INTRODUCTION
The National Department of Tali’m gives Education Excellence Awards each year. These awards are only given at the occasion of Jalsa Salana Canada (except for Middle School Awards). These awards were started by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (rahmat Allah alayhi) in 1979. Addressing the Jalsa Salana, Huzoor (ra) said
“This day, I announce that the Jamaat should take responsibility of every child who is intelligent but not financially stable, right from the primary school stage. No intelligent child born in the Jamaat, be they born in the jungles of Africa or in the palaces of New York, in Moscow or in the vicinity of the Ka‘ba, should be wasted. Humanity should save the mind of that child. This is what Islam has taught us and this is what we should try and establish”
Huzur (ra) initiated a scheme to award medals to students who excelled in their academic examinations. For this purpose
- The first medal-awarding ceremony was held on 13 June 1980 where six students were awarded medals by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (rh)
- The second ceremony was held on the occasions of the Ijtemas of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya and Majlis Ansarullah Pakistan in 1980
- The third ceremony, again in 1980, was held on the august occasion of Jalsa Salana Rabwah in December
APPLICATION PROCESS
The criteria for the Education Excellence Awards have been updated for the year 2023 and onwards with the approval of Markaz. Award applications are judged on academic merit alone. All candidates must meet the criteria given in the following section to be eligible for the awards. Applications for grade 8 awards will no longer be accepted
Awards for high school, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels will be considered and presented at Jalsa Salana Canada. To ensure fairness, province-specific criteria have been developed and will be applied wherever applicable
We strive to maintain a high standard of academic excellence. Below are the detailed criteria we use to evaluate high school academic achievements for admissions:
| Province | New Grade Threshold | No. Courses to Consider | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 95% | Top 6 | Average taken on 4U/M courses only |
| Quebec | 92% | Top 6 | Secondary IV and V Final Mark on the Ministère’s achievement record |
| Saskatchewan | 95% | Top 6 | Average taken on 30 level subjects only |
| Alberta | 95% | Top 6 | Average taken on 30 level subjects only |
| Manitoba | 95% | Top 6 | Average taken on 40 level subjects only |
| British Columbia | 95% | Top 6 | Average taken on 12 level subjects only |
| Maritime Provinces | 95% | Top 6 | Average taken on Gr.12 level subjects only |
| International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program | Score of 40 | ||
| Advanced Placement (AP) Courses | Grade 4 and above | AP Grade will be converted. Only Grade 4 and above will be considered. |
NOTE
- Summer school, Night school or repeated courses will not be automatically included
- Students in Quebec require lower average due to the added challenge of completing their education in additional language and taking centralized exams which are of higher standard
- The Advanced Placement (AP) program makes college- and university-level courses available for students to take while they’re still in high school. See Appendix A for AP course conversion
- General Educational Development (GED) test or any adult education diplomas will not be accepted
- Reduced course load diplomas will not be accepted
- Overall achievement of 85%, Grade A, or Grade Point 4/4.33, in any undergraduate degree
- College Diploma: Overall achievement Grade A or 85%
- University of Toronto Grading Scale will be used to convert letter grades and GPA results
- Overall achievement of 85%, Grade A, or GPA 4/4.33, in graduate degree that is not in excluded list (below)
- This criterion is also for any candidate in: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Juris Doctor (JD), Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- All doctoral degrees (PhD’s) from reputable universities
Educational Excellence Awards will not be granted for qualifications or degrees that are necessary for obtaining a professional license. Below is a list of such qualifications and degrees:
- Professional/vocational Certification or Diploma
- Non-degree professional/vocational qualifications
- Transcripts from Professional Body Entry Examinations
- Promotion within a profession or an organization
- A membership of fellowship awarded due to length of service
- An Honorary Degree
- An honor achieved by submitting continuing professional development (CPD) evidence
- Qualifications awarded due to length of service, membership of a professional body or by filing CPD evidence do not qualify
- FRCPC, FRCSC, and other membership level Awards which are a requirement for Licensure for practicing Doctor
- ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, CPA, ACCA qualifications
- LPC, BPTC qualifications
- A Diploma or Certification issued by a Vendor or a Professional Institute
- Ed., or Master of Teaching (MT)
- EngTech, P.Eng. qualification
The application deadline for the year is 17th May 2024
NOTE
- Only completed degrees will be considered
- Education Excellence Awards will be given in the year the award was applied. Awards cannot be deferred to a later year
- Education Excellence Awards will be given in Canada and CANNOT be forwarded to be given in another country, for example, at UK Jalsa Salana
- Awards should be submitted for degrees conferred in the past one year. In exceptional circumstances, students may be able to submit a degree
- conferred in the past three years. Please provide a reason
- All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please click below to apply for the Educational Excellence Award
CONTACT DETAILS
Email: awards@talim.ca
Phone: (306) 261-0432
Phone: (306) 261-0432
AWARDS BY YEAR
Academic achievement awards are given on the second/third day of Jalsa Salana Canada. From its inception the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community has always laid prime emphasis on the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) that “Acquisition of knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman”
It was revealed to the Promised Messiah (as) that the members of his community will excel others in the fields of knowledge and wisdom. To recognize those who fulfill their obligation of seeking knowledge, and are embodiment of the revelation of the Promised Messiah (as), it is Khalifa-tul Masih’s (aa) expressed desire to award such members of the community every year at Jalsa Salana. Awards are conferred for Academic Excellence on merit basis and overall average of a diploma/ degree/ certificate is taken into account
2024
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, Undergraduate, Graduate and PhD
Sabahat Bajwa, Samran Ahmad, Jazeb Zafar, Adeel Ahmad, Irtaza Ahmad, Aima Dania, Maham Khan, Daniyah Yaqoob, Sofia Nasir, Shumaila Mubarak, Esha Buttar, Sabiha Mirza Ahmad, Eliza Chattha, Ayesha Dogar, Jazbia Fazal, Kashmalah Zeeshan, Nyla Nasir, Hala Zainab, Faiza Mahmud, Eliza Chattha, Ruttab Noor, Ursh Choudhry
Fateh Ahmad, Khubaib Ahmad Khan, Abdul Arif, Maghfoor Mahmood, Amtul Saddiqa, Ghilmana Siddiqui, Fatima Munawar, Kafaya Tauqeer, Kafiya Mujeeb Khan, Basimah Sajid, Smama Cheema, Dania Masroor, Sariya Adnan, Tehmeeda Munir, Shumaim Barooj, Lubna Hunjara, Areej Tariq, Naumana Basharat, Areeba Chaudhry, Bushra Anjum, Sanaa Kahloan, Amtul Waseem, Shehla Choudhary, Hafsa Ahmad, Momina Nuzhat, Haniya Ahmed, Mehvish Mubeen, Manahal Mubeen
Muhammad Sabah Ud Din Ersum, Nadeem Ahmad, Irrtaza Murtaza, Asif Malik, Sa’ad Khan, Mirza Shaharyar Ahmad, Yusuf Olonade, Ather Ahmed Shaikh, Ausaaf Danial, Abdullah Malik, Farwa Wajahat, Maheen Ahmad Khan, Atiyya Tahir, Farhana Cheema, Iram Mansoor, Sarah Angus, Asifa Naseer, Atiya Saleem, Naila Mahmood, Haanya Lone, Saira Shafiq Khan, Samreen Maqsood, Laraib Sehrish, Meral Choudhry, Saadia Malik, Khizra Saeed
Shah Nawaz Ahmad, Ghalib Tahir, Maria Khan, Ayesha Mian Akram, Nuzhat Khurshid
2023
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, Undergraduate, Graduate and PhD
Basil Ahmad, Hammad Ahmed, Jaleed Ahmad, Mubaraz Anwar, Muslim Rana, Nail Imran, Shahzoar Bajwa, Syed Faiq Nawaz, Aafia Ayyaz, Aizah Sami, Farhana Masood, Fnu Amt ur Raqeeb, Hala Zainab, Khatija Hussain, Mnahil Ahmed, Sameen Shaikh, Shaiza Luqman, Sufia Usman, Tahira Khan, Vashma Saeed, Zuhaa Shahid
Abdul Bari Banil Thottathil, Farhan Choudhary, Fozan Khawaja, Hazkeel Khan, Jazib Ahmad, Majeedullah Khan, Mubariz Maqsood, Munim Ahmad, Omer Choudhry, Shahtaj Bajwa, Sharyar Khan, Syed Fahad Farooq, Waheed Zafar Khan, Zargham Ahmed, Zuhaib Rana, Aden Sharif, Ambareena Naeem Alam Din, Areeba Chaudhry, Attiya Munir, Ayesha Ahmad, Baria Khan, Eashah Chaudry, Faria Shahzadi, Fazia Khawaja, Haania Zafar, Kainat Hameed, Mah-noor Malik, Maherah Sadaf, Mahida Chaudhry, Mariam Ghuman, Saliqa Mansoor, Sunia Saboor, Hadia Mustansir
Adnan Hafiz-Zadeh, Ayoun Basharat, Burhan Goraya, Afreen Ahmad, Bushra Amir Ali, Bushra Amjad, Dur-E-Sameen Zahoor, Hibbat-ul-Qadeer Mirza, Razia Tahira, Saania Tariq, Saima Chaudhry, Sajila Nudrat, Sehrish Khan, Zoha Zahoor
Hamid Mansoor, Fatima Batool
2022
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals based on their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, College, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Roshaan Quyum, Syed Muhammad Hassan Nasir, Muhammad Ibrahim, Taha Cheema, Tahir Ahmad Anjum, Alia Sabahat Chaudhary, Irum Mahmood, Meshaal Khurram, Mishal Mubarak, AISHA NOREEN CHAUDHRY, Attiya Sookia, Ghania Ahmad, Maryam Sami, Freeha Anjum
UNDERGRADUATE
Faran Ahmed Chaudhry, Asad Anjum,Saania Nawab Zafar
GRADUATE
Waleed Bhatti, Maria Nazeer, Birha Azaz Farooqi, Shafia Saleem
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Marghoob Ahmad, Qamrosh Ahmad, Wissam Qureshi, Arslan Tariq, Ali Ahmad Buttar, Anas Ahmad, Hashir Ahmad, Kashif Masood, Eazaz Khan, Baasil Dogar, Faridah Mazhar, Manahil Majeed Waraich, Menahal Butt, Sana Mahmood, Sabah Virk, Amtul Shafi, Anoosh Kareem, Ayesha Tahir, Hinna Ahmed, Khil-at Bushra Qayyum, Salmana Bajwa, Zova Ayman, Alina Azmat, Jaziba Khan, Myra Hashmi, Dania Rashid, Alisha Anwar, Hania Ahmed, Khalood Shahreen Akbar, Maaria H. Ahmad, Mishal Shabbir, Shazeen Cheema, Manahil Naseer
UNDERGRADUATE
Mohammad Qasim Nasir, Mutahar Ahmad Mehmood, Shehzer Tahir, Chaudhry Maroof Khalid, Zubair Ahmad Chatha,Naila Noor-ul-Huda, Dania Mansoor Bajwa, Ghania Bajwa, Valiyah Khurshid, Daniyya Chaudhry, Fareeha Masroor Bajwa, Meral Fatima Choudhry, Zoha Khan Zahoor, Bushra Malik, Maham Bushra, Maham Khalid
GRADUATE
Fahad Iqbal Chatha, Alia Aftab Mazhar, Annum Dawood, Saher Maham Ahmed, Urooj Afzaal, Maria Malik
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Hamza Ahmad Khalid, Jalees Ahmad,Sakhra Rashid, Unsa Virk, Tehseen Ahmad, Alesha Ahmed, Arshee Khalid, Basma Sultan, Mahnoor Bajwa, Ragheeba Ashfaq, Tuba Rehman, Sehrish Aftab, Aroosha Ahmad Kang, Zarnab Zafar, Sarena Anas Chaudhary
UNDERGRADUATE
Danyal Mahmood, Sharjeel Feroze Humayun, Bushra Kainat, Daania Heather Chaudhary, Hibbat-ul-Qadeer Sadaf Mirza, Rashida Aamir, Nadia Ahmed, Mahnoor Najwa Mumtaz, Mahida Khalid, Ysabel Marja Galang Perez, Khizra Dania Saeed
GRADUATE
Aimun Sultana
2021
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals based on their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, College, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Tanzeel Qadir Nasir, Zaeem Faruqui, Mahir Ahmed, Shahzaib Ahmed, Shafia Khalid Kahloon, Eesha Rehman, Saira Noor Hadi, Sabeeka Rahmat Malik, Saira Imran, Faatema Ahmad Syed, Alishba Muzaffar, Aiza Mansoor Bajwa
COLLEGE
Hafiz Abdul Quddus, Intisar Qamar
UNDERGRADUATE
Ariba Irfan Bajwa, Nabeela Komal, Naiela Anwar, Afreen Ahmad, Sara Ahmed
GRADUATE
Waqas Ali Haider, Farhad Ahmad Qureshi, Saad Ahmed Waraich, Lubna Nadeem, Mubashra Sara
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Imran Ul Haq, Ragheeb Dogar, Mahad Ahmad,Nourhan Almasri, Sariya Adnan, Amtur Raqeeb Chaudhry, Muneefah Nayab Qureshi, Nida Hafiz-Zadeh, Mahida Shakeel, Sarah Khan, Zainab Ikramullah, Lubna Fazilat, Isha Dogar, Fakhra Mohammed, Shawnzay Ahmad Bhatti, Naureen Arif, Aaiza Khan, Hania Shahid, Aamna Naureen Arif, Sana Gondal, Affia Ahmed Akbar, Tabinda Qamar, Hafiza Maehak Shahzadi, Rashda Muzaffar Ahmad
COLLEGE
Zeeshan Hassan
UNDERGRADUATE
Saira Shafiq Khan, Nabeela Komal, Najia Hassan
GRADUATE
Ezza Yasmeen Zahoor Malik
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Hammad Butter, Haris Wadood, Talha Nasrullah Khan, Kamran Mahmood Rajput, Hasan Chawdhry,Namra Malik, Khawaja Faiza Qaisar, Khola Hameed, Asifa Khalid Kahloon, Rabbia Akbar, Zuha Bajwa, Aanoosh Sajid, Sofia Khadija Yildiz Muslun, Hajira Anwar, Sadaf Zakiullah, Anush Alyana, Farhana Essa Zafar
COLLEGE
Jehanzeb Ahmed, Khaqan Ibrahim Majoka, Amtul Wakeel
UNDERGRADUATE
Tayyaba Qamar, Samiyya Malik, Fariah Mobeen, Ariba Irfan Bajwa, Aisha Choudhry
GRADUATE
Bilal Tahir, Waqar Ahmed
2020
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals based on their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, College, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Sarmed Ahmed, Sufyan Omar Malik, Dabeer Ahmad Abdul-Azeez, Madeeha Khan, Aimen Shaikh, Iram Cheema, Rameen Nawaz
UNDERGRADUATE
Abdullah Ahmad Malik, Naila Ahsan Khan, Sophia Rajpoot, Humda Bushra Farooqi, Mavra Qamar
GRADUATE
Selim Muhammad Khan, Zeeshan Mansoor, Fasih Ahmad Rahman, Maleeha Ahmad Qazi, Naila Chaudhry, Natasha Rahman, Mahrukh Abid
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Fahad Farooq, Omer Abdullah Choudhry, Farhan Ahmad Choudhary, Umair Munir, Hyeqa Ahmad, Shehla Mureed Choudhary, Ayesha Ahmad, Amtull Rehman, Myra Ahtesham, Amina Yaqoob, Basimah Sajid, Hadeeqa Aziz, ZARISH AHSAN, Arfa Mubarak Rana, Naumana Basharat, Sajjal Shazad, Dania Ahmed, Muzna Ahmed
UNDERGRADUATE
Shah Zaib, Wadood Alam, Needa Fatima Chawdhry, Lubna Nadeem, Alia Aftab Mazhar, Aisha Ahmad, Rabia Ejaz, Tehmina Sadaf Mirza Bashir
GRADUATE
Ahmad Kamal Khan, Maood Bin Tahir, Fawad Ahmad Khan, Mira Aminuddin, Nyemah Ahmad, Sana Mumtaz, Bariah Altaf Qadeer, Quratul Ayn
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Khubaib Choudhry, Zuhaib Ahmad Rana, Arshman Ahmed Shad, Haris Ahmed Talal, Amtul Saddiqa, Ayesha Kaleem, Tooba Butt, Alia Tanya Khan, Tooba Sheikh, Roshana Khawaja, Ramshaa Sethi, Kafiya Mujeeb Khan, Rija Yashfin Baig, Fazia, Komal Ahmad, Sarah Mirza, Afreen Masood
UNDERGRADUATE
Sajeel Ahmad Khan, Bushra Munawar, Bushra Amir Ali, Farwa Wajahat, Maria Kulsoom, Sabrina Nisar Sahi, Hera Mubashar, Saher Maham Ahmed, Sabaria Ahmed, Nayab Malik, Sophia Rajpoot, Ramlah Mahmood
GRADUATE
Asad Mehmood, Taha Ahmed, Abdul Salam, Arma Pasha Malik, Zaira Ahmed, Javeria Zaman, Nomana Shaukat Khan
2019
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals based on their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, College, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Daniel A. Syed Chaudhry, Faiq Ahmed, Mehwish Aftab, Tashifa Imtiaz, Nuur Anwar, Adnan Ahmed Bhatti, Zargham Ahmed, Dilroz Rana, Shomaila Rashid, Mariam Ahmed Ghuman, Tehmeed Choudhry, Talha Haq Zafar, Bushra Anjum, Sameen Chowdhury, Eesha Affan
UNDERGRADUATE
Maham Khalid, Khaula Mian, Shamaila Anjum, Aiza Rasheed Ahmad, Manahal Joya Choudhry, Shah Haris Ahmad
GRADUATE
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Mudassir Ahmed, Sarmud Mahmood, Bazil Rehman, Nawal Chaudhry, Shanzay Ahmad, Eaman Almasr
UNDERGRADUATE
Mubariz Ahmad, Nyemah Ahmad, Lubna Alyana, Labeeda Malahut, Maria Nazeer, Farhana Mian, Labeeda Malahut Rashid, Nadia Kausar Ahmad, Nadia Durrisamin, Ahmad-Din Jamil Qureshi, Irrtaza Murtaza, Bilal Tahir
GRADUATE
Maria Iqbal, Zujaja-Tul-Noor Hamid, Mubarka Bajwa, Sadaf Ahmad, Najia Hassan
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Daniel Sahi, Munim Ahmad, Athar Ahmad Mian, Mahid Sharif Nasir, Maherah Sadaf, Zara Khan, Shanzay Bhalli, Joham Ahmad, Shumaim Barooj, Shamama Shireen, Nigarish Ahmad, Alliya Naseer, Ragheeba Khan, Kashaf Masood, Hafiza Faria Shahzadi, Haania Zafa, Sunia Saboor, Roshan Khalid Bajwa
UNDERGRADUATE
Farha Naseem Bhatti, Hania Zahid, Daanial Zafar, Abrar Ahmad, Wasiq Mahmood, Rubab Shaukat Faruqui, Khaula Mian, Mishaal Ahmad Qazi, Nadia Kausar Ahmad, Aisha Chatha, Raazia Hameed, Asid Malik
GRADUATE
Sunbal Mohammad, Aisha Mohammad, Noor-Ul-Ain Khalid, Shahzadi Sameena, Humda Tahir, Rabbia Qamar, Ahmed Kamal Khan, Bushra Chaudhry, Safiullah Khan, Saad Ahmad Khan, Aadil Mustafa Ahmad, Mubashra Sara
2017
This is the list of applicants who have been honored with the prestigious Academic Achievement Awards, categorized by Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals based on their academic levels i.e Grade 12/CEGEP, College, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Mah Rukh, Mahnoor Khan, Naiela Anwar
COLLEGE
Aisha Munawar
UNDERGRADUATE
Maha Sami, Natasha Rahman, Sadaf Rashed Khursheed, Waqar Ahmad
GRADUATE
Labiba Majeed, Zaki Ahmed
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Ayesha Salman Khan, Basima Shaikh, Haseenah Molumo, Manohar Chaudhary, Sajila Nudrat, Zoha Faheem, Zoobia Shahab
COLLEGE
Ummara Ahmed
UNDERGRADUATE
Afreen Ahmad, Kashifa Tariq, Nomana Khan, Nusrat Phool, Qasid Iqbal, Sidrah Wassim, Syed Anser Daud
GRADUATE
Mobaraz Khokhar, Naseer Tariq, Nida Khurshid, Zonera Sharif
GRADE 12 & CEGEP
Farahnaj Faroque, Farhan Ahmed Shad, Kamran Nasir, Lubna Nadeem, Madeeha Tariq Anjum, Maria Mehmood, Noor-ul-ain Alamgir, Osmaan Dawood, Saad Khan, Samiyya Malik, Tahir Khalid, Valiyah Khurshid,
UNDERGRADUATE
Ali Arshad, Annum Shah, Myrah Shoaib Pasha, Naila Chaudhry, Qasid Chaudhry, Quratul Ayn, Siddrah Ahmad, Zara Ahmad
GRADUATE
Abdul Salam, Hassan Ahmed