Coimbatore: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management (SVPITM) has conferred the Indian Achievement Award for Educational meritorious service, outstanding performance and remarkable role on Prof. A. Selvarasu, Professor (Marketing) at the institute.
Former Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh presented the award and a gold medal to Prof. Selvarasu at a National level Seminar on 'Economic Growth and National Integration' in New Delhi recently.
The award was presented to him for innovative teaching (Innovative Teacher Award 2005), promoting summer training at the international level for management courses (AIMS International, Texas, United States).
The new approach for taking up research for rural technology for action group involving students for diaper and developing a new product idea for collar match shirt and promoting trademark protection for the same, etc are some of the additional assignments carried out by him.
Prof. Selvarasu also coordinated the micro-venture innovation fund supported by National Innovation Foundation for Sanitary Napkin Making machine in India.
He has also obtained a gold medal for his marketing related initiatives.