Distinguished Services Awardees 2023


Mr. Jai Shankar Sharma

(BT/MME/1977)
Mentor, Bangalore Chapter, IIT Kanpur Alumni Association
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Mr. Gautam Khanna

(BT/ME/1988)
CEO , P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC
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Distinguished Services Awardees 2022


Mr. Srikant Sastri

(BT/CHE/1983))
President, TiE Delhi/NCR
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Mr. Rajiv Swarup

(BT/EE/1973)
Founding President (Retd.), Shiv Nadar University
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Distinguished Services Awardees 2021


Mr. Pradeep Bhargava

(BT/ME/1989)
COO & Co-founder GladMinds
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Mr. Kushal Sacheti

(MT/CHE/1972)
Founder & CEO Galaxy USA Inc.
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About the Award

Started in the year 2019, Distinguished Services Award (DSA), recognizes the hard work and dedication of Alumni in doing exemplary service by becoming the goodwill ambassadors in various fields and augment and support the Institute’s effort in various ways like facilitating project collaborations, academic collaborations, student workshops, summer projects etc.


Evaluation Committee

The evaluation committee for the award, as approved by the board of governors of IIT Kanpur, comprises of:


  • Director, IIT Kanpur as Chairman.
  • Dean of Resource and Alumni, IIT Kanpur as Convenor.
  • Two Distinguished Alumnus (nominated by Director) as Members.
  • Faculty member (Non-Alumnus) as Member.
  • Faculty member (Alumnus) as Member.
  • President Alumni Association, IIT Kanpur as Member.


Distinguished Services Awardees 2020


Prof. Rajendra Bordia

BT/ME/1979
Professor and Chair at Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
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Prof. Shivendra Singh Panwar

BT/EE/1981
Professor and Department chair Electrical & Computer Engineering & Director, CATT,NYU Tandon School of Engineering,New York, Brooklyn.
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Distinguished Services Awardees 2019


Mr. Rakesh Sharma

(MT/NET/1978)
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Dr. Ram B. Misra

(BT/ME/1968)
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