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The Mining Engineers’ Association of India presents awards Instituted by the Industry / Individuals during the Annual General Meeting in July - August every year. Nominations for the following Awards are invited in the prescribed form, so as to reach the Secretary General by 30th of April 2026. Nomination can be submitted by a member for one award only.

Bylaws for Awards Instituted by Organizations/Individuals

MEAI - NMDC Excellence Gold Medal Award

Bylaws:
  1. The award is known as the NMDC Excellence Gold Medal Award, instituted by M/s. NMDC Ltd.
  2. The award is presented to a mining engineer or geologist or any qualified person engaged in mining industry for the meritorious services rendered by him/her to the Indian Mining and Mineral Industry.
  3. The applicant shall be a Life Member of the Association, who is at least 50 years of age and has 20 years of experience in the Mining or Mineral Industry.
  4. The applicant shall submit required proof/documents, if any, in support of contribution to the Mining or Mineral Industry.
  5. The award consists of a Gold Medal and a certificate.

MEAI – Abheraj Baldota Memorial Gold Medal Award (Mining Engineer of the Year)

Bylaws:
  1. The award is known as the MEAI – Abheraj Baldota Memorial Gold Medal Award (Mining Engineer of the Year), instituted by M/s. MSPL Ltd. – Baldota Group, in memory of its founder, the late Shri. Abheraj Baldota.
  2. The award is presented to a mining engineer with a degree or diploma in mining engineering and a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency with 20 years of experience in mining and allied disciplines.
  3. The applicant shall be a life member of the Association and shall be at least 45 years of age as of the date of filing the nomination and has contributed substantially to the mining and mineral industry in the areas of management, production, mining technology, human resource development, protection of the environment, mineral conservation, beneficiation, etc.
  4. The award consists of a Gold Medal and a certificate, made available by MSPL Ltd. – Baldota Group every year.

MEAI – Abheraj Baldota Memorial Gold Medal Award (Young Mining Engineer of the Year)

Bylaws:
  1. The award is known as the MEAI – Abheraj Baldota Memorial Gold Medal Award (Young Mining Engineer of the Year), instituted by M/s. MSPL Ltd. – Baldota Group, in memory of its founder, the late Shri. Abheraj Baldota.
  2. The award is presented to a young mining engineer with a degree or diploma in mining engineering or manager’s certificate of competency with five years’ experience in the mining industry.
  3. The applicant shall be a Life Member of the Association and has not completed 35 years of age as of the date of filing his nomination for the award and contributed to the mining or mineral industry in the areas of management, production, mining technology, protection of the environment, mineral conservation, beneficiation, etc., and also actively participate in MEAI activities.
  4. The award consists of a Gold Medal and a certificate made available by MSPL Ltd. – Baldota Group every year.

MEAI - DMT Gold Medal Award for Information Technology & Digitalization

Bylaws:
  1. The award is known as the MEAI – DMT Gold Medal Award for Information Technology and Digitalization in Mining Projects, instituted by M/s. DMT Consulting (P) Ltd., in memory of the late Shri. T N Gunaseelan, the late Shri. Sriram Srinivasan, and the late Shri. Pradeep Kumar Bhattacharya, founding members of the company.
  2. The award is presented to a qualified mining engineer/geologist/any qualified person for his/her significant contribution in information technology and digitalization to the mining or the mineral industry.
  3. The nominee shall be a Life Member of the Association.
  4. The award consists of a Gold Medal and a Certificate.

MEAI - TATA Steel Woman Professional Gold Medal Award

Bylaws:
  1. The award is known as the MEAI – TATA Steel Woman Professional Gold Medal Award, instituted by M/s. TATA Steel Ltd.
  2. The award is presented to a woman professional engaged in the mining or mineral industry for her meritorious services to the mining or mineral industry of India for a minimum of 3 years and for being a life member of the Association.
  3. The award consists of a Gold Medal and a certificate.

MEAI – Sitaram Rungta Memorial Award

Bylaws:
  1. The award is known as the MEAI – Sitaram Rungta Memorial Award, instituted by M/s. Rungta Group of Mines.
  2. The award is presented to a mining engineer/geologist or any other qualified person engaged with the mining industry or mineral industry, who is a life member of the Association with at least 10 years of experience and presented a paper on mining or mineral industry-related issues in any of the paper meetings, seminars, or workshops organized by the Association during the previous financial year.
  3. The paper was not published in any journal/magazine in India or abroad other than the MEJ.
  4. The author did not deliver a lecture/talk related to this paper in any other forum other than in the seminars/workshops, etc., organized by MEAI.
  5. The award consists of Rs. 25,000/- cash prize with plaque and a certificate.

MEAI-SCCL Coal Awards instituted by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (2 Awards)

Bylaws:
  1. The awards are known as the MEAI-SCCL Coal Awards, instituted by M/s. SCCL Ltd.
  2. The award is presented to any qualified person engaged in the coal mining or mineral industry:
    1. Mining Engineer
    2. Geologist
  3. The awards are presented for the meritorious services rendered by him/her to the coal industry or for publication of papers related to coal industry.
  4. The applicant shall be a Life Member of the Association and has 5 years of experience in the Coal Industry.
  5. The award consists of a plaque/medal and a certificate.

MEAI - Smt. Bala Tandon Memorial Award

Bylaws:
  1. The award, known as the MEAI-Smt. Bala Tandon Memorial Award, was instituted by Padma Bhushan Shri G.L. Tandon in memory of his late wife Smt. Bala Tandon.
  2. The award is presented to a mining engineer/geologist or any qualified person associated with the mining or mineral industry in recognition of his/her meritorious services for improving ecology, environment, and afforestation in mining or mineral industries.
  3. The applicant shall be a Life Member of the Association and has 5 Years of experience in the Mining or Mineral Industry.
  4. The award consists of a plaque/medal and a certificate.

Applications and Guide Lines

The application (Hard Copy) shall be forwarded/sent to Secretary General MEAI NHQ in Prescribed Format (Copy Enclosed) to reach before 30th April 2026 to (MEAI NHQ Address: Mining Engineers’ Association of India, F-608 & 609, VI Floor, Raghava Ratna Towers ‘A’ Block, Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Hyderabad – 500001. Mob – 7780117320) and the soft copies should be enclosed in PDF format with the subject, MEAI Awards 2026 and shall be sent to email  –  meai1957@gmail.com. 

For any clarifications, please contact MEAI, HO at Email ID – meai1957@gmail.com & Mob – 7780117320

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*Applications are to be submitted along with award format before 30th April 2026.*