(66,1255,'YES','VERY GOOD','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES','YES',0,'<div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #C8A84B 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #C8A84B 1.0pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 4.0pt 0cm; margin: 16.0pt 0cm 5.0pt 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: #1b3a6b;\">GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT &amp; THOUGHT LEADERSHIP</span></strong></p>\n</div>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 1.5pt 0cm 1.5pt 24.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->&bull;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Led Indian SME delegation for Interactive Dialogue on Contemporary Business Issues in BRICS Countries</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 1.5pt 0cm 1.5pt 24.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->&bull;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Represented India at Global Trade &amp; Supply Chain Summits, international MSME Conclaves, and multilateral policy forums</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 1.5pt 0cm 1.5pt 24.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->&bull;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Organized and keynoted the BRICS International Youth Forum, MSME National Summit 2021 &amp; 2022, National Level Program \'MSMEs and Start-ups 2017 Revolution &ndash; Driving India\'s Growth\'</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 1.5pt 0cm 1.5pt 24.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->&bull;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Built bilateral cooperation with German development agencies (GIZ/SEQUA/ZDH) for MSME modernization and innovation promotion</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 1.5pt 0cm 1.5pt 24.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->&bull;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Engaged with WTO-linked trade journals and international business publications as a contributing author</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 2.5pt 0cm;\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; 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Contributed insights on the intersection of MSME policy, sustainable manufacturing, energy-environment mapping, and green transition frameworks for Indian industry &mdash; aligning with the IICA&ndash;GIZ Business Responsibility Initiative and the Mapping of MSME Clusters for Environment-Friendly Manufacturing project. Fitsol is a recognised climate-tech organisation (Mumbai Climate Week Innovation Challenge winner; global partner, Smart Freight Centre). 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style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">m</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.6pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">P</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">incipal</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Sec</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ret</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ry</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">,</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Hi</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">g</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"> </span>&amp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"> 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style=\"letter-spacing: 1.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Go</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">e</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">rn</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">men</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.35pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">M</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">aha</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ash</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ra,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .95pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">a<span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.05pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">w</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">ell-</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">re</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">searched</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .9pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">and</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.25pt; mso-font-width: 106%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">rti</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">cu</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">l</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">te</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.85pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">pre</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">s</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">e</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">n</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ti</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">on</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.7pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">delivere</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">d</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.75pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.7pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">h</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">e</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.85pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Hon</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">&rsquo;ble</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.8pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">P</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ri</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">me</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.85pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">M</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">n</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">s</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ter</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -1.75pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">du</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ri</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">n</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.0pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\">hi</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\';\">s<span style=\"letter-spacing: -1.85pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\">vi</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">s</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\">it</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -1.75pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 3.45pt; mso-font-width: 102%;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Ma</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">hara</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">s</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">htra&rsquo;s</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">s</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">all</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">A</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">khil</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Bha</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">y</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Shiksha</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Sama</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">am,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .95pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Ne</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">w</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Delhi</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.3pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">(</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">29</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">&ndash;</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">30</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.65pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Jul</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">y</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.7pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">2024).</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 14.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: simple; mso-line-break-override: restrictions; margin: 4.0pt 5.85pt .0001pt 54.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-width: 76%;\">&middot;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Hono</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">re</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">d</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .8pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">w</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">h</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .9pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">the</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .7pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Dedica</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ed</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Se</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">rv</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 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style=\"letter-spacing: .85pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.05pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">un</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">w</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">v</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">e</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">in</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">g</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.15pt; mso-font-width: 102%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">commi</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">men</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ad</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ancemen</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Recipien</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Si</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" 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style=\"letter-spacing: 1.75pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Kaina</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.9pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Socie</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ty</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.6pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.4pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">India</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.35pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> 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style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.45pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ields</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.45pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.65pt; mso-font-width: 98%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Science</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .6pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&amp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: .75pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">Te</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">chnolo</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">gy</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">.</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 99%; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: simple; mso-line-break-override: restrictions; margin: 4.0pt 5.65pt .0001pt 54.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-width: 76%;\">&middot;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Commended</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">by<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"> Cen</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">tr</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">al</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">P</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">j</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ec</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">A</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 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style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">g</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">n</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.15pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.45pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">TEQIP-II</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.4pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">(</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">25</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 3.25pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Janua</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ry</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.6pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">2012</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">)</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">.</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: 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-.1pt;\">,</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.5pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Depa</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">rt</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">men</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.3pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\">of</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.5pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Hi</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">g</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.4pt;\"> </span>&amp;</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.45pt; mso-font-width: 94%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Te</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">chnical</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> 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style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">pr</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">oac</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">e</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">leadership</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">and</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.65pt; mso-font-width: 106%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">personal</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">dedica</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ion</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .4pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">in</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .65pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">enhancin</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ins</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">u</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ional</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">pe</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">rf</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">rm</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 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-.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Ma</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">rch</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.9pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">2008).</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 99%; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: simple; mso-line-break-override: restrictions; margin: 4.0pt 5.85pt .0001pt 54.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-width: 76%;\">&middot;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; 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style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">j</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ec</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 3.25pt; mso-font-width: 96%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">(CIILP</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">)</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">(</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">13</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .4pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Decembe</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">2004</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">)</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 102%; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: simple; mso-line-break-override: restrictions; margin: 4.0pt 5.95pt .0001pt 54.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-width: 76%;\">&middot;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Received</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.7pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">a<span style=\"letter-spacing: .45pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Le</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">tt</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">e</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.6pt;\"> </span>o<span style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .55pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Apprecia</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ion</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .5pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">om</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.65pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .2pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Managing</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .2pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Direc</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">,</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">CIDCO</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .25pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Ltd.,</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">fo</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.65pt; mso-font-width: 95%;\"> </span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">n</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">iti</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">tive,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.6pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: 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MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.5pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">exe</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">m</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">pl</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ry</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.5pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">eff</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">rt</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">s</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.65pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">du</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ri</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">n</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.55pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">h</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">e</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.65pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">&ldquo;</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Ad</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">an</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ge</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -2.65pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Maha</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ash</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">tra&rdquo;</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \'Trebuchet MS\'; letter-spacing: 3.15pt; mso-font-width: 86%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">Conference</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.65pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">(</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">28</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.5pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Februa</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ry</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.45pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">1997).</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: simple; mso-line-break-override: restrictions; margin: 4.0pt 5.9pt .0001pt 54.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-width: 76%;\">&middot;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Aw</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ded</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2.8pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">a<span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Ce</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">rt</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">i</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ica</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">e</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">Mer</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">i</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.8pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">subs</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">an</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ial</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">con</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">tri</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">bu</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ions</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.7pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">w</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">a</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">rd</span>&nbsp; <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 2.55pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">de</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">v</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">elopmen</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.45pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.55pt;\"> </span>a<span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.5pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">comprehensi</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">v</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">e</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.35pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">tr</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">anspo</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">rt</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ion</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.8pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">plan</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.5pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">f</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">o</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">r</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.4pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">he</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1.55pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\">M</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">umbai</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 3.45pt; mso-font-width: 104%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Metr</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">opoli</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">an</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.3pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Re</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ion,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.45pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">unde</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.3pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">uidance</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">P</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">j</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ec</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.25pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">M</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">ana</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">e</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">(</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">8</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 1.5pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">No</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">embe</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 3.95pt; mso-font-width: 95%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">1993</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">)</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 100%; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 54.8pt; punctuation-wrap: simple; mso-line-break-override: restrictions; margin: 4.0pt 6.05pt .0001pt 54.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-width: 76%;\">&middot;<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Secu</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">re</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">d</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .3pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Firs</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Rank</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> in</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">M</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">.E.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Ci</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">il</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .2pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">(Hi</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">h</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">w</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">y</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&amp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: .35pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">Tr</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">anspo</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">rt</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">a</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">t</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ion</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">)</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .3pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">fro</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">m</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .3pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">M</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">.S.</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"> </span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">Uni</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">v</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">ersi</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">ty</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">,</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 3.15pt; mso-font-width: 114%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">Ba</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">oda</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 105%;\">in 1991.<br /></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">Aw</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">r</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;\">ded</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;\">he</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.35pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">Na</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">ional</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.55pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">Mer</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.5pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">Scholarship</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">fr</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;\">om</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">SSC</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.6pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">le</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">v</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">el</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.25pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;\">on</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">w</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;\">a</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">rd</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">in</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">re</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">co</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">g</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">ni</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">ion</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 0.25pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">o</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">f</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: 2.85pt;\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">consis</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\">en</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\"> <span style=\"letter-spacing: .2pt;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\">academic</span> <span style=\"letter-spacing: .4pt;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">e</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">x</span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">cellence</span></span></p>\n</div>','2026-05-12 19:45:03','2026-05-12 19:45:03',NULL),(68,1264,'Yes','Highest','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes',0,'<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4;\"><strong><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Conference Papers</span></em></strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">&ldquo;Making of Paryavaran Mitra&rdquo;, 21st National e-Governance Conference, 2018</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">&ldquo;Unique Property Identification Number&rdquo;, 20th National e-Governance Conference, 2017</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">&ldquo;Interfacing Citizens&rdquo;, IBM Connect 2013, Orlando, USA</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">&ldquo;A Snapshot on Outsourcing and SLA&rdquo;, 10th National e-Governance Conference, 2007</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">&ldquo;Common Electronic Health Care Records Architecture&rdquo;, E-Asia 2007</span></li>\n</ul>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" /></div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Awards &amp; Recognition</span></strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Best Paper Award</span></strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, 4th Int&rsquo;l Conference on Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation, 2025</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">National e-Governance Award (Gold)</span></strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, GIS-based project, 2013&ndash;14</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Recognized Trainer in e-Governance (RTeG)</span></strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, DeitY, 2017</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Bronze Icon Award</span></strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, Citizen Web Portal, 7th National e-Governance Conference</span></li>\n</ul>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\" align=\"center\"><hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" /></div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Workshops &amp; International Exposure</span></strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Bolsa Familia Program (Brazil), April 2010</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">18th Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, March 2006</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">E-Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">IBM Connect 2013, Orlando, USA</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Multiple National e-Governance Conferences</span></li>\n</ul>','2026-05-13 18:03:04','2026-05-13 18:03:04',NULL),(69,8,'Excellent','Excellent','Proactive','Quick and appropriate ','Effective','Managerial leadership skills','Exact','Professional ','Educational communication, curriculum designing in academics execellence ','Very high','Visionary ','Good','Set by self explanatory example ','Professional ','Smoot as per expectations','NIPM AIU AAOU',0,'<p>MBA Gold Medalist, Awardee for National level Vidya saraswati Award</p>','2026-05-14 10:55:36','2026-05-14 10:55:36',NULL),(70,1271,'Yes','It is important to use technology in Teaching Learning to improve quality education.','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have','Yes, I have',0,NULL,'2026-05-14 14:02:47','2026-05-14 14:02:47',NULL),(71,1258,'Practicing use of technology in all the aspects, Amity Has a ERP Amizone and paperless work. Initiated & Developed with students various online administrative processes','I am comfortable in using latest technology modules , ERP, TCSion and any other softwares which helps administrative processes and to do job faster','Issues may come up at any time during administration being students in campus is dynamic activity. Hence the processes are well defines and a close eye to be kept on all the events, examination etc. Regarding faculty the greviences if any proper on time r','Consultancy, Projects and executive education, Certificate courses. The amount excess to be allocated for development of the unit.','Working for NAAC and NBA, NIRF is precticed in earlier organizations hence I am aware about  strict schedule and timely submission. The compliance of statutory and regulatory bodies have been closely monitored. I always prefer work to be completed before ','At NICMAR University of Construction studies- Planning Budgeting and managing epxpenses with reference to the income sources. The income sources are being tapped through  consultancy, Projects, Executive Education . ','My Education is in Civil Engineering with Ph D from IIT Mumbai, Specialisation in Artificial Intellegience applications to construction management, Completed students thesis PG and PhD in Construction Management ','India is building massive infrastructure since 2 decades and transformation in cities in terms of latest construction technology and development is going on. Training youth to handle such mass projects and also contributing towards growth of the country i','Currently we are in the provcess of revampingthe curriculum with addition of key modules related to AI and other.','With due respect and outmost importances the progress and vision is shared with all the stakeholders. Every person in the organization has a contribution to offer, hence participation is invited. ','Vision of the management is to build the university in Build=t Environment domain hence t=focus area is how to introduce the new programs, continuous evolution and brainstorming is to be done for enhancing the quality of the offering. ','Use of latest technology modules in the curriculum, restructuring of the programs and adoptability with change in global perspective','I consult to all the stake holders if anything new can be implemented. The ideas are asked to share and the feasibility is seen for implementation of the same. ','I have worked for international MoU and International research collaborative projects in earlier organization. Further IIT and other organization collaboration is practices at national level. ','I am in the leadership role ince 2001 and Sr leadership from 2011 onwards. Managed at all the levels including accreditations processes and committies. ','•	Institution of Engineers (MIE)\n•	Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)\n•	Indian Society of Hydraulics (ISH)\n•	Institution of Bridge Engineers (IIBE)\n•	Indian Water Works Association (IWWA)\n•	International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR)',0,'<ul>\n<li>* Received best teacher award of Mumbai University in 2017 amongst 800 affiliated colles. The award is conferred in recognition of valuable contribution in knoweledge, reseach with sense of commitment&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Best Professor in Ciivl Engineering - ABP New National Education award- 6th July 2017</li>\n<li>Sir M Vishvesharayai Construction Excellence award - 5th MRTS Conference at Mumbai- 23 April 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n</ul>','2026-05-14 15:34:51','2026-05-14 15:34:51',NULL),(72,1252,'Proficient','Proficient','Proficient','Proficient','Comfortable','Competent enough','Competent enough','Competent enough','Very well conversant','Proficient','Proficient','Highly proficient','Proficient','Proficient at National level','Highly proficient','Active member of various organizations and professional bodies',0,'<p>Nil</p>','2026-05-14 15:48:28','2026-05-14 15:48:28',NULL),(73,1246,'Strongly believes in technology-driven higher education and actively promotes digital governance,  LMS, smart classrooms, research innovation, and data-driven administration to build student-centric, globally competitive, future-ready knowledge ecosystem','I am highly comfortable with technology in academics, administration, and research. I have worked with ERP systems, accreditation platforms, research databases, plagiarism tools, and online learning systems to improve efficiency, transparency, and quality',' 26 years of leadership experience, I have consistently anticipated institutional challenges and prepared strategic plans for accreditation, research, governance, digital transformation, and academic growth, ensuring sustainable development and quality.','I have strong experience in resource generation, financial planning, and strategic allocation for academic growth, research, infrastructure, and quality enhancement. I successfully managed grants, accreditation initiatives.','I effectively manage academic, admin, accreditation, & governance responsibilities under tight deadlines through strategic planning, prioritization, teamwork, disciplined execution while maintaining quality, compliance & institutional excellence.','I possess strong expertise in financial planning, budgeting, resource mobilization, and fiscal control. I have effectively managed institutional resources, research grants, infrastructure development & strategic investments for sustainable academic growth','Through leadership in multidisciplinary institutions, industry collaborations, accreditation, and research initiatives, I have identified community and industry needs and promoted skill-based, technology-driven, and socially relevant education .','I understand national challenges related to sustainability, urbanization, employability, technology, and social equity. Higher education can address these through interdisciplinary learning, innovation, research, skill development.','I possess strong understanding of curriculum development with focus on NEP 2020, interdisciplinary learning, skill integration, inclusivity, social participation, and equitable access to quality education for diverse student communities.','I effectively motivate faculty, students, researchers, industry partners, and administrators through collaborative leadership, transparent communication, mentorship, and a shared vision focused on academic excellence, innovation, and institutional growth.',' I am committed to advancing the university’s mission through academic excellence, research, innovation, industry collaboration, quality assurance, and student-centric growth while strengthening institutional reputation and societal impact.','I possess strong strategic and innovative thinking with a broad institutional perspective. I have led academic transformation, accreditation, research growth, digital initiatives, and interdisciplinary development aligned with future needs.','lead through integrity, transparency, teamwork, and openness to innovation. encourage participative decision-making, interdisciplinary collaboration, faculty empowerment, and adoption of new ideas to create an inclusive, progressive & academic excellence.','I have experience in developing and executing national & international collaborations through academic partnerships, research initiatives, industry linkages, MoUs, accreditation activities, and interdisciplinary programs that enhanced institutional growth','I interact effectively with senior academic, industry, regulatory, and government leaders through strong academic expertise, strategic communication, accreditation leadership, policy contributions, and collaborative decision-making at all level.','Active member and office bearer in professional bodies including Vice President of APTI (National), member of Academic Councils, Boards of Studies, NAAC/NBA peer activities, research committees, and university governance bodies at national and state level',0,'<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to receive several recognitions, including:</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Individual Awards &amp; Recognitions</span></strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar (2024) </span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Top 100 Global Educator award 2023.</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Recognized as one of the <em>&ldquo;10 Futuristic Leaders 2023&rdquo;</em> by Business APAC Magazine</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">IPER <em>Principal of the Year Award 2020</em> &ndash; Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Leading Excellence in Pharmaceutical Academic and Research Award</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Golden Global Health and Education Awards (2019)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Best Principal Award (2018&ndash;19)</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Savitribai Phule Pune University</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Principal of the Year 2018</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Oriental University, Indore</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Sanskar Ratna Award 2015</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Sanskar Pratisthan (Maharashtra State)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Special Contribution Award</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; APTI Maharashtra State Branch</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">G.B. Singh Gold Medal</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; First Merit in M.Pharm (Nagpur University)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Husseni Daginwala Gold Medal</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; First Merit in M.Pharm (Nagpur University)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Appreciation Certificate &ndash; Dr. P. D. Sethi Annual Award (2010)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Prestigious Author Award</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> for &ldquo;Analytical &amp; Bioanalytical Techniques&rdquo;</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-outline-level: 3;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Institutional Awards &amp; Achievements (Under Leadership)</span></strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Best Industry Linked Pharmaceutical Institute Award</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> (AICTE-CII) &ndash; 3 consecutive years</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">AICTE <em>Lilawati Award 2022</em> </span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Best Technology Adaptation Award 2021</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> (National Level)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Zee Edufuture Excellence National Award for Research &amp; Innovation 2021</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> (AICTE)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">AICTE <em>Utkrusht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award 2020</em></span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Top Pharmaceutical Institute of the Year 2020</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; National Educational Excellence Awards</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Best College Award 2018</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Savitribai Phule Pune University</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Certificate of Appreciation &ndash; <em>AICTE One Student One Tree Campaign (2019)</em></span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Crown Jewel of Pharma Education</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Higher Education Digest (2019)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Top 10 Promising Pharmacy College</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Academic Insight (2018)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Top 10 Pharmacy Colleges in India</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Higher Education Review (2017)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Best Institution Award</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; HR Club Mumbai (Employability Skills)</span></li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Special Appreciation Award</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"> &ndash; Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (Social Contribution)</span></li>\n</ul>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\" align=\"center\"><hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" /></div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">While these honors are deeply meaningful, I consider institutional achievements even more significant&mdash;such as achieving NAAC A++ , NBA accreditation for 6 years, <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;</span>securing national and international rankings, and building a strong research culture. These milestones reflect collective success and long-term impact.</span></p>','2026-05-14 16:36:18','2026-05-15 16:18:09',NULL),(74,1272,'Yes, open to it.','Excellent','I have this ability ','Yes, have demonstrated it','Very good','Excellent, I have done it in past','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes, did it with IIM Ahmedabad','Yes','Yes, a founder member of IAEE.',0,'<p>If given a chance, would do my best.</p>','2026-05-14 18:13:07','2026-05-14 18:13:07',NULL),(75,1274,'Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes','Yes',0,NULL,'2026-05-14 18:48:21','2026-05-14 18:48:21',NULL),(76,1232,'I totally agree that acceptance and adoption of latest technology is must and should be adopted in all cases and specially in knowledge based setting','Highly comfortable with the use of technology ','In Army we are trained to think ahead of our enemy and cater for all contingencies, the success of any operation depends on such strategic planning','Again in Army at times we are required to work in small groups away from parent unit and resource generation becomes a major challenge and I have worked in that environment a number of times and have come out of it in flying colours','In Army we take pride in completing work on time and the success of  all our operations depends on time. Bridges constructed by Corps of Engineer has to be in time to facilitate move of Infantry and Armour to capture enemy territory in time','As a Senior Army Officer right from 2007  onwards , I had been responsible for proper utilisation of funds allotted under various heads, it is not only for my unit but also for subordinate unit to guide them and oversee their fund management, revenue gene','In all environment one has to be alert and be on frequent conversation with all communities, this way we remain abreast with all latest happenings and the problems if any be faced by any community, once we know the problem try and solve it before it explo','Having served in the Army for almost 36 years, one is very much aware of the challenges before the nation and I firmly believe that higher education and efforts to retain the talent in the country are two most important steps that needsThe Mission and the','Our Curriculum needs to be revisited in a phased manner to remain abreast with the modern technologies and be inline with the latest Construction Techniques','In Army motivation plays a singularly most important role where a an Army men is ready to lay down his life for the motherland without a second thought','The Mission and the Goal of the organisation are the most important targets after smooth conduct of  our routine activities, the success of any appointment is gauged on this parameter','It has been my motto that one should do something extra to leave his mark in the unit he serves because routine work is done by all, it is the person we does that extra bit is remembered and recognised, working on this principle I proudly state that the u','In Army , our men are regularly watching us are we are the source of motivation for them, therefore throughout my career in the Army I have followed very straightforward principles and that is one of the reason why I have been able to achieve the rank of ','Further to pursue my passion of associating myself with Academics I joined “ Forum for Advanced Training in Education and Research Academy of India” (FAI),  since its inception in 2016 and since then I am its  Executive Council Member. I was appointed as ','Being a senior Army officer I was required to Interact with Senior Armed force officers of Foreign countries, at times I was also required to brief the ministry about equipments under development or being procured','\n1.       Fellow of Institution of Engineers                                                                         (FIE)  F-121912-6\n2.      Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Department.     Feb 2019-Sep 2022                      Bureau of Indian Standar',0,'<p>AWARDS;-</p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc1181ae-7fff-2a32-f55c-ddbe0db45c03\"></span></p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: -5.75pt;\" align=\"left\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\"><colgroup><col width=\"188\" /><col width=\"171\" /><col width=\"143\" /><col width=\"120\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 76.5pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1994&ndash;AirForce Officer Commanding in Chief AOC-in-C</span></p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Commendation card</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Saving to State by constructing a water point near the Air Force base with available resources</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">&nbsp;</td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">&nbsp;</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 81.896484375pt;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-right: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid #000000 1.5pt; border-top: solid #000000 0.5pt; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2006-&nbsp; Director General Quality Assurance DGQA Commendation Card</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-right: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid #000000 1.5pt; border-top: solid #000000 0.5pt; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Delivering lectures to various&nbsp; NBC Schools of Army,Navy , Airforce and Command NBC Schools</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-right: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid #000000 1.5pt; border-top: solid #000000 0.5pt; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;</td>\n<td style=\"border-left: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-right: solid #000000 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid #000000 1.5pt; border-top: solid #000000 0.5pt; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">&nbsp;</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-f5434986-7fff-e289-607c-284e63bdfca2\"></span></p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Further to pursue my passion of associating myself with Academics I joined &ldquo; Forum for Advanced Training in Education and Research Academy of India&rdquo; (FAI),&nbsp; since its inception in 2016 and since then I am its&nbsp; Executive Council Member. I was appointed as the Academic Secretary for Science and Technology in 2020 and as Vice President in 2024. All these duties are being performed by me in my free time with no remuneration just to persue my passion. For further details on FAI please visit </span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http://www.faterindia.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">www.faterindia.com</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.</span></p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">FAI has since grown in leaps and bound and today we have our presence in 39 countries, Since inception we have conducted 31 International seminars with National and International Universities, as of now we have MOU with one university in USA,one in Brazil, three in Europe, one in Cambodia. one in India and four in Thailand, we also have MOU with Springer for publishing the papers. All these details are available on the website </span></p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>','2026-05-14 21:08:08','2026-05-15 14:06:46',NULL),(77,1278,'Strong advocate of technology-driven education and administration.','Proficient in digital tools and technology-enabled systems','Skilled in strategic planning and proactive problem-solving','Effective experience in resource generation and optimal allocation.','Performs efficiently under pressure and tight deadlines','Highly experienced and knowledgeable in budgeting, financial planning, and fiscal control with sound understanding','Understands community needs and promotes sustainable development in the built environment sector','Aligns higher education initiatives with national development priorities. Recognizes the role of higher education in addressing national development challenges.','Supports inclusive, industry-oriented and outcome-based curriculum development','Effectively motivates and coordinates diverse stakeholders toward shared objectives, through collaborative proven leadership skills.','Strongly committed to achieving organizational vision and institutional excellence in long-term goals of the organization','Encourages continuous improvement through innovative leadership practices with a balanced, analytical and solution-focused approach','Leads by example with openness and accountability','yes','Communicates effectively with senior academic and professional stakeholders.','Actively participates ',0,'<p>▪ Recognition for &ldquo;Excellence in Education&rdquo; from Outlook Business in their EdTech Summit on Transforming Education with Technology.</p>\n<p>▪ Recognized and awarded as &ldquo;Best Education Leaders in India 2024 - A Journey through Vision, Excellence, Empathy and Resilience&rdquo; by magazine Tradeflock</p>\n<p>▪&nbsp;Recognized and awarded as &ldquo;10 Most Admirable Education Leaders in India 2024&rdquo; by Magazine Business Prizm</p>','2026-05-15 13:08:39','2026-05-15 13:08:39',NULL),(78,1235,'I am actively engaged in sponsored research projects of (SERB, ANRF) involving emerging technologies such as AI/Gen-AI, Digital twin, IoT, AR/VR, Metaverse, etc., and am aware of impact of their convergence in academia and industry.  Similarly, the inters','Besides being proficient in the use of technology, I envisage its application for strategic, transformative, and pedagogical leadership. Thereby, leveraging technology to enhance student outcomes, improve faculty productivity, and foster innovation in a r','I have worked in different capacities in my career spanning more than 35 years from shop floor engineer to the dean of a school through Workshop Superintendent, Vice President Gymkhana, Training and Placement Officer, Rector, Head of the department, etc. ','I am aware that the ability to generate resources and allocate them appropriately is a core managerial competency required of a Vice-Chancellor (VC), often explicitly listed in regulatory guidelines. As the principal executive and academic officer, the VC','I possess exceptional emotional resilience and strategic foresight to navigate high-stakes university environments. And strongly believe that this competency requires the ability to make decisive, clear-headed choices under intense stakeholder, financial,','I have been a member of the Board of Governors/Management for last decade at three different autonomous institutes, viz., Govt. College of Engg., Karad, Aurangabad and COEP, Pune. I have been an active member and witness to the highest decision-making bod','NICMAR has its campuses at important cosmopolitan cities that are environmentally and ecologically sensitive. As a responsible institute dealing with infrastructure research and development it needs to work closely with government, semi-government agencie','India faces severe challenges in its built environment, driven by rapid urbanization, extreme climate events, resource scarcity, and a slow adoption of digital technologies. Managing expanding cities requires an immediate shift away from traditional const','With my long standing experience and exposure to different academic institutes both private, government, government-aided and autonomous institutes and universities of higher learning I have been involved in curriculum development, accreditation and outco','Promoting wide participation requires embedding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and varied industry case studies directly into construction, engineering, and real estate modules. This strategy leverages collaborative industry partnerships a','With over 30 years of distinguished experience in academia, I am uniquely positioned to advance NICMAR University’s mission by harmonizing long-term institutional stability with forward-thinking innovation. My extensive career has been defined by a commit','Although I have limited global exposure about institutes, I have spent a great deal of time in top class Indian institutes and had an opportunity to observe and work closely with some of the most successful academicians including my guide Prof. Rudra Prat','A person leading from the helm of affairs of any organization must have an impeccable track record, character and credential and still he/she needs to be humble but firm with highest degree of integrity, maturity and  be able to command respect from all. ','For the past two years, I have been offered a project worth Rs. 25 lakhs by  Saleri Italo S.p.A. now an international group (“Saleri Group”) developing Thermal Management solutions for the automotive industry. Similarly, for past two years, MUL, Austria h','Vice-Chancellors must embody executive presence and strategic influence to effectively lead higher education institutions. This requires a commanding knowledge of national education policies, global market trends, and complex regulatory environments. By a','I have not been actively involved in the professional bodies and this is one of the lacune that I admit. I have been a member of the ASME, the IEEE and associated with IE, Pune and ISHRAE Pune Chapter, etc., and had mustered their support in the capacity ',0,'<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I haven&rsquo;t received fellowships or awards at the international level. However, I have visited Singapore (2006), Malaysia (2013), Sweden (2006) and the United States (2018) for presenting papers in prestigious international conferences.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the past two years I am involved in student exchange for undergraduate students for a semester long internship at the MUL, Austria totalling 8 numbers. I have been instrumental in having an MoU with MUL and taking it forward to make it successful.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am jointly associated with my faculty colleague in getting a sponsored project on Thermal management of EVs by Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A., a multinational company worth Rs. 25L.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, Cummins Inc. have offered a sponsored research project which is underway.</p>','2026-05-15 15:51:15','2026-05-15 15:51:15',NULL),(79,1223,'I am currently working for a technology enabled service for public sector enterprises. I have worked for information technology businesses for most of my career','I am highly comfortable in the use of technology','I have been in operations management. I believe I have the ability to anticipate problems and prepare plans to address the problems','I have not had the experience of generating the resources. But I believe I have the ability to do so.','I have worked under pressure and often tight deadlines','I have experience of planning and fiscal control','I believe I have the ability to identify the needs of the communities in key sectors ','I have been thinking about the likely challenges before the nation and how higher education in  built environment can respond','I hope to actively engage in industry-aligned curriculum development ','I have extensive experience in motivating and and guiding diverse group of stakeholders','I have the desire to lead the mission and goals of the organization','I believe I have the ability to think strategically, innovate  and maintain a broad perspective','I have always lead by example and I am open to new ideas and I have a consultative approach','I do not have the experience in developing and executing national and international arrangements','I believe I have the ability to interact effectively and persuasively with strong knowledge-base at senior levels','I am not a member of professional bodies',0,NULL,'2026-05-15 16:31:28','2026-05-15 16:31:28',NULL),(80,1275,'Excellent ','Very good ','Very good ','Very good ','Good ','Good ','Good ','Very good ','Very good ','Very good ','Excellent ','Very good ','Excellent ','Good ','Very good ','Good ',0,'<p>Fellow, IETE</p>\n<p>Awarded as Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International&nbsp;</p>','2026-05-15 20:09:31','2026-05-15 20:14:43',NULL),(81,1265,'Strongly committed to technology-enabled education, AI-driven academic transformation, digital governance, innovation ecosystems, and interdisciplinary knowledge integration for future-ready institutions.','Highly comfortable with digital technologies, academic ERP systems, AI tools, online learning platforms, research technologies, data-driven academic administration, and technology-enabled institutional management.','Experienced in strategic academic planning, institutional development, accreditation preparedness, regulatory compliance, risk anticipation, and proactive decision-making for sustainable institutional growth.','Experienced in resource planning, academic infrastructure development, faculty and institutional capacity building, industry collaboration, and effective utilization of available institutional resources.','Proven ability to manage academic administration, accreditation activities, institutional compliance, and multidisciplinary responsibilities effectively within demanding timelines and dynamic environments.','Familiar with institutional budgeting, academic planning, resource optimization, financial discipline, infrastructure planning, and strategic approaches for sustainable academic growth and revenue enhancement.','Strong understanding of societal and industrial needs in technology-enabled infrastructure, sustainable development, smart systems, interdisciplinary education, and industry-oriented skill development aligned with national priorities.','Recognize the importance of higher education in addressing national challenges through innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, multidisciplinary education, skill development, research, and industry-integrated academic ecosystems.','Experienced in curriculum development aligned with NEP 2020, outcome-based education, multidisciplinary learning, inclusive academic practices, skill-based education, and student-centric learning approaches.','Proven ability to inspire and coordinate faculty members, students, administrators, industry experts, alumni, and institutional stakeholders toward common academic and organizational goals.','Strong commitment toward institutional excellence, innovation-driven education, research promotion, quality enhancement, interdisciplinary growth, and long-term sustainable academic development.','Capable of strategic academic planning, innovation-oriented leadership, multidisciplinary institutional development, and aligning higher education with emerging technologies and future societal needs.','Believe in participative leadership, collaborative decision-making, openness to innovation, mentoring culture, ethical governance, and continuous institutional improvement.','Experience in promoting industry–academia collaboration, academic networking, research interaction, institutional partnerships, and exposure to international research environments including research experience in Japan.','Extensive experience in interacting with senior academic leaders, management authorities, accreditation bodies, industry experts, regulatory agencies, faculty members, and multidisciplinary stakeholders through academic leadership and institutional govern','Active participation in academic, professional, research, accreditation, and institutional development activities through higher education leadership, technical education administration, conferences, workshops, research initiatives, and multidisciplinary ',0,'<p>&bull; 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Active engagement in research promotion, innovation ecosystems, faculty development, and student mentoring<br data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1889\" />&bull; Contribution toward technology-enabled education, AI-driven academic transformation, and interdisciplinary learning initiatives<br data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2021\" />&bull; Published research papers, academic contributions, and participation in national and international academic activities<br data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2144\" />&bull; Strong commitment toward ethical academic leadership, institutional growth, and development of future-ready higher education ecosystems</p>','2026-05-15 20:54:14','2026-05-15 20:54:14',NULL),(82,1281,'Very good','Very good','Excellent','Excellent','Outstanding','Excellent','Excellent','Excellent','Outstanding','Excellent','Excellent','Outstanding','Outstanding','Excellent','Excellent ','Outstanding ',0,'<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"margin-left: -5.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; 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line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: #c00000;\">Leadership, Vocational Excellence &amp; Star Faculty Awards</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">1)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm -4.8pt 3.0pt 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">&ldquo;Outstanding Research Excellence Award&rdquo;</span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> on 22<sup>nd</sup> Nov 2025</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">By Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and WeGrow Ltd, Kolkatta, Nov 22, 2025</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">2)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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</span>1<sup>st</sup> Nov 2025</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">By 91Media, Skill India &ndash; Govt of India: at Bangalore, Nov 1, 2025</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">3)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm -4.8pt 3.0pt 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\">&lsquo;Inspiring Education Hero Award-2025&rsquo;</span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> for <span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">visionary leadership</span>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">exceptional contributions</span>&nbsp;to the Higher Education in South India.&nbsp;</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">Was conferred by<strong> </strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">EGN Higher Education Southern India Conclave 2025</span></span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; 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font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm -4.8pt 3.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\">Education Hero Leadership Award</span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">for<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>Contributions in Higher Education<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> - 2024</strong></span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Conferred by <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cognitive Fusion India Pvt. 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border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm -4.8pt 3.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\">Best Educationist Award for the Contributions in Karnataka - 2023</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">In the<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> </strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">7<sup>th</sup> HR Kannada Conference, Bangalore<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> </strong></span>orgnaised by Niratanaka and many HR Professional Bodies in Karnataka<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> </strong>(conferred on 4<sup>th</sup> Nov 2023)</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">6)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm -4.8pt 3.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\">Best AIMS Chapter Award (2022-23) at National Level</span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\"> </span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">for the <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Association of Indian Management Schools (<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">AIMS</strong>)</span>, Karnataka/Kerala Chapter &ndash; National Award for best performance <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #002060;\">as Secretary</span></strong>, along with Chairman &amp; Vice-Chairman.</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">7)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm -4.8pt 3.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\">Best NIPM Chapter Award (2022-23) at National Level</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">for the <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">National Institute of Personnel Management (<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">NIPM</strong>), </span>Karnataka Chapter &ndash; National Award for best performance <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #002060;\">as EC &amp; served as Vice Chairman &ndash; Industry Institute Interface Committee</span></strong>, along with Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Hon. Secretary.</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">8)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">Leadership Award, 2018</span></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> for Exemplary Leadership Qualities </span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">with beneficiary stakeholders &amp; communities</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">By Bengaluru Life, </span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Benchmark Creators, wwwBengalurulife.com</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 9;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">9)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">Star Faculty</span></em></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\"> &ndash; Entrepreneurship Education<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>(May 2017)</span></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: black;\"> </span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: black;\">by <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Ministry of Skill Development &amp; Entrepreneurship</strong> / PM Yuva Project, Govt of India, New Delhi</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 10;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">10)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\"> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Conferred</span></em></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> <span style=\"color: #0033cc;\">Vocational Excellence Award &ndash; EDUCATION (July 2017)</span><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"> </em></span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">by <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Rotary Bangalore Cosmopolitan</strong>, an affiliate of Rotary International, USA for the outstanding services &amp; excellent performance in this field of Education Sector</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 11;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 18.0pt;\" align=\"right\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">11)<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\"> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Conferred</span></em></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Bookman Old Style\';\"> </span></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #0033cc;\">\'Outstanding Leadership Award&rsquo; (July 2014)</span></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> </span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">during 2012-14.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span></span></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">by <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">IBMR-International Business School, Bangalore</strong> for the Excellent contributions done to re-build the B-School</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 12; 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border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.4pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Conferred</span></em></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Bookman Old Style\';\"> </span></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #0033cc;\">\'Outstanding Rotarian Award&rsquo;(Aug 2006)</span></strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; 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border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1024; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid black;\" border=\"1\" width=\"667\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 468.0pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"624\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 6.0pt -4.8pt 8.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: #c00000;\">Holder of 2 Guinness World Records, through ROTARY </span></strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: red;\">for managing / organizing</span></em><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> </span></em></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 206.9pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"276\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 2.0pt -4.8pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Mega-Blood Donation Camp</span></em></strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span></span></em></p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"width: 261.1pt; 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border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"348\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 2.0pt 1.45pt 2.0pt 0cm;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">Facilitating Diabetes lesson to 8,814 participants <u>in 32 venues</u></span></em></strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><u><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\"> </span></u></em><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">(Feb 2017) with Rotary International; and spear-headed 1-Centre @ IBA, thereby <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><u>getting 7 GWRs to IBA</u></strong></span></em></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -17.85pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 17.85pt;\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -17.85pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 17.85pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong><u><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">CONSULTANCY SERVICES</span></u></strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\"> - </span></strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: #002060;\">Training, Technical Support, Advisory &amp; Project Management /Monitoring &amp; Evaluation &amp; Technical Support - </span></strong><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">since March 1998</span></em></strong></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -17.85pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 35.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: \'Noto Sans Symbols\';\">●<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\">Technical Consultant </span></strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\">(India)</span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\"> &amp; 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font-family: \'Courier New\';\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: blue;\">Switzerland, Denmark, France </span></em></strong></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.0pt 36.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Noto Sans Symbols\';\">●<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\">For <strong><u>International NGOs</u></strong><em> (Bilateral programmes in India) 1998-2012: </em></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.0pt 72.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: \'Courier New\';\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\">Indo-Swiss</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif;\">: Swiss Agency for Devt &amp; Coop. 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line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Vice-Chairman: Industry Academia Committee, NIPM Karnataka,2021-23</span></em></strong></li>\n</ul>\n</ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -17.85pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0cm -4.8pt 0cm 35.7pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Courier New\'; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\'; color: black;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: black;\">BCIC&nbsp;</span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif; color: black;\">: Bangalore Chamber of Industry &amp; Commerce, since 2017</span></p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; margin-right: -4.8pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',serif;\">Member: Industry Institute Interface (i3) Commiittee, BCIC, 2021-23</span></em></strong></li>\n</ul>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; margin-right: -4.8pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; 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Other resources are also to my abilities.','Having worked with corporates, this is my strength.','This is my core strength too.','I have the ability to identify the needs of the community in key sectors','The understanding of challenges before nation wrt NEP implementation amongst other issues in higher education is well known to me.','curriculum development is fundamental to any higher education\'s success, it has to be inclusive and current.','i have the ability to motivate diverse group of stakeholders','This is primarily the job of the leader, which i shall take care','The ability to think innovatively is important and strategic thinking is critical for the success of any organisation i lead.','Yes, i have a leadership style which is consultative and participative and am open to ideas.','Yes, have worked on national leadership roles and have also executed international collaborative roles in the past with ease.','The ability to interact and communicate effectively is primarily the characteristics of a good leader and to ensure that the plans of action are pursued well at senior levels is my priority','My resume has all the details from being part of CII, NHRDN, FKCCI, AIMS, AMDISA, Rotary, UNGC etc and having led in key roles in this organisation too.',0,'<p>I have received the prestigious \'Ravi J Mathais Award\' for being the best person in management education at the hands of Mr. Anish Shah, MD of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd in 2022. This honour has been conferred on me for being instrumental nationally in creating newness in the field of management education in the areas of curriculum design, new innovative management programs for corporates, creating a innovation ecosystem for startups, student success, faculty developement and creating centres of excellence.</p>\n<p>My international collaboration with Yellow Edge Inc, Canberra has led to consultancy project for 5 years. 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Arumugam National Award for Innovation Work in Engineering and Technology</span></strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #c00000;\">&nbsp;by&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #c00000;\">ISTE</span></strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #c00000;\">&nbsp;in 2021.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 42.55pt; font-size: medium; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;Excellent Performance Award five times since 2007 given and Best Teacher Award in 2010 and 2014 given by VIIT management.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>iii.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Nominated for the national award, &rsquo;Best Low Cost Technology for the Cause of the Disabled&rsquo; given away by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2004.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>iv.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #c00000;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;Adarsh Dombivlikar&rdquo; Award by &ldquo;Dombivlikar&rdquo; run by Honorable Ravindra Chavan, Minister of State for IT, Medical Education and Ports. Dombivli is a town in Thane district having 1.4 million population.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>v.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;Best Paper Award&rdquo; in IEEE International Conference&nbsp;</span><em><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">ICCUBEA 2015 and 2016.</span></em></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; font-size: medium; font-family: \'Times New Roman\', serif; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 54.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -54.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt 54.0pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">5.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><u><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Honors:&nbsp;</span></u></strong></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 42.55pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>i.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Invited panel member on CNBC Awaz for discussion on &ldquo;Pune: The Epicenter of Growth&rdquo;, September 2017.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 42.55pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>ii.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Invited panel member in webinar on &ldquo;How Higher Education will Change Post Pandemic&rdquo;, 25<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;April 2020 organized by Shiksha</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 42.55pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>iii.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">A</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;contributing team member in the workshop for enhancing quality of Indian Education during Educon 2014 in Paris, France.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 42.55pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>iv.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Participated in Panel Discussion on &lsquo;Remanufacturing: The Future of Sustainable Business&rsquo; on April 26, 2022 at the U. 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Consulate General, Mumbai jointly organized by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and US Consulate General Mumbai.</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 42.55pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>v.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt \'Times New Roman\';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Delivered a keynote on &ldquo;Sustainable Government Academia Relationships&rdquo; at a G20 event supported by AICTE, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, many edtech companies in India International Education Expo, 28-30 April 2023, Delhi.</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -7.1pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 42.55pt;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span>vi.<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Invited panel member in EDNXT Conclave organized by Economic Times, 13<sup>th</sup> November 2024.</span></p>','2026-08-10 17:13:57','2026-08-10 17:13:57',NULL),(88,1297,'Have skills and constantly inculcating including AI. 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