Awards
Indian/Global Recognition Received by the Ph.D. Students during the Programme
| Name of the Student | Year of Joining | Area of High Level of Specialization | Awards Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Ahuja | 2023 | Public Systems | Awarded an internship opportunity by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Government of India (April 29 to May 10, 2024). She, with her intern group, was awarded the first prize for their research project on “Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities.” Awarded the Best Speaker prize in the extempore Declamation contest. |
| Taronish Pastakia | 2023 | Innovation and Management in Education |
Recognized by the India Book of Records for qualifying the University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professorship (UGC-NET) in eight different subjects and qualifying with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in three |
| Rudresh Himanshu Raval | 2022 | Information Systems |
Secured the third place in the doctoral workshop for his paper co-authored with fellow student Vidisha, titled “Interaction, Influence and Consensus in Online Mental Health Communities” at the International Conference on Digital Organizations (ICODO) 2023-24 organised by Centre for Digital Transformation, IIM Ahmedabad on December 16, 2023 |
| Rashika Gupta | 2022 | Operations & Decision Sciences |
Awarded the Mirae Asset Scholarship on 25th September 2023 |
| Anwesha Bandopadhyay | 2022 | Marketing | Selected for the inaugural UNSW Business School India Research Collaboration |
| Pallavi Rachel George | 2021 | Public Systems | Awarded the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship for Doctoral Research by the United States-India Educational Foundation Awarded the Regunath Research Fellowship by the S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, for her doctoral (dissertation) research |
| Pramendra Singh Tank | 2021 | Strategy | His paper titled "Unbundling Accelerators' Design: Impact of Accelerators' Characteristics on Venture Performance," won Runner-up prize at the inaugural India Strategy Conference (2023) organsied by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and Indian Schools of Business. His paper "Do Firms Respond to Commitments on Climate Change? Impact of COP21 on Investment Intensity," was recognized as the Best Submission in the ESG and Non-Market Strategy Track. He won the Best Doctoral Student prize at the conference. He was awarded the Best Paper (Runner-up) for his paper titled “Leading to Innovate: Exploring the Link between a Leader's Promotion Focus and Firm Innovation Performance,” co-authored with Prof. Amit Karna at the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference at Goa Institute of Management |
| Nirved Kumar | 2020 | Innovation and Management in Education |
Selected for the Research for Impact (RFI) Fellowship offered by CLEAR/J-PAL South Asia at IFMR during 2022-2023 Awarded the best proposal award for his thesis proposal titled “Exploring sociopolitical development among youth policy workers: Role and influence of fellowship programs" at the 4th Doctoral Colloquium on Management and Development, organized by the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) |
| Praharshita Krishna | 2019 | Information Systems |
Awarded the Best Paper Award at the PAN IIMA Conference 2023, organised by IIM Sambalpur, for her presentation of her paper titled, "Codefluencers Talk Easy, Work Steady: An Analytical Understanding of Predictors of Developer Popularity and Sponsorship on Social Coding Platforms" co-authored with Prof. Adrija Majumdar and Prof. Indranil Bose |
| Pranusha Kulkarni | 2018 | Public Systems | Awarded with two fellowships: the Research and Writing Fellowship at IIT Kanpur's Just Transition Research Centre for empirical research at Pavagada solar park, Karnataka, and the India Tech Policy Fellowship by Pacific Forum to study India's semiconductor supply chains |
IIMA Awards
Prof. Tirath Gupta Memorial Award for Best Thesis
Two awards are instituted by the Prof. Tirath Gupta Memorial Fund for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis. This award is titled as, "Professor Tirath Gupta Memorial Award for Best Thesis" and is awarded during the annual convocation each year. The Ph.D. students who are in their final stage of the thesis (i.e ready to graduate (or) convocate in that particular academic year) are eligible to apply for this award.
2025 Winner:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Thesis Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Praharshita Krishna (IS Area) | Understanding Developer Behavior In Open-Source Communities: An Analytics Perspective | Rs.50,000/- |
| Athi Karthick V (MKTG Area) | The Impact of Linguistic Framing on Prosocial Decisions | Rs.50,000/- |
2024 Winners:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Thesis Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amrita Roy (ECO Area) | Essays on Caste Demography, Occupational Diversity, Education, and Entrepreneurship in India | Rs.50,000/- |
| R. Raghuram (MKTG Area) | Do Price Promotions Lead to Lost Customers? The Impact of Perceived Control, Psychological Ownership, and Psychological Distance on Promotional Credit | Rs.50,000/- |
2023 Winners:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Thesis Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shanthan Kandula (IS Area) | Essays on Machine Learning for Enhanced Decision Support in E-Commerce | Rs.50,000/- |
| Laxminarayana Yashaswy Akella (MKTG Area) | Essays on the Elements of Consumer Journeys in Retailing | Rs.50,000/- |
Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Award for Thesis Proposal
Two awards are provided by the endowment of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India. This award is titled "Industrial Finance Corporation of India [IFCI] Best Thesis Proposal Award". The thesis proposal submitted by the students as soon as their thesis proposal seminar is over would be considered for this award.
2025 Winner:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Thesis Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sanjay Kumar Jain (PSG) | Essays on Implications of Climate Risk in the Insurance Sector | Rs.50,000/- |
| Divyanshu Jain (ECO Area) | Technology-enabled decision-making and human behaviour | Rs.50,000/- |
2024 Winners:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Thesis Proposal Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Muddasir Ahmad Akhoon (FAB Area) | Three Essays on Agricultural Productivity and Technical Efficiency | Rs.50,000/- |
| Bhumi Trivedi (HRM Area) | Investigating the Role of HR in Understanding Responses to Workplace Incivility | Rs.50,000/- |
2023 Winners:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Thesis Proposal Title | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sumit Saurav (F&A Area) | Three Essays on the Indian Derivatives Market | Rs.50,000/- |
| Sumit Kumar Jaiswal (STR Area) | Rise and Fall: Essays on new venture Survival and Failure | Rs.50,000/- |
Chaudhary-Padmanabhan-Pant Award for Scholastic Performance in the First Year
An award for the best scholastic performance in the first year has been instituted from 1993-94 from the fund created in memory of the three Ph.D. Alumni, Late Shri B. Chaudhary, Late Shri R. Padmanabhan and Late Shri Madan Pant. The award, titled `Chaudhary-Padmanabahn-Pant Award for Scholastic Performance' carries a cash prize and is given to the Ph.D. student who scores the highest GPA in the first year.
2025 Winner:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Award Amount |
|---|---|
| Sagnik Sarkar (O&DS Area) | Rs.50,000/- |
2024 Winners:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Award Amount |
|---|---|
| Shubhankar Mishra (F&A Area) | Rs.50,000/- |
2023 Winners:
| Name of the Student & Area of High Level of Specialization | Award Amount |
|---|---|
| Divyanshu Jain (ECO Area) | Rs.50,000/- |
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