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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                          SEPTEMBER 26, 2025        |  The Indian Eye 28




























































                  Prem Jain honored with BITS Ratna Award





        OUR BUREAU                                                                                            various interfaith organizations to
                                                                                                              organize  numerous  conferences  fo-
        New York, NY
                                                                                                              cused  on  non-violence  (Ahimsa),
           t is the highest honor for a BITS                                                                  forgiveness, and compassion in the
           Pilani alumnus to recognize their                                                                  Bay Area and on Capitol Hill over
        Ioutstanding  contribution and                                                                        the past 25 years. Additionally, he is
        services to the institute and its stake-                                                              a founding member of the Jain Inter-
        holders and the society at large.                                                                     national Trade Organization.
            The Birla Institute of Technol-                                                                       Prem Jain contributed to the
        ogy and Science, Pilani honored                                                                       University of California and was
        JCNC Life Benefactor Prem Jain                                                                        awarded the CAAA Distinguished
        with the 2025 BITS Ratna Award.                                                                       Achievement Award and Distin-
        The award was presented at the in-                                                                    guished Engineering Alumni Award
        stitution’s Hyderabad campus during                                                                   in 2021. He also established the
        its convention.                                                                                       “Prem Chand Jain Family Presiden-
                                                                                                              tial Chair for Innovation and En-
        BITS Ratna Award is the highest                                                                       trepreneurship” at the University of
        award for a BITS Pilani alumnus                                                                       California. Additionally, he serves as
                                              Prem Jain is a serial entrepre-
                                                                                Jain is the founding president
        to recognize outstanding contribu-  neur and a well-known philanthro-  of the Jain Center of Northern Cal-  a Board advisor to the University of
                                                                                                              California Davis Chancellor’s office.
        tion and services to the institute   pist.                          ifornia and a former president of     Prem Jain is a frequent speak-
        and its stakeholders and the so-      Giving back to his alma mater,   the Federation of Jain Associations   er and contributor at many North
        ciety at large, resulting in visible   Prem Jain established “Rajkumari   in North America, which represents   American and global conferences,
        impact of the maximum order.      Jain chair for Innovation and Entre-  over 200,000 Jains across North   representing Jainism to the world
                                          preneurship” at BITS Pilani.      America. He has collaborated with   at large.


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