Ratan Tata Conferred Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by IIT, Kharagpur

Ratan Tata Conferred Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by IIT, Kharagpur

Every year, the institute makes attempt to honour Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Scientists and Public Figures. Some of the past recipients of this coveted award include Mother Teresa, Satyajit Roy, Mani Lal Bhowmik, Dr. Suhas Patil, Mr. R. P. Goenka,

Prof. Raj Reddy, Dr. Parveen Chaudhari, Prof. C. N. R. Rao, Prof. G. S. Sanyal, Dr. Pallab Chatterjee, to name a few.

Mr. Ratan N. Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, since 1991. He is also the Chairman of the major Tata companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels, Tata Teleservices and Tata Auto Comp. During his tenure, the Group's revenues have grown over eight-fold to annualized Group revenues of over USD 50 Billion.

The Government of India has announced that Mr. Tata will be honoured with its second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, later this year. Earlier, in 2000, he had been awarded the Padma Bushan. He has also been conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by the Ohio State University, an Honorary Doctorate in Technology by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, an Honorary Doctorate in Science by the University of Warwick, and an Honorary Fellowship by the London School of Economics.

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