Recognition

Awards & prizes

Endowment awards recognising the boldest builders across IIT Madras.

01

Seshan Rammohan Nirmaan Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Nirmaan Programme · Deserving startup from Nirmaan — preferably biotechnology / life sciences

Team Immortigen — Aayan Raj Singh2025–2026

02

Chinmay Deodhar Awards

Across IIT Madras · Endowment award for one student

Abhishek Kumar2025–2026
Sumukha V. Nadig2024–2025

03

Ashok Khanna Award for Entrepreneurship

Across IIT Madras · Endowment award for one student

Sumanth Bansal2025–2026
Asfaq Jalal2024–2025

04

Invention Engine Pitch Session — Winners 2026

Pitch session · Selected by Invention Engine evaluators for outstanding performance and innovation

ScoutEdge — Satyendra Kumar2026
Zeex AI — Gaurav Yadav2026
Immortigen — Aayan Raj2026