U.S. Department of the Interior Recognizes Dr. Kishor Jaiswal’s Exceptional Contributions

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 24, 2025 | 2006, Achievements, B.Tech, Civil Engg, IIT Bombay

Dr. Kishor Jaiswal, an IIT Bombay alumnus, has received the prestigious Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior for his contributions to earthquake risk assessment. As Chief of Engineering and Risk Projects at USGS, he played a key role in...

From Samsung to Civil Services: Meet the IIT Alumnus Who Left a High-Paying Job to Crack UPSC

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 24, 2025 | 2014, Achievements, B.Tech, Computer Science, Department, IIT, IIT Bombay, Programme, Update Type, Year

Kanishak Kataria after excelling at IIT Bombay with an AIR 44 in JEE Advanced 2010, he worked as a data scientist at Samsung in South Korea and later at a startup in Bengaluru. However, driven by a desire to contribute to society, he took the unconventional path of...

Aravind Srinivas: From IIT Madras to the Founder of Perplexity AI

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 24, 2025 | 2017, Achievements, Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech), Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

Aravind Srinivas, an IIT Madras graduate, is making waves in AI as the co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search engine poised to rival Google. He honed his expertise at OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind, contributing to groundbreaking AI models like DALL-E...

IIT Delhi Alumni Unveil PiFy: AI-Powered Tool for Instant Student Doubt Resolution

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 24, 2025 | 2022, 2027, Achievements, Computer Science, IIT Delhi, IIT Indore, M.Tech/MS, PhD

IIT Delhi alumnus Rupesh Kumar has launched PiFy, India’s first AI-powered WhatsApp-based education tool for instant academic support. Supported by DRIIV, Office of the PSA, Government of India, and hosted at IIT Delhi, PiFy uses AI with NLP and image recognition to...

Tata Steel’s Pankaj Satija Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT ISM Dhanbad

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 24, 2025 | 1994, Achievements, B.Tech, IIT (ISM), Mining

Pankaj Satija, Executive In-Charge of Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD), has been honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad under the ‘Bhaskar Bhattacharjee Memorial Award’ category for 2024. Recognized for his pioneering...