5 Notable alumni of National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka is ranked #2,216 in the world and #55 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National Institute of Technology, Karnataka won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. K. V. Kamath
1947-. (aged 79)
entrepreneur
banker
Kundapur Vaman Kamath is an Indian banker and executive who is the current Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services and the former chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries. He previously served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing...
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2. K. Ullas Karanth
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
conservationist
scientist
zoologist
Kota Ullas Karanth is a conservation zoologist and a leading tiger expert based in Karnataka, India. He was the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's India Programme. He is notable for pioneering the scientific use of camera traps in population density studies of large wild mammals in India. He was a Senior Conservation Scientist with the New York based Wildlife...
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3. Vasudhendra
1969-. (aged 57)
writer
Vasudhendra is an Indian author in Kannada language known for his short stories and personal essays.
4. Thomas Zacharia
1957-. (aged 69)
scientist
Thomas Zacharia is an Indian-born American computer scientist. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in 1980 and a master's degree in Materials Science from the University of Mississippi in 1984. He obtained his doctoral degree from Clarkson University in 1987.
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5. Sridhar Rangayan
1962-. (aged 64)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Sridhar Rangayan is an Indian filmmaker who has made films with special focus on queer subjects. His queer films, The Pink Mirror, Yours Emotionally, 68 Pages, Purple Skies, Breaking Free & Evening Shadows have been considered groundbreaking because of their realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the largely closeted Indian gay community. His film The Pink Mirror remains banned in India...
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