Dr. Amrita Vohra Director Education - GEMS Education, India & Executive Principal, GEMS International School, Gurgaon
Jury Member • Free Press Journal’s Mumbai Schools Survey 2022 • Official Judge for the 2022 Worldwide UNESCO Youth Multimedia Competition
Council Member • Steering committee for International Conference on Transformative Education (ICTE), an initiative of Global Citizenship Foundation • CBSE Progress Card committee • Steering committee for CII School Summit • CII Indian Women’s Network • National Council of Association of Indian Principals (AIP) • Editorial board of .Ed magazine by Global Citizenship Foundation
• State President – WICCI, Haryana SME and MSME Council
• Speaker – NCERT NEP 2020 Summit
Awards and Accolades
2019:
• Listed among top 25 leaders Re-inventing Education by Education World
• Best Principal’s Award
By National Education & Resource Development Organization
• Inspiring Leader of the NCR
By Outdoor Education Research Rocksport Pvt Ltd
For initiatives & invaluable contribution in Reinventing Schools for all round development of students
2020:
• Woman of Excellence Award by Indian Achiever’s Forum
• QSI- GAUGE R.I.S.E Fellowship
By O.P Jindal Global University & University of Southampton
• Global Principals Award by AKS Education
• Visionary Educator for Emotional Literacy by Zenik Olympiad Foundation
• Listed among 10 most influential women in Education by Insight magazine
2021: • Excellence in Professional Development at the International Education Summit and Awards • Outstanding Leadership Award by National Astronomy and Science Olympiad (NASO) • Recognition of Exemplary Contribution to Education by World Education Summit 2021 • India’s Top Educator 2021 by STEM Club India • Covid Crusader Award for Education Leaders by Edumate.tv for outstanding effort in ensuring seamless education amidst the Pandemic • Recognition for Unleashing The Potential of Education 4.0 at ARDORCOMM Education Leadership Summit and Awards 2021 • Game changer in implementation of NEP 2020 in role of a Pedagogical Leader National NEP SUMMIT, NCERT • Recognition for Exemplary Contribution to the Education Sector- Innovation in Global Collaborative Learning at the 18th World Education Awards 2021
2022: • Outstanding Leadership Award by International Icon Award 2022 • Exemplary EduLeader Award by GSLC Next Education • Principal of the Year Award 2022 at the EduLeaders Summit 2022 • Outstanding Contribution to Education Award at the Education Excellence Conclave 2022
GEMS International School Gurgaon Awards and Accolades August 2019 • Techathon Top Tech Savvy School of India • Microsoft Showcase School Badge September 2019 • Education World- Grand Jury Ranking 2019-20 India’s No. 1 in Library & Reading Culture May 2020 • La Revolution MUN Best Delegation Award June 2020 • Excelencia MUN Runner up award for the best delegation - Second Position November 2020 • Anveshan Ithihas Awarded under top five Meritorious school award • GSLC Awards Award of Excellence -The Best Skill Development School of the Year December 2020 • Common Sense School Common Sense School Badge holder • Fit India (CBSE) -2019 Fit India School February 2021 • 2021 International Education Summit and Award Best School of the Year • GOGICT Chess Tournament Ranked 3 among 4 schools • NASA Mission to Mars Recognition on Mars site
March 2021
• 18th World Education Awards 2021
Winner in the Category: Innovation in Pedagogical Practices
May 2021
• ECOWAM FLAGSHIP SCHOOL
The National level EcoWaM Handprint Flag Award
August 2021
• Cambridge Assessment Authorized Centre
Gems Education Society IA680 authorized to administer Cambridge English Exams
September 2021 • Education World- Grand Jury Ranking 2020-21 India’s No.1 in Career Counselling Leaders
October 2021 • Eldrok India K-12 Awards 2021 GEMS- Excellence in adapting holistic approach to development and growth • Education World School of Eminence among the top 20 schools in India
December 2021 • Education World Ranked as No. 1 in GURGAON as well as No. 1 in DELHI NCR, and No 2 in INDIA for ‘STEAM Education Excellence’ by the Education World India School Rankings Survey, 2021.
February 2022 • SAAR Education and Renaissance Learning Winner of Reading Competition
April - May 2022 IBARC Asia Summit 2022 The Best International School of the year (Gurugram)
Quill Club Writers Published ‘The Green Door’ a book of short stories by students of GIS
TEDxYouth@GEMSInternationalSchool
- All TED talks by GIS student speakers are recognised on the TEDx official page