Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Ncell Axiata Limited conferred Ncell Scholarships and Excellence Awards to the outstanding students of five different faculties of the Institute of Engineering (IoE), Pulchowk Campus on Friday.
Issuing a statement on Monday, the GSM operator said Civil, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Computer, and Mechanical Engineering are the five faculties that have been incorporated into this program. The scholarships and excellence awards were handed over to students amidst a special ceremony organized at Ncell headquarters in Kathmandu.
“This year, from the year 2022, a total of 18 Ncell Scholarships were conferred on topper students from 1st year, 2nd year, and 3rd year. Similarly, six students who graduated from the five faculties securing the highest marks received the Ncell Excellence Awards,” Ncell said in a statement.
Prof Dr Indra Prasad Acharya of IOE Pulchowk Campus and Andy Chong, CEO of Ncell, jointly gave away the scholarships.
Andy Chong, CEO of Ncell, addressing the event said, “In collaboration with the reputed Institute of Engineering (IoE) (Pulchowk Campus), we are pleased to be contributing towards the development of a young pool of talents, based on their academic excellence, through Ncell Scholarships and Excellence Awards since 2014. At Ncell we accord high priority to three areas defined by the government, in line with SDGs. We look forward to continuing this initiative going forward as education is important to us.
The scholarship and excellence awards program was instituted in 2014, as part of the corporate social responsibility (CRS) of the company, aiming to encourage technical education and recognize young talents who have demonstrated extraordinary academic excellence, according to the statement.
