National Institute of Open
Schooling (NIOS) has been selected as the winner of the 9th Manthan
Award - South Asia & Asia Pacific 2012 instituted by
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) in partnership with World
Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of
India.
Manthan Award is a first of its kind
initiative in India to recognize the best ICT practices in
e-Content and Creativity. NIOS has been selected as winner for its
NIOS Online initiatives under the category of e-Education &
Learning. The award consists of a Manthan Trophy and a certificate
recognising the Online ICT initiatives by NIOS. The award was
conferred during 9th Manthan Award Gala South Asia & Asia
Pacific 2012 at India Habitat Centre on 1st Dec. 2012.