Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Autonomous body of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment successfully organised Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Award Ceremony at New Delhi. The ceremony was organised to felicitate meritorious Students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) who secured top positions in the class 10th and meritorious Students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) who secured top positions in the class 12th Examinations conducted by recognised State/Central Boards and Councils.
Total 29 State/Central Boards and Councils were taken into consideration for the years 2021-22& 2022-23. A total of 367 students were awarded from class 10, out of which 22 were toppers and a total of 563 students were awarded from class 12, out of which 49 were toppers, during the session 2021-22. However, for the Session 2022-23, a total of 198 students were awarded from class 10, out of which 17 were toppers and a total of 362 students were awarded from class 12, out of which 29 were toppers.
Educate Girls Wins 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Educate Girls, officially known as the Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, achieved a historic feat by becoming the first Indian organisation to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award, one of Asia's most prestigious honours. The award recognises the NGO's relentless efforts in transforming the educational landscape for out-of-school girls in India's remotest regions.
Founded in 2007 by Safeena Husain, a graduate of the London School of Economics, Educate Girls was born out of a mission to tackle female illiteracy in India. Husain left her corporate career in San Francisco and returned to India with a single-minded focus: to bring every girl child into school.
Starting in the desert villages of Rajasthan, Educate Girls identified communities most resistant to girls' education. The NGO's grassroots model led to:
Enrolment and retention of over 2 million girls
Expansion to 30,000+ villages across India
School retention rate exceeding 90%
In 2015, the NGO pioneered the world's first Development Impact Bond in education, linking investor funds to measurable educational outcomes. This model attracted global attention and catalysed scalable interventions in India's rural education sector.