<span style="color: #222222;">Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has virtually conferred Second Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award in 14 categories to the Institutions under AICTE on Vishwakarma Divas Celebration. The Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award aims to motivate, recognize and honor the AICTE approved institutions to raise their performance in the specific domain leading to significant contribution for the growth and development of the society.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Pokhriyal said India is facing an extraordinary challenge to protect citizens from the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic all around the globe. He informed that more than 900 institutions were registered for the award this year. 535 applications were considered for the first round of evaluation and were scrutinized by a Committee of experts. The Committee shortlisted 103 institutions under 14 and out of 103 institutions, 34 were selected for the awards.</span><br />''