International Institute of Gemology (IIG) sponsored Student of the year awards to 10 winners with the scholarship amount 10 lacs (one lac each) in the 9th Edition of National Jewellery Awards (NJA 2019), one of country’s most prestigious award that honors the work of designers and manufacturers in various categories such as Best Jewellery Designs, Best Diamond & Precious Metal Jewellery, and even Students of the year awards to encourage fresh talent, honor innovation and creativity of the students & designers to boost the industry. IIG was an official Education Partner for NJA 2019 organised by GJC (All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council).
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Announcement of the winners at NJA 2019 -
Presenting Awards to students -
“Student of the year” is one of the prestigious award from NJA – GJC
Mr. Rahul Desai – Director IIG and Parina Desai did the honour to felicitate the ten winning students from the various institutes together with the MR. N. Anantha Padmanaban – Chairman GJC & MR. Ashish Pethe – COA Member & Convener NJA 2019 and other COA members.
Prior to award ceremony; corporate video of the International Institute of Gemology – IIG was also relayed, which showcased the various activities of IIG, like Education programs, Courses, Seminars, Workshops, and Corporate Trainings together with IIG’s various accreditations, affiliations and tie-ups.
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with Mr. Jayant Raniga – CEO PureJewels London -
Mr. Rahul Desai with Lindsey Straughton & Helen Dimmick from The National Association of Jewellers – London -
Mr. Rajendra Jain – MD Swarovski INDIA and Swarovski Team
About IIG
Founded in Mumbai, the International Institute of Gemology (IIG), powered by SRDC, is one of India’s premier gemological institutes, helmed by the Managing Director, Mr. Rahul Desai. IIG is affiliated with the University of Mumbai, having trained over 1,00,000 students since its inception. It offers practical, market-oriented training in a variety of courses on gemstones, diamonds, and jewellery designing, merchandising and more. The institute is one of the few in India to offer training in the rough diamond assortment. It is also the sole tutor of the Venus Grading System, a highly precise system of diamond grading devised by leading diamond manufacturers Venus Jewel. IIG has partnered with De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds to provide the highest quality diamond education in India.
IIG India also conducts trade seminars and workshops for the corporate on a variety of current topics including diamonds and gemology, lab-grown diamonds, stimulants, and treatments. For more details about IIG, visit us iigindia.com email info@iigindia.com or call 9322262357.
About NJA
GJC accords recognition and award through the National Jewellery Awards (NJA) platform annually to stimulate talent, honor innovation and creativity of the jewelers & designers to boost the industry.
NJA was set in motion to motivate and promote the creativity of the Indian jewellery designers and manufacturers with the view to place the spotlight on India’s design talent pool. NJA is one of the country’s most prestigious awards that honors the work of designers and manufacturers in various categories such as Best Jewellery Designs, Best Diamond & Precious Metal Jewellery, and even an award for the Best Retail Ambience. The jewellery aims to drive excellence across the various aspects of the industry segment and reward the passion and innovation, setting new benchmarks within the industry each year.
