Axis Bank wins award for education programme in Nagaland

Vijay Mulbagal receiving the Rotary CSR Award 2025 in Pune.

• DIMAPUR — Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, has been conferred with ‘Rotary CSR Award 2025 for Community Involvement’ in the mega enterprise category. The award was presented by Rotary International District 3131.
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• The award recognised Axis Bank’s flagship education programme ‘Axis Dil Se- Capt. Late N Kenguruse Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) Centre of Excellence’ in Chieswema, Nagaland.
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• An update from Axis Bank stated that the programme supports Centres of Excellence (CoE) by offering academic coaching, mentoring and holistic support for bright and deserving students from the northeast region. The bank has helped over 650 students prepare for competitive exams such as NEET and JEE with over 205 students enrolled in the current academic year.

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• It stated that the Chieswema Centre is part of a wider network of seven CoEs in the northeast including Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Ghaspani in Nagaland.
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• The Centre is a collaboration of Axis Bank, National Integrity Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) and Sector Assam Rifles/IGAR (N)/DGAR under the aegis of the Eastern Command of the Indian army.
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• It stated that Assam Rifles plays a crucial role as a facilitation partner, providing infrastructure, classroom and residential facilities for students, teachers and support staff, ensuring a conducive, safe and secure environment for the students.
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• The implementation partner, NIEDO manages student mobilisation, short listing, on boarding, coaching and training. The joint effort ensures that students receive the necessary resources and support to excel academically.
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• Speaking on the occasion, Vijay Mulbagal, Axis Bank group executive and head of wholesale bank coverage and sustainability, said, "We are deeply honoured to receive this prestigious award from the Rotary Club. This recognition encourages us to reaffirm our commitment to continue serving the underprivileged communities with even more passion and dedication. The Axis Dil Se– Capt. N Kenguruse MVC Center of Excellence is not just an education programme, it is a symbol of resilience, aspiration and opportunity and we are glad that this initiative enables a generation of young students from the northeast to dream bigger and achieve better.’’
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• It mentioned that since its inception in Ladakh in 2018, Axis DilSe® has been one of the bank’s flagship CSR programmes under the education theme, focused on a singular purpose of bridging the education gap in India’s remotest, underserved, and conflict-affected areas. Under the Axis DilSe® umbrella, Axis Bank supports key interventions across all seven states of the northeast as well as in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in the east.