List of IIT Kharagpur alumni explained

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has had numerous notable alumni.

Academics

!Name!Class Year!Notability!References
Subhasis ChaudhuriB.Tech. 1985Director of IIT Bombay[1]
Pushpak BhattacharyyaDirector of IIT Patna[2]
Partha Pratim ChakrabortyB.Tech. 1985; Ph.D. 1988Director of IIT Kharagpur[3]
Sanghamitra BandyopadhyayDirector of ISI[4]
Supriyo DattaThomas Duncan Distinguished professor at the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University[5] [6]
Mohan DuttaB.Tech. 1995Dean's Chair Professor of Communication and Director, Center for Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE) at School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing at Massey University[7] [8]
S. Rao KosarajuProfessor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University and division director at the National Science Foundation[9] [10]
Pradeep KhoslaComputer scientist and eighth Chancellor of University of California, San Diego[11]
Gopal Krishna NayakDirector of IIIT Bhubaneswar[12]
Mani Lal BhaumikPh. D. 1958First PhD student at IIT Kharagpur, physicist, and Padma Shri awardee[13]
Satya Prasad MajumderPh.D. 1993Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology[14]

Science and engineering

NameClass YearNotabilityReferences
Kalyan Banerjee1964Former President of Rotary International[15]
Monisha GhoshFirst woman Chief Technology Officer at the US government's Federal Communications Commission.[16]
Srikumar BanerjeeIndian metallurgical engineer. Former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the secretary of Department of Atomic Energy[17]
Kumar BhattacharyyaB. Tech. 1960Manager of Google India peer[18]
Harish HandeCo-founder of social enterprise SELCO India and winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award[19]
V. C. KulandaiswamyHydrologist, second vice-chancellor of Anna University, awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan[20]
Kirit ParikhCivil engineer; professor emeritus and founder director of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)[21]
K. RadhakrishnanPh.D. 2000Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)[22]
Kamal SagarB. Arch. 1992An architect; chairman and founder of Total Environment[23]

Politics and Administration

NameClass YearNotabilityReferences
Arvind KejriwalChief Minister of Delhi[24]
Ashok KhemkaSenior Bureaucrat in the Indian state of Haryana[25]
Chaudhary Ajit SinghFormer minister of Agriculture, Commerce and I dustry and Civil Aviation[26] [27]
Duvvuri SubbaraoB. Sc. 1969economist and 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India[28]
Surajit Kar PurkayasthaFormer DGP of West Bengal Police and Police Commissioner of Kolkata

Business

NameClass YearNotabilityReferences
Ajit JainB.Tech. 1972President of Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group[29]
Anuradha Acharya1995Co-founder and CEO of Mapmygenome, a molecular diagnostics company; previously CEO of Ocimum Bio Solutions[30]
Arjun MalhotraCo-founder, HCL Technologies
Arun SarinFormer CEO of Vodafone[31]
B.K. SyngalFormer chairman and Managing Director of VSNL
Gopalakrishnan RFormer executive director of Tata Sons[32]
Prith BanerjeeFormer director of HP Labs, the research wing of Hewlett-Packard[33]
Ramesh ChandraFounder of real estate company Unitech Group[34]
Ravi KantFormer vice chairman of Tata Motors[35]
Rono DuttaCEO of InterGlobe Aviation Limited which operates IndiGo Airlines. Also President of United Airlines [1999 - 2002][36]
Suhas PatilFounder of Cirrus Logic[37]
Sundar PichaiCEO of Google and Alphabet inc.[38]
Suresh VaswaniPresident of Dell Services[39]
Vinod GuptaFounder of InfoUSA, CEO of Infofree and DatabaseUSA[40]

Arts and Entertainment

NameClass YearNotabilityReferences
Rajkumar Barjatya1962Film producer[41]
Sandipan DebFounder editor of Outlook[42]
Raj Kamal JhaChief Editor of Indian Express, writer, novelist[43]
Arunabh KumarCo-founder of The Viral Fever (TVF) Media Labs[44]
Jitendra KumarIndian film actor famous for his roles in comedy sketches of The Viral Fever
Bedabrata PainFormer NASA senior researcher and film director[45]
Biswapati SarkarIndian writer and director, Former Creative Director at The Viral Fever, currently working at Pushpam Pa Pictures.[46]
Kiran SethFounder of Indian culture non-profit SPIC MACAY; Padma Shri awardee[47]
Biswa Kalyan RathAn Indian stand-up comedian and writer

Activists

NameClass YearNotabilityReferences
Vinayak Lohani
Varun Shrivastava2009Founder of UPAY NGO (NGO working for the education and skill development of underprivileged children)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-04-26. New IIT-B director lists priorities: 'Looking to diversify courses, draw more woman students'. 2021-03-19. The Indian Express. en.
  2. Web site: Governing Body. IIT Patna. 30 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Desk. India TV News. 2013-07-20. IIT-Kharagpur alumni protest in Bangalore. 2021-03-19. www.indiatvnews.com. en.
  4. Web site: 12 IIT Kharagpur Alumni Get Distinguished Alumnus Award. 2021-03-19. NDTV.com. en.
  5. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Supriyo_Datta Supriyo Datta at IEEE
  6. https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes-awards/william-procter/award-winner/supriyo-datta Biography at Sigma Xi
  7. https://carecca.nz/staff/director/
  8. https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/professor-mohan-duttas-academic-activism-recognised-with-prestigious-presidential-citation/
  9. News: S. Rao Kosaraju - Department of Computer Science. Department of Computer Science. 2017-10-25. en-US.
  10. Web site: S. Rao Kosaraju NSF - National Science Foundation. www.nsf.gov. en. 2017-10-25.
  11. News: IIT Kharagpur alumnus is UCSD Chancellor. 10 May 2012. The Hindu. 4 April 2015.
  12. Web site: Governing Body. IIIT Bhubaneswar. 30 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718105311/http://www.iiit-bh.ac.in/home/governing-body. 18 July 2014. dead.
  13. News: From a village boy, $150 mn and example to follow. Singh. Shiv Sahay. 25 August 2011. The Indian Express. 4 April 2015.
  14. Web site: Satya Prasad Majumdar Biography. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319015740/https://www.buet.ac.bd/info/Administration/Vc_Profile. 19 March 2021. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
  15. News: Indian technocrat Kalyan Banerjee to lead Rotary as its 101st president. 30 June 2011. Business Standard. 1 July 2011.
  16. News: Indian-American Dr Monisha Ghosh named 1st woman Chief Technology Officer of US' communications commission. The Economic Times. 2021-03-19.
  17. Web site: Brief Profile of the Awardee awardee Dr Srikumar Banerjee . CSIR Human Resource Development Group, New Delhi . 24 May 2021.
  18. News: A Brahmin of business. Morgan. Oliver. 18 June 2005. The Guardian. 4 April 2015.
  19. News: Nileema Mishra, Harish Hande win Magsaysay award. 27 July 2011. The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Press Trust of India (PTI).
  20. Web site: Dr V.C. Kulandaiswamy. 28 March 2012. Anna University. 4 April 2015.
  21. Web site: Distinguished Alumnus Awardee: Dr. Kirit Shantilal Parikh. IIT Kharagpur. https://web.archive.org/web/20101217001353/http://iitkgp.ac.in/top-awardees/daa1.php?Sl=25. 17 December 2010. dead. 4 April 2015. dmy-all.
  22. News: Isro, IISc men get top national honour . . 26 January 2014 . 26 January 2014.
  23. News: Total Architecture: Different Kind of Builders. 29 April 2011.
  24. Pradhan. Kunal. Vij-Aurora. Bhavna. 27 December 2013. An Uncommon Life: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who led an uncommon life. India Today. Noida, India. 4 April 2015.
  25. News: My conscience compelled me to speak up: Ashok Khemka. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105162725/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/india/34524670_1_ashok-khemka-transfer-order-cases-of-land-scams. dead. 5 January 2014. Siwach. Sukhbir. 17 October 2012. The Times of India. 19 April 2014.
  26. News: With Lucknow in mind, Congress gifts Ajit Singh civil aviation. Sharma. Surender. 19 December 2011. MiD DAY. 9 July 2012. Mumbai, India.
  27. News: 6 May 2021. RLD Chief Ajit Singh: Political career, age, wife, son, health, daughter and native place. India Today. 17 July 2022.
  28. News: Inflation? Splitting hair is more easy. https://archive.today/20150405012625/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120718/jsp/frontpage/story_15741766.jsp. dead. 5 April 2015. 18 July 2012. The Telegraph. 4 April 2015. Calcutta, India.
  29. News: In Ajit Jain, Some See Next Buffett. Holm. Erik. May 5, 2012. The Wall Street Journal. 5 April 2015. Ng. Serena. B1–B2.
  30. Singh. Shreyasi. April 2013. A Genealogy of Success. Inc. India. New Delhi. 4. 3. 23–26. 4 April 2015.
  31. News: Arun Sarin walks out of Vodafone rich. 11 June 2008. The Times Of India. 5 April 2015. Press Trust of India (PTI).
  32. News: Gopalakrishnan does not seek re-election on Tata Motors board. 3 August 2010. Business Standard. 5 April 2015.
  33. News: Exclusive: HP Labs Head Prith Banerjee Leaving. 4 April 2012. All Things Digital. 4 April 2015.
  34. News: Unitech Supremo: A Reluctant Tycoon. Dewan. Neha. 26 January 2008. The Economic Times. 7 February 2012. Mukherjee. Shubham.
  35. News: Ravi Kant Profile. 3 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140420012153/http://www.forbes.com/profile/ravi-kant/. 20 April 2014. Forbes.
  36. Web site: Rono Dutta. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010210442/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=309849&ticker=AIR&previousCapId=169142&previousTitle=US%20AIRWAYS%20GROUP%20INC. dead. 10 October 2012. Bloomberg Businessweek. 10 January 2013.
  37. Web site: Suhas S. Patil: Executive Profile & Biography. Bloomberg Business. 5 April 2015.
  38. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/google-alphabet.html G is for Google
  39. Web site: Suresh C. Vaswani. Dell. 5 April 2015.
  40. Rogers. Bruce. 7 January 2014. Vin Gupta's InfoFree.com Reinvents CRM and Lead Gen Tools For Small Business. Forbes. 4 April 2015.
  41. Web site: Film producer Rajkumar Barjatya, father of Sooraj Barjatya, dies in Mumbai . 21 February 2019 .
  42. Web site: FE's Sandipan Deb to join RPG Group's publishing division. www.afaqs.com. en. 2017-12-01.
  43. News: Raj Kamal Jha: 'We journalists are not the stories'. Soofi. Mayank Austen. 2015-01-10. livemint.com/. 2017-12-01.
  44. Web site: This IIT Kharagpur alumnus is the brain behind The Viral Fever Media. Saxena. Aditi. 6 February 2015. The Economic Times. 21 March 2015.
  45. News: Chittagong has a sense of victory, says director Bedabrata Pain. https://web.archive.org/web/20120413173806/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chittagong-has-a-sense-of-victory-director/248181-8-66.html. dead. 13 April 2012. Vats. Rohit. 12 April 2012. IBN Live. 17 April 2012.
  46. News: The unusual suspects. Moorjani. Manit. 19 January 2013. Hindustan Times. 21 January 2018. en.
  47. News: Is the magic of classical music fading?. Chaturvedi. Devika. 25 February 2011. DNA. 5 April 2015. Diligent Media Corporation. Mumbai, India.

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