SRM University-AP was honoured with the award for the Best Emerging University with Academic Excellence in India at the 13th Asia Education Summit & Awards 2023 held on April 3, 2023, at New Delhi.

Vice Chancellor of SRM University-AP, Prof. Manoj K Arora and Director Communications- Mr. Pankaj Belwariar received the award from Dr Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, Govt. of India; and Mr Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Education, Govt. of India, for the varsity’s outstanding services and contribution to the higher education sector.

“SRM University-AP stands out at the forefront of higher education in India as a multifarious research-oriented institute delivering education for individual and social responsibility” commented Dr P Sathyanarayanan, Pro-Chancellor of SRM University-AP, in response to the award.

Similarly while receiving the award Prof. Manoj K Arora, Vice Chancellor, SRM University-AP said “All the accolades SRM University-AP has been receiving while being a nascent higher education institute signal the emergence and establishment of a research-intensive institute combining academic rigour, an excellent research ecosystem, entrepreneurial heritage, and pioneering faculty, and I can’t be any prouder”.

Asia Education Summit & Awards recognises the professional contributions & academic achievement of doers and pioneers in the education sector. In a short span of 5 and half years, SRM university-AP has made its place in the national arena. In 2022, the university was crowned India’s third-best private university in the Nature Index Ranking, demonstrating its research and innovation focus.