5 Notable alumni of Indian Institute of Technology, BHU
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Indian Institute of Technology, BHU is ranked #2,050 in the world and #46 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Indian Institute of Technology, BHU sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Indian Institute of Technology, BHU won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Krishan Kant
1927-2002 (aged 75)
politician
Krishan Kant was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002. Prior to his vice presidency, Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of both houses of the Indian Parliament, representing Chandigarh in the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1980, and Haryana...
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2. Deepak Ahuja
1963-. (aged 63)
engineer
Deepak Prabhu Ahuja is an Indian-American executive working in the life sciences industry who previously worked in the automotive manufacturing industry. He is best known for serving as the chief financial officer of Tesla for eleven years.
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3. Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain
1925-2004 (aged 79)
philanthropist
Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain was a leading mediaperson, philanthropist, promoter of Indian literature, and a prominent member of the Jain religion. He was a descendant of the well-known Sahu Jain family of Najibabad (Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh).
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4. Nikesh Arora
1968-. (aged 58)
scientist
Nikesh Arora is an Indian-American billionaire business executive. He has been the chairman and chief executive officer of the American cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks since June 2018. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google and president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth was estimated at $1.5...
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5. Manoj Sinha
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Manoj Sinha is an Indian politician serving as the 2nd and the current lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He served as the minister of state for Communications (independent charge) and minister of state for Railways in the government of India. Sinha was elected to the Lok Sabha, representing Ghazipur parliamentary constituency for three terms from the Bharatiya Janata Party....
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