Alumni Network at IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur’s strong and supportive alumni network enables you to learn from one another, connect and collaborate even long after you have graduated.

At IIT Kharagpur, it is believed that education is much more than just receiving your degree certificates. At the end of the day, it's about the lessons you'll learn, the people you'll meet, and the bonds you'll form. One is never able to truly leave behind the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, for all the good reasons, after graduation! 

The alumni network at IIT Kharagpur enables you to add long-term value to your education journey, by providing you with a platform to stay in touch with all the successful individuals. IIT Kharagpur’s strong and supportive alumni network enables you to learn from one another, connect and collaborate even long after you have graduated. Support networks are hard to come by in the world, and having one ready-made full of people with similar experiences waiting to connect is a luxury that few can afford. At IIT Kharagpur, it is a fact that support and collaboration are in the DNA of the alumni network of IIT Kharagpur.

Some of IIT Kharagpur's Notable Alumni

1. Subir Kumar Banerjee:  Emeritus and Founding Director, Institute of Rock Magnetism

2. Hirak Kumar Sen: Founder and CEO, HK Sen & Associates

3. Sarbari Gupta: President and CEO, Electrosoft

4. Anand Sen: Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Tata International Limited

5. Ajit Jain: President, Berkshire Hathaway

6. Sundar Pichai: Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet

7. Suresh Chandra Mishra: Former Chairman, Naval Research Board at DRDO

8. Veerendra Kumar Jaitly: Chairman, C_Cube Consultants

9. Mohan Rao: Chief Science Officer, Rainos Consulting USA

10. Krishna Mohan Khanna: Chairman & Founder, i watch think tank & foundation

11. Mukund Padmanabhan: President and Founder, Guru Krupa Foundation

12. Bipin Rajendran: Reader in Engineering, King's College London

13. NM Leepsa: Lecturer (Business), Arizona State University

14. Arjun Nohwar: Former Head, Uber

15. Honey Pamnani: Impact Investment & Portfolio Management, National Skill Development Corporation, Delhi

16. Prashant Kumar Agrawal: District Superintendent of Police, Office of the Supdt of Bilaspur

17. Kenkre Nishad Vishwas: VP and Chief of Staff, Swiggy

18. Arpit Dave: Co-Founder, Qikwork

19. Pushkar Singh: CEO & Co-Founder, LetsTransport.in

20. Subhadeep Mondal: Co-founder & CEO, ProjectStepOne

21. Shishir Modi: Co-Founder, Niki.ai

22. Ankit Parasher: Co-Founder, LetsTransport.in

23. Sudarshan Ravi: Founder, LetsTransport.in

24. Pranav Goel: Co-Founder, Porter.in

25. Uttam Digga: Co-Founder, Porter.in

26. Guntupalli Pavan Kumar: Co-founder, Rapido - Bike Taxi of India

27. Anindya Dutta: Managing Director and Co-Founder, Stanza Living

28. Arpit Jain: CEO and Co-Founder, SplashLearn

29. Pranesh Chaudhury: Founder & CEO, ZunRoof Tech Private Limited

30. Shruti Ghatge: Co-Founder and CEO, Zomentum

31. Sameer Aggarwal: Founder & CEO, RevFin

32. Sabyasachi Roy: Director, Ants Ceramics Pvt. Ltd.

33. Venkat Appala Narasayya: Scientist C, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute

34. Sreeja Nag: Senior Research Engineer, NASA ARC and GSFC

Act of service that you can do to help future students: Own Your Hall Room

IIT Kharagpur has received unprecedented support from esteemed alumni for various IIT-KGP Developmental Projects over the years. Among all of the institute's initiatives, the Hall Development Campaign is one of the most well-supported campaigns among alumni. The Halls that they consider to be their second home, are always close to their hearts. It all started when Prof. Damodar Acharya, the former Director of IIT Kharagpur, donated to renovate the hall rooms where he stayed. The institute quickly realised that this would be a fantastic opportunity for alumni to leave their mark on their very own campus. Over the years, a hall room will have many occupants, and we know that many of them will contribute to the endowment. The donor of any particular hall room will be recognised by placing individual plaques in their name with batch and department which will be placed inside the room on a first come first serve basis.

With this noble idea, the Office of Alumni Affairs & Branding has launched a new campaign, OWN YOUR HALL ROOM. You can have your hall room named after you by donating INR 2.5L and paying maintenance fees every 5 years. This will allow current institute students to stay comfortably on campus as well.

Alumni Department Engagement Program

In order to raise money for various departmental campaigns and events, a new initiative was launched in 2018. The Alumni Department Engagement Program - ADEP program aims to reconnect alumni with their departments. This program assists alumni and departments with initiatives such as visiting faculty, special lectures, workshops, international and industry collaboration, PG and RS placement, internships, and live projects. For the first time in the institute's history, a geoscience seminar was held at the Geology and Geophysics Department thanks entirely to alumni contributions. In 2019, the alumni of the 1975 batch of Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture came forward once more to support their department by raising INR 8 Lakh to build a state-of-the-art auditorium.

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