6 Notable alumni of Birla Institute of Technology
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Birla Institute of Technology is ranked #2,568 in the world and #76 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Birla Institute of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Birla Institute of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Karan Bajaj
1979-. (aged 47)
writer
manager
Karan Bajaj is an Indian technology entrepreneur and author. He is best known as founder and CEO of WhiteHat Jr., an Edtech company specializing in distance learning which was acquired by BYJU'S in 2020.
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2. Kannan Gopinathan
1985-. (aged 41)
civil servant
Kannan Gopinathan is a former Indian Administrative Service officer and an activist from Kerala. He resigned from service as a mark of protest against the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of article 370.
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3. V. Vaidyanathan
1968-. (aged 58)
banker
V. Vaidyanathan is an Indian banker and entrepreneur, currently serving as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDFC First Bank, formed after the merger of IDFC Bank and Capital First. Prior to assuming this role, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and was a member of the Board of Governors...
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4. Madhavan Chandradathan
scientist
military flight engineer
M. C. Dathan is an Indian space scientist and former director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, by awarding him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of science and technology. In May 2016, the Government of Kerala appointed MC Dathan as the scientific advisor...
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5. Shree K. Nayar
computer scientist
university teacher
Shree K. Nayar is an Indian American engineer and computer scientist known for his contributions to the fields of computer vision, computational imaging, and computer graphics. He is the T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering at Columbia University. Nayar co-directs the Columbia Vision and Graphics Center and is the head of the Columbia Imaging...
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6. Nadia Al-Sakkaf
1977-. (aged 49)
journalist
politician
Nadia Abdulaziz Al-Sakkaf is a former Yemeni Minister and politician. She was the editor in chief of the Yemen Times from 2005 until 2014, before becoming Yemen's first female Minister of Information. She fled Yemen in 2015 after the coup and is currently an independent researcher in politics, media, development and gender studies based in the United Kingdom. In 2011,...
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