IISM awarded India Today "Excellence in Innovation in Management Studies"

Headquartered in New Delhi, The India Today Network held its first-ever edition of Excellence Awards in Education on October 23, 2017 at The Four Seasons Hotel, Worli in Mumbai.

'Impact', the vertical of India Today, focused towards Education was vested with the responsibility of evaluating the top performing educational institutions. From primary education schools to business schools, from elementary education institutions to higher education institutions - all institutes which were found to deliver highly enriching educational experience were felicitated by awards under different categories.

International Institute of Sports Management, the largest sports management institute in India, was felicitated with "Award for Innovation in Management Studies". Renowned in the industry as IISM, the institute provides Bachelor's, Master's and Postgraduate programmes in Sports Management. Founded by Former International Cricketer for India, Mr Nilesh Kulkarni, the institute aims at creating equipped Sports Management heroes equipped with the knowledge and skill set of the 21st century sports industry.

The award felicitation function was graced by Indian Politician and celebrated Fashion Designer Ms Shaina NC. In her address, she complimented India Today for the meaningful initiative and expressed her views on creating an ecosystem for students relevant to the career choices that they want to make- from liberal arts to social sciences, from fine arts to life sciences, from performing arts to sports sciences and so on.

The function received high support from all stakeholders, including the media as it ended on a pledging note where all education leaders showed their readiness for action towards achieving raised bar of education and achieving ethical practices in the educational policy.