TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), has been awarded with UN GCNI (Global Compact Network India) Award at the 3rd Innovative Practices Awards 2019 on SDGs of Global Compact Network India's 14th National Convention held in Mumbai on 31st May 2019. TERI SAS showcased its initiatives on forest landscape restoration and studying the impacts of Nitrogen Pollution on Forest Ecosystems which addresses Sustainable Development Goal 15. During the one hour competition, top winning organisations contested to share their innovative insights aligning SDGs with their practices out of which TERI SAS won the contest.

Global Compact Network India (GCNI), formed in November 2000, was registered in 2003 as a non-profit society to function as the Indian Local Network of the Global Compact, New York. The Global Compact Network India works towards mainstreaming the ten universally acceptable principles in business activities around the world, catalysing action in support of broader goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and setting the tone for the post 2015 development agenda within the Indian context.

On 27 January 2012, TERI School of Advanced Studies was awarded with the 'Most Innovative Curriculum' award at the India Today Aspire Education Summit Awards 2012 and stood tall among the best of India's education sector who were honoured at this prestigious summit. Prof Prateek Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, received the award on behalf of TERI School of Advanced Studies. Our award for the 'Most Innovative Curriculum' is for incorporating elements in education that are the need of the hour by understanding and adapting to change.

Biotechnology research work at the TERI School of Advanced Studies, summarized in the form of a Poster, has won the 3rd prize under the theme "Walkway of Discovery", at the Bangalore India BIO 2010 meet.