Prof. (Dr.) Bashir Ahmed Mir Professor & Distinguish Researcher in Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India has been awarded “INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD 2023” in recognition of the consistent superior performance in GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING on the eve of World Teachers' Day Awards 2023 by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation (IMRF), Institute of Higher Education & Research, INDIA  (Regd with Govt. of India NITI Aayog NGO Darpan (ESTD: UIS 35 of 2001, Govt. of A.P.) HQ: Vijayawada, India