Panasonic India announces winners of the sixth edition of its Ratti Chattr Scholarship Program

 

Extends support to 30 talented students across 23 IITs this year

New Delhi, December 21, 2020: Building onto its commitment to recognize and empower the ‘young future leaders’ of the country, Panasonic India, a diversified technology company, hosted yet another successful edition of its flagship Scholarship Program - Rati Chattr, to award scholarships to 30 students from 23 IITs across India. The scholarship program, in association with Shine.com (HT), India’s second-largest job search platform, is aimed at providing financial assistance to select undergraduate students, enabling them to pursue higher education at their respective Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country.

Present at the virtually held felicitation event, were Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog as the chief guest, along with Mr. Manish Sharma, President, and CEO, Panasonic India and South Asia, Prof. Sanjeev Sanghi, Head of Applied Mechanics Department, IIT Delhi and Ms. Ritu Ghosh, Head, Corporate Affairs & CSR, Panasonic India.

Congratulating the winners, Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, said, “I would like to congratulate these meritorious students, whose persistent hard work has brought them here today. Panasonic India’s ongoing efforts to catapult the young achievers’ dreams and aspirations with their Ratti Chhatr scholarship program are truly commendable. India is accelerating to be an advanced technological hub and through such programs that empower the students, enabling them with right skills and knowledge, the youth can redefine the country on the global map.”

Speaking on the occasion, Manish Sharma, President, and CEO, Panasonic India & South Asia, said, Today’s youth is the driving force of change who have the potential to shape a better tomorrow. And it fills me with pride that through the Ratti Chhatr scholarship program we are able to empower these leaders of tomorrow with opportunities to be future ready and grow in the field of their choice. We congratulate the winners and hope that our efforts will continue to motivate them in realizing their ambitions.”

Commenting on the program, Ritu Ghosh, Head, Corporate Affairs & CSR, and Panasonic India said, “Our Ratti Chhatr scholarship is in line with Panasonic’s motto of providing better lives to all for creating a better and wholesome world and seeks to add to the country’s economic and social development. The program will support the students to pursue their dream by being part of the most premier institutions of the country.”

The 2020 Ratti Chhatr Scholarship Program received over 550 applications, of which 409 applications were shortlisted. Based on an online test conducted, 168 students were interviewed, out of which Panasonic India has chosen 30 winners for this honor through a rigorous screening and interviewing process.

Student Name	Location of IIT
Drashti Kher	IIT -BHU
Utkarsh Sahu	IIT -BHU
Himanshu Yadav	IIT -BHU
Arpit Upadhyay	IIT- Bombay
Harish Kumar	IIT KANPUR
Sukriti Shukla	IIT -Madras
Shriya Shukla	IIT -Madras
Yash Ramani	IIT-Delhi
Sukanya More	IIT-Gandhinagar
Priya Gupta	IIT-Gandhinagar
Nitish kumar	IIT-Guwahati
Pinkee Singh	IIT-Guwahati
Deepak Prasad	IIT-Guwahati
Lokesh Surana	IIT-Hyderabad
Parth Bhore	IIT-Indore
Neeraj Singh	IIT-Jammu
Azad Kumar	IIT-Kharagpur
Priya Nandi	IIT-Kharagpur
Dharma Gurram	IIT-Mandi
Monika Meena	IIT-Mandi
Vinay Rawat	IIT-Roorkee
Dohu Raja	IIT-Roorkee
Utkarsh Raj	IIT-Roorkee
Sarthak Vats	IIT-Ropar
Ayush Srivastava	IIT Dharwad
Amogh Joshi	IIT-Bhilai
Alok Kumar Sethy	IIT-Bhubneshwar
Brijesh Kumar	IIT-Dhanbad
Abhiram Jalli	IIT-Goa
Shubham Raj	IIT-Patna