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Who are the popular alumni of AIIMS Delhi? How are their lives and how much are they earning?

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Vedant Mishra Posted On : June 3rd, 2023
MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Some well-known alumni of AIIMS New Delhi are:

  • Dr. Deepak Chopra Sir: A well-known figure in alternate medicine
  • Dr. Rameshwar Nath Koul Bamezai: This Padma Shri awardee is the coordinator of the National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU).
  • Ramakanta Panda: He is the chief consultant for cardiovascular thoracic surgery and the group CEO of the Asian Heart Institute.
  • Dr.M.K.Bhan Sir: He is the president of JIPMER Pondicherry.
  • Dr.Roman Saini Sir: An IAS officer and one of the co-founders of Unacademy, 
  • Dr.Sanjiv Chopra Sir: This Indian-origin American author is a Professor of Medicine and former Dean for Continuing Medical Education at the University of Harvard.
  • Dr.Vinay Kumar Sir: He is the chairperson of the Department of Pathology at the University of Chicago, U.S.A. 
  • Soumya Swaminathan: She is an Indian pediatrician and clinical scientist famous for her research on tuberculosis and HIV.

It’s important to note that this list is not exhaustive and there are many more who have shone the name of the institute and are still carrying its legacy.

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Who are some of the notable HR alumni of XLRI?

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Jiya Banerjee Posted On : May 24th, 2021
XLRI - MBA BM (2018)

One of my friends was a former student of XLRI. Here is his input about some of the XLRI alumni in Human Resource Management who have obtained top positions in several companies,

  • Abhijit Bhaduri: Former HR Director of PepsiCo International, and Chief Learning Officer at Wipro
  • Anil Jalati: CHRO Capgemini India
  • Aquil Busrai: Executive Director HR of the IBM Group 
  • Gautam Ghosh: Director of Talent Branding in Flipkart; well-renowned blogger 
  • Gurveen Singh: Area HRD, Developing Market, RB 
  • Kaizad Sethna: VP Group HR at Tata Sons Ltd. 
  • Krish Shankar: Group Head of Human Resources at Infosys Bengaluru Area
  • Leena Nair: Chief HR Officer at Unilever 
  • Manoj K Sinha: VP of HR IDEA CELLULAR LTD (East) 
  • Nidhi Kajaria: Head of Human Resources for International Banking & SME. Head of Compensation & Benefits 
  • Prabir Jha: Global Chief People Officer at Cipla 

There are several others to name, like R Sridhar (Executive VP), Saurabh Govil (Senior Vice President), Varadarajan Srinivasan (CHRO & Head of Corporate Affairs), Vivek Tripathi (CHRO), Sonali Roy Chowdhury (HR Director). 

Besides HRM, courses like Marketing, Finance, and Operations also saw various alumni that are at the top level of Fortune 500 companies. Some among many have inaugurated their own start-ups and have also made successful products.

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Who are some notable alumni of SVNIT Surat?

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Amit Sharma Posted On : January 4th, 2024
Studied at NIT Surat

SVNIT has been an alma mater to numerous achievers and well known personalities.

Here are two of the many notable persons who received their education from SVNIT-

  • Perry Mehta- President and CEO, Futurenet Group. 

He completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from SVNIT in 1984. Futurenet is an IT service provider and environment technology firm. It was listed among top 50 companies to watch for in Michigan, and was recognized as one of the top 10 fastest growing companies in the USA by Harvard Business School, Boston.

In a joint venture with the research and technological aid of SVNIT, Futurenet worked to set up India’s first salt water desalination plant in SVNIT campus. The aim of this project was to make SVNIT completely independent of the municipal water system. 

Mr. Mehta has received numerous awards and honors from the US government for his successful entrepreneurial ventures. 

  • Amit Sharma- Executive Director & CEO of Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd.

Mr. Sharma completed his B.Tech Mechanical from NIT Surat, and went on to complete his MS in Mechanical from Arizona State University. He took the office of the Executive Director and CEO of Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd. on 4th July, 2012. He also serves as a Director on the board of Ecofirst Services India Private Ltd. 

These are not even a handful of the high achievers who graduated from SVNIT. The list is quite large. 

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Who are some of the famous alumni of IIM Bangalore?

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Ankita Guha Posted On : February 5th, 2022
IIM Bangalore (2019)

Here is a brief list of some of the most distinguished IIM Bangalore Alumni. 

  • Gopal Krishna Nayak (PGP-88) - Director of IIIT Bhubaneswar
  • AswathDamodaran (PGP-79) - Chairperson in Finance Education & Professor of Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University
  • Ravi Subramanian (PGP-93) - Author
  • Karan Bajaj (PGP - 02) - Author
  • Nila Madhab Panda - Filmmaker and Director
  • Saugata Gupta (PGP - 91) - MD, Marico
  • Sameer Sunera (PGP -94) - Global CEO, Perfetti Van Melle
  • K. Radhakrishnan (PGP - 76) - Former Chairman of ISRO
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Can you name some of the notable alumni of NIT Silchar?

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Silvia Basu Posted On : August 25th, 2023
Studied at NIT Silchar (2019)

NIT Silchar is a prestigious institute that has produced numerous notable alumni. Here are some of them-

  1. Subhankar Ghose- Head of HR department, ABP News Network.
  2. Jeez Lazar- Executive Director, JP Morgan.
  3. Prasanta Kr. Das- Vice President, South Asia, Dassault Systemes.
  4. Dr. Soumyabrata Chakrabarty- Head, Microwave Sensors Antenna Division, ISRO.
  5. Rajeev Sharma- Managing Director, Thermal Services (India) - Alstom India Ltd.
  6. Jumee Hazarika- Additional Director, DISB - DRDO.
  7. Rohit Mathur- President - Usha International.
  8. Vikalp Sahni- Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer - Goibibo.
  9. Sudhir Kumar Singh- Scientist 'F' & Director, Solar Thermal - Ministry Of New And Renewable Energy, Govt. Of India.
  10. Rajib Das- Assistant Vice President, Bank of America.
  11. Prince Joshi- CEO, Geobrugg India.
  12. Utpal Das- Chief Commercial Officer, VIACOM18 Media Private Ltd.
  13. Rajesh Sah- Assistant Vice President, ABB Limited.
  14. Pankaj Jhunja- General Manager, Design, Tata Motors.
  15. Arun Kumar- Senior Vice President, Supply Chain - TATA Sky Ltd.
  16. Anil Mehra- Principal Engineer/Project Manager - Sikorsky Aircraft, Greater NY City Area, US.
  17. Joydeep Shome- Technical Director, National Informatics Center, India.

As is evident from this long list, NIT Silchar is a great place for learning and growth. It has given a platform to numerous young and innovative minds since its inception.

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Who are the alumni of NIT Rourkela that have high positions?

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Sudeeksha Verma Posted On : August 14th, 2023
B.Tech from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (2020)

NIT Rourkela has produced many alumni who have achieved high positions in various fields. Some notable alumni include

  1. Sandip Das - 1978, Mechanical: Ex-MD and CEO of Reliance Jio. Ex-CEO and COO of Hutch (now Vodafone).
  2. CP Gurnani - 1986, Chemical: CEO and MD of Tech Mahindra. Highest-paid CEO in India .
  3. Ansuman Das- 1976, Mechanical: Ex-Chairman and MD of NALCO, currently a member of PESB.
  4. Padmashri NR. Mohanty- 1965, Mechanical: Ex-Chairman and MD of HAL.
  5. Ajit Andhare- 1995, Mechanical: COO of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.
  6. Balabhadra Majhi- 1985, Civil: Member of Parliament, Nowrangpur, Odisha.
  7. Stuti Shukla- 1992, Chemical: CMO India and South Asia, GE Healthcare.
  8. Priyadarshi Mohapatra- 1994, Chemical: Country General Manager, Microsoft.
  9. Shivalik Prasad- 1999, Mechanical: Executive Director, MapMyIndia
  10. Surya Mohapatra- Ex-CEO, Quest Diagnostics

The above list is not exhaustive and there are many other notable alumni!

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Who are some of the famous alumni of IIM Calcutta?

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Ishaan Kishan Posted On : December 13th, 2022
MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (Graduated 2021)

The following are some notable IIM Calcutta alumni:

  • Indra Nooyi, who is the ex-CEO of PepsiCo

  • Ajit Balakrishnan, the Founder & CEO of Rediff.com

  • Sunil Duggal, the ex-CEO of Dabur

  • Ramachandra Guha, Indian Historian and Economist, a columnist for The Telegraph, Hindustan Times, best-selling author.

  • Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel

  • Amish Tripathi, Indian diplomat, columnist, and author, known for his novels of Shiva Trilogy and Ramchandra Series

  • Nishi Vasudeva, former Chairman and MD of HPCL

 

The list goes on.

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Who are some of the famous alumni of KIIT Bhubaneswar?

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Anushua Nandi Posted On : January 4th, 2022
IIM Calcutta (2020)

Here are a few names of famous KIIT Bhubaneswar alumni.

  • Yuvraj Mehta (Batch of 1995) - VP & Group Head, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.
  • Ayaskant Mohanty (Batch of 1996) - Managing Director, Tatwa Technologies Ltd.
  • Pradipta Panigrahi (Batch of 1996) - Director, Gayatri Solar Pvt. Ltd.
  • Shrawanti Saha (Batch of 2000) - AVP, IDFC Asset Management Co.
  • Vishal Pathak (Batch of 2004) - Director Ecolux Lighting Private Ltd.
  • Jyotirmaya Behera (Batch of 2006) - VP, India Bulls Security Ltd.
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Who are some of the notable alumni from NIT Calicut?

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Basav Roychowdhury Posted On : March 22nd, 2021
PGDM, IIM Calcutta | B.Tech, NIT Calicut

There are several alumni of NIT Calicut who have contributed a lot towards the development and upliftment of NIT Calicut and its students. One of them is Mr. Prakash Shetty, the founder and Managing Director of Gasotech India Ltd. 

  • The company Gasotech Consultancy and Marketing Services was established back in 2005 by Mr. Prakash Shetty, who already had experience in Rotating Machinery for over 20 years in M/S Engineers India Ltd (EIL).
  • Mr. Prakash Shetty is very much involved in spreading modern technical awareness in the institute. He supports the institute a lot in the technical and cultural fests, namely Tathva and Ragam.
  • He has funded several teams from the institute in various projects and works, through sponsorship. There was an instance in 2012 when a team called TUW faced a shortage of funds in an off-road vehicle designing and manufacturing competition. One of my friends was on that team. Mr. Shetty came forward and supported the team monetarily.
  • He has funded several teams in various technical events and competitions that have helped students gain experience for their career paths.

To conclude, the monetary and technical aid from Mr. Prakash Shetty is great support for the students of NIT Calicut and is in a way a great help in critical circumstances to many deserving students.

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Who are some of the famous alumni of MDI?

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Tara Satpati Posted On : January 3rd, 2022
studied at Jadavpur University (2019)

Some of the famous alumni of MDI include:

  • Annurag Batra, (MBA 1996) : Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld Media Group.
  • Vikas Bajaj. (MBA 1997) : Managing Director at Bajaj Motors Ltd.
  • Charu Mittra, (PGDM 2001) : Director Human Resources, PVH (Tommy Hilfiger and CK).
  • Ajay Atreya, (PGPM 1999) : General Manager at Tata Consultancy Services.
  • Durjoy Datta, (PGDBM 2011) : Writer, Penguin Books India Ltd. Audible, Inc.
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