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PanIIT Alumni India Clarifies IIT Alumni Council's Status and Events
PanIIT Alumni India issued a notice about an organisation called the IIT Alumni Council.
It said an event called World Wisdom Connect is planned for August 23, 2026.
PanIIT Alumni India said it did not organise or support the event.
It also said no IIT has organised, recognised, endorsed, sponsored, or supported it.
The organisation described the Council as a private company owned by a few people.
It said the Council is separate from the official IIT alumni movement.
PanIIT Alumni India also said the IITs had told the Council not to use their logos without written permission.
It asked people and organisations to check these claims carefully before getting involved.
PanIIT Alumni India said the World Wisdom Connect event scheduled for August 23, 2026, is not affiliated with it or any IIT.
The organisation described the IIT Alumni Council as a private limited company owned by a few individuals.
It said the Council is not part of the PanIIT movement or a cooperative of IIT alumni associations.
PanIIT Alumni India said the 23 IITs had dissociated themselves from the Council and barred it from using IIT logos without written approval.
The organisation urged stakeholders to verify claims of affiliation, endorsement, or representation before supporting Council initiatives.
- Who
- PanIIT Alumni India and the IIT Alumni Council are central to the clarification; the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology are also referenced.
- What
- PanIIT Alumni India said the World Wisdom Connect event is not organised, recognised, endorsed, sponsored, or supported by it or any IIT, and clarified the Council's status.
- Where
- The clarification was issued from New Delhi, India.
- When
- The clarification was issued on August 20; World Wisdom Connect is scheduled for August 23, 2026.
- Why
- PanIIT Alumni India said it wanted to protect the integrity and credibility of the IIT alumni community and encourage due diligence about affiliation claims.
Key facts
- Clarifying organisation
- PanIIT Alumni India, described as the apex, non-profit official body representing alumni of all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology.
- Event
- World Wisdom Connect (wwCONNECT), scheduled for August 23, 2026.
- Event affiliation
- PanIIT Alumni India said the event is not organised, recognised, endorsed, sponsored, or supported by it or any IIT.
- IIT Alumni Council status
- PanIIT Alumni India described it as a private limited company owned by a few individuals.
- IIT position cited
- The clarification said the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology publicly dissociated themselves from the Council in a collective media release in July 2020.
- Logo restriction
- The IITs were said to have barred the Council from using any IIT logo without express written concurrence.
- Advice to stakeholders
- IIT alumni associations, media organisations, sponsors, government agencies, educational institutions, students, and others were urged to independently verify affiliation claims.
Quotes
PanIIT Alumni India
Apex, non‑profit official body representing alumni of all 23 IITs
“The IITs have also clarified that the Council is distinct from the authorised alumni associations that work in close association with the respective alma maters.”
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“It is not a cooperative of alumni like the traditional IIT Alumni Association or PanIIT.”
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