The first DAA awards were presented on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute in 1983. In 1996 the awards were made an annual feature and have been bestowed on a few distinguished Alumni every year since then.

The award is given on 10th March, the Foundation Day of IIT Bombay. The awardees receive a scroll containing a citation and a memento.

The memento is a spiral-asymptote sculpture in gold plated brass designed by Prof. Sudhakar Nadkarni, IDC, IIT Bombay. It symbolizes diligence and perseverance without which there can be no enduring feats of success.

Distinguished Alumnus Award IIT Bombay

Name IITB Degree Year

Dr. Cyrus Mehta B.Tech, 1967, Civil Engineering 2016

Dr. Girish Shantaram Deodhare B.Tech., 1984, Electrical Engineering;
M.Tech., 1986, Control and Instrumentation 2016

Dr. Hemant Kanakia B.Tech., 1975, Electrical Engineering 2016

Dr. Krishna Chivukula B.Tech. (Hons.), 1968, Mechanical Engineering 2016

Dr. Rangarajan Pitchumani B.Tech., 1986, Mechanical Engineering 2016

Prof. Madan Rao M.Sc., 1982, Physics 2016

Prof. Moses Charikar B. Tech., 1995, Computer Science and Engineering. 2016

Prof. Shantikumar V. Nair B.Tech., 1976, Metallurgical Engineering 2016

Dr. Dharmendra S. Modha B.Tech., 1990, Computer Science & Engineering 2015

Dr. Vijaya Korwar Gallagher B.Tech., 1976, Electrical Engineering 2015

Distinguished Alumnus Award IIT Bombay