IIT Kanpur’s Class of 2000 pledges Rs 100 crore for Millennium School of Technology & Society

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur said on Monday that the Class of 2000 has pledged ₹100 crore to its alma mater.

The funds will be used to support the proposed Millennium School of Technology and Society (MSTAS) at IIT Kanpur, said a press release from the institute. MSTAS is being developed as a hub for integrating technology, policy and social transformation.

“Such collective giving not only strengthens our academic and research ecosystem but also inspires future generations to give back to the institution that shaped them,” said Manindra Agrawal, director of IIT Kanpur.


The pledge was announced at a reunion gathering of alumni from IIT Kanpur’s Class of 2000.

Tamal Das, batch coordinator for the Class of 2000, said, “We hope to work hand-in-hand with our alma mater to help shape future institution builders.”

The institute claimed that it is the largest contribution ever made by a single graduating batch of any Indian institute.