Awards

1. Preamble

Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI), established in 1906, has been very active in promoting education and training in the fields of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy right from its inception. To encourage young minds and achievers in these fields several Awards and Medals were instituted over the past more than 100 years. Though initially there were only a few Awards, over a period of time the number increased and in 2019 there were as many as 16 Awards. However, it was observed that in last few years the response for the Awards were not as per expectations. Hence, after lot of deliberations at different levels it was decided to reduce the number of Awards. It was further decided to give wide publicity about the awards with better citation and increased Award money to make the awards more attractive. Accordingly, the Award categories were re-planned.

2. Categories

There are Four categories of MGMI Awards of Excellence:

• 2.1 MGMI Award of Excellence for Coal Mining - for outstanding contribution in the Coal Mining Industry;
• 2.2 MGMI Award of Excellence for Mining other than Coal - for outstanding contribution in the Mining Industry other than Coal Mining;
• 2.3 MGMI Award of Excellence for Earth Sciences/Mineral Engineering - for outstanding contribution in any Branch of Earth Science or Mineral Engineering;
• 2.4 MGMI Award of Excellence for Metallurgy – for outstanding contribution in the Metallurgical Industry.
• Note: The fifth award is The Best Technical Paper Award to be selected from the papers published in MGMI Transactions for the previous Calendar Year.

3. Eligibility For MGMI Awards of Excellence & For the Best Technical Paper

• 3.1 Any citizen of India, who is a professionally qualified Mining Engineer/GeoScientist/Metallurgist/Petroleum Engineer/Mineral Engineer/ Technologist/Environmentalist/Academician/Researchers having a meritorious background with significant impact & contribution in the fields specified in Clauses-2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4 of these Guidelines, shall be eligible for considera-tion of these Awards.
• 3.2 The awards under Clauses-2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4 shall be given on the basis of contributions made through work done for most part in India, principally in the past ten years preceding 31st March of the year of the awards.
• 3.3 The Award for Best Technical Paper will be chosen from the papers published in the MGMI transactions of the preceding year.
• 3.4 For the above Awards of Excellence & Award for Best Technical Paper, the age limit is 65 years as on 31st March of the year for which the Awards are given. However, in exceptional cases, age relaxation may be considered for genuinely outstanding work.

4. Awards

Each Award of Excellence would be in the form of a Certificate with Citation and a Cash Prize of Rs 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only).

The Award for the Best Technical Paper in the MGMI Transaction published for 2024-25 will constitute a Citation and a Cash Prize of Rs 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only).

5. Nominations for Awards of Excellence

• 5.1 Nominations for the Awards of Excellence can be made by any MGMI awardee/ MGMI Council Member/the Head of Institution/ Government Department, University, Research entity or Industry in the prescribed format (Download Annexure I).
• 5.2 A certificate is required from the Head of Institution/Head of Department/Supervisory Officer/Industry Head stating that the work mentioned in the nomination form has been done by the nominee.
• 5.3 Any person who has received any MGMI Award of Excellence or Award for best Technical Paper earlier would not be considered again for any of these awards
• 5.4 Nominations made in any format other than the prescribed one and nomination received beyond the stipulated date and time as well as incomplete nominations will not be considered. Representations in this regard will not be entertained.

6. Selection Procedure

• 6.1 The Selection Committees for the Awards will be constituted with the approval of the Council of MGMI. Each Committee will have 5 members with a chairman and 3 other members from the Council or experts in the subjects. Honorary Secretary of the MGMI will be the Member Secretary in each of these Committees. No Member of the Selection Committee shall be eligible for an MGMI Award of Excellence or for the Best Technical Paper for that particular year
• 6.2 The composition of various selection committees, proceedings of the meetings and the procedure for consideration of the nominations, will be kept confidential.
• 6.3 The decision of the Award Selection Committee shall be placed before the Council of MGMI for its approval.
• 6.4 The recommendations of the Award Selection Committee after approval by the MGMI Council will be final. Any further communication in this regard will not be entertained.
• 6.5 The Awards shall be conferred on the candidates approved by the Council during the Annual General Meeting of MGMI with a Certificate and cash Prize by the President of MGMI.

7. Schedule

Last date of receiving of nomination forms complete in all respect for the MGMI Awards of Excellence for the year 2025 is Thursday, the Thirty First of July, 2025 by 5:00 PM.

The nomination in the prescribed format (Download Annexure I) to be sent (filled up form, soft copy of photograph should be under 40 KB and enclosures in clear and legible PDF format – total size in mail should be 15 MB under normal circumstances) by E-Mail before the last date and time mentioned above to MGMI Office at any one of the following E-mail addresses given below:

The Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India GN 38/4, Sector V, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091

Email: office@mgmiindia.in / mgmisecretary@gmail.com
Website: https://www.mgmiindia.in

Note: Hard copies will not be accepted.

For any clarification, MGMI office may be contacted the Email ids as above or on phone at +91-33-23573482 0r +91-33-40005168 between 12 Noon to 5 PM on Tuesday to Saturday (barring public holidays).