It is with immense pleasure we share that Ashish Kumar, a student of the PGDM – Financial Management Programme (Batch 2024-26) at Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi, brought laurels to the institute by being felicitated as National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) Star Awardee at the 1st NPTEL STAR Award Felicitation Ceremony 2025.

NPTEL is a joint initiative by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to provide quality education through online courses, according to NPTEL.

The felicitation ceremony was organised by NPTEL, IIT Kharagpur – East Zone on 20 July 2025 at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park Foundation, New Town, Kolkata, to honour outstanding learners from across the region.

Ashish Kumar was honoured in three prestigious categories – NPTEL Discipline Star, NPTEL Enthusiast, and NPTEL Believer Awards. He successfully completed 9 NPTEL courses and ranked among the top participants in 3 of them, earning 3 mementos and 3 Certificates of Recognition, one for each category.

He excelled at subjects namely, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Investments, Financial Derivatives & Risk Management, Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring, Introduction to Operations Research, Infrastructure Economics, Quantitative Investment Management, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, and Commodity Derivatives & Risk Management.

This recognition reflects the commitment of XISS students towards continuous learning, knowledge enhancement, and academic excellence. The institute congratulates Ashish Kumar on this outstanding achievement and wishes him continued success in all his future endeavours.