In September 2021, who conferred AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award on 17 faculty members in Engineering and Technology in New Delhi?

In September 2021, who conferred AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award on 17 faculty members in Engineering and Technology in New Delhi? Correct Answer Dharmendra Pradhan

The correct answer is Dharmendra Pradhan.

Key Points

  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on 5 September 2021 conferred AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award on 17 faculty members in Engineering and Technology in New Delhi.
  • Three faculty members were awarded the AICTE-Dr. Pritam Singh Best Teacher Award in Management Education.
  • The Minister also conferred Chhatra Vishwakarma Award and Clean and Smart Campus Award, 2020 to institutes.

Important Points

  • The aim of AICTE Visvesvaraya awards is to honour meritorious faculties and encourage them to update themselves to the ever changing needs of higher education at global level.
  • Dr. Pritam Singh Best Teacher Award was introduced in the year 2021 only and is conferred on the faculty members for demonstrating teaching excellence and institutional leadership in management education.
  • Chhatra Vishwakarma Award provides a platform for students to look at the societal challenges, with an aim to provide innovative and low-cost solutions.
  • The Chhatra Vishwakarma Award 2020 were announced with the theme of “INDIA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY POST COVID: Reverse migration and rehabilitation plan to support “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
  • 24 teams of students who developed very useful and creative solutions for various socio-economic issues have been awarded.

Related Questions

In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the following suggested courses of actions logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Soon VAT 69 whiskey and Smirnoff Vodka will not be found on the shelves of Delhi Liquor stores owing to the duplication of barcode by manufacturer United Limited. The Delhi government financial commissioner blacklisted the manufacturer. Financial commissioner Anindo Majumdar had said in an order dated September 14, that USL had violated provisions of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 and Delhi Excise Rules, 2010 by using unauthorized and loose barcodes, which could be easily misused. Courses of action: I. The ban will force United Spirits Limited not to sell its liquor in the national capital for two years. II. the appellant violated provisions of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009, Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, the terms and conditions of the license issued to it and the standard operating procedure framed by the Delhi Excise Department and that consequently the department has rightly imposed the penalty of blacklisting under Rule 70 of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010 upon United Spirits LTD (USL), Aurangabad. III. United Limited has been blacklisted by the Delhi government financial commissioner.