The vice chancellor of IP University Prof DK Bandyopadhyay was awarded for his outstanding contribution in the field of higher education at a function organised in le Meridien hotel by a media organisation.
The award was given by the chairman of AICTE Prof SS Mantha. Prof Bandyopadhyay is recipient of several national and international awards in the field of higher education including Kewal Nohia Award and Dr Radha Krishnan Award in past. He is deemed as the pioneer visionary in the field of higher education in the country.