Nandan Nilekani Donates ₹315 Crore to IIT Bombay: Nandan Nilekani, Co-Founder and Chairman of Infosys Ltd. and Founding Chairman of UIDAI, has generously donated INR 315 Crores ($38.5 Million) to his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. This significant contribution adds to his previous grants of INR 85 Crores, making the total value of his support to the institute INR 400 Crores.
The donation will play a vital role in developing state-of-the-art infrastructure, promoting research in emerging fields of engineering and technology, and fostering a thriving deep tech startup ecosystem at IIT Bombay. 68 years old Nilekani has a net worth of US$ 260 million. He enrolled at IIT Bombay in 1973 to pursue his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.