KL Deemed to be University has received four major awards at the ‘EduSkills HR Summit and Connect 2026’ held in Jaipur in recognition of its institutional performance and student internship initiatives.
The university received the Top All India Ranking Award, Best Performing University Award–2026, 10K Students Internship Award and 5K Students Internship Award respectively. The awards were presented to university representatives by Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Nageshwar Rao, and president of South Asian University, K.K. Aggarwal.
KL University also secured awards for excellence in campus placements, educator development, and industry-linked learning. The awards include the Best Campus Placement Institution Excellence Award, Institute of Excellence in Educator Development–2026, Assess2ME Most Engaged Institute Award–2026, and Best Performing Institute 2026 awards associated with HPE Juniper and Siemens. The university also received the Million Virtual Internship Milestone Award.
Several university officials were honoured individually. G. Pardha Saradhi Varma received the Vice-Chancellor Excellence Award–2026, while A. Srinath was presented the Dean Excellence Award. Kabir Pasha received the National Placement Leadership Award–2026. Radhika Rani Chintala won the Distinguished Educator Award and Women Leadership Award, while S. Arun Metha received the Faculty Project Mentor Excellence Award.
Students from KL University also emerged winners in the EduSkills Student Innovative Project Challenge. Team BioFlexi, represented by Harshita Durgaraju, emerged winner in the Microchip category, while Team Net Architects won the HPE Juniper category. Each winning team received a cash prize of ₹30,000.
Published – September 29, 2026 09:06 pm IST
