Archive · 9 Oct 2026
IIT Delhi Gold Medalist Leaves Fiat for EV Battery Career
Ronith Singh had a job at Fiat, but he decided to study for an engineering exam and apply to graduate school.
During that time, his father died from COVID-19.
His family supported him, and he kept studying.
He joined IIT Delhi in 2022 and earned a gold medal when he graduated in 2024.
He now works on batteries for Bajaj Auto’s Chetak electric scooter.
He says steady effort and learning from mistakes helped him reach his goals.
He wants to use engineering to make more sustainable products that help people.
Thakur Ronith Singh left Fiat India Automobiles in 2020 to prepare for GATE.
After his father died of COVID-19, Singh continued studying with support from his mother and brother.
He joined IIT Delhi in 2022 and graduated in 2024 with an M.Tech in Thermofluids Engineering and a departmental gold medal.
Singh is now an Assistant Manager and battery design engineer working on the Chetak EV at Bajaj Auto in Pune.
He hopes to develop sustainable engineering solutions and says discipline, learning from mistakes and mental strength helped him.
- Who
- Thakur Ronith Singh, an IIT Delhi graduate and Bajaj Auto battery design engineer.
- What
- He left Fiat to prepare for GATE, earned a master’s degree and gold medal, and moved into electric-vehicle battery engineering.
- When
- He left his job in 2020, joined IIT Delhi in 2022, graduated in 2024, and now works at Bajaj Auto.
- Where
- IIT Delhi; he works on the Chetak EV in Pune, India.
- Why
- He pursued further study and battery engineering, with a stated long-term aim of contributing to sustainable technologies that improve people’s lives.
- Previous employer
- Fiat India Automobiles
- GATE preparation
- He left his job in 2020 to prepare for the examination.
- Graduate study
- M.Tech in Thermofluids Engineering at IIT Delhi
- Graduation
- 2024; ranked first in the Mechanical Engineering department and received a gold medal
- Current role
- Assistant Manager and battery design engineer at Bajaj Auto
- Current project
- Chetak EV
- Work location
- Pune