Bengaluru: Chairman of Bhandary foundation, Dr Manjunath Bhandary won the Eminent Engineer of The Year Award for his meritorious services in the field of Education and social activities on the 49th Engineers day celebration, by the Karnataka State Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India), Bengaluru. This is an annual flagship event of the Institution of Engineers, where they recognise the contribution of Engineers in various allied fields.

Dr Bhandary spoke on the theme 'Skill development for Young Engineers to reform the core Sector: Vision 2025' and said that education in engineering should address social issues. He also focused on how the intellectual capital of premier institutes like IISc, IIT, NIT is not directly impacting the society due to brain drain, despite huge investments in them. Every act of learning should prepare students towards being practising engineers. He remembered the versatile traits of Sir M V and expressed that if everyone tread the same path as him, it would be a different world. He expressed that the award belonged to every stakeholder of Sahyadri - the students, staff and Industry personnel who have mentored students.

Renowned Engineers, Scientists from DRDO, IISc, NAL, VSSC and many practising and retired Engineers were present at the ceremony.

About Dr Manjunath Bhandary, MPhil, PhD

Dr Manjunath Bhandary is a visionary, entrepreneur, educationist and politician, whose novel thoughts add a new dimension to the world of education. His dynamic leadership bring about much needed social reforms through education, empowering individuals to become the backbone of an enterprising, productive society. He has received the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship Award by the Eisenhower Foundation, Philadelphia, USA, and has been nominated as a special invitee to the Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC). He also received the Second National Karnataka Education Award by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and CMAI Association of India for his excellent contribution to the field of education.

About Institution of Engineers (India)

Institution of Engineers (India) is the pioneer body to introduce from 1928, a non-formal engineering education programme, equivalent to a degree in engineering by the Government of India, the Union Public Service Commission, the state governments and many Public / Private Sector organisations in the country.