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Prof. DV Pai Scholarship (Alumni)


Prof. DV Pai Scholarship (Alumni)

Prof. DV Pai Scholarship has been instituted in the year 2023 and is open to second year undergraduate students of electrical engineering discipline. The scholarship amount is Rs. 1 lakh per student per year and is awarded to second year B.Tech students in the discipline of electrical engineering 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.

Ameya Joshi is a BTech Electrical Engineering graduate of the Class of 2014. After graduating from IITGN, he attended Stanford University and received an MS in Electrical engineering in 2016. Ameya worked at Apple Inc., USA, for over seven years; recently, he transitioned from his role at Apple to embark on an entrepreneurial journey in the startup landscape. He has invented three patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Prof DV Pai Scholarship has been instituted in honor of Prof DV Pai who was one of the initial faculty members at IITGN since its establishment in 2008. He was a visiting professor in Mathematics at IITGN until July 2018. He retired as a professor of Mathematics from IIT Bombay in 1984. Prof Pai passed away in February 2021.The scholarship of Rs. 1 Lakh per year would support the second year undergraduate students in the discipline of electrical engineering for their financial needs, for funding internships (international or domestic), or special projects and opportunities, etc.

Instituted By

Ameya Joshi

Amount of Scholarship per Year

Rs. 1 Lakh

Number of Scholarships

01 per year

Eligibility

BTech students with a minimum CPI of 6.5.
Second Year BTech students in the discipline of Electrical Engineering