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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur recognizes the professional achievements and contributions of its alumni through the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) each year on the Institute Convocation Day.

Eligibility:

Any person who has received a degree from the Institute is eligible to be considered for the Distinguished Alumnus Award, except in the following cases:

• A. An alumnus/alumna, who is an employee of IIT Kharagpur, shall not be eligible for the award during his/her service period except when he/she has accomplished truly outstanding achievement of highest order recognized widely.
• B. Alumni who have been awarded D.Sc (Honoris Causa) and/or Life Fellow Award of the Institute will also be considered as Distinguished Alumnus Awardees of the Institute.
• C. An alumnus/alumna who has already received Distinguished Service Award or Young Alumni Achiever Award may only be considered for the Distinguished Alumnus Award after a period of 5 years from the date of receipt of the former.

Criteria for nominees:

An individual, to be nominated for this Distinguished Alumnus Award, should have made a significant professional contribution that is widely recognized. The following criteria shall be considered while assessing the nominations:

• Positions held
• Contributions to his/her profession
• Awards and Honours Received
• Association with the Institute
• Contribution to the growth and development of the country
• Other contributions

Criteria for proposer/seconder:

• Past Distinguished Service Awardees
• Past Young Achiever Awardees
• Present and former Senate Members
• Officer Bearers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer) and former Office Bearers
• Life Fellows

Self-nomination will not be entertained.

How to nominate:

Nominations must be submitted through email latest by 07th June 2021. The signed hard copy should be sent to:

Electronic copies should also be emailed to deanor@adm.iitkgp.ernet.inwith the subject line 'DAA 2021 Nomination'.It may not be possible to consider nominations received after this date for the current year. However, those will be carried forward for consideration in the future.