal,

                         TENALI, GUNTUR dt PIN :522201

                         Andhra Pradesh,INDIA

 

 

INVITATION FOR SPONSORS:

In order to institute an award, sponsors have to contribute about INR 200000 for an International Award and INR 70000 for an India National Award. We invite Educational groups, Industries, MNCs, Software Companies to come forward and institute awards in various categories so that the right individuals with contributions towards quality Engineering Education are recognized at the International level. Society for Engineering Education India takes the leadership role in identifying and awarding the right persons and institutions, whose contributions otherwise go unnoticed. In case of lack of sponsorships, the awards will be announced through Online session and awards will be couriered to the awardees.

DONATIONS :

DONATIONS FOR RATAN TATA CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH are welcome.

More details can be had at www.see-india.in