IITB distinguished alumnus. Mr. Ram Kelkar (B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, 1980), was the guest speaker at the prestigious Shashwat Panda Memorial Lecture. Mr. Kelkar is the Principal and Managing Director, Capital Markets Group at Milliman Financial Risk Management LLC.
In his lecture, Mr. Kelkar highlighted the critical and relevant skills that are required in building successful careers and drew parallels to the several unique and impactful career paths blazed by IIT Bombay alumni. Mr. Kelkar also shared learnings from his own career experiences as he moved from Silicon Valley to Wall Street and built on the skills and knowledge that he gained at IIT Bombay.
The Institute takes great pride in having Distinguished Alumni such as Mr. Kelkar share his valuable insights with its students and faculty.
Watch Lecture : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB6f-ELQivQ
IIT Bombay and SARC hosted version 3 of their extremely successful CEO Connect with IITB alumnus, Mr. Zishaan Hayath (B.Tech, Civil Engineering, 2005), Founder & CEO, Toppr.
Toppr is India’s leading after-school learning platform that Mr. Hayath founded as a way to make learning fun, personalised, and exciting. And Toppr is currently India’s most advanced and comprehensive learning app for classes 5th-12th. Mr. Hayath discussed key learnings from his life as a student of IITB, his professional and personal highs and lows, mantras for success, and more!
CEO Connect brings back IITB alumni who are in CEO positions back to their alma mater for extensive interaction with students. The Institute is committed to helping students connect with these alumni and learn valuable lessons from their personal and professional trajectories.
IITB Distinguished Alumnus, Mr. Deepak Satwalekar [B.Tech. (Hons)., Mechanical Engineering, 1971)], generously contributed to the setting up of the ‘Deepak and Maya Satwalekar Design and Making Lab’ at the Institute.
The Lab was officially inaugurated on Dec 19, 2022, with a special ceremony held on campus.
This Lab forms an essential part of the Institute’s larger Makerspace program that envisions providing a comprehensive education to first-year students through exposure to hands-on learning that will complement and strengthen theoretical concepts. This first-of-its-kind initiative at the Institute will train students to combat and overcome challenges found in real-world industrial setups, through a multidisciplinary course.
This modern facility comprises advanced equipment, and over 250 workstations and will be accessible to nearly 1,400 first-year engineering students. It will train them in the latest design and manufacturing practices in engineering, similar to those found in real-world industrial setups. Essentially, the bright and curious young minds of IIT Bombay will get to learn the latest design and manufacturing practices at the very beginning of their academic journeys itself.
The Lab is one more step in the Institute taking the lead by introducing newer pedagogical styles.
During the inauguration, Mr. Satwalekar spoke passionately about the need to provide a well-rounded education to students. This was key to his generous donation towards the lab. He also explained the crucial role that hands-on learning plays in helping students create real-world applications for classroom concepts.
The Lab will also allow the Institute to get one step closer to becoming ‘Aatmanirbhar’ in science and technology through indigenous means.
IITB’s Distinguished Alumnus, Mr. Sharad Sanghi (B. Tech., Electrical Engineering, 1989) generously donated to the Institute to set up the ‘Sunita Sanghi Centre of Aging & Neurodegenerative Diseases’ (SCAN).
SCAN will focus on creating novel tools and biomarkers for the early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of neurodegenerative disorders. The Centre will pursue research on the onset of molecular, cellular, and biochemical mechanisms and the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. It will also develop novel tools and biomarkers for early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).
Speaking during the inauguration of SCAN which was held at IITB campus on January 9, 2023, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, said, “Neurodegenerative diseases are likely to rise with the ageing Indian population. Therefore, early detection and decelerating the onset of such disorders is pivotal for effective therapy. This Centre will assist us in meeting this challenge. IIT Bombay is grateful for Sharad’s generous contribution which will play an instrumental role in our endeavour.”
IIT Bombay alumnus, Mr. Alok Maskara (B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, 1992) has set up a ‘Diamond Level Scholarship’ which will support the tuition, hostel, and mess fees for one student per year over a period of 25 years.
The scholarship will be named the “Annapurna and Hare Narain Maskara Scholarship” in honour of Mr. Maskara’s parents. It will add to IITB alumni’s rich legacy of supporting student scholarships at the Institute.
Honouring his generosity, IIT Bombay has named Mr. Maskara as a “Leadership Circle Donor” as part of a special ‘Donor Wall’ featured on the #DEANACR website.
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Providing an equitable launchpad for success to meritorious students is one of IIT Bombay’s key priorities. The Institute is grateful to Mr. Maskara for his contribution which will help provide wings to the dreams of India’s deserving youth.
