Prof. S.C. Sahasrabudhe Lifetime Achievement Award (2025-26) conferred on Prof. Rajiv Dusane
Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences’ for 2025 conferred on Prof. K.G. Suresh
Prof. H.H. Mathur Award for Excellence in Applied Sciences’ for 2025 conferred on Prof. R.S. Jangid
11 Distinguished Alumnus Awards and 7 Young Alumni Achiever Awards

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay celebrated its 67th Foundation Day on March 10, 2026 by honouring the contributions of its faculty members as well as alumni who have left their mark in their chosen fields of profession. The event marked more than six decades of academic excellence, pioneering research and global contributions in science, technology and innovation.

The Foundation Day function was graced by the Chief Guest Prof. (Dr.) Balram Bhargava, Padma Shri; National Academy of Sciences Meghnad Saha Distinguished National Chair; Immediate Past DG of ICMR; Immediate Past Secretary, Department of Health Research, GoI; Former Chief of Cardiothoracic Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi and Former President of National Academy of Sciences, India.

The celebration also featured the presentation of prestigious Institute Awards, recognizing excellence in teaching, research and contributions to society. The IIT Bombay Prof. S.C. Sahasrabudhe Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes outstanding individuals whose pioneering spirit and demonstrated inventiveness throughout their careers has improved our society and inspired others. IIT Bombay conferred the Prof. S.C. Sahasrabudhe Lifetime Achievement Award (2025-26) on Prof. Rajiv Dusane, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, in recognition of his outstanding contributions as teacher, researcher and administrator, during the Foundation Day celebration.

The Institute honoured its select alumni for their achievements in diverse fields ranging from academics, research and entrepreneurship. The 'Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Research in Pure Sciences (2025)' was conferred on Prof. K.G. Suresh, Department of Physics for his outstanding contributions in the area of Magnetism in Intermetallics, Spintronics, Magnetic Skyrmions, Topological Materials. The 'Prof. H.H. Mathur Award for Excellence in Research in Applied Sciences (2025)’ was conferred on Prof. R.S. Jangid, Department of Civil Engineering, for his outstanding contributions in the area of Seismic Base Isolation, Earthquake-Resistant Design, Stochastic Earthquake Analysis, Inerter-Based Control Devices.

The Institute recognised select alumni of IIT Bombay, who have excelled in their field of work and made the Institute proud with the Distinguished Alumnus Awards (DAA). The awardees this year include:

• Prof. Y.S. Prakash
• Dr. Abhay Pandey
• Prof. Srinivasan S. Iyengar
• Dr. Kalyan Handique
• Prof. Prashant J. Shenoy
• Dr. Mahesh Kumar
• Mr. Kirat Patel
• Dr. Subrata Rakshit
• Mr. K.B.S. Anand
• Dr. Ranjit Rath
• Dr. Sachin Katti

The Young Alumni Achiever Awards (YAAA) are for alumni who have made outstanding achievements in their chosen field of work and are below 40 years of age. These awards were instituted in the year 2011. The awardees for this year’s Young Alumni Achiever Awards include:

• Prof. B. Aditya Prakash
• Prof. Aaditya Ramdas
• Prof. Gauri Joshi
• Mr. Rohit Agarwal
• Mr. Sibabrata (Shibam) Das
• Mr. Sneh Vaswani
• Ms. Ashima Mittal

In line with IIT Bombay’s commitment to sustainability and cleanliness, the Institute Cleanliness Award was also presented during the event. The Cleanliness Award recognizes the dedicated efforts of various academic departments, Section 8 companies, hostels and non-academic sections/ buildings in creating and maintaining a Clean, Green and Happy Campus.

The winners, selected based on the committee’s detailed assessment, were felicitated with a Rotating Trophy and a Certificate of Appreciation during the Foundation Day  ceremony.

Following were the winners in various categories:

A. ACADEMIC UNITS:

• 1st Position: Department of Earth Sciences
• 2nd Position: Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• 3rd Position: Department of Mechanical Engineering

B. NON-ACADEMIC UNITS:

• 1st Position: Hospitality Section
• 2nd Position: Gymkhana
• 3rd Position: Hospital

C. SECTION 8 COMPANIES/ EXTERNALLY FUNDED CENTRES/ LABS.:

• 1st Position: IITB-Monash Research Academy
• 2nd Position: Technology Innovation Hub Foundation for IoT and IoE
• 3rd Position: Green Energy and Sustainability Hub

D. HOSTELS:

• 1st Position: Hostel 01
• 2nd Position: Hostel 10
• 3rd Position: Hostel 18

E. ZONAL AREAS OF JUNIOR ENGINEERS:

• 1st Position: Er. Amol Deshmukh (Zone 13 - Lake Side Area)
• 2nd Position: Er. Ani. P. P (Zone 1 - Hostel Area)
• 3rd Position: Er. Prashant Bote (Zone 6 - Central Area)

The function was held in physical presence of the awardees, their family members, Institute functionaries and invited dignitaries and was transmitted live on IIT Bombay’s YouTube channel: IITBombayOfficialChannel