The National Employability Awards by Aspiring Minds started in 2012 with the aim to felicitate colleges based on the meritocracy and employability of its students. Where most bodies award or rank colleges basis superficial factors like infrastructure, faculty, brand value, corporate tie ups etc.., the NEA awards, are the only awards in India where colleges are evaluated and awarded based on the actual performance of its students on standardized assessments. The awards are decided basis scores of final year students in AMCAT, India's Largest Employability Test.

National Employability Award 2014 saw 45 Engineering colleges being awarded for being among the Top 10% engineering campuses nationally or in their respective state. For more details on the names of award winners please click here.