The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India. As an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),it was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act.
Ashok Jhunjhunwala is an Indian academic and innovator. He received his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur and PhD from the University of Maine. He has been a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras since 1981. He is the President of IIT Madras Research Park and Chairman of International Institute of Information Technology,Hyderabad. During his career,he has contributed extensively to technology innovation and adoption in the Indian context.
K. Radhakrishnan a.k.a. Koppillil Radhakrishnan is an Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as Chairman of Space Commission,Secretary of the Department of Space,Government of India. Under his leadership,India became the first country to reach Mars in its first attempt.
The Samarth-class offshore patrol vessel are a series of eleven offshore patrol vessels being built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the Indian Coast Guard. The construction of Samarth class was motivated by a desire to triple the Coast Guard assets in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai attacks. They are an improvement over the earlier Sankalp class,with a larger beam and more powerful engines. The ships are being constructed in two batches—a batch of six ordered in May 2012 that was completed in December 2017 and a follow-on batch of five ordered in August 2016.
Vineet Joshi serves as Secretary in the Department of Higher Education (India) under the Ministry of Education from 26 December 2024 onwards. Previously,he served as Chief Secretary of Manipur,Director-General of National Testing Agency (NTA),which is responsible for conducting entrance examinations in India. He also served as the resident commissioner of Manipur Government. IAS Vineet Joshi was re-appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on February 14,2022,after which he was succeeded by IAS Nidhi Chhibber.
Radha Krishna Mathur is a retired Indian IAS officer and Indian bureaucrat,who served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from 2019 to 2023. He retired as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) in November 2018. Mathur had retired as the India's Defence Secretary,two years after being appointed to the post on 25 May 2013. He was also the Defence Production Secretary of India,Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India and the Chief Secretary of Tripura.
Rajiv Gauba is a retired Indian civil servant who served as the Cabinet Secretary of India from 30 August 2019 till 30 August 2024. He is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the 1982 batch of Jharkhand cadre. Prior to his appointment as Cabinet Secretary,he was Home Secretary of India. His tenure as the Cabinet Secretary of India has been extended 4 times by 1 year durations by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) which is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
Sanjay Mitra is a retired 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of West Bengal cadre. He served as Defence Secretary of India,and prior to that as Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary,and the Chief Secretary of West Bengal. Mitra also served—on an acting basis—as the chairperson of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for a period of three months.
Ajay Bhushan Pandey is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He is former Finance Secretary of India. He is also former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI),the nodal agency of Government of India responsible for implementing Aadhaar. He also worked as the chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network from September 2017 to March 2021. Currently,he is Chairman of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA).
Ajay Prakash Sawhney is a retired 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He has served as the Secretary to the Government of India,at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Abhay Karandikar is an Indian educator,engineer,innovator,and administrator best known for his work in the telecommunication sector in India. Currently,he is serving as the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology,Government of India from 1 October 2023 onwards. Previously,he served as the Director of Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur from 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2023. Prior to that,Karandikar held a number of positions,including Dean,Head of the Department of the Electrical Engineering,and Institute Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay. He was one of the founding members of Telecom Standards Development Society of India and appointed as its first Vice Chairman from 2014 to 2016,and then was appointed its Chairman from 2016 to 2018. Karandikar contributed to conceptualization and establishment of new technical standards work programmes for TSDSI. In 2016,he was awarded with IEEE SA's Standards Medallion for his work to Indian Technology,Policy and Standardization with IEEE guidelines.
Joy Vazhayil,also known as V. P. Joy,is an Indian poet,writer,researcher,and administrator. He is also known for books and research papers on the energy policy and also on philosophy of education,mind and metaphysics. He has published several literary works in Malayalam language,mainly poetic compositions.
Ajay Kumar Bhalla is the Governor of Manipur. He is the former Home secretary of India having assumed the office on 23 August 2019,succeeding Rajiv Gauba. He is a retired IAS officer of 1984 batch,from Assam Meghalaya cadre. He served as Home Secretary of India for around five years there till 22 August 2024. He hails from Jalandhar,Punjab,India.
Awanish Kumar Awasthi is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre,from the 1987 batch.
Rajesh Khullar is a high-ranking Indian official and Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister,Haryana. Previously,he served on the board of the World Bank Group as India,Bangladesh,Bhutan,and Sri Lanka's representative. Khullar belongs to the IAS,India's elite civil service,tasked with commanding policy,governance,and administration nationwide.
Tom Jose is an Indian civil servant retired as the Chief Secretary,Government of Kerala. He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging 1984 batch of Kerala cadre. He served as Chairman of Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC).
Kandathil Mathew Abraham is an Indian bureaucrat and retired IAS officer,who is currently serving as Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and Executive Vice Chairperson of Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council. He retired as the Chief Secretary of Kerala in December 2017. He belongs to the 1982 batch of IAS. He was instrumental in bringing out the Sahara Group Scam when he was a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Munitions India Limited (MIL) is an Indian state-owned defence company,headquartered in Pune,India,established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings. Munitions India primarily manufactures ammunition,explosives,rockets and bombs for the use of the Indian Armed Forces,foreign militaries and domestic civilian use.
Presently,Saurabh Garg is Secretary to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,Govt. of India. IAS of the 1991 batch of the Odisha cadre.
Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch retired Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Kerala cadre superannuated as Co-operation Secretary of India on 31 January 2024. On 14 March 2024,he was appointed as Election Commissioner of India.
