16^th Edition

RETHINKING EDUCATION IN INDIA

5^th February 2026 Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

INDIAN EDUCATION CONGRESS & AWARDS 2026

The 16th Indian Education Congress & Awards — India’s premier platform uniting the visionaries and changemakers of education.
This year’s one-day conference offers insightful sessions, dynamic panels, and an exclusive Peer2Peer forum, where leaders will share bold ideas and fresh perspectives on emerging trends, EdTech innovations, and the growth of Indian education.
Collaboration is at the core: innovation thrives when educators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry experts come together to share knowledge and co-create solutions. Join us to connect, learn, and shape the future of education—a stage where transformative ideas and India’s next-generation education practices take center stage.

Conference

The summit brings together educators and innovators to connect, share ideas and explore solutions shaping the future of education in India.

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Exhibition

A high-impact exhibition platform to showcase educational innovations & solutions before 500+ academicians and decision makers.

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Awards

A prestigious recognition platform celebrating excellence across 70+ award categories, with winners independently tabulated by EY.

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Our Speakers

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Sahasrabudhe

Chairman, NAAC & Head, National Educational Technology Forum (NETE)
Dr. Biswajit Saha

Professor and Director (Skill Education), CBSE
Srikanth Iyengar

CEO, UpGrad Enterprise
Akshay Chaturvedi

Founder & CEO, Leverage Edu
Prof. Prakash Gopalan

President, NIIT University
Dr. Amarendra Behera

Joint Director, Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT
Nimay Kalyani

Campus Director (India), University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr. Vinnie Jauhari

Head – Education, Microsoft Elevate
Swati Popat Vats

President, Podar Education Network
M.F. Febin

Head - L&T EduTech, Larsen & Toubro Limited
Harish Sanduja

Director of Schools and Head of IT, Jaipuria Group of Educational Institutions
Tarun Anand

Founder and Chancellor, Universal Ai University
Devika Nadig

Director, Shikshangan Education Initiatives
Dominic Tomalin

Founding Headmaster, Shrewsbury International School India
Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla

VC, Amity University, UP
Vivek Agarwal

Co-founder and CEO, Liqvid
Prateek Shukla

Co-founder and CEO, Masai
Praveen Rajbhar

Founder and CEO, Skilling You
Arpit Mittal

Founder and CEO, SpeakX.AI
Bharati Sharma

Senior Director, GD Goenka Group
Amol Arora

MD, Shemrock Group of Schools
Prof. Ranjana Jha

Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)
Deepu Philip

Professor In Charge, Incubation & Innovation, IIT-Kanpur
Sachin Marya

Editorial Director, Entrepreneur India

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Our Jury

Pankaj Mittal

Director General, Association of Indian Universities
Prof. Ranjana Jha

Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW)
Sachin Marya

Editorial Director, Entrepreneur India

Previous Speakers

Dr. Shashi Tharoor

Minister of State for Human Resource Development

Suresh Prabhu

Former Minister of Commerce & Industry

Prof K K Pant

Director, IIT Roorkee

Prof. Ram Shankar Katheria

Former Minister of State, Ministry of HRD

Seema Trikha

Former Education Minister of Haryana

Kanwar Pal Gujjar

Former Education Minister of Haryana

Dr. Raj Kumar Khatri I.A.S

Principal Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka

Dr. S. S. Mantha

Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Dr. Kamani K K

Global Economic Advisor, Department of Higher Education, Govt of Karnataka

Dr. A. Ashok

Commissioner & Secretary Intermediate Education Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education,

Navin Mittal

Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Government of Telangana

Mukul Rustagi

Co-Founder & CEO, Classplus

Prof. Madhu Veeraraghavan

Pro Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Bengaluru

Ryan Pinto

CEO, Ryan International Group of Institutions

Anil Swarup

Secretary Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD, GOI

Maurice de Hond

Founder & CEO, Steve Jobs School

Mr. Himanshu Gupta

Managing Director, S. Chand Group

Prof T Papi Reddy

Chairman, Telangana State Council of Higher Education

Shiv khera

Founder, Learning Systems USA

Dr. Kiran bedi

Founder, Navjyoti & India Vision Foundation

Prof. Dinesh Singh

Former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi

Madan mohan pant

Former Vice Chancellor, IGNOU

Prof. Ignacio Gafo

Associate Dean of Global & Executive MBA, IE Business School, Spain

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao

Director, IIT, Delhi

Allan Kjaer Andersen

Principal at Orestad Gymnasium, Denmark

Dr. Ritesh Malik

Founder & Trustee, Plaksha University

Prof. Sudhirkumar Barai

Director, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Prof. Rajaram S Sharma

Joint Director-CIET, NCERT

Vineet Gupta

Founder & Trustee Ashoka University

Vinod Keni

Managing Partner, Peachtree VC

Dr. Indrajit Bhattacharya

Director, National Accreditation Board for Education &Training

Dilip Chenoy

MD & CEO NSDC

Explore Agenda

An insightful and engaging agenda featuring keynote sessions and curated summits designed to address the evolving landscape of Indian education—from early learning and K–12 to higher education, EdTech, skilling and lifelong learning.

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