Awards

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2014

Microsoft recognition for cloud services (India)

HITEC lifetime achievement award & India’s top technologist award (India)

2013

CIO of the Year, Asia-Pacific, Oracle Global Award (USA)

HITEC India’s top 10 technologists (India)

2012

CIO 100 Super League Award (India)

2011

CIO of the Year, Skoch group (India)

NASSCOM/DSCI Security Excellence Award for Telecom (India)

CIO 100 Award - India Top 100 CIOs (India)

CIO Special Award – Innovation (India)

Green IT Enterprise Award (Infratel), Schneider (India)

PC Quest Best IT Project Award (Infratel), (India)

2010

IIT-Delhi Distinguished Alumni Award (India)

CIO 100 Award (India)

PC Quest best IT implementation of the year (India)

Top 10 CIO Leaders of India, CIO Strategies (India)

IT Leader of the Year, Amity University (India)

Top 10 Green IT Enterprise Award, CIO and APC (India)

2009

Global CIO 50 (USA)

CIO Hall of Fame (India)

IDC Asia-Pacific Enterprise Innovation Award (Singapore)

India’s Most Influential Technology Leader, Greater CIO – CAI (CIO Association) (India)

Telecom Asia Award, Ovum Best Telco Transformation, (Hong Kong)

CIO100 Award – India Top 100 CIOs (India)

Security Strategist Award, Technology Senate (India)

Intelligent Enterprise Award, Technology Senate (India)

SOA Award – The Great Mind Challenge for Business (India)

2008

World Communication Award, Best Project (e-Gram) Management (UK)

CIO100 Award – India Top 100 CIOs (India)

CIO Special Award – Security (India)

NASSCOM/CNBC Best IT User Award (India)

Tech Forum Award for Best Global Practices, New York (USA)

GSMA Global Mobile Award for Best Billing and Customer Care Solution (Barcelona)

Intec Best Telecom Carrier, Asia (Thailand)

IT People’s Award – National IT Leadership of the Year (India)

2007

Forbes Global Outsourcing Excellence Award (USA)

NASSCOM IT Innovation Award (India), awarded by the Prime Minister of India

MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise) Award (India)

CIO100 Award – India Top 100 CIOs (India)

CIO Special Award – Smart Infrastructure (India)

2006

Uptime Champion Award 2006, Network Magazine (India)

MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise) Award (India)

MIS Asia IT Excellence Award – Best Bottom Line IT (Singapore)

MIS Asia IT Excellence Award – Best Knowledge Management (Singapore)

CIO100 Award – India Top 100 CIOs (India)

CIO Special Award – Giant Storage Implementer (India)

2005

MIS Asia IT Excellence Award - Best Change Management (Singapore)

Express Computer CIO Forum, Intelligent Enterprise Award (Bangkok)

Symantec visionary award (India)

2004

Dataquest national CIO excellence recognition (India)

CIO100 Award - Asia Top 100 CIOs award (Singapore)

EMC country award (India)

2003

Oracle visionary award (India)

2000

PC Expo award for “best new product”, New York (USA)

1998

ASME distinguished design engineering award (USA)

1997

ASME distinguished design engineering award (USA)

1996

ASME distinguished design engineering award (USA)

1995

National Design Engineering award for “best new product”, Chicago (USA)

2001-02

Seven AT & T (formerly BellSouth) patent awards (USA)

1995-99

Five IBM Invention Plateau achievement awards (25 patents) (USA)

1999

IBM top 5% patent award (USA)

1998-99

Two IBM outstanding innovation and technical achievement awards (USA)

1994-99

Nine IBM division awards (USA)

1997

IBM blue ribbon award (USA)

1991

The Honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, Cornell University (USA)

1986-92

Cornell University full scholarship (USA)

1986

IIT topper medal (India)

1980-86

All India National Talent scholarship (India)

1982

All India Merit list – national top 15 – for grade 12 (India)

1980-82

All India National Mathematics Olympiad (India)

1980

All India Merit list – national top 15 – for grade 10 (India)

1978-80

All India Science Talent scholarship (India)