Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust hosted the 17th Shri PK Das Memorial Best Faculty Award and Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony 2025 at the PK Das Memorial Auditorium, Nehru Arts and Science College, on 15th December 2025.
The ceremony, held at the all-India level, honours distinguished faculty across disciplines and celebrates lifelong contributions to education.
Vijayakumar, Principal of the college, delivered the welcome address.
Jacob Kalle, Consultant – Academic and Administration, ICSSR-SRC, Ministry of Education, Government of India, was the Chief Guest, while BK Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Educationalist and Chairman of the Kumaraguru Institutions, Coimbatore, was the Special Guest.
Krishnadas, Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Nehru Group of Institutions (NGI) and the Honorary Trade Commissioner of Mauritius-India, presided over the event. Krishnakumar, CEO and Secretary, delivered the keynote address. Nagaraja, Executive Director – Academics and Administration, felicitated the gathering.
Krishnaraj Vanavarayar and Kadirvelu of Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, received the Lifetime Achievement Award 2025.
A total of 22 faculty winners, spanning fields including Languages, Commerce, Management, Sciences, and Engineering, from institutions across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala, were honoured with the Best Faculty Award.
Instituted in memory of visionary founder Shri PK Das, the awards continue to uphold NGI’s mission of “Moulding True Citizens” and fostering academic excellence nationwide.
