MMA-Amalgamations Business Leadership Award

The MMA-Amalgamations Business Leadership Award was instituted in 1969 by the late Mr. A Sivasailam in memory of his father the late S Anantharamakrishnan, Founder of the Amalgamations Group. The award is presented once in two years to an Indian business leader, adjudged as outstanding by a panel of eminent jurors forming the selection committee.

The awardee also delivers the Anantharamakrishnan Memorial Lectureattheawardfunction.Thelast recipient of the MMA –Amalgamations Business Leadership Award 2019 was Mr Azim Premji, Chairman,WiproLtd.

MMA MBA Awards

The MMA presents the MMA Awards to recognize the first rank holders in MBA from Anna University and the University of Madras. These awards consist of a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 each. The primary objective of the MMA-MBA Award is to promote and encourage academic excellence in the field of management studies by acknowledging and rewarding the academicachieversinMBAcoursesfromtheseuniversities.

The MMA-MBA Awards for the top rank holder from Anna University is supported by V Narayanan Memorial Endowment Award - Pond’s Veterans, while the award for the top rank holder from the University of Madras is supported by the Dr Nirmala Prasad MOP Endowmentfund.

Traditionally, these awards are presented annually during the All India Management Students Convention, an event where management students from across the country gather.

By recognizing and rewarding the first rank holders in MBA from Anna University and the University of Madras, the MMA aims to inspire and motivate students to strive for academic excellenceinthefieldofmanagementstudies.