Alumni

Distinguished Alumni

Kamal Kishore

Mr. Kishore earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the Department of Architecture and Planning at the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, India. On March 27, 2024, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Since 2015, he has been serving as the Head of the Department of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. He also played a role in the formation of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, which was launched by the Prime Minister of India at the Climate Action Summit in 2019.

Late Ar. Pradeep Sachdeva

Late Ar. Pradeep Sachdeva, an alumnus of IIT-Roorkee, began his career in 1980, working with architect Christopher Benninger in Pune. His early inspirations came from architects Laurie Baker and Geoffrey Bawa. In 1990, he established the Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates (PSDA) in New Delhi. He undertook projects in India, as well as in the US, UK, China, and Germany. Pradeep Sachdeva focused on developing public spaces, riverfronts, and the renewal of heritage precincts and hotels. He was a pioneer in planning public spaces and street designs with a focus on enhancing walkability, accommodating street vendors, non-motorized vehicles, and ensuring accessibility for the disabled, as well as creating well-connected transportation corridors.

Prashant Das

Prashant Das, an alumnus of IIT-Roorkee, is an Associate Professor of Real Estate (Finance & Accounting Area) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). Earlier, he served as an Associate Professor of Real Estate Finance, the Director of Real Estate Institute and a member of the Academic Board at EHL Lausanne, Switzerland. Prashant has been engaged with the industry through various consulting assignments. He has also engaged with various government bodies of India on regulatory and implementation-related matters. Prashant has authored several research papers for international journals and co-authored/edited three books for SAGE, Routledge and Kendall Hunt Publications. His research interests include commercial real estate (private equity, REITs, MBS, and hotels), behavioural real estate and sustainability. He has a special interest in real estate markets of India.

Batch of 2011