42%
The percentage of students who chose employment in Illinois immediately after graduation in 2016-17. Other top destinations are California (23.7%) and Washington (12.4%).
Joan and Lalit Bahl Fellowship
Established 2008
Description:
The fellowship was established by Dr. Lalit R. Bahl and Kavita Kinra and will provide graduate fellowships to students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The fellowship may be renewed for one additional academic year if the recipient remains in good academic standing and is making adequate progress toward degree completion.
Criteria:
- Applicants must not be graduating before May of the next calendar year.
- Academic performance as demonstrated by (but not restricted to) coursework and grades, recommendations, and previous recognition (awards).
- Preference will go to students whose families reside in India or who originated in India.
- Applicants must not be graduating before May of the next calendar year.
Selection Process:
The ECE Fellowship committee will make the selection based on the applications submitted by the deadline.
Past Recipients of the Award:
| School Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Ashok Vardhan Makkuva, Vikram Sharma Mailthody, Pratik Prasad Joshi, Moitreya Chatterjee |
| 2017-2016 | Moitreya Chatterjee, Shripad Gade, Ravi Raman, Aditi Udupa |
| 2016-2017 | Shripad Gade, Ravi Kiran Raman, Nirupam Roy, Aditi Udupa |
| 2015-2016 | Amit Das, Ameya Patil, Nirupam Roy, Shaileshh Bojj Venkatakrishnan |
| 2014-2015 | Amit Das, Ameya Patil, Shailesh Bojja Venkatakrishnan |
| 2013-2014 | Karthik Balasundaram, Shyamala Devi Malagari, Sabareesh Ravikumar |
| 2012-2013 | Sujeeth Bharadwaj, Jonathan Ligo, Saurav Mohapatra |
| 2011-2012 | Tejaswi Gorti, Abhishek Singh |
| 2010-2011 | Arjun Kripanidhi |
| 2009-2010 | Sudipta Dutta, Arjun Kripanidhi |
| 2008-2009 | Sudipta Dutta |
