Past Award Winners

Excellence / Distinction in Corrosion Science & Technology Award

YearAward 1Award 2Award 3Award 4
1995P F Anto (IEOT, ONGC)
Dr. A S Khanna (IIT Bombay)
Dr. M A Qureshi (AMU, Aligarh)
1997Dr. L K Agrawal (CBRI, Roorkee)
Dr. D D N Singh (NML, Jamshedpur)
Dr. M A Qureshi (AMU, Aligarh)
1998Suni Kr. Chug (IEOT, ONGC)
1999Dr. M K Totlani (BARC, Mumbai)Dr. M K Totlani (BARC, Mumbai)
Dr. A M Banerjee (IEOT, ONGC)
Narendra Kumar (GAIL, Baroda)A K Sinha (NTPC, Noida)
Prof. S R Rajendran (GTN Arts College, TN)
2000Dr. D S R Murthy (IOCL, Barauni)P M Ravindran (SSS Electricals, Bombay)P M Pareek (GAIL, Baroda)
2001Prof. S K Roy (IIT, Kharagpur)N M Verma (IOCL, Panipat)Patra Anila (GAIL, Agra)
2002Dr. S Rajagopalan (Univ. of Madras)Dr. K C Kodol (IOCL, ONGC)V P S Bagga (ONGC)
2003Dr. Umamaheswari Maduli (IGCAR, Kalpakkam)
B. V. Appa Rao (National Institute of Tech., AP)
S S Gupta (IOCL, Varanasi)Dr. M B M Krishna (Hindustan Zinc Ltd)Manickam Muraligean (Corrosion Management Services, Coimbatore, TN)
V P Sathy (ONGC)
2004Dr. Vedaraman Kalan (BARC, Mumbai)D. L. Gangappa (DMRL)Ayush Gupta (GAIL India Ltd, Agra)Reliance Industries Ltd
2005Dr. K K Nanda (BARC, Mumbai)S. Srirangam Bhat (ONGC, Panvel)M. Suresh (Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai)
Mahendra Rao (BPCL, Mumbai)
Dr. T S Rao (IGCAR, Kalpakkam)
2006Dr. Nikhilesh Sandeepbhaya (TATA Steel)Not recommendedV S Rao (HPCL, Visakhapatnam)
2007Dr. Kareem Methi Mohin (AMU, Aligarh)K S Krishnan (IOCL, Kochi)Santosh Kumar (J K Surface Coatings Pvt Ltd, Mumbai)
R K Sharma (Reliance Industries Ltd, Surat & Jamnagar)
Sunil Kumar Chaudhary (Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Faridabad)
2008Dr. Indumati Chattopadhyay (NML, Jamshedpur)Bhola Singh Negi (IOCL, Panipat)K. Ramesh (Dayal Bag Educational Institute, Agra)Suninder Paul (GAIL India Ltd, Noida)
2009Dr. M. Mallesan (CECRI, Karaikudi)Keshav Kulkarni (IOCL, Panipat)D N Ranganathan (Arya Alloys, Chennai & D S Sathyavanarayan, CECRI, Karaikudi)
2010Dr. Rani P George (IGCAR, Kalpakkam)Jitendra Prasad Sinha (IOCL, Noida)Sanjeet P H Yess (RSTL, Navi Mumbai)
2011Dr. Tapan Kumar Rout (Tata Steel Group)M. V. V. Sastry (Refex Petrochem Pvt Ltd, Mumbai)S Sriram (Steel Authority of India Ltd, Ranchi)
2012Raghvvir Singh (IOCL, Jamnagar)Bhupendra Gaur (Reliance Industries Ltd, Mumbai)Dr. Deepspiti N. Donga (Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai)Dr. Suresh Pokranchuchy (BARC, Mumbai)
2013Dr. M A Quraishi (BHU, Varanasi)Dr. S K Srivastava (ONGC, Mumbai)Ashish Khona (Allied Engineers, New Delhi)Kiran Kumar M (BARC, Mumbai)
2014Dr. R Velrajanar (CECRI, Karaikudi)Dr. P. Sarvanan (SAIL, Ranchi)
2015Dr. Jayanta Kumar Saha (Institute for Steel Development & Growth, Kolkata)M. Sashidra Kumar (SAIL, Ranchi)Dr. J. Jayaraj (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam)
2016Dr. Bharat Bhushan Jha (CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar)Mr. Shailesh D. Javia (SGB Scaffolding and Industrial Services Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad)Dr. R. Baloji Naik (Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Ambernath)Mr. Rituraj Mishra (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Mumbai)
2017Dr. Sublime Ningshen (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam)Sahab Singh Gurjar (Cairn India Ltd, Ahmedabad)Dr. A. Ravi Shankar (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam)Rukmangad Kondamgire (GSPL India Gasnet Ltd, Gandhinagar)
2018Dr. T P D Rajan (CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum)Pankaj Panchal (Corrosion Protection Specialist Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad)Dr. Anita Toppo (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam)
2019Dr. Radhakrishna G. Pillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai)Basanta Kumar Lenka (Technimont Pvt Ltd, Mumbai)Dr. S. C. Vanithakumari (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam)Viswanathan Venkateswaran & Dr. Anil Krishna Kar
2021Dr. T. M. Sridhar (University of Madras, Chennai)Ms. Nivedita S. Bhattacharyya (Engineers India Ltd, Gurugram)Dr. Poulami Chakraborty (Homi Bhabha Research Institute, Mumbai)
2022Prof. Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar (IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal)Dr. Punita Mourya (CSIR – IIP, Uttarakhand)Dr. Ruchi Grover (Oxycoats, Delhi)
2023Dr. Sunil Kumar Dayarambhai Kahar (The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara)J. N. Agrawal (Corrsol Tech, Noida)Dr. Raffi Mohammed (National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh)Dr. Dyana Joseline (Larsen & Toubro Construction, Chennai)
2024Prof. Smrutiranjan Parida (IIT Bombay)Prof. Ambrish Singh (Nagaland University)Mr. T. Siva (CIPET, Chennai)

Excellent / Best Laboratories Award

YearNational LaboratoryR & D Laboratory in Industry
1997IEOT, ONGC, PanvelNavdeep Chemicals, Mumbai
1998Deioners Speciality Chem Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
1999NTPC, NoidaOTIS, Mumbai
2000GAIL (India) Ltd., Noida
2001IOCL, FaridabadLarsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai
2002IIT, MumbaiSPIC Ltd.
2004IGCAR, KalpakkamTata Steel, Jamshedpur
2005National Metallurgical Laboratory, JamshedpurNo application received
2006No application received
2007TCR Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
2008Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, MumbaiPSL Limited, Kutch
2009Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., FaridabadLarsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai
2010BPCL, Noida
2011IOGPT, ONGC, Panvel
2013Welspun Corp Ltd., Mumbai
2014CSIR – SERC, Chennai
2015L & T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd., MumbaiWelspun Corp Limited, Bharuch
2016L & Tata Steel – Advanced Corrosion Research Centre, Jamshedpur
2018L & CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi
2019L & Corrosion Laboratories at IIT Madras, Chennai
2021NA
2022Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru
2024Gail (India) Ltd., Rajamundry

Students Awards – Ph.D. Degree / M.Tech Degree

YearNIGIS Best PhD AwardNIGIS Best M.Tech Award
1996–97Dr. Rajan Ambat (IIS, Bangalore) & Dr. Arun K. Pattanaik (IIT Bombay)Mr. Bhujang Rao (IIT, Jamshedpur) & Ms. Priya Sripathi (IIT Bombay)
1998Ms. N Parvathavarthini (IGCAR, Kalpakkam) & Dr. K Shridhar (NMRL, Thane)Diwakar Toner (IIT Bombay)
1999Dr. Jaya Rawat (AMU, Aligarh)Riju Bhargava (IIT Bombay)
2000Dr. G Raghava (Anna Univ., Madras)Atul Gadkari (Airforce, Gurgaon)
2001Dr. Janardhan Swaroop (CSIR, Delhi)
2002Dr. T.M Shridhar, Univ. of Madras & Dr. R Venkatesan
2003
2004Dr. K S Ghosh, NIT, WarangalLt. Cdr. A Vinith, IIT Bombay
2005Dr. M Bobby Kannan, IIT BombaySupratik Roychowdhury, IIT Bombay
2006Dr. T S Sidhu, IIT RoorkeeLt. Cdr Shishir Dixit, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
2007Dr. S Singhsen, IGCAR, KalpakkamSwati Ghosh, IIT, Kharagpur
2008Dr. Vages Shashikant Tukaram, IIT BombayAjit Bhaskar Bhandarkar, IIT Bombay
2009N Muthukumar Mahesh Alahalli
2010Dr. R C Saxena, IIP CSIR, DehradunD Bhuvaneshwar, Anna University, Chennai & K Rajesh Kumar, Shalimar Paints Ltd, Nashik
2011Manpreet Kaur – Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engg College, Punjab
2012Dr. Swati Ghosh, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai & Dr. Kamlesh Chandra Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, MumbaiRajan Bhambroo IIT Bombay, Mumbai
2013Dr. Georgy Jiju Abraham, IIT Bombay, MumbaiMohammad Umar Farooq Khan, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
2014Dr. K Rajesh Kumar, IIT Bombay, Mumbai & Jagadessh Suresh, IGCAR, KalpakkamDinesh Bapurao Balgude, ICT, Mumbai
2015Dr. C Arunchandran, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam & Dr. T Mohan Anna University, ChennaiMr. Anup Manohar Panindre, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay & Ms. P Krishnaveni P.S.G.R Krishnammal College for Women, Peelamedu
2016Dr. T Siva CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, KaraikudiSooraj Kumar A. O, IIT Madras, Chennai
2018Dr. Liju Elias Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadMr. Bidyut Dutta IIT Bombay, Mumbai
2019Dr. M Ajay Krishnan, IIT Bombay, Mumbai & Dr. Chidambar Rao, Homi Bhabha Research Institute, MumbaiMadhura B Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
2021Dr. Arvunan Vijay Ingle IIT Bombay, Mumbai & Ms. S Chandralekha University of Madras, ChennaiDr. Deepak Kumar Kamde IIT Madras, Chennai & Ms. Divya Rachel Robby National Institute of Technology, Calicut
2022Dr. Geetisubhra Jena, IGCAR, KalpakkamMr. Naveen Krishnan IIT Madras, Chennai
2024Ankur Kumar, IIT Roorkee

Meritorious Contribution Award

YearMeritorious Contribution Award
2000C R Prasad (Gail, New Delhi) & B C Bora (ONGC, Delhi)
2002Dr. U K Chatterjee, IIT Kharagpur
2003Dr. B S Chaudhary, Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana
2004Dr. N. Palaniswamy, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CERI), Karaikudi
2005Dr. G Venkatachari, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CERI), Karaikudi
2006Dr. Baldev Raj, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
2007Dr Mumtaz Ahmad Quraishi, BHU, Varanasi
2008Prof. Gumreet Singh, University of Delhi, Delhi
2009Dr. V S Raja, IIT Bombay; Mumbai U Kamachi Mudali, IGCAR Kalpakkam; Anand Kumar, IOCL Noida
2010Dr. I Gurrappa, DMRL, Hyderabad
2011Narendra Kumar GAIL Complex, Vijaipur & Dr Vivekanand Kain Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
2013Dr. R Venkatesan, NIOT, Chennai & P M Fanse, Gujarat
2014Dr. Sunil Kumar Chaudhary, Road Construction Dept, Dharbhanga; Indrani Chattoraj, NML, Jamshedpur; Prof S Rajendran, RVS School of Engg and Tech, Dindigul
2015Dr. Pradeep Jain, NTPC Ltd, Greater Noida
2016Dr. K Thangavel, CSIR Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi
2016Dr. Rani P George, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam & Dr. Anil Bhardwaj, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Panvel
2017Dr. N Rajendran, Anna University, Chennai
2018Dr. V Saraswathy, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi
2019T Subba Rao, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam; Sandeep Harshadrai Vyas, Reliance Industrial Limited, Navi Mumbai
2021Mr. Raghuwir Singh NML, Jamshedpur; Mr. Parvati Lal Damaraju ONGC Energy Centre, Navi Mumbai
2022Dr. Mohammad Mobin Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh; Mr. Vemuri Padmanabha Sastry, MS Asset Integrity & Materials Engineering Services, New Panvel
2023Dr. Bhupendra Gaur, Dr. R Balaji Naik, Naval Material Research Laboratory, Ambernath
2024Dr. M G Sethuraman, The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
2024Pankajkumar Dhabhijibhai Panchal, Corrosion Protection Specialist Pvt. Ltd.

NIGIS Life Time Achievement Award

YearLife Time Achievement Award
1999Dr. A K Laha & Dilip Sengupta
2000V T Purohit
2001V G Kulkarni, CCS Bombay & Dr. G N Mehta, SVR College, Surat
2002Dr. D Mukherjee, CECRI
2003Dr. M K Totani, Mumbai
2004Dr. K Elaya Perumal, Mumbai
2005Not recommended
2006Not recommended
2007Dr. G. H. Thanki
2008Dr. Satya Prakash, IIT Roorkee
2010Dr. S K Seshadri, IIT Madras, Chennai
2012Rajan Babhir, PSL Ltd.
2013Dr. Baldev Raj
2014S P Rao
2015Ashok Kumar Purwaha, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Engineers India Limited
2016Prof. K A Natarajan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2017Shri Om Degan, Degan Osnar Paints & Contracts Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
2018Dr. S K Kataria, International Certification Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
2019Prof. Gumreet Singh, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
2021Mr. K L Batra
2022Mr. N Manohar Rao