The first-ever NDTV DAA Student Awards saw an enthusiastic response from the community of students of architecture. Ethos, an organization that primarily works with students of architecture and students of civil engineering was the partner for the student awards. The call for entries was sent out on the February 13, 2013. The last date for registration was March 5, 2014 while the last date for submission was March 8, 2014.

While there were 403 registrations, there were 176 entries that were on time for the jury. These 176 entries were from around 55 colleges offering architecture in different parts of India. The themes for the entry ranged from museums, housing, educational institutions, urban and rural redevelopment to affordable housing, craft centres etc.

The jury deliberated for over 3 days on the different entries and arrived at their verdict –

The Winners of the NDTV DAA Awards are:
1. Piyusha Taware from BKPSCOA, Pune
2. Hamid M.M. from TKMCE, Kollam

Jury Commendations:
1. Mohammed Mansoor from USD Mysore
2. Prajakta P. Thipsay from AOA, Mumbai
3. Ninad Bothara from NDVPS COA, Nashik
4. Anupam Garg from GBTU Lucknow