Fronius India Recognised as Gold Winner in “MSME -Manufacturing” category at CII Industry–Academia Partnership Awards 2025
Fronius India has been recognized as the Gold Winner in the “MSME – Manufacturing” category at the CII Industry Academia Partnership Awards 2025, held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on Friday, 5th December 2025.
This recognition by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) celebrates Fronius India’s commitment to advancing industry–academia collaboration in welding technology, automation, skilling, and technical education. It acknowledges the company’s continuous efforts to bridge the talent gap in manufacturing by building sustainable, future-ready learning ecosystems across India. Fronius India extends its appreciation to CII for recognizing its efforts and providing this platform to highlight impactful industry–academia collaboration.
The prestigious award was received by Mr. Mitesh Shukla – National Sales Director and Mr. Gaurav Aneja – Regional Sales Head, representing Fronius India at the ceremony, in the presence of senior dignitaries, education leaders, and industry representatives. The award was presented by:
- Mr. Vipin Sondhi – Chairman, CII IAP Awards; Independent Director & Chairman, NBQP; Former MD & CEO, Ashok Leyland & JCB India
- Dr. Ashish Mohan – Executive Director, Confederation of Indian Industry
- Mr. Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh – Deputy Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
- Shri Vishvajit Sahay (IDAS) – Controller General of Defence Accounts, Indian Defence Accounts Service
along with other jury members.
Driving Skilling Excellence Through Partnerships
Fronius India continues to strengthen India’s technical education ecosystem by collaborating with engineering institutes, ITIs, universities, government bodies, and Centres of Excellence (COEs). These partnerships enable access to advanced welding technologies, faculty training, upgraded labs, and hands-on industry learning for students and research scholars across the country.
A key contributor to this achievement is the Fronius & Academia Centre for Skill Training (FACT) located at the company’s headquarters in Pune. FACT has successfully trained and placed over 250 students this year in prestigious engineering organizations. It also promotes women’s inclusion in welding through dedicated batches and initiatives such as the Women Welding Fraternity Competition (WWFc-2025).
Aligned with India’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’, Fronius India continues to invest in digital learning, technical skilling, and automation awareness. The company also supports continuous learning through free resources like WeldScripts and the WeldEducation Basic game-based learning app.
This prestigious award highlights the measurable impact of Fronius India’s initiatives—strengthening employability, supporting research, empowering women in welding, and building a future-ready skilled workforce.