Excellence Awards
Excellence Awards
List of Excellence Awards 2026
S. No. Medal/Prize/Award Eligibility Criteria Selection Process/ Instructions
1 Award of Subarwal Scholarship For securing the highest CGPA amongst any year students of all B.Tech. branches in order of merit who does not get any other scholarship. Based on Academic Performance
2 1940 Batch Alumni Scholarship For having the highest rank in JEE (Advanced) amongst I-year students of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) admitted at the Institute. Based on Academic Performance
3 Dr. H.P. Sinha Merit Scholarship It shall be awarded to IV-year student of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) based on III-year performance. Based on Academic Performance
4 Dr. Gorakh Prasad Trust Fund (Scholarship) For securing the highest marks/CGPA in I-semester of M.Sc. Mathematics I-year. Based on Academic Performance
5 Dr. Gorakh Prasad Trust Fund (Scholarship) It shall be awarded to II-year student of M.Sc. Mathematics for securing the highest marks/CGPA in I-year. Based on Academic Performance
6 Lt. Gen. Ram Adhar Loomba Prize For securing the highest CGPA amongst the III-year students of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering). Two awards are to be given to two deserving students (one male & one female). If there is no girl in B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) then the prizes will be awarded to the two top students. Based on Academic Performance
7 Rai Bahadur Khushi Ram Sud & Shrimati Durga Devi Sud Memorial Cash Prize It shall be awarded for the student who obtains the highest CGPA in B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) II-year. Based on Academic Performance
8 Late Mr. Hakumat Rai & Mrs. Sushila Sekhri (Scholarship) It shall be awarded to II-year girl student of M.Sc. Biosciences for securing the highest marks/CGPA in I-year. Based on Academic Performance
9 Prem Prakash Gupta Scholarship It shall be awarded to a B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) IV-year student for securing the highest CGPA upto III-year. Based on Academic Performance
10 Seema Jain Scholarship It shall be awarded to II-year girl student of M.Sc. Chemistry for securing the highest CGPA in I-year. Based on Academic Performance
11 Mr.& Mrs. Harkrishan Singh Golden Jubilee scholarship For securing the highest CGPA amongst any year of all B.Tech. branches. Based on Academic Performance
12 Tabassum Ajaj Award for Excellence (TAWAF) (Cash Prize) For securing the highest CGPA amongst any year students of all B.Tech. branches and B.Arch. Based on Academic Performance
13 Tara Chand Kanti Devi Cash Prize For securing the highest CGPA in I-year students of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering). Based on Academic Performance
14 Kailash Chand Goyal Merit Scholarship It shall be awarded to IV-year student of B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) for securing the highest CGPA up to III-year. Based on Academic Performance
15 Sudhir Kumar Mittal Award To be awarded to a 2nd year M.Tech. student of Pulp and Paper Engineering based on the academic performance upto 1st year. Based on Academic Performance
16 Kaustubh Roy Memorial Cash Prize It shall be awarded to IV-year student of B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) for securing the highest CGPA in III-year. Based on Academic Performance
17 BSHPC Cash Prizes For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy. Based on Academic Performance
18 Ashwani Kumar Goel, ALEO Manali Hydropower Award For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year self-financed students of M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy. Based on Academic Performance
19 Gauri Shanker - Malti Prize(Cash Prize) For the student who obtains highest CGPA in B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) III-year. Based on Academic Performance
20 Maneesha Gupta Award of Excellence(Cash Prize) For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year students of MBA. Based on Academic Performance
21 Shri Raghuraj Behari Mathur Cash Prize Two awards will be awarded to II-year students of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering), One award for a female student who has obtained the highest CGPA in I-year and another award for a male student who has obtained the highest CGPA in I-year. Based on Academic Performance
22 Air Cmde S.C. Mehra Scholarship For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year girl students of B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering). Based on Academic Performance
23 Air Cmde S.C. Mehra Scholarship For securing the highest CGPA amongst the II-year girl students of B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering). Based on Academic Performance
24 Air Cmde S.C. Mehra Scholarship For securing the highest CGPA amongst the III-year girl students of B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering). Based on Academic Performance
25 Alumni 87(Cash Prize) To be awarded to the II-year student of M.Tech. Pulp and Paper, based on academic performance up to I-year. Based on Academic Performance
26 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Corporation Hydro Award For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy. The student should not receive any award of similar or higher amount. Based on Academic Performance
27 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Corporation Hydro Award For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Environmental Management of Rivers and Lakes. The student should not receive any award of similar or higher amount. Based on Academic Performance
28 Dwarka Dass Balwant Kaur Thapar Cash Prize It shall be awarded to II-year student of M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy on self finance basis for securing the second highest CGPA upto I-year. Based on Academic Performance
29 Viney K. and Sunita Jain Award for Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies For securing the highest CGPA to deserving students of III-year B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) for their academic performance upto II-year. Two awards will be given, One award will be given to a student getting highest CGPA upto II year in the CSE and the second award will be given to a student of CSE who gets the highest CGPA amongst the woman students of the batch. In case, highest CGPA in the entire CSE class is obtained by a woman student, the second prize will go to a student who scores second highest CGPA in the class irrespective of gender. Based on Academic Performance
30 B.K. Agrawal Award for Academic Excellence This award will be given to the 7th semester student with the highest CGPA upto the 6th semester of B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering). Based on Academic Performance
31 BK Chaturvedi Award It shall be awarded to II-year student of MBA for securing the highest CGPA in the I-year. Based on Academic Performance
32 MECH 76 Alumni Award For securing the highest CGPA amongst the II-year students of B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering). The student should not receive any similar award. Based on Academic Performance
33 MECH 76 Alumni Award For securing the highest CGPA amongst the III-year students of B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering). The student should not receive any similar award. Based on Academic Performance
34 Shyam S Biyani Cash Award For securing the highest CGPA amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Polymer Science and Engineering. Based on Academic Performance
35 Merit Scholarship in DoMS (Management) by 1998 batch To be given to the first-year student with highest CGPA in MBA. Based on Academic Performance
36 Merit Scholarship in Civil Engineering Department by 1998 batch To be given to the first-year student with highest CGPA in Civil Engineering Department. Based on Academic Performance
37 Ajit Singh Yadav Memorial Essay Prize To be given to a student of any discipline for writing best Essay on a general topic in terms of content and writing style that encourages independent thinking and originality to be organized by the Cultural Society. Recommendation for Ajit Singh Yadav Memorial Essay will be received from the Cultural Society of IIT Roorkee.
38 Manoj Jain Award of Excellence in Human Values For exceptional work for human values amongst the III-year students of B.Tech./B.Arch./Dual degree programmes.
39 Bhagwan Devatama Memorial Award for Excellence in Social Services For excellence in social service amongst the III-year students of UG programmes.
40 Sh. Pandit Shiv Dayal Singh Memorial Award for Excellence in Social Services For excellence in social service amongst the engineering students of III-year.
41 Nayyar Award for Excellence in Communication For the best communication skills amongst the III, IV, and V-year students of UG/IDD programmes and all students of PG programmes. There are a total of 3 awards, Rs. 50,000/- for the best student, Rs. 30,000/- for the second best student, and Rs. 20,000/- for the third best student. In case a female student is not among the first three winners, one additional prize of Rs. 11,000/- will be given to a deserving female student.
42 Sesquicentennial (1997) Batch Scholarship for Academic Excellence For the students of B.Tech./B.Arch., one each from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year, for academic excellence. All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students of B.Tech./B.Arch. having a minimum CGPA of 8.0.
43 Harsh Wardhan Bhatnagar Award for Excellence in Leadership For exhibiting leadership skills by making exemplary improvements in some recognized groups at Bhawans, Department/ Centre, or Institute level. The applicant should be in the 8th semester of his/her B.Tech./B.Arch./BS-MS/Integrated M.Sc./IDD/Integrated M.Tech. programme admitted through JEE (Advanced). Applicant should be associated with one or more student groups of the Institute, such as Institute Alumni Relations Cell (IARC), Information Management Group (IMG), National Cadet Corps (NCC), Entrepreneurship Cell, Cultural Council, Technical Council, Hobbies Club, Sports Council, Bhawan Council, Student Activity Council (SAC), etc.
44 Prabha Nayyar Award for Excellence in Time Management For carrying out multiple activities simultaneously and showing significant improvement in some of them without compromising on the others amongst the students completed minimum 2 years at IIT Roorkee. The activities may be as diverse as possible including academics, sports, cultural, hobbies, technical, leadership, social service, etc. (max. 3 awards of Rs. 50,000/- each).
45 Krishan Gopal Garg Awards For the students of B.Tech., one each from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year, based on their academic and overall performance. All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students of B. Tech. having a minimum CGPA of 8.0.
46 Mr. Rakesh Rai Award for the best All-Rounder of the Batch This award will recognize the best all-rounder (student) of B.Tech. 4th year (Chemical Engineering) as rated during the 4 years under-graduation at IIT Roorkee in Chemical Engineering with the following details: Eligibility Criteria (each criterion to have 50% weightage): • Academics: CGPA up to 6th semester in B.Tech. Chemical Engineering. The student is expected to maintain a minimum CGPA of 8.0. • Extra Curriculars: Participation in sports/dramatics/debating/music/helping fellow students/helping faculty members for the priorities of Department of Chemical Engineering at the highest level in IIT Roorkee throughout the 3 years.
47 Ar. Rishi Tiwari Memorial Scholarship For securing the highest SGPA in the Professional Training Semester amongst the students of B.Arch. programme. In case of a tie, the student with the highest CGPA will get this award. Recommendation from the concerned department
48 Professor B.S.Varshney Memorial Cash Prize It shall be awarded to III-year student of B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) for securing the highest marks in the subjects related to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer in II-year. Recommendation from the concerned department
49 Excellence Award by 1972 Batch of Chemical Engineering It shall be awarded to IV-year students of B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) for excellent overall performance (Innovative Mind, Highest Total Marks, Business IQ & Sports) in III-year. Two awards are to be given. The students should not receive any merit scholarship.  Recommendation from the concerned department
50 Madhu Goyal All Round Excellence Award It shall be awarded to II-year student of B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) for All-round excellence (CGPA (weightage-60%), Sports/Extra Curricular Activities (20%), Leadership Quality/Team person (10%), Innovation/Extraordinary suggestion (10%)) in I-year. Recommendation from the concerned department
51 Smt. Santosh Rani Tandon Memorial Award For securing the highest total marks/grades in the two compulsory courses, "Design of Reinforced Concrete Elements" and "Design of Steel Elements" amongst the IV-year girl students of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering). Tie (if any) will be broken on the basis of overall CGPA up to III-year. Recommendation from the concerned department
52 Shri Ishwar Dayal Singhal Cash Award For securing the highest marks in the subject CEN-106: Geomatics Engineering-I or equivalent amongst the I-year students of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering). Recommendation from the concerned department
53 Tara Chand Kochhar (Scholarship) It shall be awarded to a IV-year student of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) for securing the average of the highest marks in the subjects CEC-304: Railway Engineering, and CEC-307: Highway and Traffic Engineering in the III-year. Recommendation from the concerned department
54 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Corporation Hydro Award For securing the highest marks in the subject "Small Hydro Power Development" amongst the UG students. Recommendation from the concerned department
55 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Corporation Hydro Award For securing the highest marks in the seminar amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy. Recommendation from the concerned department
56 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Corporation Hydro Award For securing the highest marks in the seminar amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Environmental Management of Rivers and Lakes. Recommendation from the concerned department
57 Usha Annual Award For securing the highest marks in the subject "Small Hydro Power Planning and Management" amongst the I-year students of M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy. Recommendation from the concerned department
58 Om Prakash Gupta and Sushila Devi Memorial Scholarship It shall be awarded to a girl student of B.Tech. I-year obtains highest marks/grade in Mathematics in final examination. Recommendation from the concerned department
59 Excellence in Human Relation Management Studies For securing the highest marks in the subjects related to human resource (Aggregate marks in BM-507, BM-510, and BM-515) amongst the I-year students of MBA. Recommendation from the concerned department
60 Balmer Lawrie Endowment Prize It shall be awarded to the student standing first in order of merit in management subject BML-509 (Technology Management) Paper. If two or more students obtain the same letter grade, the award will be given to a student who has higher CGPA. Recommendation from the concerned department
61 Ajit Singh Yadav Memorial Cash Prize To be given to a student on the basis of below mentioned criteria: a. Weightage up to 75% to a student having highest CGPA up to the 2nd year in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department. b. 25% of the following: • Introduction to Environmental Studies (CE) and • Ethics & Self Awareness (HSS) • Engineering Analysis & Design (ME) Recommendation from the concerned department
62 Anoop Singh Khurana Squash Championship  Awarded to the Winner and runner up of the squash tournament for boys Recommendation from the concerned department
63 Dr. K.V. Mital Memorial Award  For being the best male player of Lawn Tennis Recommendation from the concerned department
64 Mrs. Sushila Mital Memorial Award For being the best female player of Lawn Tennis. Recommendation from the concerned department
65 Jaikamal Award for Best Athlete of the Year For being the best two athletes, one each in male and female category. Recommendation from the concerned department
66 1959 Batch Award for Excellence in Badminton For the excellence in badminton under male and female categories. Recommendation from the concerned department
67 1959 Batch Award for Excellence in Badminton For the winners and runner up in the badminton singles event under male and female categories. Recommendation from the concerned department
68 1959 Batch Award for Best Female Player of Volleyball For being the best player in Volleyball in the female category. Recommendation from the concerned department
69 1959 Batch Award for Best Female Player of Basketball For being the best player in Basketball in the female category. Recommendation from the concerned department
70 1968 Batch Donation for Overall Best Athlete (Female) Award For being the best female athlete. Recommendation from the concerned department
71 KCPL Award for Best Player in Football For being the best player of football. Recommendation from the concerned department
72 KCPL Award for Best Player in Cricket For being the best player of cricket. Recommendation from the concerned department
73 Sesquicentennial (1997) Batch Silver Jubilee Award for Excellence in Sports For the students of B.Tech./B.Arch., one each male and female, for exceptional achievement in sports. All students of B.Tech./B.Arch. having a minimum CGPA of 7.0. The applicants having the best performance (higher number of medals) in inter IIT sports meet will be given this award in each category. In case of tie, the applicants with the highest CGPA will be given this award. Recommendation from the concerned department
74 D K Pradhan - UN Mishra Cash Prize For the female UG student of III-year being the best sportsperson in athletics. Recommendation from the concerned department
75 Ambuj Kumar Trophy for best All -Round Sportsperson For the best Male or Female Sportsperson from IIT Roorkee during Inter-IIT annual meet. Recommendation from the concerned department
76 Sardar Karnail Singh Sports Awards for Outdoor Games For excellence in outdoor games, such as Cricket, Hockey, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, etc. Recommendation from the concerned department
77 Sardar Karnail Singh Sports Awards for Table Games For excellence in table games, such as Bridge, Carom, Sudoku, etc. Recommendation from the concerned department
78 Sardar Karnail Singh Sports Awards for Indoor Games For excellence in indoor games, such as Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards, Squash, etc. Recommendation from the concerned department
79 Ashesh Memorial Quiz Competition For the Quiz Competition organized by the Cultural Society of IIT Roorkee. Recommendation from the concerned department
80 Best Student in different genres of debating For the best Male or Female student of IIT Roorkee in different genres of debating. Recommendation from the concerned department