Dr. G. P. C. Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group, received the Excellence Award 2012 in recognition of his most outstanding contribution to the field of professional higher education in the country. The award was instituted by Voice of Gulf Returnees, a magazine for the Gulf returnees. The award was presented to Dr.Nayar by Shri.O.Rajagopal, former Union Minister, at a function held at Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum on March 29, 2012..