15 Famous People Who Studied From IIT And Made India Proud

The Indian Institute of Technology is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Everyone expects a lot of feats from students from this great university. Believing in IITians and you can see them become beacons of the younger generations. Let us look into a few famous people who are a part of the IIT alumni family and have achieved a lot shortly after graduating.

Below is the list of some famous people who are proud to be part of the IIT alumni family.

1. Sundar Pichai – An IIT Kharagpur Graduate

The CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc. is none other than the industrious man, Sundar Pichai. Hailing from Chennai, Pichai Sundararajan, commonly known as Sundar Pichai, completed his B.Tech in Metallurgy Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and is one of the most affluent businessmen.

Did you know that Sundar Pichai was one of the brains behind Google’s famous web browser – Chrome?

2. N.R. Narayan Murthy – An IIT Kanpur Graduate

The founder and ex-chairman of Infosys, N. R. Narayan Murthy completed his Masters’s degree from IIT Kanpur. Narayan Murthy has won several accolades and awards including the Padma Shri and the Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India.

Fortune Magazine has listed him as among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time.

3. Arvind Kejriwal – An IIT Kharagpur Graduate

The founder of the Aam Admi Party and convener for the same, Arvind Kejriwal pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. Arvind Kejriwal is a great politician and a former bureaucrat, currently serving as the chief minister of Delhi.

4. Chetan Bhagat – An IIT Delhi Graduate

Chetan Bhagat,  known for novels portraying the young urban middle-class Indians, is an alumnus from IIT Delhi. His bestsellers like 5 point Someone, 3 Mistakes of My Life, and Half Girlfriend have sold millions of copies in India.

5. Raghuram Govinda Rajan – An IIT Delhi Graduate

Raghuram Govind Ranjan is an Indian economist, who has been recognized as the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He served as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and became the Vice-Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements during his tenure.

Raghuram Govind Ranjan studied Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi. During his graduation in 1985, he was also awarded the Director’s Gold Medal as the best all-rounder student.

6. Deepinder Goyal – An IIT Delhi Graduate

Everyone has heard of the famous entrepreneur who changed our lives – Deepinder Goyal. As founder of Zomato, Deepinder has become a household name nowadays.

Deepinder studied Mathematics & Computing from IIT Delhi and founded the restaurant search and discovery service Zomato with Pankaj Chaddah in 2008.

7. Vinod Khosla – An IIT Delhi Graduate

Vinod Khosla is one of the most influential businessmen of all time. The co-founder of Sun Microsystems, the company which created the Hava file system and Network File System (NFS) completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi. In 2004, he formed his venture capitalist firm, Khosla Ventures.

8. Rohit Bansal – An IIT Delhi Graduate

The founder of the eCommerce giant SnapDeal is an IIT Delhi Alumnus. After completing his Bachelor’s degree from IIT Delhi, Rohit Bansal founded SnapDeal along with his school friend Kunal Bahl.

9. Jitendra Kumar – An IIT Kharagpur Graduate

Jitendra Kumar is known for playing relatable characters in films and TV Series that we just cannot forget. From Jeetu Bhaiya to Gittu, he has starred in series like Kota Factory, TVF Pitchers, and Panchayat. The actor studied Civil Engineering at IIT Kharagpur and also held the position of Governor of the Hindi Technology Dramatics Society at IIT KGP.

10. Biswa Kalyan Rath – An IIT Kharagpur Graduate

The comedian, known for his quirks and punchlines is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Bishwa Kalyan Rath completed his B.tech in Biotechnology from IIT Kharagpur in 2012 and worked in graphic design, advertising, and software. In 2014, Bishwa quit his job at Oracle to become a full-time comedian.

11. Bhavish Aggarwal – An IIT Powai, Mumbai Graduate

Bhavish Aggarwal, the co-founder of Ola Cabs has revolutionized traveling for Indians. After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from IIT Bombay, he worked as an assistant researcher at Microsoft. Later, he decided to begin his startup, which has accumulated a huge share of the market.

12. Sachin Bansal – An IIT Delhi Graduate

With Flipkart, Sachin Bansal has revolutionized the face of eCommerce in India. After completing his degree in Computer Engineering from IIT Delhi in 2005, Sachin Bansal worked for eCommerce giant Amazon.

In 2007, he quit Amazon and used his vision and dream to start an Indian eCommerce platform. Along with Binny Bansal, he founded Flipkart, initially as an online bookseller.

13. Richa Singh – An IIT Guwahati Graduate

After a fellow student committed suicide over scoring less in exams, Richa Singh was determined to prevent future incidents. The IIT Guwahati graduate created the online portal, YourDOST, which hosts vetted, affordable counselors who are available for anyone to talk to, confidentially, for free.

14. Parul Gupta – An IIT Bombay Graduate

The founder of Springboard, formerly SlideRule, is none other than Parul Gupta. She is an alumni of IIT Bombay, and also of Wharton and UCLA. With Springboard, she aims to provide a platform where students can learn and provides an alternative to the traditional education system.

15. Manohar Parrikar – An IIT Bonmay Graduate

Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar, or commonly known as Manohar Parrikar, was the 10th Chief Minister of Goa. He completed his B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Mumbai in 1978. He is the first IIT graduate to serve as the chief minister of an Indian state.

Students from IIT are present in many countries, and everyone is doing great in their field. Every member of its proud alumni family is a gem and IITs are really proud to culture such young and bright minds.