IIT Delhi alumnus contributes to establish 2 faculty chairs at institute

The chairs to be established in the computer science and electrical engineering departments are aimed at stimulating research and innovation in the fields of cybersecurity and quantum information science, respectively.  

IIT Delhi alumnus Amit Sinha has contributed to endow two faculty chairs at the institute, funded through the Amit and Deepali Sinha Foundation. The chairs to be established in the computer science and electrical engineering departments are aimed at stimulating research and innovation in the fields of cybersecurity and quantum information science, respectively. Amit Sinha is President and Member of the Board of Directors at Zscaler which is a cloud-based information security company headquartered in San Jose, California. Amit and his wife Deepali have set up the Amit and Deepali Sinha Foundation to promote academic excellence, health, and wellness.   

Amit received his BTech in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi in 1998. He was awarded the President’s Gold Medal for obtaining the highest cumulative grade point average (CGPA). In January 2022, Amit gifted an endowment of INR 10 crore (USD 1.34 million) to the institute, through the Amit and Deepali Sinha Foundation, to support the establishment of various student fellowships, scholarships and development programmes as well as faculty chairs in key technology fields.  

The endowment will establish a first-of-its-kind full-ride fellowship (covering all education-related expenses at the institute) at IIT Delhi for the top five undergraduate students joining the institute each year, for all four years, based on their JEE Advanced rank. Of the five fellowships, one would be awarded to the top woman JEE ranker joining the institute, aiming to encourage women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). 

In addition, the endowment will establish 15 student scholarships to provide financial assistance to students from economically weaker backgrounds, along with two leadership-based awards for third year students to support internship/exchange programmes.   

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