The World Award Convention recognizes excellence in education through various awards given out every year. The awards include the “Emerging College of the Year Award” in four categories, namely Placement, Research, Infrastructure, and Academics, for higher educational institutes. The “Academic Department of the Year Award” is given for programs of engineering institutions, while the “Principal of the Year” Award is given to outstanding principals of higher educational institutes. The “WAC Research Excellence Award/Young Achiever Award” recognizes research scholars, academicians, and professionals from industries for their research work published in any international journals or conferences. The “WAC Best Teacher Award” is given to teaching professionals for their excellence in teaching. HODs of various academic departments of educational institutes are also recognized for their excellence in leadership and management through the “WAC HOD of the Year” award. Additionally, the “WAC Student Project of the Year” award is given to UG/PG students for their academic projects.

WAC Research Excellence Award (REA)/ Young Achiever Award (YAA): WAC Research Excellence Award (REA) and Young Achiever Award (YAA) are given to recognize and encourage researchers for their outstanding research paper published in reputed International Journals or conferences. More than 100 research papers from all over India will be awarded with these titles. The selection process and benefits for both the awards are the same. The default title for the award is Research Excellence Award, but those who prefer it and are below 40 years of age can opt for the Young Achiever Award title.

WAC Best Teacher Award (BTA) / Academic Excellence Award (AEA): The award aims to acknowledge the exceptional teaching professionals who demonstrate excellence in teaching, actively engage in research projects with their students, participate in professional activities alongside students, have a commendable academic record, and demonstrate growth and achievements in their respective fields. Eligibility criteria require a minimum teaching experience of 2 years and current employment as a teaching professional.

WAC HOD of the Year Award (HYA): The WAC HOD of the Year Award is meant to acknowledge the Heads of Departments (HODs) in different academic departments of educational institutes for their exceptional leadership and management skills. The award criteria are based on their proficiency in managing staff, financial resources, research responsibilities, implementing quality measures to attain Program Outcomes (POs) and Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), and their personal qualifications, including skills, experience, and research accomplishments.

WAC Principal of the year Award (PYA): WAC acknowledges the noteworthy academic accomplishments and professional contributions made by an individual in the field of education. The “Principal of the Year” award is bestowed upon the Principals of Higher Education Institutions who have demonstrated significant contributions to the institution building process through an illustrious career, serving as a role model for academic management, and being highly respected among the community of students, researchers, and faculties.

WAC Student Projects Programme (SPP): The WAC Student Projects Programme aims to incentivize students by granting awards for their academic projects and also to offer a platform to publish their project work in an accessible digital library of academic projects.

WAC Awards for Higher Education Institutions: WAC issues “Emerging College of the Year Award” for Higher Education Institutions as recognition of significant contributions of the institute to the technical society under three categories, namely: Excellent Placements, Academic Excellence, Significant Researches and good Infrastructure.

WAC Awards for Academic Departments: WAC grants the “Academic Department of the Year Award” to engineering programs (branches/departments) in recognition of their outstanding academic performance, research initiatives, and placements.

WAC Awards for School Teachers : WAC National Award for Teachers is designed to elevate the status of teachers and publicly acknowledge the outstanding services of exceptional teachers in Primary, Middle and Higher Secondary Schools. The award is presented in two categories: Best School Teachers of India and Best School Principals of the Year. Nomination submissions are accepted year-round and teacher listings are ongoing.

BENEFITS

Benefits of WAC Research Excellence Award/ Young Achiever Award / WAC Best Teacher Award / WAC Academic Excellence Award / WAC Principal of the Year Award:

  • A hard copy of the certificate with the respective award title and a brass-plated memento will be presented to the awardee, including the details of the research paper (in case of REA and YAA).
  • WAC Professional Membership worth Rs.1500/- will be granted, including a membership ID card and certificate for all participants. More details and benefits can be found on https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • Registered participants’ information, along with their photo, will be published in the WAC Yearbook and circulated among over 15,000 subscribers. Additionally, a soft copy of the yearbook will be provided.
  • The awardee will be considered as a reviewer for WAC Journals, and a certificate will be issued. For more information on WAC Journals, please visit https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • The awardee’s information will be displayed on the WAC awards department page on https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • The awardee may be invited as a session chair/resource person for WAC events in their area of expertise.

Benefits of Student Projects Programme

  • “Student Project of the Year” title will be given to up to 100 awarded projects, and more information can be found on https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • All registered projects will be published in the “WAC-Digital Library of Academic Projects”.
  • WAC Student membership will be issued for free to all project team members.
  • Participation certificates will be given to all registered team members, with a maximum of four students per project.
  • The project guide will receive a Guideship Certificate.
  • Department participation certificates will be given if more than four teams are registered from the department for this contest.
  • College participation certificates will also be given if more than 20 teams are registered from the college.

Benefits of National Awards for School Teachers

  • A hard copy of the certificate with the respective Award Title and a brass plated memento will be given to the awardee.
  • WAC Professional Membership worth Rs.1500/- will be provided, including a membership ID card and certificate to all participants. For more details and benefits, please visit https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • Registered participants’ details, along with their photos, will be published in the WAC Yearbook, which will be circulated among more than 15,000 subscribers, and a soft copy of the yearbook will be given.
  • The awardee will be considered a reviewer for WAC Journals, and a certificate will be issued for the same. For more details on WAC Journals, please visit https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • The awardee’s details will be displayed on the WAC awards department page. Visit https://worldawardconvention.com/ for more information.

Benefits of WAC Awards for Higher Education Institutions

  • The Institute/Department will receive a Certificate of Appreciation as the Emerging Engineering College of the year under the applied category.
  • The Institute/Department will be given a WAC Institute/Department Membership for free, which provides various benefits as mentioned on the website https://worldawardconvention.com/membership.
  • An MOU will be established with the Institute/Department to set up a Faculty/Student Chapter, which offers benefits as listed on https://worldawardconvention.com/chapters.
  • The Institute’s National or International conference research papers will be indexed for free (without restrictions on the number of pages or papers) in WAC Journals (https://worldawardconvention.com/) or the Digital Library of Research Papers (https://worldawardconvention.com/) for two years.
  • Assistance will be provided to conduct National/International conferences in the Institute/Department (conditions apply), including online/offline publication and conference kit.
  • All Ph.D. holders of the Institute will be given WAC-Editorial Board Membership, along with a unique WAC ID and certificate. (The current Editorial Board Members can be found at https://worldawardconvention.com/)
  • The Institute’s academic projects database for all departments will be available online through WAC Digital Library of Academic Projects (DLAP) for two years, with the option to renew later. However, projects uploaded during this two-year period will be maintained for a lifetime. This benefit is worth Rs.10,000/-. For more details, visit https://worldawardconvention.com/.
  • All the faculties of the Institute/Department will receive WAC Professional Membership (e-Certificate and e-ID card only). Note: Individual person membership fee is Rs.1,500/-, Institute membership fee is Rs.50,000/-, and Department membership fee is Rs.15,000/-. WAC sends out around 20,000 A3 size posters per year to promote its events (including conferences, Journals, Digital Library, etc.) in which Institute Advertisement will be given for one year.
  • Two pages for advertisement will be reserved for the Institute in WAC YEAR BOOK, which will be circulated to more than 15,000 WAC subscribers all over the country.
  • The Institute can advertise any events it will organize in WAC department web pages, which receive more than one lakh viewers from all over the world in a year.
  • Assistance will be provided to publish conference proceedings with an ISBN (conditions apply).
  • Assistance will be provided to publish conference research papers in Scopus Indexed, UGC approved Journals (conditions apply).

PROCEDURE AND DOCUMENTS CHECK LIST TO APPLY FOR THE AWARD

PROCEDURE

To submit a nomination, download the respective nomination form from www.worldawardconvention.com and fill it out by hand. Gather all necessary documents as per the award category checklist and upload them along with the filled-out nomination form through the online submission form at www.worldawardconvention.com. Please ensure that all required documents are zipped into a single file before uploading.

TERMS AND DOCUMENTS CHECK LIST:

WAC Research Excellence Award/ Young Achiever Award: The candidate should choose one of their top research papers published in the last five years to be considered for the award. The WAC Review committee will evaluate the technical quality of the paper, the reputation of the publisher, the impact factor, citations, and other relevant factors to determine the award recipients..

  • Passport size photograph
  • College/Employee ID proof
  • Profile information
  • Proof of publication such as certificate of conference/journal/patent
  • Full paper (if not open access, provide link to abstract/full paper)
  • Link to publication (provided in Notepad)
  • Award nomination form

WAC Best Teacher Award / WAC Academic excellence Award: Teaching faculty of any grade can apply for this award with minimum of 2 years of experience.

  • Passport size photo (Image)
  • Experience Certificate and ID Card
  • Copy of student feedback statistics from the previous semester
  • Result analysis of previous semester (any one subject you taught)
  • Profile
  • Justification for the award (includes teaching methods, interaction with students, organization of technical events for students, projects, and publications completed with students)
  • Details of projects completed with students
  • Details of grants received for projects completed by you or under your guidance.
  • Recommendation letter from one alumni (a former student)
  • Award nomination form

WAC Principal of the Year Award: Principal of any Higher Education Institute is eligible for this award with minimum of 2 years’ experience as Principal.

  • Provide a passport size photo of yourself
  • Submit a copy of your employee ID card (mandatory)
  • Include details of patents in your name with brief descriptions
  • Provide details of any awards obtained with brief descriptions
  • Include details of grants obtained for the college under your guidance
  • Provide details of papers published, including journals and conferences, with details of paper and publication
  • Include details of books published
  • Provide details of workshops organized as a convener, including titles and details
  • Include details of technical talks given
  • Provide details of students guided by you, including both past and present
  • Include details of social activities involved in, such as blood donation camps or NSS camps
  • Include a one-page justification for the award
  • Provide a one-page profile of yourself
  • Include any positions held in society, such as technical/non-technical journal member, editor, reviewer, etc.
  • Complete the award nomination form

WAC HOD of the Year Award: Head of the department of any academic departments of engineering colleges with Ph.D can apply for this award with minimum of 2 years’ experience as HOD.

  • Provide a passport size photograph
  • Submit an experience certificate and an ID card
  • Obtain a recommendation letter from the Principal
  • Provide a copy of the students’ feedback statistics from the previous semester
  • Submit a result analysis report from any one subject you handled in the previous semester
  • Provide your profile
  • Justify your eligibility for the award, highlighting your leadership qualities and management skills
  • Provide details of the technical events organized by the department during the last and present academic year
  • Provide details of any grants received by the department during the last and present academic year
  • Obtain a recommendation letter from any one of the alumni (passed-out student)
  • Write up a description of the measures taken to achieve the Program Outcomes (PO’s) and Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
  • Fill out the award nomination form

Student Project Programme: Students (Maximum of four students per project) can submit their final year or pre final year academic project. Project team leader (student) must apply for the award.

  • Passport size photo of Team lead
  • Project Synopsis
  • Nomination form
  • Student ID card (Team lead)

Academic Department Awards: Coordinator/HOD of the nomination submitting academic department should upload all the necessary supporting documents.

  • Award nomination form
  • Program Outcomes (POs) and Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) of the department
  • Result analysis of the previous academic year
  • Details of the technical events organized by the department in the last and present academic year
  • Details of the grants received by the department (if any) in the last and present academic year
  • Details of research papers published in the last and present academic year
  • Details of students placed in reputed companies in the last and present academic year
  • Details of social and cultural activities conducted by the department
  • Profile of the Head of Department (HOD)
  • Proof of accreditation (NAAC/NBA, if any)
  • Details of students who cleared GATE
  • Details of books published by the department

WAC National Award for Teachers:

  • Award nomination form
  • School ID Card
  • Profile / Resume including Work Experience details
  • Justification for the Award along with supporting Documents

Institution Awards:For Institution Awards, the submitting institution or coordinator should provide all necessary supporting documents as proof for the selected category. The required documents vary based on the category selected. The institution must upload supporting documents for all information mentioned in the nomination form. It is possible to apply for multiple categories, but separate nomination forms are required for each.