| Dr | Dheeraj | Jaiswal | IIT BHU, Varanasi | India | Soldering Surface Modification Inspection | electrochemical corrosion of lead-free solder alloys | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lingaraju | Dumpala | University College of Engineering kakinada | India | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Farook | Sayyad | Ajeenkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Pune, India | India | Welding Processes | Welding defects | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dheeraj | Jaiswal | IIT BHU, Varanasi | India | Welding processes | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shaik Ghouse | Mohiddin | EMU, DRDO | India | Joining of advanced materials | Friction Stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Goutam | Chakraborty | Narayana Health | India | Other | Pediatric Surgeon | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Kunal | Singh | Maharaja Agrasen University | India | Control and automation | Robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Narottam | Acharya | Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India | India | Other | Life Sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sushil | Kumar | CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi | India | Other | Metal Extraction from waste solar PV modules | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mamta | Saiyad | Nirma University | India | Other | Radiation Hardened composites/ Polymer Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shameemul | Haque | Al-Hafeez College | India | Other | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | HAMSAVATHI | K | NIT PUDUCHERRY | India | Residual Stress | STRUCTURAL MEMBERS | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | Shah Samir | | Gujarat technological university | India | Advanced welding | Ultrasonic metal welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Krishna | Raju | IIT Bombay, India | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Sheet Metal forming ( tailor weld blanks, tubes) | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ram Sevak | Singh | OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India | India | Advanced welding | Graphene coating on metal and steels | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kuldeep | Basavarajappa | Rajeev Institute of Technology Hassan | India | Evaluation | Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Shashikala | A | Acharya Institute of Technology | India | Friction welding | Smart Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PAKKIRAPPA | H | ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | India | Friction welding | Smart Materials | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Kamalika | Sen | University of Calcutta | India | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Nano Reasearch | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Sampath Kumar | T | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Campus, | India | Residual Stress | Peening approaches | Best Researcher Award |