Standards development in an SDO is a multi-stage process spanning ideation- scoping- formal inception- contributions- drafting- approval. This requires persistent efforts over a long period of time to produce the Technical Reports and Technical Standards. However, each stage in the development is important and requires specialized skills.
The TSDSI Outstanding Technical Contributions Award has been instituted to recognize the efforts and contributions of individuals from TSDSI member organizations in progressing development of a standard or report. during a financial year (April through March) in the two Study groups of TSDSI- Networks and Services & Solutions groups.
The TSDSI Outstanding Technical Contributions (OTC) Awardees for Financial Year 2024-25 were felicitated on 18 July 2025, as part of the concluding day activities of TSDSI Tech Deep Dive (TTDD) 2025 Conference in Research & Innovation Park, IIT Delhi. TSDSI is grateful to Mr Satish Jamadagni, Chair TSDSI for conferring the awards.
TSDSI is grateful to the jury of experts for selecting the awardees.
The TSDSI Outstanding Technical Contributions Award recognizes the efforts and contributions of individuals in progressing the development of a standard. It recognizes an individual’s efforts in contributing to and/or championing a technical activity within TSDSI during the year (April through March). The efforts may either have given the desired results or have the potential of yielding significant results.
Awardees for Financial Year 2023-24 were felicitated on 19 July 2024, as part of the concluding day activities of TSDSI Tech Deep Dive (TTDD) 2024 Conference in India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. TSDSI is grateful to Ms Tripti Saxena, Sr. DDG and Head, Telecommunication Engineering Centre, Department of Telecommunications, Govt. of India for taking out the time to confer the certificates to the awardees. TSDSI is also grateful to the jury of experts for selecting the awardees.
Awardees of the Outstanding Technical Contributions for FY 2023-24:
| Dr. Rashmi Kamran Bhatia
IIT Bombay |
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| Ms. Shwetha Kiran
IIT Bombay |
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| Dr Paventhan Arumugam
ERNET India |
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| Mr. Sandeep Agrawal
C-DOT |
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The TSDSI Outstanding Technical Contributions Award recognizes the efforts and contributions of individuals in progressing the development of a standard. It recognizes an individual’s efforts in contributing to and/or championing a technical activity within TSDSI during the year (April through March). The efforts may either have given the desired results or have the potential of yielding significant results.
Awardees for Financial Year 2022-23 were felicitated on 6 October 2023, as part of the concluding day activities of TSDSI Tech Deep Dive (TTDD) 2023 Conference in India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. TSDSI is grateful to Ms Gunjan Dave, Member (T), DoT, Govt. of India for taking out the time to confer the certificates to the awardees. TSDSI is also grateful to the jury of experts for selecting the awardees.
Awardees of the Outstanding Technical Contributions for FY 2022-23:
| Dr Anand Srivastava IIIT-Delhi |
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| Dr Vivek Ashok Bohara IIIT-Delhi |
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| Mr Ankit Mahajan Sensorise Smart Solutions Private Limited |
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| Mr Niranth Amogh Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt Ltd |
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TSDSI Outstanding Technical Contributions Award has been constituted to recognize the efforts and contributions of individuals in progressing development of a standard. It will recognize an individual’s efforts in contributing to and/or championing a technical activity within TSDSI during the year (April through March). The efforts may either have given desired results or have the potential of yielding significant results.
The second edition of these awards for the Financial Year 2021-22 was held in the TSDSI General Body e-Meeting #19 on 24 January, 2023. The awardees received a certificate, conferred virtually, from Shri Ritu Ranjan Mittar, Sr DDG & Head TEC-DoT, Govt. of India.
Awardees of the Outstanding Technical Contributions for FY 2021-22:
| Dr Abhishek Thakur
IDRBT |
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| Mr Srinivasan Radhakrishnan
Sooktha Consulting Pvt Ltd |
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Standards development in an SDO is generally a multi-stage process spanning ideation- scoping- formal inception- contributions- drafting- approval. This requires persistent efforts over a long period of time. However, each stage in the development is important and requires specialized skills.
TSDSI Outstanding Technical Contributions Award has been constituted to recognize the efforts and contributions of individuals in progressing development of a standard. It will recognize an individual’s efforts in contributing to and/or championing a technical activity within TSDSI during the year (April through March). The efforts may either have given desired results or have the potential of yielding significant results.
The first edition of these awards for the Financial Year 2020-21 was held in the TSDSI General Body e-Meeting #17 on 1st February 2022. The awardees received a certificate, conferred virtually, from Ms Deepa Tyagi, Sr DDG- TEC.
Awardees of the Outstanding Technical Contributions for FY 2020-21:
| Ms Priyanka Dey CEWiT |
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| Mr Vinay Shrivastava Reliance Jio |
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| Mr Kaarthik Sivakumar CISCO |
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| Mr Harpreet Singh CISCO |
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