{"id":59255,"date":"2025-12-14T23:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/wordpress\/?page_id=59255"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:22:12","slug":"awardsachivement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/index.php\/people\/awardsachivement\/","title":{"rendered":"awards&amp;achivement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"59255\" class=\"elementor elementor-59255\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf29c62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf29c62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e33395 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0e33395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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{\n  padding: 14px 38px;\n  border-radius: 40px;\n  background: transparent;\n  border: 2px solid #7a1f2b;\n  color: #7a1f2b;\n  font-size: 15px;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  transition: all 0.3s ease;\n}\n\n.doms-awards-viewmore-btn:hover {\n  background: #7a1f2b;\n  color: #ffffff;\n}\n\n\/* =============================================================================\n   RESPONSIVE\n============================================================================= *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n  .doms-awards-grid {\n    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n  }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 640px) {\n  .doms-awards-heading-title-accent {\n    display: block;\n    margin-left: 0;\n    margin-top: 6px;\n  }\n\n  .doms-awards-grid {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"doms-awards-master-isolated-root\">\n\n  <!-- HEADING -->\n  <div class=\"doms-awards-heading-zone\">\n    <div class=\"doms-awards-heading-micro-label\">\n      Department of Management Studies\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"doms-awards-heading-title\">\n      <span class=\"doms-awards-heading-title-primary\">Faculty Awards<\/span>\n      <span class=\"doms-awards-heading-title-accent\">& Recognition<\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"doms-awards-heading-divider\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- FILTER -->\n  <div class=\"doms-awards-filter-zone\">\n    <button class=\"doms-awards-filter-pill is-active\" data-year=\"all\">All<\/button>\n    <button class=\"doms-awards-filter-pill\" data-year=\"2024\">2024<\/button>\n    <button class=\"doms-awards-filter-pill\" data-year=\"2025\">2025<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- GRID -->\n  <div class=\"doms-awards-grid-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"doms-awards-grid\">\n\n      <!-- Cards (data-year attribute is important) -->\n\n      <div class=\"doms-awards-card\" data-year=\"2024\">\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rajendran-1-e1769580208612.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 391px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 391\/287;\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-body\">\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-name\">Prof. C. Rajendran<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-award\">AD Scientific Index<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-desc\">\n            Ranked 8th at IIT Madras in the AD Scientific Index 2025.\n          <\/div>\n          <span class=\"doms-awards-card-year\">2024<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"doms-awards-card\" data-year=\"2024\">\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2U2A0831-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1707px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1707\/2560;\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-body\">\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-name\">Prof. Rupashree Baral<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-award\">Outstanding Research Award<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-desc\">\n            Rajan Varadarajan Outstanding Research Award 2024.\n          <\/div>\n          <span class=\"doms-awards-card-year\">2024<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"doms-awards-card\" data-year=\"2025\">\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2U2A0829-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1067px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1067\/1600;\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-body\">\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-name\">Dr. Varisha Rehman<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-award\">Teaching Excellence Award<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-desc\">\n            Honored for innovative pedagogy and mentorship.\n          <\/div>\n          <span class=\"doms-awards-card-year\">2025<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"doms-awards-card\" data-year=\"2025\">\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/doms.iitm.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2U2A0857-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1707px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1707\/2560;\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"doms-awards-card-body\">\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-name\">Prof. Arshinder Kaur<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-award\">Outstanding Research Award<\/div>\n          <div class=\"doms-awards-card-desc\">\n            Rajan 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