In my next LinkedIn posting, I shall be providing you with the URL link to and a request for your voluntary participation in an anonymous and confidential online survey. Through this survey, we hope to learn about what our more than 40,000 alumni have been doing and their impact in various areas. We propose to bench-mark the results from this survey against a similar PanIIT effort undertaken in 2008 in conjunction with the PanIIT Alumni Meet on campus, and use the immensely valuable inferences in our long-term planning efforts. This survey has been put together by Gopala Ganesh (B.Tech. 1968-1973, Mechanical Engineering, Ganga Hostel) by retracing the information contained in the 2008 PanIIT report.

Also, nominations are now being accepted for 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Awards. The last date for nominations is October 15, 2015.

Details regarding previous awardees may be found at: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/daa/list.php.

Submit your Online Nomination at: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/daa.

Nominations may be submitted in the following categories: (one or more)

A: academic achievements and honors, intellectual contributions to the field of expertise, pioneering work, journal papers & citation indices, conference papers, books and book chapters, number of Ph.D. scholars guided, visiting professorships, lectureships, fellowships in professional associations, student mentoring & welfare activities, peer testimonials, awards & recognition

B: innovations in application of technology, design & development achievements, awards & recognition (external & internal), technical leadership activities & positions, fellowships in professional organizations, patents & publications, industry standards activities, collaborations with academia, community service

C: exceptional management skills, leadership position with company, awards & recognition, Board memberships, Fellowships, testimonials, global stature, collaborations with academia, community service, team leadership in setting up new enterprises, mentoring track-record

D: significant entrepreneurial skills & accomplishments, creation of support structure for entrepreneurs, success of start-ups in establishing market presence, scale of operation & reach to society, awards & recognition, coaching & advisory activities

E: significant accomplishments in various arenas—service to society, service to the Institute, service to alumni, excellence in public administration, notable achievements in media & fine arts, leadership and innovation, scale of impact.

Please specify the category(ies) for which you are nominating the alumnus.

Please include a CV, one page write-up detailing contributions that merit this award, photograph and supporting documents of the alumnus you are nominating for DAA.

Self-nominations are not allowed.

Alumni who are currently serving as IITM faculty are not eligible for nomination.