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Distinguished Alumni Award

IIT Madras proudly recognizes the exceptional achievements and dedicated service of its alumni through a series of prestigious awards. These awards celebrate professional excellence, leadership, and outstanding contributions to the Institute’s growth and reputation. Whether honoring distinguished careers, early accomplishments, or dedicated support to the campus community, these awards highlight the remarkable impact of our alumni worldwide.

The DAA celebrates individuals who have made exceptional contributions in their chosen fields—whether through professional excellence, impactful service to society, or significant influence within their industries or professions.

To honour the achievements of the many Alumni of IIT Madras, the Institute receives several nominations every year for the Distinguished Alumnus Award in the following fields:

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

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

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

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

Significant accomplishments in various areas—service to society, excellence in public administration, notable achievements in media & fine arts, leadership and innovation, scale of impact.

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. The nominee should be a graduate (undergraduate, postgraduate, or doctoral) from any batch or discipline of the institution
  2. The nominee should:
    1. have excelled in their professional journey, and show potential for continued success
    2. have received recognition for significant professional contributions or discoveries, or creative work, through honours, awards
    3. have received recognition for leadership qualities in professional and/or community circles
    4. have attained progressively increasing positions of responsibility within their organisation or field of work
  3. Alumni who are currently serving or have served in the past as IITM faculty are not eligible for nomination.

Instructions:

  1. Please specify the category(ies) for which you are nominating the alumnus/alumna.
  2. Self-nominations are not allowed.
  3. Nominations will be considered for a total of 3 years from the year of nomination. Renomination is possible at the end of the 3-year period of validity.
  4. Please include a CV, photograph and supporting documents of the alumnus/alumna you are nominating for this award.
  5. Name and address with Email ID
  6. Degree obtained from IITM and the year of graduation
  7. Any other relevant information
  8. Please provide 1-2 page write-up detailing contributions that merit this award
Past Recipients – Click Here for searchable data

 

Please click the below years to view the DAAs on yearly basis:

2025 2010
2024 2009
2023 2008
2022 2007
2021 2006
2020 2005
2019 2004
2018 2003
2017 2002
2016 2001
2015 2000
2014 1999
2013 1998
2012 1997
2011 1996