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1. NEED TO HIGHLIGHT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME
2. POINTS TO REMEMBER WHILE LISTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME
3. AWARDS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS TO LIST IN A RESUME
4. HOW TO MENTION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME
5. EXAMPLES ON HOW TO LIST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME

A resume is a formal overview of your education as well as career experience (if any). It is significant to mention your academic achievements in a resume because the educational demonstrate that you are capable of performing well on the job. When it comes to academic success, your accomplishments show how well you performed as a student, in the context of a formal educational setting, such as high school, college, or university.

You can create a separate honors, awards, or achievements section in your resume to highlight your academic recognitions.

Here I am going to highlight various aspects of how to add academic achievements into your resume, as the achievements and successes included on your Resume is one of the deciding factor in getting a call back for a job interview. I am also going to share different examples that you can directly include in your resume.

I. NEED TO HIGHLIGHT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME

• It is important to list your academic achievements in a resume as it suggests your knowledge and skills.
• It shows your sincerity towards your academics, as well as your outstanding performance among many others.
• Moreover, it also shows your capabilities of how well you can perform on a given job profile.

II. POINTS TO REMEMBER WHILE LISTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME

• You should avoid giving vague, self-glorifying details on your resume.

For example, avoid writing statements like graduated from high school with good grades. Instead, give additional information like the name of the institution, the year of your graduation, and your percentage.

• You can avoid including accomplishments that have nothing to do with your future career goals or your present job search.
• Be detailed with your information to attract and maintain attention.
• While listing an academic achievement, always remember to mention the date of recognition, the purpose of the achievement, the significance of the achievement, and lastly its scope or impact.

III. AWARDS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS TO LIST IN A RESUME

Here is a list of certain academic achievements/awards that you can state in your resume:

• Scholarships- If you receive a scholarship at your college or school level you should mention it in your resume.
• Faculty Research Awards- If you receive any award for research in your college, you should mention it in your resume.
• School Subject-based Award- For example, if your receive awards in any subject such Maths, English, etc in your school you can mention it in your resume.
• Subject Specific-Exam awards such as Awards for Olympiads- if you win a medal in state-level/school-level Olympiads, you should list them in your resume.
• Academic competitions- you can include various competitions such as science exhibitions, robotics competition, and so on.
• Academic projects- You can mention school or college-based projects that you have successfully completed or won recognition for, in your resume.
• Live Projects- If you have worked, or are working on live projects, you can mention it in your resume.
• Merit Scores in Exams- You can list your scores or ranks in exams in your resume.
• Entrance exam qualifications or Rankings- You can also include your entrance exam qualifications and ranks in your resume.
• Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award- You receive such awards or dedicated teaching service, and you can mention it in your resume.
• Distinguished Scholar Award- These awards are presented to someone for highest grades in any subject. For example, if you receive highest grades in the subject of history, you are awarded with the Distinguished Scholar Award. You can list it in your resume.

IV. HOW TO MENTION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME

Having looked into the types of achievements that you can talk about in your resume, it is significant to look into how should you mention those in your resume:

• While you mention your academic achievements, follow the sequence of:

1. Title- Mention the correct title of the achievements you are listing.
2. Rank- List the most important ones first, depending on their degree of recognition.
3. Description- The award description should be short and precise and should have the impact mentioned.

• Make sure that the achievements are listed in chronological order.
• You should avoid the use of strange acronyms or abbreviations.
• Finally, avoid duplicating pieces of information in the achievements section and elsewhere on your resume.

V. EXAMPLES ON HOW TO LIST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RESUME

1. Scholarships

• Wade College, Alexandria

Qualified for the ‘Flaunders Memorial Research Scholarship’ for excelling in first year with CGPA 4.25 ‘20

• The Shantiniketan School, New Delhi

Acquired the ‘Shantiniketan Student Scholarship’ for outstanding academic performance in grade 5^th among 60 qualifiers ‘14

2. Faculty Research Awards

• University of Atlanta

Awarded the ‘History Faculty Research Awards’ for presenting a paper on the History of Ancient Women ‘15

• Jai Hind College, Maharashtra

Received the ‘R.K. Kar Award for Research in Physics’ among 25 qualified papers ‘18

3. School/College Subject-Based Awards

• High Tech Los Angeles Public School, LA

Awarded the ‘Excellence Award’ for securing the highest percentile in 11th-grade’s academic examinations ‘15

• University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Winner of ‘Brain of Pittsburgh Award 2020’ for securing top-three grades in all years of graduation

• Swiss Cottage High School

Received the ‘Honour Roll’ Award for outstanding performance in 6^th Grade ‘13

• Christ University, Bengaluru

Received ‘A’ Grade in Business Administration while pursuing BBA in third year ‘18

4. Olympiads

• VSI International School, Bengaluru

Secured first place in inter-state Mathematics Olympiad earning the ‘National Merit Scholar’ award among 100+ participants ‘22

• Raman Vidyaniketan, Ranchi

Secured second place in ‘All India English Olympiad’, winning a silver medal among 2000+ candidates ‘21

5. Awards in Academic Competitions

• Stanford University, California

Awarded 2018 Robotics Fest Winner’s Prize for excellent presentation in an inter-college Robotics Exhibition among 20 different universities

• Saint Mary High School, USA

Excelled in inter-house Academic Decathlon in a team of 5, among 25+ teams ‘20

6. Academic Projects

• Notre Dame Academy, Darjeeling

Secured gold medal for a project on the lives of Domestic Workers among 20 other participants ‘20

• Saint Joseph’s Convent, LA

Awarded second prize for a group academic project on South Asian Cultures and Languages ‘14

• Pittsburgh University

Successfully completed project related to Hydrological cycle in second year of college ‘21

7. Live Projects

• University of Sheffield

Project 1: Updating Fintechnew.com ’19 (4 months)

1. Created a content management system that serves as a client interface
2. Reducing download time by 30%

• SOAS, London

Project: Extensive research on lives of urban migrants, Faculty of Research ‘18

1. Assisted Research Head with accurate database
2. Successfully submitted the research report, receiving recognition from Research Head

8. Merit Scores in Exams

• Thomas High School, Columbia

Received the ‘Provincial Science Examination Award’ for securing 100% scores in province-wide Science Exam ‘12

• Seoul Foreign School, South Korea

Obtained the ‘Seoul Mathematics Examination Prize’ for securing 98% grades in the annual Seoul Mathematics Examination ‘21

9. Entrance Exam Qualifications

• Qualified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) with a rank 105 ‘18
• Secured a seat in University of Delhi, qualifying CUCET with rank 20 among 20,000 candidates ‘21

10. Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award

• University of Pennsylvania

Felicitated with the ‘Chancellors Teaching Excellence Award’ for dedicated service over 6 years ‘15

11. Distinguished Scholar Award

• Chicago University

Presented with the ‘Distinguished Scholar Award’ for highest grades in History among all batches ‘17

In conclusion, we have looked into ways to incorporate academic achievements in a resume and analyzed different examples. If you follow the pointers mentioned above, your chances of clearing the selection process and getting an interview call will increase significantly.

ALL THE BEST!!!