Technology
Ashok Soota
Executive Chairman, Happiest Minds Technologies
B.E. Electrical, 1963
Extraordinary Alumni. Real-World Change.
From the Indira Gandhi Canal to the Delhi Metro and Google Search, Roorkeeans have shaped India and the world.
Notable Alumni
Leaders who started here
Ideas in Action.
A Stronger India.
Canals, earthquake engineering, metro rail and the companies that built India’s software industry: Roorkeeans helped build them all.
Award recipients by year- Years of legacy, since 1847
- 178+
- Alumni in DORA’s network (April 2026)
- 57,000+
- Alumni awards conferred, 2023–25
- 33
Alumni Impact Stories
“Our alumni are the true strength of IIT Roorkee, continuously enriching its legacy through their remarkable accomplishments and far-reaching influence.”
More alumni news from Snippets
- Named to the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
Prof. Vipin Kumar · B.E. ECE, 1977
Snippets · February 2026
- Tata Chemicals chief elected President of the CII for 2026–27
Mukundan Ramakrishnan · B.E. Electrical, 1988
Snippets · May 2026
- Appointed Commissioner of Delhi Police
Anurag Kumar · B.E. Mechanical & Industrial, 1991
Snippets · July 2026
- xPay co-founder named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
Aniket Gupta · B.Tech. CSE, 2017
Snippets · May 2026
Partnerships
MoUs that fund what comes next
Chairs, scholarships, centres and research, agreed with alumni and industry partners. Each one links to the Snippets edition that reported it.
Endowed chair
Shyama Mangal Institute Chair Professorship
With Dr. Purnima Parida (Ph.D. Civil, 2006) · ₹1.50 crore
Snippets · April 2026
Sponsored research
Phonon Bandgap Engineering of GaN-Diamond Interface for Power Devices
With HORIBA India · Prof. Ramesh Chandra and Prof. Komal Tripathi
Snippets · March 2026
Sponsored research
CO₂ & CH₄ Conversion into High-Performance Carbons
With HORIBA India · Prof. Ramesh Chandra and Prof. Komal Tripathi
Snippets · March 2026
Scholarship
Sarojinites for Sarojinites MCM Scholarship
1983 batch · revised MoU signed 11 April 2025
Award raised to ₹26,000 a year
Industry CSR
IAMS 4.0 facility, Centre for Precision Manufacturing
Foxhog Ventures India Ltd. · ₹17 crore CSR commitment
Snippets · August 2025
Centre
Ajit Singhvi Centre for Managerial Excellence
With Dr. Ajit M. Singhvi · Department of Management Studies
Snippets · September 2025
Awards
Late Prof. S. N. Tandon awards
With Dr. Lav Tandon (1986) · two cash awards and a scholarship
Snippets · April 2026
Alumni awards
Award recipients by year
IIT Roorkee’s Distinguished Alumnus, Distinguished Young Alumnus and Outstanding Service Awards, year by year, each list linked to where it was published.
2026
16 recipients
As listed in the official awardees directory.
Official awardees directory Share on WhatsAppDAA 2026 · Academic
Prof. Faisal Irshad Khan
Professor & Head, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.E. Chemical, 1994
DAA 2026 · Academic
Prof. Dinesh Mohan
Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, JNU
M.Sc. 1990, PhD 1995 Chemistry
DAA 2026 · Innovation
Mr. Padam Singh
President, Sun Petrochemical (SunPetro)
B.E. 1973, M.E. 1975 Chemical
DAA 2026 · Innovation
Ms. Ruchi Varshneya
Divisional VP, Abbott Labs, San Francisco
B.E. Electrical, 1995
DAA 2026 · Public sector
Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay
CEO & Chairman of the Board, C-DOT
M.E. ECE, 1988
DAA 2026 · Public sector
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak
Secretary, Technology Development Board, Government of India
B.E. Civil, 1992
DAA 2026 · Private sector
Dr. Kapil Garg
Chairman & CEO, Oilmax
B.E. Chemical, 1988
DAA 2026 · Private sector
Mr. Sanjay Sharma
VP, ArcelorMittal, Shanghai
B.E. MMED, 1994
DAA 2026 · Entrepreneurial
Mr. Sarvesh Mahesh
CEO, Tavant, California
B.E. ECE, 1982
DAA 2026 · Entrepreneurial
Mr. Sumit Jain
Co-founder, Unacademy
B.Tech CSE, 2006
DAA 2026 · Service to society
Dr. A K Sabharwal
Founder Director, Pharmaffiliates Analytics & Synthetics
M.Sc. Chemistry, 1971
DAA 2026 · Service to society
Prof. E. Balagurusamy
Chairman, EBG Foundation
M.E. 1974, PhD 1976 Electrical
Young Alumni Award 2026
Mr. Rupesh Kumar
CEO, Ariqt Global Technologies, Amsterdam
B.Tech MMED, 2008
Young Alumni Award 2026
Ms. Navneet Chahal
Partner, Bain & Company
B.Tech CSE, 2008
Outstanding Service 2026
Dr. Om Prakash Kulshreshtha
Retired, United Nations
B.E. Electrical, 1957
Outstanding Service 2026
Mr. Navneet Butan
Sr GM, Power Grid Corporation of India
B.E. Mechanical, 1990
2024–25
8 recipients
Presented together on Foundation Day 2025.
Press Information Bureau, 25 Nov 2025 Share on WhatsAppDistinguished Alumnus 2024–25
Prof. Krishna R Reddy
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago
M.E. Civil, 1985
Distinguished Alumnus 2024–25
Prof. Ram B Gupta
Associate Dean for Faculty Research Development, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.E. Chemical, 1987
Distinguished Alumnus 2024–25
Prof. Gaurav Sharma
Professor, University of Rochester
B.E. E&C, 1990
Distinguished Alumnus 2024–25
Mr. Pankaj Agarwal
Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India
B.E. Civil, 1989
Distinguished Alumnus 2024–25
Mr. Karthik Reddy
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Blume Ventures
B.E. Industrial, 1994
Young Alumnus 2025
Mr. Hrituraj Singh
Co-founder, Triomics, USA
B.Tech Electrical, 2019
Outstanding Service 2024–25
Mr. Nitesh Saini
Founder, PanIIT Europe Alumni
B.E. Metallurgical, 1997
Outstanding Service 2024–25
Mr. Vipin Kumar Goswami
President, IITRA North America
B.E. Chemical, 2001
- 2021–2023
- These lists are no longer online. They will appear here once the DORA office shares them.
- 2005–2020
- Earlier recipients will follow in the same way.
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The Institute Alumni Relations Cell and the DORA office host Alumni Career Talks on campus. Alumni share their professional journeys and the careers open to today’s students.
- 200+ students at the August 2025 talk
- About 300 in a full MAC Auditorium, March 2026
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