Young Alumnus Awardees 2023


Prof. Mohit Bansal

(BT/CSE/2008)
John R. & Louise S. Parker Professor, University of North Carolina
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Dr. Pravesh K Kothari

(BT/EE/2010)
Assistant Professor Of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
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Young Alumnus Awardees 2022


Prof. Deepak Pathak

(BT/CSE/2014)
Senior Research Staff Google AI, Bengaluru, India.
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Dr. Mohit Kumar Jolly

(BT/MT/BSBE/2010/2012)
Assistant Professor Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering IISc Bengaluru, India
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Young Alumnus Awardees 2021


Dr. Prateek Jain

(BT/CSE/2004)
Senior Research Staff Google AI, Bengaluru, India.
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Mr. Varun Khaitan

(BT/EE/2009)
COO & Co-founder Urban Company.
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About the Award

Started in the year 2019, the Young Alumnus Awards, is conferred to those Alumni who are less than 40 years of age and have contributed significantly and achieved outstanding recognition in their career.


Evaluation Committee

The evaluation committee for the award, as approved by the Board of Governors of IIT Kanpur, comprises of:


  • Director, IIT Kanpur as the Chairman.
  • Dean of Resource and Alumni, IIT Kanpur as the Convener.
  • Two young Alumni (less than 40 years), nominated by the Director, IIT Kanpur as Members.
  • Young IITK Faculty (less than 40 years, non-alumnus) as Member.
  • Young IIT Kanpur Faculty (less than 40 years, alumnus) as a Member.
  • President, Alumni Association, IIT Kanpur as a Member.
  • Dean of Faculty Affairs, IIT Kanpur as a Member.



Young Alumnus Awardees 2020


Mr. Abhiraj Singh Bhal

(BT/EE/2009)
Cofounder and CEO of Urban Company formerly known as UrbanClap.
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Dr.Barna Saha

(MT/CSE/2006)
Assistant Professor, University of California Berkeley Department of IEOR.
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Young Alumnus Awardees 2019


Mr. Deepak Garg

(BT/ME/2003)
Founder of Rivigo
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Dr. Manu Prakash

(BT/CSE/2002)
Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University
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