It will be given to an Individual at the level of a Director of IIT / IIM, Director / Principal of Private / Public Engineering Colleges, Chairman of Private Engineering Colleges, Societies etc. Academician who has contributed substantially to the spread of Industrial Engineering and Management discipline in the field of Education.
In deciding the winner of this Award, the following criteria shall be applied:
| (a) | The individual’s active involvement in the innovative development and application of Engineering and Management in Educational Institutions & Universities. |
| (b) | The individual’s valuable support to the propagation of Industrial Engineering and Management disciplines in Educational Institutions & Universities. |
| (c) | The individual’s significant encouragement to the cause of Industrial Engineering and Management profession and their applications in Educational institutions and Universities in India |
| Year | Winners |
| 2005-2006: | Dr. K Mallikharjuna Babu, Vice Principal & Head (IEM), BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore |
| 2006-2007: | Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan Nair, Prof., Trivandrum Engg. College |
| 2007-2008: | Dr. D V S Sarma, Professor of Mech. Engg. S.R.K.R. Engg. College BVRM |
| 2008-2009 | Shri NVR Naidu, Bangalore |
| 2009-2010: | Dr. O P Bhalla |
| 2010-2011: | Prof. R A D Pillai, Trivandrum |
| 2011-2012: | Shri. Vinod Haribhau Joshi, Mumbai |
| 2012-2013: | Shri. Mohit Kumar Pande, Mumbai |
| Dr. Vishwas S Deshpande, Nagpur | |
| 2013-2014: | Dr. N. Janakiram, Hyderabad |
| Shri. Narendra Dube, Pune | |
| 2014-2015: | Shri K J Shah |
| Dr. Tushar N Desai | |
| 2015-2016: | Dr.K.S.Badarinarayan |
| Ms Rashmi Bhandarkar | |
| 2016-2017: | Dr.A.M.Agrawal |
| Dr.Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar |