Prof. KV Venkatesha Murthy Scholarship

Prof. KV Venkatesha Murthy Scholarship

Prof. KV Venkatesha Murthy Scholarship was instituted in the year 2017 and is open to all B.Tech students of Electrical Engineering. The scholarship amount is Rs. 1 lakh per student per year and is awarded to one B.Tech Electrical Engineering student every year in order to support internships (international or domestic), special projects and opportunities, financial needs, etc. B.Tech students with a minimum CPI of 6.5 are eligible. Preference is given to needy students.

Prof. KV Venkatesha Murthy was one of the pioneer faculty members of IIT Gandhinagar, who joined the newly established institute on December 29, 2009, thus being a part of the IITGN community for more than seven years. He taught in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay for about 40 years as an exemplary teacher. After obtaining his B.E. (in Electrical Technology) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1963, he pursued his M.Tech and Ph.D from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay. Known for his dignified unassuming personality and gleaming intellect, Prof. Murthy made an indelible mark as a teacher in the Institute.

Meet the Recipients

Current Recipients (AY 2023-2024)

Karan Bhardwaj | BTech Electrical Engineering

Past Recipients

2022-2023
Bhujbal Aditya Ramdas | B.Tech Civil Engineering

2021-2022
Desai Aadesh Ketan | B.Tech Electrical Engineering

2020-2021
Pandit Shubham Bhagvandas | B.Tech Electrical Engineering

2019-2020
Prakash R | B.Tech Electrical Engineering

2018-2019
Gupta Sagar Rajeev | B.Tech Electrical Engineering

2017-2018
Chavali Bharath Chandra | B.Tech Electrical Engineering