Two Indian students win 2025 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards

Srishti Garg and Devangi Deoras were selected from nine top undergraduate supply chain programs across the U.S.

By Arun Kumar

Two Indian American students — Srishti Garg and Devangi Deoras — are among 34 exceptional students from nine top undergraduate supply chain programs across the U.S. to win 2025 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards.

While Garg from Arizona State University is one of 21 students winning the $30,000 2025 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award, Deoras from Michigan State University is among 13 named honorable mentions for a $15,000 prize.

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Presented annually, the MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards honor undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding talent in supply chain management or industrial engineering, according to a media release.

These students originate from the institutions that have collaborated with the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics’ Supply Chain Management master’s program since 2013 to expand opportunities for graduate study and advance the field of supply chain and logistics.

In this year’s awards, the MIT SCM master’s program has provided over $800,000 in fellowship funding to the recipients. Recipients can use their awards by applying to the SCM program after gaining two to five years of professional experience post-graduation. Fellowship funds can be applied toward tuition fees for the SCM master’s program at MIT, or at MIT Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) network centers.

The MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) is considered a world leader in supply chain management research and education, with over 50 years of expertise.

The center’s work spans industry partnerships, cutting-edge research, and the advancement of sustainable supply chain practices to creates supply chain innovation and drive it into practice through three pillars: research, outreach, and education.

Founded in 1998 by the CTL, MIT SCM attracts a diverse group of talented and motivated students from across the globe. Students work directly with researchers and industry experts on complex and challenging problems in all aspects of supply chain management. MIT SCM students propel their classroom and laboratory learning straight into industry.