As the Delhi-based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) completes 65 years of its foundation, the Alumni Impact Report, released by the institute on this occasion, brings to the fore a mesmerizing account of the accomplishments of its alumni as impact leaders influencing India’s destiny.
The report illustrates how IIT Delhi is shaping governance in this country with more than 270 IAS officers and 100 officers across the IPS, IRS, and IFS, among numerous others. This is not all; over 650 IIT Delhi alumni are currently serving in public institutions. These less-known facts have been revealed by the Alumni Impact Report 2026 issued by the Institute on the occasion of completing 65 years of its foundation.
IIT Delhi’s list of impact leaders also includes 250 leaders currently posted in PSUs, regulatory bodies, and scientific missions, while its Naval Construction Wing has trained over 700 officers for the Indian Navy.
Besides, as the report mentions, over 50 alumni are teaching at QS Top 100 universities, and more than 300 are serving as faculty across IITs.
This Alumni Impact Report was released during the foundation day celebration by the function’s chief guest, Dr. Gurtej S Sandhu, an IIT Delhi alum and principal fellow and corporate vice president at Micron Technology, and Prof Rangan Banerjee, Director of IIT Delhi.
The report also reveals that more than 2,500 founders and co-founders have sprung from its corridors, collectively shaping the global ‘Unicorn ecosystem and generating 4.8 lakh direct jobs.
The impact of IIT Delhi alumni is not restricted to the bureaucracy, public sector enterprises, or academia, but its products have been involved in building some of the country’s most “iconic brands” in the digital economy, as per the report. Among them are Deepinder Goyal, founder of Eternal, which houses Zomato and Blinkit; Harsh Jain, co-founder of Groww, a fintech trailblazer; and Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal, the duo behind Meesho.
The Bansal duo, Sachin and Binny, have introduced Flipkart, while Ashutosh Garg (Eightfold.ai, Bloomreach), Jyoti Bansal (AppDynamics), and Rishabh Goel (Credgenics) continue to redefine global tech landscapes.
The report also honours industry titans and venture capital leaders whose influence extends worldwide, including Vinod Khosla (Sun Microsystems), Navin Chaddha (Mayfield Fund), and Pavan Jain (Samsara).
According to the Alumni Impact Report, approximately 10,000 IIT Delhi alumni occupy leadership positions in banking and finance, manufacturing, and the engineering industry. From the same 70 percent, these alumni are based in India, and more than 1,000 alumni sit in the boardrooms of large and diverse corporate systems.
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