The Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award is an award named after Satyendra Dubey and presented by the IIT-Kanpur. It is awarded annually to an IIT alumnus who displays the highest levels of professional integrity in upholding human values. The Memorial Award was instituted by IIT Kanpur in 2005 in memory of Satyendra K. Dubey (BT/CE/1994/IITK) and his exemplary life and supreme sacrifice. [1] [2] [3]
Any alumnus of any IIT who has distinguished him or herself by displaying the highest professional integrity in upholding human values is eligible for the Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award. [4]
| Year | Awardee [5] [6] |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Kumar Ravi |
| 2019 | Vikas Vaibhav |
| 2018 | Raju Narayana Swamy |
| 2017 | Vikas Kumar |
| 2016 | K. M. Abraham |
| 2015 | Kuldip Narayan [7] |
| 2013 | Trilochan Sastry [8] |
| 2012 | Rahul Sharma |
| 2011 | Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi |
| 2010 | Shailesh Ramkumar Gandhi [9] |
| 2009 | Vijay Saluja [10] |
| Lalit Kishore Chaudhary [10] | |
| 2008 | Anubrotto Kumar Roy |
| 2006 | Ganesh P. Bagaria |
| 2005 | Arvind Kejriwal |
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