Distinguished alumni awards are conferred on IISc Alumni in recognition of their excellent contribution towards the growth of Science and Technology. The following is the list of IISc’s distinguished Alumni, positions held, and the year in which the award was conferred upon them. See more here.
Dr Rajalakshmi Menon , Outstanding Scientist and Program Director of the Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) programme , DRDO, 2020
2020
Prof. Viktor K. Prasanna, Charles Lee Powell Chair in Engineering, University of Southern California, 2019
2019
Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar, DST year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Science, IISc, 2019
2019
Dipankar Banerjee, former chief controller of R&D at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), 2018
2018
Narendra Ahuja, Donald Biggar Willett Professor Emeritus in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. 2018
2018
S Ramadorai, Former Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services, 2017 Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation. 2017
2017
Prof. Ramalingam Chellappa, Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA , 2016
2016
Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Honorary Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, IISc ,2016
2016
Dr. Subhash Chandra Singhal, Battelle Fellow Emeritus, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA ,2015
2015
Prof. Vedu Mitter, Principal Consultant / Chief Executive, Changeman, Bengaluru, (Excellence Counsellors and Six Sigma facilitators) ,2015
2015
Shri. K. S. R. Charan Reddy, Inspector General of Police, Special Investigation Team, Karnataka Lokayukta, Bengaluru ,2015
2015
Prof. Sunil Kumar, Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Operations, Management, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago ,2015
2015
Shri. A. S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Space Commission, GOI, Secretary to the GOI, Dept. of Space, Chairman, ISRO ,2015
2015
Dr. Raj Jain, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St.Louis, Missouri ,2014
2014
Mr. A. Dinesh Kumar, Managing Director, CT Control Technology(India) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore ,2014
2014
Prof. M. R. S. Rao, Honorary Professor and SERB Distinguished Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore ,2014
2014
Dr. Rudrapatna Kallikote Shyamasundar, Senior Professor and JC Bose National Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai ,2014
2014
Dr. K. S. Rajasekhara, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA, Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Endowed Chair in Erik Jonsson, School of Engineering & Computer Science, Director of Advanced Energy Systems ,2013
2013
Prof. B. Yegnanarayana, Institute Professor and Microsoft Chair, IIT, Gachibowli, Hyderabad ,2013
2013
Dr. H. R. Nagendra, Vice Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Yoga University ,2012
2012
Prof. Ramesh Ramamoorthy, Plato Malozemoff Professor of Materials Science and Physics, University of California, Berkeley ,2012
2012
Dr. Subhash Mahajan, Distinguished Professor and Special Advisor to the Chancellor, University of California, Davis ,2012
2012
Lt. Gen.(Dr.) V. J. Sundaram (Retd.), Advisor (Micro and Nano Systems)j, National Design and Research forum and Former Director, DRDL and RCL, Hyderabad ,2011
2011
Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover, Director, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai and Principal Advisor, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai ,2011
2011
Prof. V. Krishnan, Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore ,2011
2011
Prof. J. Gopalakrishnan, Honorary Professor & INSA Senior Scientist. Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore ,2010
2010
Prof. K. P. Gopinathan Honourary Professor and INSA Senior Scientist, Microbiology and Cell Biology Department, IISc. ,2009
2009
Prof. N. Viswanadham Executive Director of the Centre for Global Logistics and Manufacturing Strategies (GLAMS) at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. ,2009
2009
Prof. M. V. Srinivasan, Professor of Visual Neuroscience, Queensland Brain Institute and School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia. ,2009
2009
Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Director/Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, USA and also Chairman of NASSCOM. ,2008
2008
Prof. Y.V.R.K. Prasad, Technical Consultant, Processing maps.com, USA, and Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ,2008
2008
Prof. I. Chopra, Alfred Gressow Prof. of Rotorcraft Engineering, Director, Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center, Dept. of Aerospace Engg., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD ,2008
2008
Dr. Nikil Jayant, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Executive Director of the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology ,2008
2008
Prof. S. S. Krishnamurthy, Professor(Rtd.), Dept. of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, IISc, Bangalore ,2008
2008
Dr. Baldev Raj, (Hon. Member, International Committee on NDT, Distinguished Scientist & Director, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu) ,2007
2007
Dr. Prathima Agrawal, (Samuel Ginn Distinguished Professor and Director, Wireless Engg. Research & Education Centre, Auburn Site Director, NSF WICAT ECE Department, Auburn University, USA) ,2006
2006
Prof. S. Ranganathan, (Hon. Professor, Materials Engg., Dept., IISc.and Visiting Professor at NIAS) ,2006
2006
Dr. Ashok K. Sinha, (Senior Vice President & General Manager, Applied Material Inc., USA ) ,2005
2005
Prof. M. Vijayan, (Hon. Professor, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science) ,2005
2005
Prof. B.L. Deekshatulu, (Visiting Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science, University of Hyderabad.) ,2004
2004
Prof. H. S. Mukunda, (Honorary Advisor, ABETS, Combustion, Gasification & Propulsion Laboratory of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science) ,2004
2004
Prof. Brij M. Moudgil, (Director of the Engineering Research Center for Particle Science and Technology, University of Florida, USA) ,2003
2003
Prof. Satya N. Atluri, (Director, Center for Aerospace Research & Education, University of California, IRVINE, CA 92612, USA.) ,2002
2002
Prof. S. S. Iyengar, (Chairman and Professor, Computer Science Dept., Louisiana State University, USA) ,2001
2001
Dr. V. K. Aatre, (Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister & Secretary, Dept. of Defence Research & Development, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi) ,1998
1998
Dr. M. Ramamoorthy, (Former Director General of CPRI and Present Director of ERDA, Vadodara) ,1994
1994
Prof. P. Somasundaran, (Former Chairman, Henru Krumb School of Mines, Columbia University) ,1989
1989
Prof C N R Rao, (Former Director, IISc, / President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research) ,1983
1983
Prof. T.R. Anantharaman, (Former Director, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University) ,1982
1982
Sri T. R. Satish Chandran, ( Formerly Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister/ Governor of GOA ,1981
1981