A) INSTITUTIONAL - ACADEMIC

1) Best overall academic institution in teaching
2) Best overall academic institution in research.
3) Most outstanding public university
4) Most outstanding private university
5) Most outstanding polytechnic
6) Most innovative academic institution
7) Best academic teaching staff
8) Best non academic staff
9) Most competent academic research staff
10) Best in conventional physical lecture hall teaching
11) Best in tutorials
12) Best in online teaching
13) Best in distance learning
14) Best in part time academic courses
15) Best in first degree teaching
16) Best in masters degree teaching
17) Best in doctorate degree teaching
18) Best in humanities teaching
19) Best in social sciences teaching
20) Best in law teaching
21) Best in health sciences
22) Best in engineering and science
23) Best in ICT
24) Best in management
25) Most innovative course content
26) Most practically relevant course content
27) Best in internship programmes
28) Best in honorary degrees conferment
29) Most impactful in academic research
30) Most unique in academic research
31) Best in international collaborations
32) Best in domestic collaborations.
33) Best managed academic institution
34) Most reputed university
35) Most reputed polytechnic
36) Most reputed specialized research institute


INSTITUTIONAL – NON CORE ACADEMIC

1) Most successful in commercializing academic research
2) Most committed to funding academic research
3) Most committed to uptake of interns
4) Best in employment of new academic graduates
5) Best in donor support for academic institutions
6) Best in usage of academic consultants
7) Best in collaborations with academic institutions
8) Most committed advocate for the academia
9) Most committed provider of scholarships for academic work


INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

1) Best in academic institutional management
2) Most outstanding university vice chancellor
3) Most outstanding university pro-chancellor
4) Most outstanding polytechnic rector
5) Most outstanding academic institution entrepreneur
6) Most outstanding academic research institution CEO
7) Most professional academician
8) Most outstanding academician in private enterprise
9) Most outstanding academician in the public sector
10) Most scholarly academician
11) Most generous donor to academia
12) Most outstanding academic researcher
13) Most outstanding in financial management of an academic institution
14) Most outstanding in institutional reputation enhancement
15) Most innovative academic institutional CEO