Look at the List of Indian Politician Graduated from IITs, NITs, IIMs and Prestigious Colleges of India

The IITs and NITs were to train high level engineers and technologists to help the country to progress.
The return of investment made on IITians & NITians be reaped only when they contribute towards
scientific- technological development of the country and not by entering politics or heading some bank,
even if it is RBI. Otherwise there is no use of technical education imparted to them. Many of them went
off to the USA and served Microsoft, Google or Apple leaving India for good. There is no requirement for
these, taxpayer paid, virtuosi, to return and serve the country at least for five years or so.
IITians stop going to USA to make money.
Stay here and make India better than USA. Contribute to the country where which made you what you
are today. What else Indian govt. will do after spending millions of taxpayers rupees for their technical
educationgift them ivory tower?

Prem Das Rai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Das_Rai)

Born: July 31, 1954 (age 60 years), Darjeeling, Sikkim, India)

Political Party: Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF)
Member of Parliament (MP) of 15th & 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House): 2009-2014 & 2014-2019.
Educations :(a) Schooling from Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie
(b)Graduation, B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
(c) Post Graduation, MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad (1978)
He has the distinction of being the first Member of Parliament with both Indian Institutes of
Technology and Indian Institutes of Management degrees.
In 2002, he was awarded the prestigious and selective Eisenhower Fellowship (USA) for his
contribution to Sikkims economic and industrial growth.

2. Manohar Parrikar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manohar_Parrikar)

Born: December 13, 1955 (age 58), Gaud Saraswat Brahmin family at Mapusa, Goa.
Political Party: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from U.P.: Defence Minister (9 Nov.2014)
Schooling: Loyola High School, Margao.
Graduation: B. Tech. (metallurgical engineering) from IIT Bombay in 1978.
He is the first IIT graduate to become the Chief Minister of any Indian state.
Manohar Parrikar and Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman of the new Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI), have graduated together from IIT Bombay in the year 1978.

3. Jairam Ramesh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairam_Ramesh)

Born: 9 April 1954 (age 60) in Chikmagalur, Karnataka.

Father: Mr. C.K. Ramesh a Hebbar Iyengar, was a Professor of Civil Engineering in IIT Bombay.
Political Party: Indian National Congress (INC), Ex-Cabinet Minister in Rural Development.
Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh since June, 2004.
Schooling: St. Xavier's School, Ranchi in 19611963.
Graduation: B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) from IIT Bombay in 1975.
Post-Graduation: Master of Science in Public Policy and Public Management, in between 1975-77.
In 197778, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he studied technology policy,
economics, engineering, and management, as part of the newly established interdisciplinary
technology policy programme.
Books: Kautilya Today: Jairam Ramesh on a Globalizing India, Making sense of Chindia

4. Jayant Sinha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayant_Sinha)

Born: April 21, 1963 (age 51) in Giridih, Jharkhand

Father: Mr. Yashwant Sinha, a senior Indian politician and former External Affairs Minister and
Finance Minister of India.
Political Party: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Minister of State for Finance since 2014.
Education: Schooling from St. Michael's School in Patna and St. Columbus in Delhi.

Graduation: B. Tech. from IIT Delhi in 1985,

Post-Graduation: M.S. in Energy Management & Policy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986,
and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1992.

5. Arvind Kejriwal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Kejriwal)

Born: August 16, 1968 (age 46), Siwani, Bhiwani, Haryana. Former civil servant (IRS).
Father: Mr. Gobind Ram Kejriwal, an electrical engineer, who graduated from the Birla
Institute of Technology, Mesra,
Political Party: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Education: Schooling from Campus School in Hisar and Christian missionary school at
Sonipat.
Graduation: B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur.
The social activist turned politician went on join the IRS before quitting his job to join the
anti-corruption crusade which made him a national figure.
Kejriwal was sworn in as the second-youngest chief minister of Delhi on 28 December 2013,
after Chaudhary Brahm Prakash who became chief minister at the age of 34.
On 14 February 2014 he resigned as Chief Minister after failing to table the Jan Lokpal
Bill in the Delhi Assembly
Awards: Ashoka Fellow (2004), Civic Engagement.
Ramon Magsaysay Award (2006) for Emergent Leadership.
Books: Swaraj. HarperCollins Publishers India. 2012. ISBN 9350299372.

6. Ajit Singh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Singh_(politician)

Born: 12 February 1939 (age 75 years) Bhadola in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Father: former Prime Minister of India late Mr. Choudhary Charan Singh.
Political Party: Rashtriya Lok Dal
Ex-Minister of Civil Aviation in UPA govt. from Dec.2011 to May,2014.
Schooling: Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun (1956).
Graduation: B.Sc., from Lucknow University, B.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur
Post-Graduation: M.S. from Illinois Institute of Technology. He was a computer scientist by profession.
In May 2014, Ajit Singh lost the parliamentary election from Baghpat to former Commissioner of
Police, Bombay, Satyapal Singh of Bhartiya Janata Party. His son Jayant Choudhary also lost the
election from Mathura.

7. Prithviraj Chavan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prithviraj_Chavan)

Born: 17 March 1946 (age 68 years) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 22nd Ex-Chief Minister of
Maharashtra.
Political Party: Indian National Congress (INC).
Father: Dajisaheb Chavan (died, 1973) Ex-Minister in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Jawaharlal
Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi.
Schooling: Nutan Marathi School (a Hindi-medium school) in Delhi.
Graduation: B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering ) from the Birla Institute of Technology and
Science, Pilani in 1967.

Post-Graduation: Master of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

He wrote articles on computer science; engineering design; and also contributed to research in
computerization. He also worked briefly in the USA as a design engineer, working on defence
electronics, anti-submarine warfare, and computer storage systems.

8. Somnath Bharti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnath_Bharti)

Born: May 10, 1974 (age 40) Hisua Bazar in Nawada, Bihar.
Political Party: Aam Aadmi Party, Ex-Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms,
Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi
Education: Degree in law from University of Delhi.
Post-graduation: M.Sc. from IIT Delhi
In 2013, Malviya Nagar constituency in the Delhi state assembly elections, Somnath Bharti
won the seat, defeating Arti Mehra of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the incumbent Kiran
Walia of the Indian National Congress. Walia had won the seat in 1999, 2003, and 2008 and
had been education minister in the earlier government, while Mehra, who has represented
the neighbouring Hauz Khas constituency for many years, had been Mayor of Delhi in
2007-2009. In contrast, Bharti was new to politics.

IIT Kanpur Alumni contested for Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha)
elections 2014
1. P.D. Rai (BT/CHE/76) is a sitting MP from Sikkim since 2009. He is the first IIT and
IIM graduate to become a Loksabha MP in last election. He is with Sikkim National
Congress and contesting from Sikkim again. His website is:
http://nocorruption.in/mps/prem-das-rai/
2. R. K. Misra (BT/CE/89) Winner of Lead India [Times of India Award] given by Hon.
Abdul Kalam: President of India. Contesting from Sitapur from his Navbharat Party and

fielding many candidates from various locations. His website is: http://www.navbharat.org/
3. Alok Agarwal (BT/CHE/89) Aam Adami Party, Contesting it from Khandwa, M.P.
https://www.facebook.com/aalabarfi
4. Shailendra Pratap Singh (BT/ME/96) Aam Adami Party, is contesting from Sultanpur
UP http://my.aamaadmiparty.org/candidate/uttarpradesh/sultanpur.html

Lok Sabha Elections 2014 Contestants from Top Colleges of India

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Nandan Nilekani (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandan_Nilekani)

Nandan Nilekani, one of the founders of Infosys, had joined the congress before the
elections and was given the south Banglore ticket. The former IT honcho holds a bachelors
degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai.
Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was the
Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. After a successful career at
Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP.
Born: June 2, 1955 (age 59), Bengaluru, Karnataka (in Konkani Brahmin community)
Education: Bishop Cotton Boys' School and St. Joseph High School Dharwad, Karnataka.
B. Tech. (Electrical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
Children: Jahnavi Nilekani
Parents: Mohan Rao Nilekani, Durga Nilekani
Nilekani was awarded one of India's highest civilian honours, the Padma Bhushan, in 2006.

In 2006, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes Asia.

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Arun Jaitley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arun_Jaitley)

The BJP stalwart made his debut in elections when he announced his candidacy for the
Amritsar seat. Arun Jaitley is a graduate of commerce from Sri Ram College of commerce
and also holds a law degree from the Delhi University.
Arun Jaitley is currently the Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and
Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India. He is a member of the BJP.
Born: December 28, 1952 (age 61), New Delhi
Office: Minister of Finance of India since 2014
Spouse: Sangeeta Jaitley (m. 1982)
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Education: University of Delhi (1977), Shri Ram College of Commerce (1973), St. Xavier's
School, Delhi (19691970).
Children: Sonali Jaitley, Rohan Jaitley.
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Sachin Pilot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Pilot)

The young turk of the Indian National Congress is an alumnus of St Stephens College,
Delhi. Pilot held the position of the minister of corporate affairs in the last UPA
governments cabinet. He is the state president of the congress from Rajasthan and won lok
sabha seat from Ajmer.
Sachin Pilot is a politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He represented
Ajmer constituency of Rajasthan at member of Indian Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha.
Born: September 7, 1977 (age 37), Saharanpur
Spouse: Sarah Pilot (m. 2004)
Parents: Rajesh Pilot
Party: Indian National Congress
Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US (2002).
Children: Aaran Pilot, Vehaan Pilot

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Medha Patkar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medha_Patkar)

The famous social activist and the leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan is a part of the
AAP and contested and defeated from the North East Mumbai constituency. Before she
became a national figure for her social work she earned an M.A. in Social Work from Tata
Institute of Social Sciences. She left her position on the faculty of the Tata Institute of
Social Sciences as well as her unfinished PhD when she became immersed in the tribal and
peasant communities in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.[
Medha Patkar is an Indian social activist and social reformer turned politician. She is the
founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan and was National Convener of National
Alliance of People's Movements.
Born: December 1, 1954 (age 60), Mumbai
Parent: Mrs. Indu and Mr. Vasant Khanolkar
Education: Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Awards and honours:
1991: Right Livelihood Award
1992: Goldman Environment Award
1995: Green Ribbon Award for Best International Political Campaigner by BBC England
1999: Human Rights Defender's Award from Amnesty International, Germany

1999: M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award from Vigil India Movement
1999: Deena Nath Mangeshkar Award
1999: Mahatma Phule Award
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Meenakshi Lekhi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meenakshi_Lekhi)

The BJP national spokesperson is famous for appearing on national television and
representing her party in the various debates on news shows. Lekhi completed her
education from Hindu college, Delhi. She contested and won from New Delhi for a seat in
the 16th Lok Sabha.
Age: 46 Years.
Spouse: Shri Aman Lekhi
Education: Hindu College, University of Delhi
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Gurudas Kamat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurudas_Kamat)

The Congresses candidate for the Mumbai North West constituency is a commerce
graduate from R.A. Podar College, Mumbai and also holds a law degree from Government
Law College Mumbai. He also did post-graduation in MBA.
Born: October 5, 1954 (age 60), Ankola, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka.
Party: Indian National Congress
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Dr Kirit Somaiya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirit_Somaiya)

Dr. Kirit Somaiya, the BJP candidate contested and won for the Mumbai North East seat is
a chartered accountant. He passed out as Chartered accountant from the Institute of
Chartererd Accountants of India (ICAI) in 1979 and also secured a rank in the All India
Merit List. He was also conferred with a Doctorate from the Mumbai University in 2005
Ph.D in Finance Capital Market Small Investors Protection.
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Sujan Chakraborty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujan_Chakraborty)

The Communist Party of India (CPI-Marxist) candidate from Jadavpur completed his
graduation and post-graduation in the Pharmaceutical Engineering from Jadavpur
University. Later, he earned his PhD from the same university.
Born: 16 March 1959 (age 55), South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

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Mallika Sarabhai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallika_Sarabhai)

Mallika Sarabhai is an activist and Indian classical dancer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
India. Daughter of a classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and renowned space scientist
Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.
Born: May 9, 1954 (age 60), Ahmedabad, Gujrat.
Education: MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad in 1974,
Doctorate in Organisational Behaviour from the Gujarat University in 1976.
Parents: Vikram Sarabhai, Mrinalini Sarabhai
Children: Revanta Sarabhai, Anahita Sarabhai
Siblings: Kartikeya Sarabhai
Awards and honours:
Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India, 2010
Crystal Award by World Economic Forum, 2008 .
Theatre Pasta Theatre Awards, 2007.
Nominated as one among 1000 women for Nobel Peace Prize, 2005.
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E Sarathbabu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarathbabu_Elumalai)

Sarathbabu Elumalai is an Indian entrepreneur, social worker and politician. He is an

alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Birla Institute of Technology
and Science (Pilani). He is the winner of several awards such as CNN-IBN Award for
Young Indian Leader, 'Pepsi-MTV Youth Icon' and 'Example to Youth Award'. His story
is a true motivation for people aspiring to rise up in life through sheer hard work.

The IITs ALUMNI

As of 2008, the alumni of IIT number more than 170,000. The IITians are known for their
loyalty to their alma mater and many IIT Alumni Associations are active in India and abroad.
The IIT alumni either help their alma mater in the form of donations, or by preferential job
opportunities extended to students from the IITs. The Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT
Kharagpur and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management at IIT Bombay are management
schools within IITs that have been established largely by alumni donations; these schools were
named after their benefactors.
Many IIT's alumni have become entrepreneurs, including

N. R. Narayana Murthy (co-founder and former chairman of Infosys),

Rajendra S. Pawar (Co-founder and Chairman of NIIT),
Vinod Khosla (co-founder, Sun Microsystems),
Ajit Gupta (founder, president and CEO of Aryaka),
Anurag Dikshit (co-founder of PartyGaming)
Suhas S. Patil (founder and Chairman Emeritus Cirrus Logic Inc.)
Gunjan Sinha, (co-founder of eGain and MetricStream)
Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, (Founders of Flipkart, one of the biggest e-commerce firms in
India.)
Sumant Sinha, businessman

Other alumni have achieved leading positions in corporations, such as:

Rajat Gupta (former Managing Director, McKinsey),

Nikesh Arora (Vice Chairman of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc.
(SIMI)),
Sundar Pichai (Senior Vice President at Google, where he oversees Android (operating system),
Chrome OS, Google Chrome and Google Apps.)
Vic Gundotra (former Senior Vice President at Google.)
Amit Singhal (Senior Vice President, Search and Google Fellow at Google.)
Arun Sarin (former CEO, Vodafone),
Victor Menezes (Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup),
Kanwal Rekhi (CTO, Novell),
Padmasree Warrior (CTO, Cisco Systems).
Ashishkumar Chauhan (MD & CEO, BSE)

IIT alumni have also pursued careers in politics; for example:

Krishan Kant (former Vice-President of India),

Manohar Parrikar (former Chief Minister of Goa, Defense Minister of India ),
Jayant Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance, Government of India, former Partner at
McKinsey & Company and Managing Director at Omidyar Network
Arvind Kejriwal (former Indian Revenue Service officer and the former Chief Minister of Delhi).

Many alumni have gained significant recognition:

Duvvuri Subbarao was the Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India,

Raghuram Rajan is the Current Governor of Reserve Bank of India,
Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya was awarded the CBE, a knighthood, and Padma Bhushan,
Kota Harinarayana was a Padma Shri awardee and distinguished scientist at DRDO;
V. C. Kulandaiswamy was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan,
Arogyaswami Paulraj well known for his work in wireless technology was awarded Padma
Bhushan,
Narendra Karmarkar is also known for his work in applied mathematics
Chetan Bhagat is an author, columnist, screenwriter, and speaker.

Many IITians have contributed to innovations in science and technology, such as

Pulickel Ajayan a pioneering scientist in the field of carbon nanotubes