Ashish Karandikar, An IIT Kanpur Alumni, Has Donated 1.6 Crore To His Alma Institution For Three Endowed Programmes

Ashish Karandikar, a US-based alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), has donated 200,000 USD to his alma mater to establish three endowed programmes aimed at fostering innovation, excellence, and academic growth within the Electrical Engineering department at IIT Kanpur, according to a press release from the institute

The programmes were launched after a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Karandikar, IIT Kanpur, and the IITK Foundation in the United States. Karandikar, a 1995 batch Electrical Engineering graduate, is the brother of Abhay Karandikar, Secretary Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, former Director, and IIT Kanpur alumnus.

The three endowments include the Smt. Lata and Shri K.G. Karandikar Faculty Chair, which is awarded to IITK faculty in order to empower them to drive ground-breaking research and mentor future generations of engineers; the Karandikar Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, which recognises outstanding scholarly contributions and celebrates exceptional doctoral theses while encouraging innovation and academic rigour among doctoral candidates; and the Karandikar Student Scholarship, which aims to nurture and support students by providing them with financial assistance to pursue their academic endeavours, and making significant contributions to the field of electrical engineering.