Prof Sanket Goel of BITS Pilani honoured with National Award to Teachers 2025

Prof Sanket Goel, Birla Chair Professor and Head of CREST at BITS Pilani Hyderabad, has received the National Award to Teachers 2025 for excellence in teaching and research. The award was presented by President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi

Hyderabad: Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani, an Institute of Eminence, announced that Prof Sanket Goel, Head of CREST and Birla Chair Professor at its Hyderabad Campus, has been conferred the prestigious National Award to Teachers (NAT) 2025 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

This national recognition celebrates 21 distinguished academicians from higher education institutions across India for their transformative contributions to teaching, research, innovation, and institution-building. The award ceremony was held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, where the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the awards.

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At BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Prof Goel has led pioneering multidisciplinary projects in microfluidics, biosensors, and smart systems, translating cutting-edge research into practical technologies and enabling successful technology transfers, a press release said.

As the Founding Investigator of the MMNE (MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics) Lab and Head of CREST (Center for Research Excellence in Semiconductor Technologies), he spearheaded numerous training programmes, hands-on courses, and colloquia that bridge academia, government, and industry.