Six higher education institutions have been awarded the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Lilavati Awards 2020.
It is based on the theme 'women empowerment.
The award has been named after the 12th century book called “Lilavati”.
The book was written by the mathematician Bhaskara II.
Lilavati was the daughter of Indian Mathematician Bhaskara II.
Winners
The SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu won the contest in the ' Women Entrepreneurship' sub-theme.
The runner-up award was given to Bharatiya Vidyapeeth, under the 'Digital Literacy' sub-theme.
Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development Pune won the award under the sub-theme 'Literacy'.
Also, the WIT Women Health Coalition from Walchand Institute of Technology, Maharashtra, won the award under the 'Women's Health' sub-theme.
Apart from these, Ms Radiant Seetha from Thiagarajar Polytechnic College won the contest in the 'Legal Awareness' whereas Ms Paritrana from St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu won the award for the 'Self Defense.'