Award Year 2021 | Degree Year 1994

Mr Hitesh Oberoi received his BTech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi in 1994, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Bangalore in 1996.

Hitesh is a Co-Promoter, MD and CEO of Info Edge India Limited. Apart from the country’s leading job site, Naukri.com, Info Edge also owns 99acres.com, Jeevansathi.com, and Shiksha.com and has investments in over 25 internet startups like Zomato and PolicyBazaar. InfoEdge has been a pioneer in the Indian internet space and was one of the first internet companies to go public on the Indian stock markets in 2006.

With over 20 years of experience in the internet industry, Hitesh is part of various industry forums. He is a charter member of the TiE, New Delhi and also the past Chairman of IAMAI – The Internet and Mobile Association of India. Hitesh is also one of the Founders and a Trustee of Ashoka University and of the newly set up Plaksha University. He is a big believer in using education as a major tool for development and in the power of philanthropy to transform the Indian education landscape.

Hitesh won the Prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Business Transformation in the year 2008 along with his Partner. He has also been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award of 2019 by IIM Bangalore.

In honouring Mr Hitesh Oberoi, IIT Delhi recognizes his Entrepreneurial excellence. Through his achievements, Mr Oberoi has brought glory to the name of the institute.