Prof. KVV Murthy Scholarship

Prof. KVV Murthy Scholarship

Prof. KVV Murthy 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 KVV Murthy Scholarship has been instituted in honor of Prof K V Venkatesha Murthy who was a visiting professor at IITGN for over seven years. He joined IITGN in December 2009 in the Electrical Engineering discipline. Before joining IITGN, he was a professor in Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay for about 40 years. Prof Murthy passed away in March 2017.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.