List of IIT Delhi people explained

This is a list of people affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, one of the Indian Institutes of Technology in India.

Notable alumni

Business

NameClassYearDegreeNotabilityReferences
Anirudh Devgan1990B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems[1]
Anurag Dikshit1994B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)co-founder of Partygaming[2]
Binny Bansal2005B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)co-founder of Flipkart[3]
Jyoti Bansal1999B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)founder of AppDynamics[4]
Manvinder Singh Banga1975B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)former chairman, Unilever[5]
Mohit Aron1995B.Tech. (Computer Science)founder and CEO of Cohesity and co-founder and former CTO of Nutanix
Padmasree Warrior1982B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)chief technology and strategy officer Cisco Systems; former chief technology officer of Motorola, Inc.[6]
Patu Keswani1981B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)founder of Lemon Tree Hotels[7]
Sachin Bansal2005B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)co-founder of Flipkart[8]
Sameer Gehlaut1995B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)co-founder of Indiabulls[9]
Vikrant Bhargava1994B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)co-founder of Partygaming[10]
Vinod Khosla1976B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering)co-founder of Sun Microsystems[11]
Yogesh Chander Deveshwar1968B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)chairman at ITC[12]
Rajdeep Grewaldistinguished professor of marketing at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rajat Gupta1971B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)managing director of McKinsey & Company, convicted of insider trading[13]
Pramod Maheshwarichief executive officer, Career Point Ltd
CEO and founder of AppLabs[14]
Krishan SabnaniResearch VP at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, responsible for research on NFV and web communications
Nandu Nandkishoreformer executive vice president and head of Asia Oceania, Africa of Nestlé S.A, Switzerland
Vivek Guptapresident and CEO of Mastech Digital
Ashish Nandaformer director of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad & Robert Braucher Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School
Rajendra Pawar1972B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)co-founder, NIIT
Vijay Thadani1972B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)co-founder, NIIT
Nitin Seth1993B.Tech (Textile Technology)Bestselling author; Co-Founder and CEO of Incedo Inc.[15]

Politics and law

!Name!ClassYear!Degree!Notability!References
Jayant Sinha1985former Union Minister of State for Finance, Government of India, former managing director at Omidyar Network and partner at McKinsey & Company, Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha[16] [17]
Kiran Bedi1993Ph.D.former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry[18]
Raghuram Rajanformer chief economist of IMF, former chief economic adviser to the Prime Minister of India; 23rd governor of the Reserve Bank of India joined on 5 Sep 2013, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business[19] [20]
Somnath Bhartilawyer and politician[21]
Sunjay Sudhir1988B. Techdiplomat[22]

Science and technology

NameClassYearDegreeNotabilityReferences
Anupam Garg1977M.S. PhysicsProfessor, Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, co-discoverer Leggett-Garg inequality
Madhu Sudan1987B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)professor of computer science at Harvard University, ACM Fellow and 2002 Nevanlinna Prize winner
Shrinivas Kulkarni1978M.Sc. (Physics)McArthur Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Caltech
Soumitro Banerjee1983, 1988Ph.D.electrical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[23]
Subir SachdevDid not graduateB.Tech.professor of physics at Harvard University[24]
Siddhartha Paul TiwariDid not graduateDoctorateTechnologist, India Science Award laureate, Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland[25]
Venkata Padmanabhan1993B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)computer engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate, ACM Fellow[26]
Vipin Kumar Tripathi1967, 1971Doctoratenotable Indian Plasma physicist. Former Physics professor of IIT, Delhi. Founder of Sadbhav Mission.[27]
Ajaib Singh Brar1977DoctorateProfessor of chemistry at IIT Delhi, Saraswati Samman laureate, NASI Fellow[28]
Sanket Goel1998M.S. PhysicsDean and Professor, BITS Pilani. Fulbright and JSPS Fellow[29]
Naveen Garg1991 (BTech), 1994 (PhD)BTech + PhD (Computer Science and Engineering)theoretical computer scientist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Amitabha Bagchi1996BTech, Computer Science and EngineeringTheoretical Computer Scientist, Novelist[30]
Avinash Kakprofessor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University
Subhash Kakprofessor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University
Devang Vipin Khakhar1981B.Tech (Chemical Engineering)chemical engineer, academic, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[31]
Sudhanshu Vrativaccinologist, N-BIOS laureate[32]
Narinder Kumar Guptahonorary member in the area of impact mechanics of the International Society of Impact Engineering.[33]
Predhiman Krishan Kaw1966Ph.DFounding Director of Institute for Plasma Research, first PhD graduate of IITD.[34]
Avinash Kumar Agarwal1996, 1999M.Tech (Energy), Ph.D (Mech. Eng.)mechanical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[35]
Mohit Randeria1980B.A. in Electrical Engineeringcondensed matter physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[36]
Anurag Sharmaoptical physicist, academic, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[37]
Arogyaswami Paulraj1973Ph.D (Elect. Engineering)pioneer in MIMO, professor emeritus in the Dept. of Elect. Engineering at Stanford University
Surendra PrasadPh. Dcommunications engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[38]
Sanjay Puri1982MS (Physics)statistical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[39]
Rahul PanditMS (Physics)condensed matter physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[40]

Arts and entertainment

NameClassYearDegreeNotabilityReferences
Amol ParasharB.Tech. in Mechanical Engineeringactor[41]
Chetan Bhagat1995B.Tech. in Mechanical EngineeringIndian novelist[42]
Swami Mukundananda1982B.Tech. in mechanical engineeringspiritual leader; bestselling author; founder of JKYog and Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas[43]
Tushar Raheja2006B.Tech in industrial engineering, PhD in applied probabilityIndian novelist[44] [45] [46]

Others

Notable faculty

Notes and References

  1. News: IIT Delhi Alumnus Dr. Anirudh Devgan Honoured With 2021 Phil Kaufman Award. 2022-01-12. alumni.iitd.ac.in.
  2. News: Anurag Dikshit: High roller who came late to the poker party. Balakrishnan. Angela. 2008-12-16. The Guardian. 2020-01-12. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190112095104/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/dec/16/anurag-dikshit-profile. 2019-01-12. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. News: IIT-Delhi's distinguished alumni award for Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal. 2019-09-25. The Economic Times. 2020-01-12.
  4. News: Jyoti Bansal: Meet the IIT-Delhi alumnus who sold his start-up for $3.7 billion. livemint.com. 2017-01-26. 2022-01-12.
  5. Web site: Company Overview of Kedaara Capital Investment Managers Limited: Manvinder Singh Banga. Bloomberg. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002070832/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8666774&privcapId=144086841. 2 October 2017. 2 October 2017.
  6. Web site: IIT Delhi 52nd convocation awards 2117 students: Top speakers say what every engineering student needs to hear . 13 November 2021 .
  7. Web site: Patu Keswani, entrepreneur by chance - The Economic Times. 2011-06-03. Economictimes.indiatimes.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928105916/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/india-emerging/patu-keswani-entrepreneur-by-chance/articleshow/8704167.cms. 2017-09-28. 2019-12-09.
  8. Web site: Unknown facts about Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal. Business Insider. 2020-01-12.
  9. News: Indiabulls partners Sameer Gehlaut, Saurabh Mittal and Rajiv Rattan to divide operations. Kalesh. Baiju. 2014-07-10. The Economic Times. 2020-01-13. Babar. Kailash.
  10. https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/gaming-billionaire-pleads-guilty/cid/516150
  11. Web site: Vinod Khosla donates $5 million to IIT Delhi. Rediff.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111144331/http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/jan/18iit1.htm. 2012-01-11. 2012-02-24.
  12. News: YC Deveshwar, the man who transformed ITC into a multi-business conglomerate, passes away . The Economic Times . 12 May 2019 . Mukherjee . Writankar .
  13. News: Gupta Secretly Defied McKinsey Before SEC Tip Accusation. Helyar. John. Bloomberg.com . 17 May 2011 . Bloomberg. 2012-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111101013/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/gupta-secretly-defied-mckinsey-before-sec-s-tipster-accusation.html. 2012-01-11. live.
  14. News: 5 reasons why it is great being a sole founder - The Economic Times . The Economic Times . Economictimes.indiatimes.com . 2019-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405075531/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/5-reasons-why-it-is-great-being-a-sole-founder/articleshow/60436231.cms . 2019-04-05 . live .
  15. Web site: UNLOCKING AI'S POWER : ENTERPRISES MUST CRACK THE DATA CODE . Nasscom Community.
  16. Web site: Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers. Pmindia.gov.in. 13 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423044634/http://pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/portfolios-of-the-union-council-of-ministers-2/. 23 April 2016. live.
  17. Web site: Constituencywise Trends. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118092956/http://eciresults.nic.in/statewiseS27.htm?st=S27. 18 January 2015. 4 February 2016.
  18. News: Living to serve. 2014-03-31. Bangkok Post. 2020-01-13.
  19. Web site: 2023-12-17 . 'Not my proudest moment': When Raghuram Rajan contested election, shut IIT-Delhi for a day . 2024-02-19 . Business Today . en.
  20. Web site: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on India's Economic Future . 2024-02-19 . The Wire.
  21. News: Somnath Bharti: Ambitious, combative and prone to cross lines . The Economic Times . 24 January 2014 . Garg . Abhinav .
  22. Web site: Saseendran . Sajila . 2021-11-01 . Sunjay Sudhir appointed as new Indian Ambassador to UAE . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101112716/https://gulfnews.com/uae/sunjay-sudhir-appointed-as-new-indian-ambassador-to-uae-1.83363294 . 2021-11-01 . 2022-09-17 . gulfnews.com . en.
  23. Web site: 2017 . Soumitro Banerjee-Profile on TWAS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010444/https://twas.org/sites/default/files/member/cv.pdf . 2017-10-23 . 2017-10-22 . The World Academy of Sciences.
  24. News: Indian-born scientist wins prestigious Dirac Medal - Times of India. The Times of India. 9 August 2018 . 2020-01-12.
  25. Web site: Google Research .
  26. Web site: Venkata Padmanabhan-On Microsoft Research. 2017. Microsoft. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010929/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/padmanab/. 2017-10-23. 2017-10-22.
  27. Web site: Professor fights for Kashmir, armed with pamphlets. Telegraph India. Pheroze L. Vincent. 9 February 2020.
  28. Web site: BRAR, Ajaib Singh – The National Academy of Sciences, India . 2024-10-18 . nasi.org.in.
  29. Web site: IEEE . Sanket Goel IEEE . 2023-04-18 . IEEE.
  30. Web site: : IIT Delhi . 2024-09-11 . home.iitd.ac.in.
  31. Web site: Devang Vipin Khakhar-Faculty profile. 2017. Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Mumbai. 2017-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063158/http://www.che.iitb.ac.in/online/faculty/devang-v-khakhar. 2017-10-23. live.
  32. Web site: Vrati on THSTI. 2017-12-12. Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. 2017-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508142638/http://thsti.res.in/pdf/Dr_sudhanshu_vrati.pdf. 2018-05-08. live.
  33. Web site: Prof. N. K. Gupta nominated as honorary member of Intl. Soc. Impact Engg. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. www.iitd.ac.in. 2019-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190703202745/http://www.iitd.ac.in/content/prof-n-k-gupta-nominated-honorary-member-intl-soc-impact-engg. 2019-07-03. live.
  34. Web site: Distinguished Alumni Awards. 2019-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20100714044905/http://cronos.rutgers.edu/~jaluria/IIT%20Delhi%20Distinguished%20Alumni%20Awards.htm. 2010-07-14. dead.
  35. Web site: Avinash Kumar Agarwal-Education. 2017. IIT Kanpur. 2017-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011091608/http://home.iitk.ac.in/~akag/Education.htm. 2017-10-11. live.
  36. Web site: IITD Distinguished Alumni Award - Prof. Mohit Randeria. 2017-10-20. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. 2017-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005015207/http://www.iitd.ac.in/convocation/2007/DAA_mohit.pdf. 2015-10-05. live.
  37. Web site: Anurag Sharma-Indian fellow. 2016. Indian National Science Academy. 2017-10-22. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305000525/https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=P04-1374. dead.
  38. Web site: Surendra Prasad-Faculty profile. 2017. IIT Delhi. 2017-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023073321/http://ee.iitd.ernet.in/people/sprasad.html. 2017-10-23. live.
  39. Web site: Biographical Information - Sanjay Puri. 2017-10-23. Jawaharlal Nehru University. 2017-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023230853/https://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/spuri/CV.pdf. 2017-10-23. dead.
  40. Web site: INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail - Professor Rahul Pandit. insaindia.res.in. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171020033557/http://insaindia.res.in/detail/P06-1418. 20 October 2017. live.
  41. News: The unusual suspects . Moorjani . Manit . . 19 January 2013 . 17 May 2014 . 17 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517130752/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/brunch-stories/the-unusual-suspects/article1-995068.aspx . dead.
  42. Web site: IITD Class of 89 Innovation Award – Home. Iitdinnovationaward.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527200131/http://www.iitdinnovationaward.org./. 2012-05-27. 2012-02-24.
  43. News: The Science of Mind Management by Swami Mukundananda: An extract. 2020-09-20. The Indian Express. 2020-09-20.
  44. News: Outsourcing Wodehouse. Duara. Ajit. 11 June 2006. 24 August 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509160353/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/06/11/stories/2006061100200400.htm. The Hindu. 9 May 2013.
  45. News: The jack of different genres. Bhadani. Priyanka. 10 June 2013. The Asian Age. 24 August 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130823201538/http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/jack-different-genres-926. 23 August 2013. dmy-all.
  46. News: Crazy about cricket. Sharma. Neha. 8 October 2010. Hindustan Times. 24 August 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023044012/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/booksreviews/Crazy-about-cricket/Article1-610160.aspx. 23 October 2010.
  47. Web site: 2023-09-19 . 8 IITians who gave up 'lakho ki jobs' & became monks . 2023-09-26 . www.mensxp.com . en.
  48. Web site: This guru has been to IIT and IIM but wants to connect with his students spiritually . 2023-09-26 . Edex Live . 3 July 2019 . en.
  49. News: Khade kayaks his way to record books. G.. Viswanath. The Hindu . 4 March 2015. www.thehindu.com.
  50. Web site: N. S. Satya Murthy-Deceased fellow. 2017. Indian National Science Academy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205030/http://insaindia.res.in/detail/N81-0713. 25 April 2017. 2017-10-22.
  51. Web site: Faculty profile. 2018-02-01. web.iitd.ac.in. 2018-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193059/http://web.iitd.ac.in/~sundar/. 2018-02-01. live.
  52. Web site: PTMF Founder Prof. Baisya .
  53. Web site: Kiran Seth: Without playing a note, he makes music touch the lives of many. Quraishi. Humra. 12 December 2007. Mint. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329112817/https://www.livemint.com/2007/11/27000636/kiran-seth--without-playing-a.html. 29 March 2019. live.

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