Mr. Manas Nandan Wins Best Paper Award at IMRC 2025

January 14, 2026

We are delighted to share that Mr. Manas Nandan, a 4th-year BS student from the Department of Economic Sciences, IISER Bhopal, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the India Management Research Conference (IMRC) 2025, held at IIM Ahmedabad from December 5–7, 2025.

His award-winning paper, “Impact of Heat on Sleep: Evidence from India,” was co-authored with Dr. Sandip Kumar Agarwal (IISER Bhopal) and Dr. Souvik Dutta (IIIT-Delhi) and was recognized under the track Low Emissions Development Strategies.

The award includes a recognition certificate and a cash prize of ₹10,000.

We congratulate Manas and his co-authors on this outstanding achievement and wish him continued success in his research journey!