Distinguished Alumni
Honoring the torchbearers of our legacy who have served the nation with distinction.
Abhinandan Varthaman
Wing Commander (IAF)
IAF pilot widely reported as an alumnus. Vir Chakra awardee.
Alemtemshi Jamir
Ex-Chief Secretary of Nagaland
IAS officer served as Chief Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland.
Anil Goswami
Former Home Secretary
Former Union Home Secretary (2013-2015). IAS officer (1978 batch, J&K cadre).
Anil K. Khandelwal
Former CMD Bank of Baroda
Transformed Bank of Baroda. Author of "Dare to Lead". Business strategist.
Anil Kumar Tuteja
Director General NSG
Former DG of National Security Guard. IPS officer (1986 batch, MP cadre).
Arup Raha
Former Chief of Air Staff
Former Chief of Air Staff and Chairman COSC.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Ex Chief Minister of Haryana
Served as Chief Minister 05 Mar 2005 β 26 Oct 2014.
Dalbir Singh
Former Chief of Army Staff
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC; COAS 01 Aug 2014 β 31 Dec 2016.
David Davidar
Novelist & Publisher
Renowned author; former CEO of Penguin India.
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
Former Chairman DRDO
Former Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister. Padma Shri awardee.
Dr. Randeep Guleria
Former Director AIIMS Delhi
Renowned pulmonologist. Padma Shri awardee. Key figure in COVID-19 management.
Dushyant Singh
Member of Parliament
BJP MP from Jhalawar-Baran. Grandson of former PM Vasundhara Raje.
Duvvuri Subbarao
Ex-Governor RBI
RBI Governor 05 Sep 2008 β 04 Sep 2013; former IAS & economist.
G. R. Gopinath
Founder Air Deccan
Ex-Army officer and founder of Air Deccan β alumnus of Sainik School Bijapur.
General Deepak Kapoor
Former Chief of Army Staff
24th Chief of Army Staff of India. Commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in 1964.
Group Captain Ramesh K. Nair
Commercial Pilot
Senior commander with Air India. Former IAF pilot turned commercial aviator.
Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu
Sr Boxing Coach of India
National boxing coach; Dronacharya Awardee.
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President of India
14th Vice President of India; ex-Governor of West Bengal.
Jarbom Gamlin
Ex Chief Minister Arunachal Pradesh
Served 05 May 2011 β 31 Oct 2011. (Deceased).
Major Sudhir Kumar Walia
Major 4 Para (SF)
Only officer with both Kirti Chakra & Shaurya Chakra. Killed in Operation Rakshak.
Malli Mastan Babu
World Record Mountaineer
Fastest Seven Summits (2006 β 172 days).
Mohan Bikram Shah
Former President AIFF
President of All India Football Federation (1988-1990). Sports administrator.
Mukul S. Anand
Film Director & Producer
Noted film director; listed among Sataraβs outstanding alumni. (Late).
Neiphiu Rio
Chief Minister of Nagaland
Served 06 Mar 2003β24 May 2014 and from 08 Mar 2018 onwards.
Pradeep Singh Kharola
Civil Aviation Secretary
Current Secretary, Civil Aviation. Former CMD of Air India. IAS officer (1985 batch).
Pradeep V. Naik
Former Chief of Air Staff
PVSM, VSM; CAS 31 May 2009 β 31 Jul 2011.
Prahlad Kakkar
Advertising Film Director
Pioneer of Indian advertising films.
Prakash Jha
Filmmaker
National Awardβwinning filmmaker and producer.
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Actor & Director
Leading Indian actor and filmmaker (Malayalam cinema).
Prof. K. Ramchand
Former Vice-Chancellor
Educationist and former VC of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
R. Chandrashekhar
Former President NASSCOM
Former Secretary Dept of IT. Key figure in India's IT policy formulation.
R. Sri Kumar
Former Vigilance Commissioner
Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner. IPS officer (1975 batch, Karnataka cadre).
Raja Choudhury
Filmmaker & Author
Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Expert on Indian spirituality and culture.
Rakesh Asthana
Director General BSF
DG Border Security Force. Former Delhi Police Commissioner. IPS officer (1984 batch).
Rakesh Roshan
Filmmaker & Actor
Prominent Hindi cinema personality; filmmaker and actor.
Sandeep Ghangas
Arjuna Awardee
Asian Games Gold Medallist; Arjuna Awardee.
Sanjay Bhandari
Former Partner EY
Senior advisor at Ernst & Young. Expert in technology and risk consulting.
Swatanter Raj Singh
Coach of India
Dronacharya Awardee; Best Coach of India (1991).