ANNOUNCEMENTS
The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) Alumni Meet 2024 was held on Saturday, November 30, 2024. The event provided an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with the institute and engage in discussions on sustainability and innovation. The Alumni meet was a part of the three day festival, Aahwaan, hosted at our campus from November 28-30,2024.
The meet began with the Welcome Address by Ms. Sonika Goyal, Manager - External Relations, who set the stage for the day's proceedings. Dr. Ranjana Ray Chaudhuri, Convener of the Alumni Committee, delivered the Opening Remarks, emphasizing the importance of alumni engagement and collaboration with the current student body. She also updated on the activities of the alumni community, highlighting various initiatives that strengthen the connection between the institute and its graduates.
Col B Venkat, Registrar, TERI SAS shared his vision of creating a Platform for Future Leaders in Sustainability. His address focused on the role of TERI SAS in shaping leaders who are committed to addressing global sustainability challenges. He also discussed the steps being taken to further strengthen the alumni network and foster more collaboration between alumni and the institute.
The TERI SAS alumnus from various programmes and across batches attended the meet and shared their innovative ideas regarding their programmes and how it has helped them develop niche careers.
Dr. Adil Masood Assistant Professor, TERI SAS briefed about the Sustainability Hackathon, a sustainability-themed competition organised for the first time and is an initiative by TERI SAS Alumni community. The jury members included representatives from Alumni and faculty members. Winning teams from both the categories were awarded.
The formal session concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Ms. Sonika Goyal, who expressed gratitude to all attendees for their participation and support. The event wrapped up with a lunch, providing an opportunity for alumni to network and catch up.
The Alumni Meet 2024 was a successful event that strengthened the bond between alumni and the institute, while inspiring future collaborations in sustainability and innovation.
On December 7, 2024, the TERI School of Advanced Studies celebrated a milestone with its first-ever alumni meet, REEMilaap'24, marking 15 years of the M.Tech Renewable Energy Engineering and Management (REEM) program. Held at the scenic Amphitheatre on campus, the event was a joyous gathering of alumni, faculty, and students, celebrating the shared journey and impact of the REEM community.
The evening began with warm welcome remarks and inspiring stories shared by alumni about their professional journeys, highlighting the pivotal role TERI-SAS played in shaping their careers. A special highlight was the keynote address by Dr. V.V.N. Kishore, former Head of the Energy and Environment Department, whose presence added immense value to the occasion. His reflections on REEM’s legacy and its future potential left the audience inspired and proud.
Current Head of the Department Dr. Naqui Anwer and Manager - External Relations Ms. Sonika Goyal, emphasized the importance of collaboration and alumni engagement in driving sustainable energy initiatives. Dr. Ramkishore Singh has also attended the event. The interactive Climate and Energy Quiz and vibrant cultural performances added energy and joy to the evening, while breakout sessions allowed attendees to reconnect and explore opportunities to strengthen bonds within the REEM community.
The event concluded with networking over high tea, as conversations flowed with memories, laughter, and ideas for the future. REEMilaap'24 was a resounding success, celebrating the achievements of the past 15 years and laying the foundation for stronger alumni connections in the years to come.
The MBA (Sustainability Management) students of TERI-SAS successfully hosted "Sangam," the Grand Alumni Homecoming Meet. This event provided a valuable opportunity for alumni to reconnect, share their experiences, and celebrate the lasting bonds formed during their time at TERI SAS.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all attendees for making this event memorable. Together, we look forward to continuing our journey of collaboration and inspiration.
A sustainability-themed competition for the first time, sponsored/funded by TERI SAS’s Alumni was proposed. The overall objective of this event is to engage participants (school/college students) in a meaningful discourse focused on the topic of sustainability.
Sustainability Hackathon: 2024
TERI School of Advanced Studies held Alumni Meet on Saturday, Dec 9,2023.
This year Alumni meet was a part of the three day festival, Aahwaan, hosted at our campus from December 7 to 9, 2023. The current batch of students shared a glimpse of the events with them through video.
The Meet started with the address of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Arun Kansal. His encouraging words during his welcome address enthused the alumni to share their reminisces during their years spent at the institute and their career thereafter.
Mr. Jai Kumar Gaurav, President of Alumni Executive committee briefed about the various activities of alumni association and proposed to start an alumni- mentor program for current students. An alumni meet at other locations was also proposed. Both the suggestions were welcomed by the participants.
Dr. Shaleen, Dean Academics, briefed about the various academic programs introduced at TERI SAS in the recent past.
Col. Venkat, Registrar, introduced himself to the alumni in his first formal interaction with the alumni and mentioned he look forward to strengthening alumni connect at TERI SAS.
The TERI SAS alumnus from various programmes and across batches attended the meet and shared their innovative ideas regarding their programmes and how it has helped them develop niche careers. Valuable inputs indeed for the current batch of students in our deemed university.
Dr. Ranjana Ray Chaudhuri, Convener of Alumni Committee, thanked everyone for their active participation .
TERI School of Advanced Studies held an online Alumni Meet on Sunday, June 26, 2022.
The Meet started with the address of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Prateek Sharma. His encouraging words during his welcome address enthused the alumni to share their reminisces during their years spent at the institute and their career thereafter.
The TERI SAS alumnus from various programmes and across batches virtually attended the meet and shared their innovative ideas regarding their programmes and how it has helped them develop niche careers, valuable inputs indeed for the current batch of students in our deemed university.
Ongoing Activities: COVID Scholarship Fund
After an appeal by the University, the alumni stepped forward and helped gather funds to support students who had lost family members to COVID during the 2nd wave:
• Alumni volunteers, University staff and some faculty members formed the COVID - 19 Student Alumni Welfare Fund Committee to disburse funds upwards of INR 3 lakhs that were sourced
• The Committee gathered documents from students impacted to review their change in economic situation with requisite proofs
• Funds of INR 50,000 from the fund were disbursed to 5 students towards their tuition and INR 10,000 was contributed by the University for each student
• The remaining funds are for future requirements, subject to be disbursed basis mutual agreement of alumni and the University
• Alumni chapters: Mumbai chapter started by the University so far, plans to extend it to further cities/parts of the world dependent on number of students
• Plans to finalise a fixed date for the Alumni meet each year – a poll will be shared with alumni over email
• Ways to foster alumni-student interaction: Eg. Formalising future interactive sessions, featuring alumni stories, etc.
• Suggestions welcome!
Three alumni, Mr. Upkari Nath Tripathi, Dr. Chandni Singh and Ms. Ninika Dhawan shared their experiences at TERI SAS and their journey as committed professionals. Upkari Nath Tripathi has pursued his M.Tech. in Renewable Energy Engineering & Management, 2010-2012 batch and is now an Entrepreneur founder of Electric cycle manufacturing startup. Chandni Singh has completed her MSc in Environmental Studies 2006-2008 batch and is now an IPCC Lead Author and an Assistant Professor at IIHS Ninika Dhawan has pursued her M.A. in Sustainable Development Practice Batch of 2011-2013 and is now a Deputy Commissioner at Indian Revenue Service, Government of India Everyone expressed joy at meeting one another through video and audio and were happy to renew their bond with the institute. All were asked to share their experiences at TERISAS and how it is helping them in their career path at present. The meet ended with the President and Secretthanking all for their presence and contribution.
TERI School of Advanced Studies held an online Alumni Meet on 28th February 2021.
The Meet started with the address of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Manipadma Datta. His encouraging words during his welcome address enthused the alumni to share their reminisces during their years spent at the institute and their career thereafter.
The TERI SAS alumnus from various programmes and across batches virtually attended the meet and shared their innovative ideas regarding their programmes and how it has helped them develop niche careers, valuable inputs indeed for the current batch of students in our deemed university.
The current tenure of the post of President and Secretary of the TERI SAS Alumni Executive Committee is for one year, there was a long standing need for extending the tenure to two years. A poll for the same was conducted amongst Alumni during the virtual meet and 76 percent agreed that the tenure may be extended to two years.
Further it was proposed that the tenure of the TERI SAS Alumni Executive Committee should be increased to five years and the same was also agreed to by a majority of those present.
Two alumnus Mr Manpreet Singh and Mr Dinakar Peri shared their experiences at TERI SAS and their journey as committed professionals.
Everyone expressed joy at meeting one another through video and audio and were happy to renew their bond with the institute. The meet ended with the President thanking all for their presence and contribution.
TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), organised its first alumni meet in Mumbai on March 4th, 2020. The meeting led to the foundation of the Mumbai Chapter of TERI SAS Alumni Association (TAA).
This alumni meet was also the first outside Delhi. Our Mumbai alumni turned up to revisit their times at TERI SAS and the story thereafter. The faculty, including the Vice Chancellor, Dr Manipadma Datta and alumni cherished and rejoiced the old memories and discussed the future of academia and the industry at length. The august gathering that started over tea concluded at a dinner with both the alumni and the faculty laying strong emphasis on meeting frequently.
It was also proposed that TERI SAS should come up with multiple chapters of Alumni Association to further strengthen the bond between the alumni, current students and the institute.
The TERI-SAS Alumni meet 2019(Reminiscence-2019) was held on 16th November, with a carbon neutral theme sponsored by A Series and Power Grid. The meet aimed to build synergies between the Alumni, University and students.
The event started with a welcome address by Ms. Deepali Dhulia, president Alumni Association Executive Committee. Deepali briefed the alumni about the various initiatives taken by association and university like, Alumni Webinar series, Interactive sessions, highlighting alumni achievements on website and through TERI SAS social media platforms, to build and sustain a strong connect between TERI SAS and it's alumni. TAA also requested the contribution of the Alumni in form of knowledge sharing and sponsorship.
Mr. Shahrukh Wasay, an alumnus from MSC-Geoinformatics (2010-12) shared his personal experience and gave them tips for healthy living and how to maintain work life balance and how he has never looked back since. He currently works as Assistant Manager Training at ESRI and visits the University often to share his expertise with students. A variety of cultural performances were put together by the current students, the event concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr. Apurv Chaturvedi, the current Secretary of TAA.
The event concluded with dinner, which provided an opportunity for the current students, the Alumni and the faculty members to interact amongst themselves.
The TERI-SAS Alumni meet 2017 was held on 10th November, with a carbon neutral theme sponsored by OIL. The purpose of the meet was to strengthen the Alumni body with different ideologies and to foster interactions with the students.
The event started with a welcome address by Dr. Leena Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, followed by Dr. Rajiv Seth, Pro-Vice Chancellor. The working committee members of TERI Alumni Association (TAA) presented the vision and mission of the association for the next five year period, and requested the contribution of the Alumni in form of knowledge sharing and sponsorship. The open suggestion round from the Alumni resulted in suggestions like inter-batch interactions, alumni newsletter and an online portal for feedback and experience sharing. Mr. Ashish Nandan and Mr. Sandeep Swain were felicitated for their contribution to the TAA.
The event saw a variety of cultural performances put together by the current students of the Institute. A fun quiz round was conducted to judge how much do the students and the Alumni know about the TERI-SAS campus. The common lunch provided an opportunity for the current students, the Alumni and the faculty members to interact amongst themselves. The day ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Prashanth Varanasi, the current Secretary of TAA.
2016 The TERI-SAS Alumni meet 2017 was held on November 10, with a carbon neutral theme sponsored by OIL. The purpose of the meet was to strengthen the Alumni body with different ideologies and to foster interactions with the students.
The event started with a welcome address by Dr. Leena Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, followed by Dr. Rajiv Seth, Pro-Vice Chancellor. The working committee members of TERI Alumni Association (TAA) presented the vision and mission of the association for the next five year period, and requested the contribution of the Alumni in form of knowledge sharing and sponsorship. The open suggestion round from the Alumni resulted in suggestions like inter-batch interactions, alumni newsletter and an online portal for feedback and experience sharing. Mr. Ashish Nandan and Mr. Sandeep Swain were felicitated for their contribution to the TAA.
The event saw a variety of cultural performances put together by the current students of the Institute. A fun quiz round was conducted to judge how much do the students and the Alumni know about the TERI-SAS campus. The common lunch provided an opportunity for the current students, the Alumni and the faculty members to interact amongst themselves. The day ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Prashanth Varanasi, the current Secretary of TAA.
2015 The TERI-SAS Alumni meet 2017 was held on 10th November, with a carbon neutral theme sponsored by OIL. The purpose of the meet was to strengthen the Alumni body with different ideologies and to foster interactions with the students.
The event started with a welcome address by Dr. Leena Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, followed by Dr. Rajiv Seth, Pro-Vice Chancellor. The working committee members of TERI Alumni Association (TAA) presented the vision and mission of the association for the next five year period, and requested the contribution of the Alumni in form of knowledge sharing and sponsorship. The open suggestion round from the Alumni resulted in suggestions like inter-batch interactions, alumni newsletter and an online portal for feedback and experience sharing. Mr. Ashish Nandan and Mr. Sandeep Swain were felicitated for their contribution to the TAA.
The event saw a variety of cultural performances put together by the current students of the Institute. A fun quiz round was conducted to judge how much do the students and the Alumni know about the TERI-SAS campus. The common lunch provided an opportunity for the current students, the Alumni and the faculty members to interact amongst themselves. The day ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Prashanth Varanasi, the current Secretary of TAA.
Name | Academic Programmes | Batch | Email ID | Current Organisation Name | Designation | Elected Member of EC Upto |
President | ||||||
Jai Kumar Gaurav | M.Sc. | 2008 | jaykumargaurav@gmail.com | GIZ | Senior Advisor | July 2025 |
Secretary | ||||||
Ananya Khosla | MBA(BS) | 2015 | khoslananya@gmail.com | MSc Sustainable Cities student at King's College, London. | Student | August 2020 |
Member | ||||||
Sumit Sood | MTech(REEM) | 2015 | sumitsood1990@gmail.com | SensorSuite Inc., Canada | Senior Energy Analyst - Analytics, Policy & Utilities | August 2022 |
Anwesha Chaliha | MA(SDP) | 2021 | anwesha.chaliha@gmail.com | TEZPUR UNIVERSITY | Research Scholar | July 2025 |
Lucky Aggarwal | MTech(REEM) | 2015 | lucky.solarsaarthi@gmail.com | SolarTech Saarthi Pvt. Ltd. | Managing Director | August 2022 |
Diana Frenchman | MA-SDP | 2017 | dianafrenchman@gmail.com | Tata Trusts | Program Officer | August 2022 |
Ex Officio Member | ||||||
Deepali Dhuliya | MBA(BS) | 2008 | deepali.dhuliya@gmail.com | E & Y | Manager- Climate Change & Sustainability | August 2020 |
Name | Academic Programmes | Batch | Email ID | Current Organisation Name | Designation | Elected Member of EC Upto |
President | ||||||
Deepali Dhuliya | MBA(BS) | 2013 | deepali.dhuliya@gmail.com | Ernst & Young | Senior Consultant- Climate Change and Sustainability | August 2020 |
Secretary | ||||||
Apurv Chaturvedi | MBA(BS) | 2012 | apurv.teri@gmail.com | Oil India Limited | Senior Officer- Public relations/ Corp. Communication and Sustainability | August 2020 |
Member | ||||||
Sumit Sood | MTech(REEM) | 2015 | sumitsood1990@gmail.com | SensorSuite Inc., Canada | Senior Energy Analyst - Analytics, Policy & Utilities | August 2022 |
Ananya Khosla | MBA(BS) | 2015 | khoslananya@gmail.com | Schneider Electric | Manager | August 2022 |
Lucky Aggarwal | MTech(REEM) | 2015 | lucky.solarsaarthi@gmail.com | SolarTech Saarthi Pvt. Ltd. | Managing Director | August 2022 |
Diana Frenchman | MA-SDP | 2017 | dianafrenchman@gmail.com | Tata Trusts | Program Officer | August 2022 |
N.B President and secretary are elected for a period of one year by elected member of the Executive Committee from amongst six members elected by Annual General Body Meeting.