The Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) is the highest award given by IIT Kanpur to its alumni in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

We are proud to present the DAA 2024 for Academic Excellence to -

• Prof. Mahan Maharaj (MSC5/MTH/1992), Professor, Department of Mathematics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India 
• Prof. Senthil Todadri (MSC5/PHY/1992), Professor, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Prof. Sunil Agrawal (BT/ME/1984), Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University, USA
   

This year, we present the DAA 2024 for Professional Excellence to -

• Dr. Sumit Gulwani (BT/CSE/2000), Partner, Research Manager, Microsoft, USA
• Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey (BT/EE/1983), Chairperson, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), India
• Mr. K Krithivasan (MT/IME/1987), Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, India
• Mr. Shashidhar Sinha (BT/CE/1979), Principal CEO at IPG Mediabrands India
• Mr. Rajat Dhawan (BT/CHE/1994), Senior Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, India
• Dr. Saurabh Tiwary (BT/EE/2001), Vice President & General Manager, Cloud AI Google, USA

It is an honour to present the DAA 2024 for Entrepreneurship and Management to -

• Mr. Soham Mazumdar (BT/CSE/2002), Co-Founder & CEO WisdomAI, USA
• Mr. Ranjan Chopra (BT/EE/1983), Chairman & Managing Director Team Computers, India
• Mr. Amit Kumar Agarwal (BT/CE/2000), Co-Founder & CEO NoBroker.com
   

The DAA 2024 for Service to the Humanity at large is being presented to -

• Mr. Harsh Kumar (BT/ME/1973), President and Cofounder Niswarth, India
   

Our heartiest congratulations to all the alumni.