The award was presented during NITTTR’s 57th Annual Day celebrations held on 7 September 2024, at its campus in Chandigarh.

V. Karthikeyan, Principal of Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, received this award from Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Punjab and Chief Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, in the presence of Dr. Bhola Ram Gurjar, Director of NITTTR, and Dr. Binod Kumar Kanaujiya, Director of the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.

In a moment of pride, Principal Dr. Karthikeyan addressed the students, stating, “You are privileged to be part of an institution where generations of young minds have excelled in academics, extracurricular activities, and entrepreneurship.”

C. Valliappa, Chairman of TPT-Sona Institutions, added, “This recognition validates the relentless efforts of the 150-plus faculty members at Thiagarajar Polytechnic College in shaping well-rounded professionals, ready to thrive in the workforce.”

In its first-ever initiative to select three engineering colleges and three polytechnic institutions from hundreds of applications nationwide, NITTTR honoured Thiagarajar Polytechnic College.

Another institution from the TPT-Sona Group, Sona College of Technology, was also recognised with the Outstanding Institution (Engineering College) Award at the national level during the same event, showcasing the excellence of the TPT-Sona Institutions.