Awards & Honors | Prof. J. Ramkumar

Professional Awards & Honors

35 Records

Year	Award Title / Conferring Entity
2023	Elite National Honor Late GK Dubey Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award — by IEEE UP Section. Presented for illustrious contributions across advanced manufacturing, design thinking pedagogy, and sustainable medical hardware synthesis.
2023	Outstanding Service Recognition for Exemplary Contributions in Society — by IETE Kanpur. Conferred in recognition of empathetic and grassroots assistive technologies deployed for visually and locatively disabled cohorts.
2023	Award for Contributions to the Society as a Scientist — by RDSS & SSSDPC Kanpur.
2023	Pedagogical Milestone Anna University National Award for Outstanding Academic Teacher — by Anna University & ISTE. Conferred for exceptional performance in design education, workshops, and extensive MOOC modules.
2023	Excellence in Academic, Research, Innovation & Invention (Distinguished Alumnus Award) — by National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. Celebrating outstanding career excellence in fabrication science.
2023	Eminent Endurance Achiever Award — by Indian Society for Technical Education & GCET.
2022	Fellow Election Elected Fellow of INAE — by Indian National Academy of Engineering. Conferred for groundbreaking achievements in the domain of non-conventional micro-erosion machining pathways.
2022	Academic Chair Satish Chandra Agarwal Chair Professor Appointment — at IIT Kanpur. A senior faculty distinction celebrating outstanding research metrics, start-up mentorship, and institutional leadership.
2022	Eminent Production Engineer Award — by Indian Institution of Production Engineering (IIPE).
2021	IETE- Shri Devi Singh Memorial Award — by Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India. Conferred for high-value translation of micro-machining technologies.
2021	IEI BLC-FCRIT Excellence Award Research Excellence (Faculty-National) — by The Institution of Engineers (India) Belapur Local Center & F. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi.
2020	Innovation Award SITARE GYTI Award (Gandhian Young Technological Innovation) — by SRISTI. Presented for exemplary translations of innovative assistive medical setups and healthcare solutions.
2019	Outstanding Volunteer Award — by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
2019	Eminent Engineer Award — by Indian Institute of Production Engineering.
2018	Award of Excellence — by Indian Technology Congress, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru, India.
2018	Bestowed upon Honorary Professor — at Amity Institute of Information Technology, U.P.
2017	Outstanding Scientist Award — for extensive contribution and achievement in the field of mechanical engineering. International Foundation, India.
2017	Bharat Vikas Award — for pioneering contribution in developing new products for an inclusive society. Institute of Self Reliance, India.
2017	Chair Appointment Ram Tiwari Chair Professor — at I.I.T. Kanpur (Tenure: 2017–2020).
2016	Young Alumni Achiever Award Invitation — by NIT Trichy.
2015	Eminent Mechanical Engineer Award — Conferred for strategic achievements across precision machining labs.
2015	Gopal Das Bhandari Memorial Distinguished Teacher Award — An elite IIT Kanpur citation recognizing outstanding mentorship, design pedagogy, and lab coordination.
2015	National Award National Design Award in Mechanical Engineering — Presented for outstanding prototype and product packaging integrations.
2015	“Prashamana: A smart hospital bed” — Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) appreciation certificate presented at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
2015	Best Paper Award in Production Engineering Division Prize — The Institution of Engineers (India).
2011	Class of 1984 Fellowship Award — at IIT Kanpur (Tenure: 2012–2015).
2011	IEI Young Engineers Award — by The Institution of Engineers (India).
2010	Rajkumar Varshney Award — by Systems Society of India (SSI).
2007	Young Scientist Award — Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt of India.
2007	Young Scientist Award — Engineering Science Division, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA).
2004	Fast Track DST Young Scientist Award — Department of Science & Technology, India.
2004	Innovation Potential of Student Projects Award — Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).
2000	Dr. S. Vaidyanathan Memorial Award — for Best Outgoing Master Student, IIT Madras.
2000	Gold Medalist in M.Tech — at Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
1996	Best Outgoing B.E. (Production) Student — at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.

Elected Fellowships

12 Records

Year	Elected Fellowship / Research entity
2022	Fellow Fellow of INAE — by Indian National Academy of Engineering. Conferred for highly distinguished contributions to non-traditional micro-machining and advanced tooling development.
2019	Fellow Fellow of IETE — by Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. Presented in recognition of cross-disciplinary electronic and mechanical system innovations.
2017	Fellow Fellow of IEI — by The Institution of Engineers India.
2014	International Fellow JSPS Short-Term Research Fellow — Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Invited to evaluate advanced laser-assisted tooling systems alongside elite Japanese institutions.
2013	JSPS Short-Term Research Fellow — Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
2012	International Fellow DAAD Short-Term Research Fellow — German Academic Exchange Service. Appointed to establish collaborative research vectors on functionalized composite core assemblies.
2011	DAAD Short-Term Research Fellow — German Academic Exchange Service.
2009	JSPS Short-Term Research Fellow — Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
2008	DST Fellow Boyscast Fellowship — by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
2007	National University of Singapore Short-Term Fellowship — Appointed to analyze ultra-precision micro-filtration processes.
2005	JSPS Short-Term Fellow — Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
2001	Monbusho Japanese Fellowship — Presented by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Contribution to the Institute (IIT Kanpur)

15 Records

Tenure	Position & Operational Coordination
—	President / Convener in the Selection Committee — for various prominent Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs).
—	Subject Matter Expert — assisting recruitment, syllabus modeling, and facilities design panel for various IITs and NITs.
2018 – date	Chairman Chairman, Senate Post-Graduate Committee (SPGC) — leading post-graduate curriculum revisions, doctoral candidate defenses, and research framework monitoring.
2020 – date	Chairman, Security Advisory & Executive Committee (SAEC) — overseeing strategic campus safety directives, surveillance implementations, and emergency coordinates.
2020 – date	National Initiative Coordinator, AICTE & IITK Sponsored Winter Internship Program — specifically organized for school and college students in Jammu & Kashmir to bridge precision science access.
2017 – date	Convener, “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” — IIT Kanpur Local Chapter, facilitating diverse cultural exchange and academic bridging programs on campus.
2022 – date	Coordinator Coordinator, Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) — IIT Kanpur. Overseeing technology translation and custom prototype integrations targeting rural weavers and local farm machinery.
2019 – date	Coordinator, MedTech Lab — IIT Kanpur, coordinating medical hardware design and healthcare device prototyping campaigns on campus.
2017 – date	Coordinator Coordinator, Imagineering Lab — IIT Kanpur. Coordinating high-fidelity fabrication machinery, student product design campaigns, and industrial mock tooling cycles.
2022 – date	Coordinator, Winter Internship Program — AICTE and IITK sponsored initiative facilitating youth engineering exposures.
2016 – 2018	Associate Dean Associate Dean, Student Affairs (ADSA) — guiding student counseling systems, campus events, hostel management councils, and welfare funds.
—	Chairman, Hall Allocation Administrative Committee (HAAC) — at IIT Kanpur.
2014 – 2015	Chairman, Council of Wardens (COW) — leading strategic student welfare programs across 12 residential campus halls.
2012 – 2015	Warden-in-Charge, Hall X — administering residential services, student activities, and local facility upgrades.
2009 – 2012	Warden-in-Charge, Hall IX — administering local residential assets, dining systems, and counsel boards.

Contribution Outside the Institute (National Panels)

14 Records

Tenure	Position / Advisory Board / National Service
—	Member Member, Selection Committee — Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India. Reviewing candidate credentials for administrative and scientific engineering cadres.
—	Task Force Member, “Task Force on AI for India's Economic Transformation” — Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India.
—	ISRO Panel Member, ISRO Committee on "Space Robotics Experiment for Gaganyaan Program" — helping establish trajectory controls and robotic arm configurations for human space flight missions.
2021	Program Chair — International Conference on "Advances in Robotics".
—	Secretary — The Robotics Society of India (RSI). Facilitating annual symposia and micro-automation outreach.
—	Member, Advisory Committee for Board of Studies — XLI, UIET, CSJM University, Kanpur.
—	Member, Advisory Committee — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Research Centre, AITH Kanpur.
—	Member, Advisory Committee — National Design and Research Forum (NDRF).
—	Member, Advisory Committee — AICTE Innovation Council, guiding national student incubator programs.
2013 – date	Member, Advisory Committee — AICTE NEP Committee, supporting integration of design thinking inside structural engineering frameworks.
2013 – date	Member, Advisory Committee — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) Restructuring Committee.
2014 – 2016	Council Member — Production Engineering Division, Institution of Engineers (India).
2015 – 2017	Chairman Chairman, IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section — organizing extensive workshops, regional chapters, and engineering conferences.
2014 – 2016	Secretary — Institution of Engineers (India), Kanpur Local Chapter.

Awards & Fellowships

Professional Awards & Honors

Elected Fellowships

Contribution to the Institute (IIT Kanpur)

Contribution Outside the Institute (National Panels)