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NU Founder and Chairman, and Co-Founder of the NIIT Group, Rajendra Singh Pawar was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dataquest ICT Awards 2019. The award was presented during a special webinar on ’40 Years of ICT Industry and the Next 10 Years’ held on 18 August 2020.
Mr Pawar was felicitated for his longstanding contribution in shaping the growth of the Indian information technology sector, having nurtured NIIT to become a leading Global Talent Development Corporation with a footprint in over 30 countries. Under his leadership, the not-for-profit NU has become an exemplar of his innovative model of higher education.
Several industry leaders including N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons; Rishad Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited; and CP Gurnani, CEO and Managing Director, Tech Mahindra, lauded Mr Pawar for his contribution to the IT sector over these last 40 years.