Dr. MK Patel's Group - Awards & Achievements

Awards & Honors

Awarded with the prestigious CSIR Raman Research Fellowship for the year 2024-2025.
Young Achiever Alumnus Award for the year 2024 by the alma matter National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur.
Selected for the 7th BRICS Young Scientist Forum/Conclave for the year 2022.
Certificate of Appreciation by Bihar Award Ceremony and Samarpan Club, 2021.
IETE Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award by The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) for the year 2020.
Prestigious CSIR Young Scientist Award by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the year 2020.
Shushila Sharma New Idea Award by CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur for the year 2020.
IEI Young Engineers Award for the year 2019 by The Institution of Engineers (India).
NRDC National Societal Innovation Award by National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Govt. of India for the year 2018.
Selected among the Top 40 innovations at 9th Edition DST CII AICTE India Innovation Initiative (i3), 2017.
One among the Top 6 innovators in the category of Rural Innovations and the Top 18 innovators in the category of Tribal, Rural & Urban Innovations across the India, selected by Pune International Centre (PIC), 2017.
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award for the year 2016 by National Innovation Foundation (NIF) - India.
SKOCH Smart Technology Award for the year 2015 by SKOCH Foundation.
SKOCH Order-of-Merit Award for the year 2015 by SKOCH Foundation.
Best paper presentation award at national conference on Emerging Fields in Engineering and Science (EFES-2015), Barwala, Panchkula, 2015.

Young Achiever Alumnus Award 2024

Proud to be NITian!

This honour is really big and amazing. It is big because this is from my Alma Mater National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (NIT JSR).

I am happy to share that I have been bestowed with Young Achiever Alumnus Award for the year 2024 by my Alma Mater that’s NIT Jamshedpur during the Alumni Meet held on 27th January, 2024 at Jamshedpur. I feel proud and honoured to receive this recognition. This is very special for me and a great reward to my professional career.

BRICS Young Scientist 2022

Represented my country at the 7th BRICS Young Scientist Conclave 2022 under the Artificial Intelligence theme held at Xiamen, China on August 29-September 01, 2022.

It was an amazing experience and great learning to represent my country at this prestigious forum. There was a special mention about our work on UAVs and Robotics at the valedictory event of 7th BRICS Young Scientist Conclave 2022.

CSIR Young Scientist Award 2020

The award was given for the notable contribution in the design and development of an advanced electrostatic spraying technology, based on which products have been developed and marketed.

The award was conferred on September 26, 2020 during the 79th CSIR Foundation Day at New Delhi. The award comprises a citation, a plaque, a cash award and a special honorarium till the age of 45 years.

IETE-Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award 2020

The award was given for the contribution in the field of advanced electrostatic spraying technology for societal and industrial applications on September 27, 2020.

The award consists of a medal and a citation.

Shushila Sharma New Idea Award 2020

Shushila Sharma New Idea Award for the year 2020 for the innovative work electrostatically charged sprays for dust mitigation and smog control on June 05, 2020.

The award carries a citation and cash prize. The award was given by CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur.

IEI Young Engineers Award 2019

The award was conferred for the notable contribution in the field of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering on October 19, 2019.

The award carries a plaque and citation.

NRDC National Societal Innovation Award 2017

The award was given by NRDC, Government of India for the contributions in the development of “Advanced Electrostatic Spraying Technology” on May 11, 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The award was given at the hands of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union minister, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Earth Sciences, on National Technology Day. The award consists of a citation, a plaque and cash prize.

DST CII AICTE India Innovation Initiative (i3) Award 2017

The project work titled "electrostatic spraying technology for societal and industrial applications" has been selected among the Top 40 innovations at 9th Edition DST CII AICTE India Innovation Initiative (i3) 2017.

The award was given at the National Fair & Award Ceremony of 9th Edition DST CII AICTE India Innovation Initiative (i3) 2017 held at the AICTE Complex, New Delhi, India on December 8, 2017.

Social Innovation Award 2017

Selected one among the top 6 innovators in the category of Rural Innovations and the top 18 innovators in the category of Tribal, Rural & Urban Innovations across the India, selected by Pune International Centre (PIC) on November 17, 2017.

Appreciation and Facilitated by Shri. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of MHRD) Gov. of India for being awarded among the top 18 social innovations.

Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2016

The award was given by SRISTI and NIF for the PhD work, awarded under More from Less for Many (MLM), Hariom Ashram Dr. Amulya K. N. Ready GYTI category at the hands of Dr. R A Mashelkar, FRS & Chairperson, National Innovation Foundation (NIF), at Rastrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on March 13, 2016.

Society for Research and Initiatives for sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) is a society for initiative to foster youth driven innovations.

SKOCH Smart Technology Award 2015

The project work titled “Design and Development of Electrostatic Nozzle for Agricultural Applications” was awarded by SKOCH Foundation.

Conferred this highest independent honor in India for the society driven innovative work on December 11, 2015 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

SKOCH Order-of-Merit Award 2015

The award was given for qualifying amongst India's Best-2015 Smart Technology for the project titled “Design and Development of Electrostatic Nozzle for Agricultural Applications” on December 10, 2015 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.