IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni: List, Association, Official Portal

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) is a public university established in 1959. The curriculum of the institution is a commemoration of nine US research institutions and their course material. The students of IIT Kanpur have a grand opportunity to be proud of the alumni of the institution and their success stories.

This article is about the IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni, the institution's alumni association, and finally, the other prominent IIT Kanpur Alumni.

IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni

The IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni are listed here with their note-worthy success stories and the professions that played a significant part in their growth.

1. N.R. Narayana Murthy

N.R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian Businessman who is also famously known as the Founder of Infosys. He was a Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President, and Chief Mentor of the Infosys company before retiring and taking the position of Chairman Emeritus.

His net worth is $4.5 billion as of October 2022. He has been listed as one of the 12th most outstanding entrepreneurs of his time in Fortune Magazine. His nickname is the "Father of the Indian IT sector." Mr. Murthy has also been awarded the "Padma Shri" and "Padma Vibhushan."

Profession: Chairman Emeritus of Infosys

2. Anil K. Rajvanshi

Anil K. Rajvanshi is an Indian Academic who is also the current director of the Nimbhkar Agricultural Research Institution (NARI). He has been heading the research at NARI for rural development. He has won the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Florida.

Mr. Rajvanshi has also secured the following awards: the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2001, the Solar Hall of Fame in 1998, and Padma Shri in 2022. He has also written books, namely 1970s America - an Indian Student's Journey, Nature of Human Thought, Romance of Innovation - A human interest story of doing R&D in a rural setting, A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance, and Exploring the Mind of God.

He has also been a regular contributor as a blogger in the Times of India, the Huffington Post, and the South Asia Monitor.

Profession: Academician

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3. Rajeev Motwani

Rajeev Motwani was an Indian American Scientist and Professor at the Standford University. His research focuses on theoretical computer science, and he has been a special adviser in Google, Paypal, and Sequoia Capital.

Mr. Motwani was one of the paper's co-authors, PageRank Algorithm, and accompanied Larry Page and Sergey Brin in presenting the report. He also authored an interesting paper called "What Can You Do With A Web In Your Pocket. "

He has been awarded the Godel Prize for his scientific research, Okawa Foundation Research Award, Arthur Sloan Research Fellowship, National Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Kanpur in 2006,  Bergmann Memorial Award from the US-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation, and IBM Faculty Award.

Profession:  Scientist

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4. Shiraz Minwalla

Shiraz Minwalla is an Indian Theoretical Physicist whose primary research is on string theory. He is also one of the faculty members of the Department of Theoretical Physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Mr. Minwalla has won the following awards: ICTP Prize in 2010, S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in 2011, Infosys Prize in 2013, New Horizon in Physics Prize in 2014, and finally, the TWAS Prize in 2016.

Profession: Theoretical Physicist

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5. Manindra Agrawal

Manindra Agrawal is an almamatar of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He works in the Department of Computer Science and holds the position of Deputy Director at IIT Kanpur. He was the first recipient of the Infosys Award in 2008 for Mathematics. He is also known for his AKS Primality Test.

He has also secured various other prizes, such as Clay Research Award in 2002, S.S. Bhatnagar Award in 2003, ICTP Prize in 2003, Fulkerson Prize in 2006, Godel Prize in 2006, GD Birla for Scientific Research in 2009, TWAS Award in 2010, and finally the Padma Shri in 2013. 

Profession: Professor

IIT Kanpur: Alumni Association

The alumni association will help the students and other alumni to stay connected with their batchmates. Check out the links below to access the official alumni association and network with them.

• Visit the official website of IIT Kanpur.
• Click Here to have access to the IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.
• Click Here to find the IIT Kanpur Alumni Life-Time Membership.
• Click Here to sign in to the IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.

Note: All these links directly access the said IIT Kanpur alumni departments.

IIT Kanpur Alumni Impact

The listed points are some of the alumni impacts - which means the initiative taken by the IIT Kanpur notable alumni during their networking sessions or for the current students of the institution. 

• Annual Gift Programme
• Support to academic departments and Inter disciplinary programs
• Distinguished Lecture Series
• Students' activities & development
• Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for Excellence (SURGE) program
• Academic Excellence & Faculty Development
• Community Outreach Activities
• Infrastructural augmentation

Other Prominent Alumni of IIT Kanpur

These are some of the other prominent alumni of IIT Kanpur and their profession, which gave them the name and fame that inspires lakhs of students who want to pursue being an IIT Kanpur notable alumni.

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