Cusat students win international recognition

Kochi: The 15th ClassNK BTech Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding (NA&SB) Best Project Award for the final year students in 2020 has been announced by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat). The award is instituted as per a 2017 MoU signed between Cusat and Tokyo-based ClassNK, the biggest Ship Classification Society in the world that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships.

Raghav Pandey, of the 42 Batch of BTech NA&SB in the department of ship technology (DoST) won the first Best Project Award 2020. Govind R S bagged the second best project award and the third position was shared by Anupam Pathak, Abhinav Aravind and Aspin Raj.

“ClassNK Best Project Award is an international award established in 2006. The award carries certificates signed by the chairman of ClassNK and cash prizes of Rs 25,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 for the first, second and third best project respectively,” said K Shivaprasad, faculty in charge of ClassNK.

The award giving ceremony will be conducted at the Mumbai office of ClassNK on Wednesday.