Prof. P. V. Patel, Mr. Vishnu Jariwala, and Prof. Sharadkumar P. Purohit have been awarded with E. P. Nicoides Prize for publishing the paper titled “Torsional Strengthening of RC Beams Using GFRP Composites” with the Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Volume 97, pp. 313-322, 2026 by The Institution of Engineers (India) during 32nd Indian Engineering Congress held at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai on 21/12/2017.