National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement

National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement
Award Information
Type	Civilian
Category	Age between 4 to 15 year
Instituted	1996
Last awarded	2011
Awarded by	Government of India
Cash award	Gold Medal with Rs 20,000; Silver Medal with Rs 10,000/-

The National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement was instituted in 1996 and is awarded by the Department of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India to children between ages 4 to 15 with exceptional abilities

Ceremony

The awards are generally presented on 14 November, Children's Day, usually by the President of India in Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Selection Committee

Selection for this award is made by a National Selection Committee constituted by the Government of India.

List of Awardees

1996

1. Master P. Harikrishna, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
2. Kumari M. Rajitha, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
3. Kumari Priyadarshini Singh, Jaipur, Rajasthan
4. Kumari Anshu Malhotra, Allahabad (U.P.)
5. Kumari Monica M. Menon, Mumbai
6. Master Ishu Jain, Jaipur, Rajasthan
7. Master Cuckoo Sandhyeya Bhandare Sequeira, Goa

1997

1. Master Harshvardhan Baid, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2. Master N. Karthik, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
3. Kum. Shaleen Chauhan, Chandigarh
4. Master Tathagat Avtar Tulsi, New Delhi
5. Master Sanket Patel, Gujarat
6. Master Rohit Bhaker, Bhiwani, Haryana
7. Kum. V. Karuna Jain, Bangalore, Karnataka
8. Master Nithin K. David, Kerala
9. Ku. Nupur Gadkari, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
10. Master Abhij it Ratnakar Apartambh, Maharashtra
11. Master Lalhmingsanga, Aizawl, Mizoram
12. Master David Walling, Dimapur, Nagaland
13. Kum. Tachyon Ray (Neha), Orissa
14. Master H. Shajahan, Pondicherry
15. Kum. Aditi Sharma, Udaipur, Rajasthan
16. Master T. Prabhu Shankar, Tamil Nadu
17. Kum. Saugata Bhattacharyya, Tamil Nadu
18. Kum. Taruna Nishad, Uttar Pradesh

1998

Awards were not given

1999

1. Kumari Sandhyarani Sarangi, Orissa
2. Kumari Upasana Upadhyay, Madhy Pradesh
3. Master Shivram Anantha Narayanan, A & N Islands
4. Master Ravikumar Natvarlal Solanki, Gujarat
5. Kumari Baveena, K.V., Calicut, Kerala
6. Kumari K.S. Tanushree, Kolar, Karnataka
7. Kumari Meena Shaligram Mhaske, Fubgaon, Maharashtra
8. Master Hanjabam Nirjen Sharma, Brahmapur, Imphal
9. Master Ankur Singh, Anawas, Haryana
10. Kumari S. Aiswerya, Chennai
11. Kumari Bipasha Chaudhuri, Agartala
12. Kumari Gauri Khanna, Agra
13. Master Gunjit Singh, Chandigarh
14. Master H. Jawahar Ali, Pondicherry

2000

1. Master Gillford Thangkhiew, Shillong, Meghalaya
2. Kum. Naralasetty Tejeswini, Andhra Pradesh
3. Master Akash R. Telgu, Goa
4. Kum. Hardee Bharatbhai Desai, Gujarat
5. Kum. Indu Bala, Haryana
6. Master Sagar Ajit Patil, Karnataka
7. Master Varun M., Kerala
8. Kum. Palak Muchhal, Madhya Pradesh
9. Kum. Charu Sharma, Maharashtra
10. Master Puyam Loushing Khomba, Manipur
11. Master Avinash Chandrashekar, Tamil Nadu
12. Master Saumik Chakraborty, Tripura (South)
13. Master Avinash, Andaman & Nocobar Islands
14. Master Tushar Liberhan, Chandigarh
15. Master Akhil Khandelwal, New Delhi
16. Kum. M. Niraimathi, Pondicherry

2001

1. Master Arpit Bhopalkar, Madhya Pradesh
2. Miss Nistala Lakshmi, Andhra Pradesh
3. Kum. Sayuli V. Pai Raikar, Goa
4. Master Shivam Mahesh Raval, Gujarat
5. Kum. Neha Narwal, Haryana
6. Master Munish Sadhu, J & K
7. Master Abhijit S. Betigeri, Karnataka
8. Master Nikhil Krishnan, Kerala
9. Kum. Sheerali Runwal, Madhya Pradesh
10. Kum. Aibanrihun Lyngdoh, Meghalaya
11. Kum. Kavita Mahakud, Orissa
12. Kum. Heena Bharati, Punjab
13. Kum. Veena Ajmera, Rajasthana
14. Kum. Jananiy S.J., Tamil Nadu
15. Master Niladri Saha, Tripura
16. Master Satyawan Gaur, Uttar Pradesh
17. Master Nitish Chourasia, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
18. Kum. Kriti Puri, Chandigarh
19. Kum. N. Ramya, Pondicherry

2002

1. Master Abhij eet Gupta, Rajasthan
2. Master J.V. Sai Tejaswi, Andhra Pradesh
3. Master Dasari Sai Srinivas, Andhra Pradesh
4. Kum. Vennam Jyothi Surekha, Andhra Pradesh
5. Master K.G.S. Apuroop, Andhra Pradesh
6. Kum. Megha Rani, Bihar
7. Master Nilesh Tiwari, Chattisgarh
8. Kum. Archna Yadav, Chattisgarh
9. Master Jain Shreyansh Dakliya, Chattisgarh
10. Kum. Prachi S. Vaidya, Gujarat
11. Kum. Prarthna S. Vaidya, Gujarat
12. Kum. Bhuva Pracheta Raghavjibhai, Gujarat
13. Kum. Gurmangeet Kaur, Haryana
14. Master Moosa, Jammu & Kashmir
15. Kum. Nidhi Bhagat, Jammu & Kashmir
16. Master Raghav Wahl, Jammu & Kashmir
17. Master Deep Sengupta, Jharkand
18. Kum. Keerthana H.S., Karnataka
19. Master B.J. Gowtham, Karnataka
20. Kum. L. Shobha, Karnataka
21. Master Akhil G.S., Kerala
22. Kum. Arya Sanjay Banait, Maharasthra
23. Master Aditya Kishore Patil, Maharasthra
24. Kum. W. Taibanganbi Chanu, Manipur
25. Master Honey Kenao Sarangthem, Manipur
26. Master S. Jagadeesh, Tamil Nadu
27. Kum. Sarmita Sinha, Tripura
28. Master Kanhu Charan Naik, Orissa
29. Master Shubham Sharma, Rajasthan
30. Kum. Anchal Kumawat, Rajasthan
31. Master Mayank Diwan, Rajasthan
32. Kum. Ranjana Agarwal, Uttar Pradesh
33. Kum. Mehak Paul, Chandigarh
34. Kum. Preeti Panwar, Delhi
35. Master M. Ilaval, Pondicherry

2003

1. Master Sachin Dattatraya Vekoli of Maharashtra (computer)
2. Miss Nadia Rehman,m Andaman and Nicobar (Academics and Essay writing)
3. Miss Pallabi Parasar from Assam (Sports-Table Tennis)
4. Miss Jayajyoti Baruah from Assam (Sports-Boxing)
5. Master S. Divya Tej from Andhra Pradesh (Academic & Computer)
6. Miss Thati Prathyusha from Andhra Pradesh (Sports – Martial arts)
7. Master Kishan Kumar Krishnan from Bihar (Sports-Martial arts)
8. Master Kumar Satyam from Bihar (Chess)
9. Master Aniket Anand from Bihar (Arts & curricular activities)
10. Master Ajeetesh Sandhu from Chandigarh (Golf)
11. Miss Tanvi Shukla from Chatthisgarh (Drawing & painting)
12. Master Saatvik Agarwal from Delhi (Space science, computer science & general science)
13. Master Bharadwaj Mohan Iyer from Goa (Culture & Academic)
14. Master Ambrish Kumar Pithadiya from Gujarat (Mountaineering)
15. Master Niral Joshi from Gujarat (Education, art & culture/Sports and Adventure)
16. Miss Neha Bansal from Haryana (Sports-Table Tennis)
17. Master Arna Kamal from Jammu & Kashmir (Sports-Swimming)
18. Master Mir Daniyal Masoom from Jammu & Kashmir (Roller Skating)
19. Miss Arya A.R from Kerala (Painting)
20. Master Shiva Prasad K. Achar from Karnataka (Drawing & Painting)
21. Master Basavaraj Shankar Umarani from Karnataka (Academic & memory power)
22. Master Sukham Priyananda Singh from Manipur (Sports-Taek-won-do/Karate)
23. Miss W. Nonganbi Devi from Manipur (sports)
24. Miss Wahengban Nganthoi Devi from Manipur (sports)
25. Master Leopold Arambam from Manipur (Sports & Art)
26. Miss Sonal Sisodia from Madhya Pradesh (Swimming)
27. Master Mohd. Azharuddin Khilji from Madhya Pradesh (Athletic)
28. Master Sheel Raikar from Maharashtra (Academic)
29. Miss Selvi M. Dhesh from Pondicherry (Academic/Yoga and other co-curricular activities)
30. Miss Jyoti Maheshwari from Rajasthan (Academic, art-dance & drama, painting)
31. Miss Kreeti Saxena from Rajasthan (Academic)
32. Miss Tania Bhattacharya from Tripura (Painting, swimming, sports and dance)
33. Miss Aarthi Mangala JM from Tamil Nadu (Magic & music)
34. Miss D. Atshaya from Tamil Nadu (Recitation)
35. Miss Shivani Gusain from Uttaranchal (Paragliding)
36. Miss Sohini Guha Roy from West Bengal (Music).

2004

1. Master Amanjot Singh, Rajasthan
2. Miss Forheen Ahmed, Assam
3. Miss Junu Alex, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
4. Master T. Sourya, Andhra Pradesh
5. Master Sanka Ravi Teja, Andhra Pradesh
6. Master Sunny Kumar, Bihar
7. Master Sumit Kumar Sah, Bihar
8. Master Saket Dubey, Chhattishgarh
9. Master Anant Vidur Puri, Chandigarh U.T.
10. Master Akash Kapoor, NCR of Delhi
11. Master Advitiya Narayan Bishnoi, Delhi
12. Master Hemendra Chhetri, Gujarat
13. Miss Steffi Cardozo, Goa
14. Miss Sadhvi Chandan Nayak, Goa
15. Miss Arti Yadav, Haryana
16. Master Dhruv Gautam, Haryana
17. Master Akrit Pran Jaswal, Himachal Pradesh
18. Master Sharath M., Karnataka
19. Master Sonal Shivananj a, Karnataka
20. Master Raj Mohan K., Kerala
21. Ms Zareena Nongurm, Meghalaya
22. Master Aashay Chandrashekhar Meshram, Maharashtra
23. Master H. Laltanpuia, Mizoram
24. Miss Thingujum Diana Devi, Manipur
25. Miss Sania Garg, Madhya Pradesh
26. Master Rahul Nema, Madhya Pradesh
27. Master Varun Mahapatra, Orissa
28. Miss R. Thamizh Malar, Pondicherry
29. Miss Meenakshi Garg, Rajasthan
30. Master Ashraf Khan, Rajasthan
31. Master R. Kashyap Mahesh, Tamil Nadu
32. Master Oisik Adak, Tamil Nadu
33. Master Anoop Shailani, Uttranchal
34. Master Ashish Behera, Uttar Pradesh
35. Master Ashikul Islam, West Bengal
36. Master Sahiful Mondal (Islam), West Bengal

2005

1. Miss Benzy, Delhi
2. Miss J.V. Sushmitha, Andhra Pradesh
3. Miss J.V. Mounika, Andhra Pradesh
4. Master Raushan Kumar, Bihar
5. Master Ish Dhand, Chandigarh U.T.
6. Master Mahendra Singh Nar, Chhattisgarh
7. Master Aakash Suri, Delhi
8. Miss Rashmi, Delhi
9. Miss Shivani Chetan Dave, Gujarat
10. Miss Neha Narwal, Haryana
11. Master Raahil Farooq Shah, Jammu & Kashmir
12. Master Gaurav Sinha, Jharkhand
13. Master Vineeth James, Kerala
14. Master Liju K.V., Kerala
15. Miss Namratha B. Rao, Karnataka
16. Miss S. Thanushree, Karnataka
17. Master Ravi Manas Yadav, Karnataka
18. Miss Gurumayum Deepika, Manipur
19. Miss Pooja Nitin Bangire, Maharashtra
20. Master Udya Jayawantrao, Maharashtra
21. Miss Aakanksha, Madhya Pradesh
22. Miss Swayamprava Mishra, Orissa
23. Miss Neharika Saxena, Punjab
24. Master S. Sabari Nathan, Pondicherry U.T.
25. Miss H. Anjana Devi, Tamil Nadu
26. Miss Anjali Chandrashekar, Tamil Nadu
27. Miss Swati Bisht, Uttranchal
28. Master Ismail Shan Mirza, Uttar Pradesh
29. Miss Ipshita Sinha, West Bengal

2006

1. Master Fenil Chetan Shah, Ahemdabad, Gujarat
2. Miss I. Ramya Krishna, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh
3. Miss Advitiya Gupta, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
4. Miss Shareya Tyagi, Khagaria, Bihar
5. Master Bharwad Haribhai Hukabhai, Gurajat
6. Miss Sunaina Jaswal, Himachal Pradesh
7. Master Akshat Chopra, Delhi
8. Master Siddhesh Sandeep Naik, St. Cruz, Goa
9. Master Om Kumar Mongre, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh
10. Miss Arushi Saksena, Delhi
11. Miss Rupali Gupta, Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir
12. Master Nivin V. Joseph, Kerala
13. Miss Srividvatha Sridhar, Tamil Nadu
14. Miss Shikha Sivaraman, Kozhikode, Kerala
15. Master Pavan A.G., Aladahalli, Karnataka
16. Master Nagarjun L., Mysore, Karnataka
17. Miss Samruddhi Sanjay Chaphale, Nagpur, Maharashtra
18. Miss Nandani Kapur, Nagpur, Maharashtra
19. Miss Asmita Kala, Jaipur, Rajasthan
20. Miss Mamtaj Khatun, Distt. 24, North Paragana, West Bengal
21. Miss S. Mariyayee, Karur District, Tamil Nadu
22. Master Ankit Srivastava, Madhya Pradesh
23. Miss Kavya Gupta, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
24. Miss Aayushi Jain, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
25. Master Soumyashant Nayak, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
26. Master Raj at Kumar Mishra, Orissa
27. Miss Aanchal Bajwa, Mumbai
28. Master H. Nirmal Kumar, Pondicherry
29. Miss Thamizhmozhi K. A., Pondicherry
30. Miss Nikita Meel, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
31. Miss Aayushi Pareek, Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan
32. Master Nishikanta Malakar, Dharmanagar, Tripura
33. Miss M. Lavinashree, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
34. Miss M. Mary Pradeepa, Neerodi, Tamil Nadu
35. Master Mohit Malik, Sonipat, Haryana
36. Miss Kotagiri Romi Shri Sai, Andhra Pradesh

2007

1. Master Pratyush Nalam, Tamil Nadu
2. Kumari Dhanjita Das, Assam
3. Master A. Ujwal Bhat, Andhra Pradesh
4. Kumari Pragati Trikha, Chandigarh
5. Master Sanidhya Saroj, Andaman & Nocobar Islands
6. Kumari Stuti Prasad, New Delhi
7. Master Tanmay M. Prasad, Goa
8. Kumari Sweety Navneetbhai Patel, Gujarat
9. Master Pradeep, Haryana
10. Kumari Chahat Masoom, Jammu & Kashmir
11. Kumari S. Ajisha, Kerala
12. Master Muhammed Shammaz Abbas, Karnataka
13. Master Khaidem Ronaldo Singh, Karnataka
14. Kumari Varsha Mahapatra, Orissa
15. Kumari Sumandeep Kaur, Punjab
16. Kumari Lashimit Lepcha, Sikkim
17. Master Debajyoti Sengupta, Tripura
18. Kumari K.K. Narmadha, Tamil Nadu
19. Master Ishan Wadhwa, Uttar Pradesh
20. Kumari Charu Sharma, Maharashtra
21. Master Ankit Arora, Rajasthan

2008

1. Master Nischal Narayanam, Andhra Pradesh
2. Kumari Ryali Nava Shakthi, Andhra Pradesh
3. Master Pran Raj Bhatia, Chhatisgarh
4. Kumari Aditi Dubey, New Delhi
5. Master Tam-nay Vishnudas Prabhu Gaonkar, Goa
6. Master Ankit R. Rajpara, Gujarat
7. Master Yudhvir Mann, Haryana
8. Master Kishan Shrikanth, Karnataka
9. Kumari Sreelakshmi Suresh, Kerala
10. Master Samyak Baid, Maharashtra
11. Master Leonard Arambam, Manipur
12. Master Himalay Senapati, Orissa
13. Kumari Isha Dang, Punjab
14. Kumari K. Aarathy, Tamil Nadu
15. Kumari Sarmistha Paul, Tripura
16. Master Aman Rehman, Uttrakhand
17. Kumari Raja Lakshmi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
18. Master Hardeep Singh Dhull, Chandigarh
19. Kum. Vibha Srinidhi, Puducherry

2009

1. Kum. Shruthi S.
2. Kum. Bansi Prathima Muthyala
3. Kum. Aasthajita Nanda Bordoloi
4. Kum. Sakshi
5. Kum. Poorva Agrawal
6. Master roushan Sawhney
7. Master Cyrus Carmo Pereira
8. Master Barzin Cyrus Contractor
9. Kum. Rinku Gahlawat
10. Master Hiteshwar Singh
11. Master Sinku Kumar Verma
12. Master A. M. Anand
13. Master Jishnu P Raj
14. Kum. Oshin Johari
15. Kum. Simran Sandeep Gawli
16. Master Khangjrakpam Arjun
17. Kum. Akankhya Kabi
18. Kum. Urvi Manocha
19. Master Akash Mohan Saxena
20. Ms. E.T. Poonkuzhali
21. Master Dhruv
22. Master Sri Krishna Mahata
23. Kum. Sushri Shruti Parthasarathy
24. Master Bhavdeep Singh Sachdeva
25. Master M. Abhilash

2010

1. Master Sumit Nagal
2. Ms. Koppakai Lakshmi Praharshita
3. Master Abdul Kalam
4. Ms. Sirjana Dhaliwal
5. Master Dhananjay
6. Ms. Kefira Mariska Rodrigues
7. Master Romil Ketanbhai Shah
8. Ms. Anjali
9. Ms. Jasleen Kaur
10. Ms. Rashmi Ravishankar
11. Ms. Aaritha V.V.
12. Master Himesh Kothari
13. Ms. Maitreyee Mohan Ghanote
14. Master Sanatomba Moirangthem
15. Master Vancouver Gracias L Shullai
16. Ms. Bagmishree
17. Master S. Kasirajan
18. Ms. Harkiran Kaur Wraich
19. Ms. Pallavi Upadhyaya
20. Ms. Durga Maya Limboo
21. Master S. Rahul Ganesh
22. Ms. Bitanuka Deb
23. Ms. Vibhoo Bajpai
24. Ms. Diva Kandpal
25. Ms. Ritu Das
26. Ms. Tanaya Sachdeva

2011

1. Master Mohit, Delhi (Art & Painting)
2. Ms. Shubhra Tatiya, Andhra Pradesh (Skating)
3. Ms. Akshita, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Art & Blog)
4. Ms. Namrata Singh, Chandigarh (Classical and Bharatnatyam Dance)
5. Ms. Jamuna Poyam, Chhattisgarh (Academics & Sports)
6. Master Bhavya Khandelwal, Delhi (Skating)
7. Ms. Apurva S. Bhardwaj, Daman (Sports, Dance etc.)
8. Ms. Aditi Dileep Joshi, Goa (Sports, Drawing, English spelling)
9. Master Kartik Hariohm Gurjar, Gujarat (Art)
10. Master Anmol Mittal, Haryana (Academics & Co-curricular activities)
11. Master Samayak, Jharkhand (Academics & Co-curricular activities)
12. Ms. M. Divya, Kerala (Martial Art)
13. Master B.R. Nikshep, Karnataka (Lawn Tennis)
14. Master Eeshan Surendra Shukla, Madhya Pradesh (Academics & Co-curricular activities)
15. Master Haris Imtiyaz Khan, Maharashtra (Art & Painting)
16. Master Athokpam Weellee Luwang, Manipur (Martial Art)
17. Ms. Jenny V.L. Hmangaihsangi, Mizoram (Muaythai)
18. Ms. Harshita, Meghalya (Martial Art)
19. Ms. Seetal, Orissa (Academics & extra-curricular)
20. Master A. Arivaalan, Puducherry (Creative writing)
21. Master Again Shingari, Punjab (Tabla)
22. Ms. Aastha Saxena, Rajasthan (Singing)
23. Master Bikram Bhattarai, Sikkim (Academics & Co-curricular activities)
24. Ms. K. Srinidhi, Tamil Nadu (Music & Dance)
25. Ms. Debjani Datta, Tripura (Drawing & Painting)
26. Master Satwik Shyam, Rajasthan (Academics & Co-curricular activities)
27. Master Swapnil Lohani, Uttarakhand (Academics & Co-curricular activities)

2012

1. Master Harsh Bandhey (Gold, Academics), Chhattisgarh
   

   

   Harsh Bandhey receiving the gold medal from Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Durbar Hall, Rastrapati Bhavan New Delhi
2. C. Oviya
3. Ms. Mukesh Kumar
4. Aishna
5. Mansi Rauthan
6. Ishika Sindhu
7. Akshadha Shivananda Bandekar
8. Darshi Nimesh Kumar Shah
9. Navdeep
10. Abhishek Pathak
11. Saishte Mahajan
12. Shivanagouda Basanagouda Harnel
13. Vignesh H.P.
14. Hiba Sajid Khan
15. Vaishnavi Suryakantrao Khanpurkar
16. Khangembam Alina Devi
17. Jyoti Ranjan Sahoo
18. Mehak Gupta
19. Aditya Jain
20. J.K. Aswin
21. Sayantin Das
22. Hifza Baig
23. Tanushri Tripathi, Jharkhand
24. Tuhin Dey

External links

• National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement ‘Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India Portal.
• National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement ‘Social Welfare Department Govt. of Kerala Portal.
• National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, Department of Women and Child Development Govt. of Haryana Portal.
• National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2003, Press Information Bureau Govt. of India Portal.
• National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, South Central Zone Cultural Centre Portal.
• SIP Academy Malaysia National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement-2009 Photo.
• National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement-1997 Indlaw.com Portal
• Akshitaa honoured as youngest ‘National Child Award’ Winner Andaman Chronicle
• Forty children awarded for exceptional achievements OneIndia News Portal
• List of awardees of National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2005 Ministry of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India Portal
• 27 children felicitated with National Child Award on Children’s Day NWN News-National Web Network India Site
• 27 selected for national child award The Hindu