Maharashtra, India 2018 February 13th Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra, an academic evangelist who works with Next Education India, was presented with an award by the Computer Society of India, Mumbai Chapter, for his best industry-aligned research in the field of educational transformation. This award was presented during the annual industry-academic conference and awards ceremony that took place at Technext India 2018. At the Victor Menezes Convention Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, the prize was presented. Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra is an academic evangelist who lives and works at Next Education India Private Limited. He has more than 28 years of experience working in the academic field. The implementation of total quality management, six sigma, five sigma, kaizen, experiential learning, parenting, and neuro linguistic programming (nlp) in academic settings are among his areas of competence. He is a recipient of the President of India Award, and he has authored more than fifty books. Additionally, he has educated more than eight thousand teachers all over the world on classroom management, nlp, quality management, and six sigma in the field of education. In a recent announcement, he was honored by the Limca Book of Records for designing the most number of educational apps for the Google Play Store in India. Recently, a well-known academician named Dr. Mehrotra gave a discussion on the topic of “learning to study as a hobby!” on the TEDx YouTube channel. The talk may be seen live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm4 x 3n31g&t=39s .