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daa-awardees-2020--2-IIT-KGP announces Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA's) for 2020

The KGP Chronicle (December 15, 2020)

IIT Kharagpur has announced the Distinguished Alumnus Award for the year 2020. Twenty-one alumni from across the world have been named this year for this much-coveted annual award. The awardees include alumni with outstanding achievements in the spheres of academia, industry, public service and social welfare.

Lauding the awardees on social media Director Prof. Virendra K Tewari wrote, “The Distinguished Alumnus Award is conferred to appreciate outstanding achievements, leadership, contribution to society, and peer recognition of our alumni who are a source of pride and inspiration to all of us. Congratulations to all the awardees on joining the hallowed DAA club. We all look forward to seeing our distinguished alumni achieve greater heights in the years ahead.”

The award ceremony will be held during the 66th Annual Convocation of the Institute. The schedule will be announced at a later date. (Access the original article)