List of National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli alumni

The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NITT) is a public technology university located in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It was founded in 1964 as the Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli to cater to the country's growing need for technological manpower.[1] NITT alumni have made several contributions in the field of engineering; the institute's graduates also hold (or have formerly held) senior executive positions in such companies as Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Reliance Industries. Since the year 2007, the institute has annually presented Distinguished Alumni Awards to its notable and outstanding alumni.[2]

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Notable alumni

Academia and research

Alumni Class year Notability Reference(s)
K., RameshRamesh K. 1981 Professor and Head of Applied Mechanics at Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Krishnamurthy, RamRam Krishnamurthy 1993 Senior Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation; listed among Top 35 Young Innovators in MIT's Technology Review magazine in 2006 [3]
Naganathan, GanapathyGanapathy Naganathan 1978 Professor and Dean of College of Engineering at University of Toledo [4]
Ravichandran, GuruswamiGuruswami Ravichandran 1981 Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at California Institute of Technology [5]
S.K., RameshRamesh S.K. 1981 Dean of College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Northridge [6]

Business and corporate

Alumni Class year Notability Reference(s)
K. R., SridharSridhar K. R. 1982 Founder and CEO of Bloom Energy; former advisor to NASA on Mars missions
Kanyadan, JanaJana Kanyadan 1991 Former Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology at American Public Media [7]
Kurian, JacobJacob Kurian  ? Former Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Tanishq [8]
N., ChandrasekaranChandrasekaran N. 1986 Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services [9]
Nagappan, ShanmugamShanmugam Nagappan 1993 Managing Director - Pride Technologies India, Former Senior Vice President of IT at Insight Enterprises; Former Global Chief Information Officer at Software Spectrum [10]
Padmanabhan, SrikanthSrikanth Padmanabhan 1985 Vice President of Cummins Emission Solutions [11]
Namasivayam, SivaSiva Namasivayam 1985 Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SCIOinspire [12]
Prabhakar, SatyaSatya Prabhakar  ? Founder and CEO of Sulekha
R., ChandrasekaranChandrasekaran R.  ? President and Managing Director of Global Delivery at Cognizant Technology Solutions [13]
R., RavimohanRavimohan R. 1978 Former Executive Director of Reliance Industries; former Chairman and Managing Director of CRISIL
Ramaswamy, KumarKumar Ramaswamy 1986 President, igolgi Inc., Former Chief Technology Officer and Worldwide Head of Research at Thomson SA; recipient of Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award from HKN, prolific inventor with over 100 issued patents worldwide
S., JanakiramanJanakiraman S.  ? President and CEO of Product Engineering Services at MindTree [14]
T., SankaralingamSankaralingam T.  ? Managing Director of BGR Energy Systems; former Chairman and Managing Director of National Thermal Power Corporation [15]

Arts

Alumni Class year Notability Reference(s)
Rangaraju-Ramanan, VanithaVanitha Rangaraju-Ramanan  ? Technical Lighting Director for Shrek [16]

Military

Alumni Class year Notability Reference(s)
S. K. K., KrishnanKrishnan S. K. K. 1969 Former Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy

References

  1. ^ "History of the Institute". NITT. http://www.nitt.edu/home/about/. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  2. ^ "Distinguished Alumni Award". NITT. http://www.nitt.edu/home/icsr/alumni/. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  3. ^ "Ram K. Krishnamurthy". Intel Corporation. http://techresearch.intel.com/articles/Top-Links/1560.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  4. ^ Richard Springer (May 22, 2003). "Nagi Naganathan is dean Univ of Toledo Engg". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Nagi-Naganathan-is-dean-Univ-of-Toledo-Engg/articleshow/47126651.cms. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  5. ^ "Mechanical Engineering - People". California Institute of Technology. http://me.caltech.edu/people/faculty/ravichandran.html. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  6. ^ "Dean's Biography". California State University, Northridge. http://www.csun.edu/ecs/dean/. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  7. ^ "American Public Media Announce Jana Kanyadan as New Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Technology". Minnesota Public Radio. April 16, 2007. http://access.minnesota.publicradio.org/press_releases/releases/20070416_kanyadan.shtml. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  8. ^ "Jacob Kurian". New Silk Route. http://nsrpartners.com/team_jacob_kurian.html. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". Tata Consultancy Services. http://www.tcs.com/about/corp_facts/board_directors/Pages/default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  10. ^ http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/information-technology/20111109102893.htm
  11. ^ "Srikanth Padmanabhan selected to lead Cummins Emission Solutions; named Cummins Inc. Vice President" (PDF). Cummins Emission Solutions. January 8, 2008. http://cumminsemissionsolutions.com/pdfs/newsreleases/ces%20Padmanabhan.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  12. ^ "Siva Namasivayam, Founder and CEO, SCIOinspire Corp". http://www.indiainfoline.com/Research/LeaderSpeak/Siva-Namasivayam-Founder-and-CEO-SCIOinspire-Corp/26542901. Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
  13. ^ "Management". Cognizant Technology Solutions. http://www.cognizant.com/html/aboutus/management.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  14. ^ "S. Janakiraman". MindTree. http://www.mindtree.com/about-us/management-team/s-janakiraman. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  15. ^ "Board of Directors". BGR Energy Systems Limited. http://www.bgrcorp.com/board_of_directors.php. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
  16. ^ "And the Oscar goes to ...". The Hindu. March 7, 2004. http://www.hinduonnet.com/mag/2004/03/07/stories/2004030700300200.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-30.