PANAJI: Goa University has been named among the top 10 universities in India, recognised for its outstanding contribution to geospatial education and promotion of open-source GIS tools. In recognition of this achievement, the University has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Best University (National) Award’ at the National Geospatial Awards 2025.
The award will be presented during the Open Source GIS Day celebrations to be held at IIT Bombay on July 17, under the FOSSEE (GIS) initiative of the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
In a double honour for the state, Ramrao Wagh, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Technology at the Goa Business School, has also been named recipient of the ‘National Geospatial Emerging Faculty Fellow Award’ in the Interdisciplinary Category (Jury). He was recognised for his innovative integration of Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies in academic and research domains.
The National Geospatial Awards aim to celebrate and encourage the use of open-source GIS tools and recognise key contributors from academia, industry, and government who have enabled the growth of geospatial technologies in India.
This recognition also brings with it academic benefits. IIT Bombay has extended several FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT) project resources to Goa University and its affiliated colleges, benefitting faculty and students in advancing their skills and access to cutting-edge GIS tools.
