Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, invites nominations for the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (TNNAA) 2024. The Award aims to recognize the achievements in the field of adventure; to encourage the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork and quick, ready and effective reflexes among the youth in challenging situations; and to provide incentive to young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities.

The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are presented annually by the Government of India, along with the Arjuna Awards.  Generally, one award is given in each of the following four categories:

1. Land Adventure
2. Water Adventure
3. Air Adventure
4. Lifetime Achievement for adventure activities on Land, Sea and Air.

The award comprises a bronze statuette, a certificate, a blazer with a silken tie or a saree and an award money of ₹15 lakh.

Nominations for TNNAA 2024 are being invited online through the portal https://awards.gov.in from 1^st June 2025 to 15^th July 2025. The detailed guidelines and eligibility criteria are available on the said portal as well as website of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports at https://yas.nic.in.

Individuals with outstanding performance and continuous achievements in any of the fields of adventure—Land, Water (Sea), or Air—and who display exceptional leadership, discipline and a spirit of adventure are encouraged to submit their nominations before the 15^th July 2025 only through the Awards portal https://awards.gov.in

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Manish Gautam/Divyanshu Kumar

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