The Dibakar Das Memorial Fellowships have been instituted by Deepak Das and his wife, Arundhati Das in the memory of their son Dibakar Das who was a PhD student at IISc.
The fellowship will be awarded to an outstanding student in the EWS/OBC-NCL categories pursuing undergraduate BTech (Mathematics and Computing) programme at IISc. The awardee will be given a fellowship amount of Rs 7000 per month.
About Dibakar Das
Dibakar Das graduated in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, in 2014, with the honor of being awarded the Gold Medal. He joined the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, to pursue M.Sc (Engg.) in the field of the power system. Dibakar received POSOCO Power System Award in the master’s Category for his excellent research contribution to microgrid operation and control. Later, he continued his Ph.D. in the same institute in power electronics with the Prime Minister Research Fellowship distinction. He worked on modulation and control of a dual-active-bridge-based converter for electric vehicle charging applications. One of his research papers was recognized as the second-best paper in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification for 2019-2020. Dibakar was a bright student with an excellent academic career. However, what set him apart was his passionate participation in various discussions and teaching assistantships to help his friends and colleagues. Apart from the academics, Dibakar was also a deft violinist and a keen western classical music enthusiast.
2023 Awardee
Keval Vijaybhai Pithadiya BTech (Mathematics and Computing)
For a list of other fellowships available to students facilitated through ODAA, please see the fellowships page.