TOP DONORS OF IIT ROORKEE

individual DONORS

Mr. Ashok Soota
  • Donated Rs. 20 crores (200 Million INR) to establish “Chair Professor” at IIT Roorkee.
  • Three Faculty Fellowships
  • Creation of a lab, and funding of joint research projects
  • B.E. Electrical Engineering, 1963. Executive chairman, Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Mohinder L. Nayyar
  • Donated Rs. 2.89 crores (28.9 Million INR) for the following Awards:
    1. “Nayyar Award for Excellence in Communication”
    2. “Suri Awards for Excellence in Sports & Extracurricular Activities".
    3. “Prabha Nayyar Award for Excellence in Time Management”
    4. “Sir Ganga Ram Awards for Excellence in Research & Development”
    5. "Smt. Lilawati Nayyar Golden Jubilee Scholarship"
  • US based IITR Alumnus – B.E. Mechanical Engineering, 1966; Registered professional engineer, Virginia.

Dr. Shamsher Prakash
  • Donated Rs. 2.23 crores (22.3 Million INR) for
    1.) Shamsher Prakash Chair Professor, and
    2.) Shamsher Prakash Technology Award in the field of Soil Dynamics at IITR.
  • US based IITR Alumnus – B.E. Civil Engineering, 1954. Distinguished Member ASCE, Founder of SP foundation, Conduct Yoga classes worldwide.

Dr. Surendra Goel and Mrs. Kusum L. Goel
  • Donated Rs. 2 Crore (20 Million INR)) to establish a corpus to fund for "Full Tuition Fee Waiver".
  • Dr. Surendra Goel , USA based IITR Alumnus- B.E. (Civil) 1958 and earned his Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering from University of Illinois USA
  • Mrs. Kusum Goel, is a Mathematics major from India and earned her ASA (Actuary) degree in 1989

Dr. Ajit Singhvi
  • Donated Rs. 1.70 crores (17 Million INR) for the following
    1.) “Dr. Ajit Singhvi Chair Professor” at IIT Roorkee.
    2.) G M Singhvi Memorial Gold Medal
    3.) Dr. Ajit Singhvi conference room
  • UK based Indian Philanthropist, Management Thinker, Alumnus of Harward Business School.

Arya Family
  • Donated Rs. 1.50 crore (15 Million INR) to establish “A.S. Arya Institute Chair Professorship” at IIT Roorkee.
  • Donated Rs. 10.00 Lacs to establish “Dr. A.S. Arya and Smt. Kaushalya Arya Scholarship and cash Prizes.
  • Donated Rs. 20.45 Lacs to establish “A.S. Arya Young Earthquake Engineer Award.
  • Ms. Anjali Agarwal, US based IITR alumnus (1983 - B.E. - Electronics & Communication Engineering), Representative of Arya Family.

Dr. Purnima Parida and Prof. M. Parida
  • Donated Rs. 1.50 crore to establish “Ravi Mohan Mangal Institute Chair Professorship” at IIT Roorkee.
  • Donated Rs. 6.25 lacs to establish “Ravi Mohan Mangal Cash Prize” at IIT Roorkee .
  • Donated Rs. 6.25 lacs to establish “Shyama Mangal outstanding W0MEN EMPLOYEE of the year” at IIT Roorkee.
  • Donated Rs. 6.25 lacs to establish “Anand Mangal Outstanding Administrative Male Employee Group B & C of the Year Award".
  • Dr. Purnima M Parida, IITR Alumnus (2006-Ph.D.-Transportation Planning)
  • Dr. M. Parida, IITR Alumnus (1995 - Ph.D. - Civil Engineering)

Dr. Sushil Sharma
  • Donated Rs. 2.20 crores (22.0 Million INR) to be utilized for
    • 1. "Fellowship for New Faculty (for 10 years)" for 2 new faculty positions.
    2. "Excellence in Doctoral Research Award (10 years)".
    3. “Sir Ganga Ram Awards for Excellence in Research & Development”
  • US based IITR Alumnus – B.E Mechanical Engineering, 1969.
  • Senior Advisor to Director of the Accelerator Systems Division of NSLS-II facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory (New York).

Mr. Om Prakash Kulshreshtha
  • Donated Rs. 1.43 crores (14.3 Million INR) to be utilized for
    • 1. Shri Gyanesh Kumar Saxena McM Scholarship.
    2. Shri Rakesh Kumar Saxena McM Scholarship.
    3. Dr. Sarojini Devi Bisaria McM Scholarship.
    4. Dr. Jagdish Sahai Kulshreshtha McM Scholarship.
    5. Smt. Kamlesh Kumari Kulshreshtha McM Scholarship.
    6. Shri Raghubir Sahai Kulshreshtha McM Scholarship.
    7. Prof. Aruna Kulshreshtha McM Scholarship.
    8. Prof. Sushma Kulshreshtha McM Scholarship.
    9. Smt. Rashmi Srivastava McM Scholarship.
  • Mr. Om Prakash Kulshreshtha has also established 8 gold medals in different departments at IIT Roorkee.
  • IITR Alumnus – B.E Electrical Engg., 1957.


Dr. Maheshwar P. Varshney
  • Donated Rs. 1.11 crores (11.1 Million INR) to be utilized for
    • 1. Dr. Maheshwar P. Varshney Smart Grid Lab,
    2. Dr. Maheshwar P. Varshney Fellowship for Ph.D. students.
    3. Dr. Maheshwar P. Varshney Memorial Lecture.
  • IITR Alumnus – B.E Electrical Engg., 1949 (First Batch).
  • Ex-Professor, IIT Kharagpur; MNIT Allahabad & permanent United Nations Pensioner.

Mr. Pradeep Kumar Kapse
  • Donated Rs. 1 crore to be utilized for
    • P K Kapse Auditorium.
  • Donated Rs. 15 Lakh to be utilized for
    • 1. P K Kapse Award to Medhavi Girl – Mechanical Engineering 2023.
    2. P K Kapse Award to Sarvapratibhavan Kanya - Mechanical Engineering 2023.
    3. P K Kapse MCM Scholarship.
  • IITR Alumnus – B.E Mechanical Engg., 1972.




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BATCH DONORS

1999 Batch (Including B.Arch 2000) (Pledge Rs. 5.05 Crore)
Alumni of 1999 batch Pledge Rs. 5.05 Crore (50.5 Million INR) during their Silver Jubilee Reunion held in 2024 .

Class gift by 1998 Batch (Rs. 1.32 Crore)
Alumni of 1998 batch donated Rs. 1.32 Crore (13.2 Million INR) during their Silver Jubilee Reunion held in 2023 for the 16 scholarships.


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