10 World Famous Personalities Who Have Studied From IIT Bombay

Parag Agrawal: Ex CEO of Twitter Parag Agrawal is Twitter’s new CEO. He studies at IIT-Bombay after he took admission to Stanford University to pursue a PhD in Computer Science. He secured 77th rank in the IIT-JEE exams. He joined Twitter in 2011 as a software engineer. He was also appointed the chief technology officer in October 2017.

K Sivan: ISRO Chairman   He graduated from Madras Institute of Technology in Aeronautical engineering in 1980. He took his ME in aerospace engineering from IISc, Bangalore in 1982. He also completed his PhD in Aerospace engineering from IIT, Bombay in 2006.

Nandan Nilekani: Non-executive  chairman, Infosy He is one of the founding members of Infosys, which was established in 1981 by which he is a non-executive chairman of a big organisation. He pursued a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from IIT-Bombay. In 2009-13, he was the chairman of the UIDAI, the Aadhar issuing authority.

Bhavish Aggarwal: Co-founder  of Ola cab Bhavish Aggarwal studied for a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from IIT-Bombay in 2008. He began his career with Microsoft. In January, he co-founded Ola cabs with Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru.

Vipul Goyal: Indian Comedian Vipul is one of the best entertainers and stand-up comedians in India. He was also featured in the web series named ‘ Humourly Yours’. He studied electrical engineering at IIT-Bombay. He is also one of the best alumni of IIT-Bombay.

Parul Gupta: Co-founder and  President of Springboard Parul Gupta is a graduate of IIT Bombay in Electrical Engineering. She worked as an Executive Board of IIT Bombay Alumni Association. She is working as a president at Springboard, which is a platform that encourages learning and provides an alternative to the education system.

Sarita Adve: Professor at  University of Illinoi She is known for her contributions to memory consistency models for multiprocessors, memory system performance, hardware reliability and power management, among others.

Jairam Ramesh: Member of  Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh is an economist and active politician for the congress political party. He is a member of Parliament representing Karnataka state. He completed his BTech in mechanical engineering from IIT Bombay. He was appointed as Rural Development Minister and Minister of Drinking water and Sanitation in the years 2011 to 2014.

Nitesh Tiwari: Indian  Film Director  Nitesh Tiwari is a writer and director. He pursued a BTech degree in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Bombay. He is known for his movies such as Dangal, Chillar Party, among others.

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