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4,800+ Global Alumni
6 City Chapters Worldwide
₹42 Cr+ Endowment Corpus
380+ Annual Student Scholars Funded
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Global Reach

Active Regional Alumni Chapters

No matter where your career takes you, an Aaranya community is nearby for networking, cultural salons, and mutual acceleration.

India South

Bengaluru Chapter

Chapter President: Vikram Anand (B.Tech '18, Staff Engineer at Atlassian)

Meets monthly at the Indiranagar Innovation Circle. Focus on deep-tech startups, angel syndicates, and open-source civic tools.

India West

Mumbai Chapter

Chapter President: Ritu Chhabra (BBA '19, Associate Partner at Deloitte)

Quarterly dinners and ESG finance roundtables hosted at BKC and Nariman Point. Vibrant mentorship pipeline for summer finance interns.

India North

Delhi-NCR Chapter

Chapter President: Adv. Siddharth Bose (B.A. LL.B. '19, Supreme Court Litigator)

Bi-monthly policy salons and moot court judging fellowships at the India International Centre (IIC). Deep connections across ministries and NGOs.

United Kingdom & Europe

London Chapter

Chapter President: Aanya Deshmukh (M.Sc. Econ '20, Policy Lead at Bank of England)

Annual gathering at Bloomsbury; supports Aaranya graduates pursuing postgraduate scholarship at Oxford, Cambridge, and LSE.

United States & Canada

San Francisco Bay Area

Chapter President: Nikhil Ramesh (B.Tech '17, Senior ML Researcher at OpenAI)

Quarterly tech demonstrations, founder breakfasts, and H-1B/O-1 visa navigation workshops in San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Asia-Pacific

Singapore Chapter

Chapter President: Cheryl Fernandes (B.Des '19, Creative Strategist at Grab)

Bridge between Aaranya design/fintech grads and Southeast Asian commercial hubs. Mentorship for regional cross-border placements.

The Roots Initiative

Aaranya Roots: 1-on-1 Alumni Mentorship

The journey from lecture hall to leading edge is rarely a straight path. Through the Roots Mentorship Network, every penultimate and final-year student is paired with an accomplished alumnus in their chosen domain for 6 months of structured, confidential guidance.

  • Resume & Portfolio Audits: Direct feedback from hiring managers at Fortune 500s and elite chambers.
  • Mock Technical & Case Interviews: Realistic sparring in algorithms, constitutional mooting, and strategy cases.
  • Graduate School Advisory: Comprehensive SOP reviews for Fulbright, Rhodes, and Ivy League applications.
Register as an Alumni Mentor

Mentorship Matching Snapshot

Adv. Tanvi Merchant (Alum '19) → Rohan K. (3rd Yr Law)

“Tanvi helped me frame my submissions for the Philip C. Jessup Moot and connected me with her former chamber for a tier-1 internship.”

Kartik Somani (Alum '18, Google) → Sneha P. (4th Yr CS)

“Kartik did 8 rounds of mock system design with me. Today I hold full-time offers from both Microsoft and Adobe.”

94% of mentored students secure their target tier-1 offer or graduate school admission.
Institutional Advancement

The Aaranya Giving Fund & Endowment

Join hands with alumni, philanthropists, and foundations to build an endowment that guarantees educational access in perpetuity.

Pillar I

Need-Blind Student Scholarships

Ensures that no meritorious scholar admitted to Aaranya is ever turned away due to financial constraints.

₹2.5 Lakh
Funds 1 year of full tuition + residential stipend for a scholar.
Pillar II · Signature

Endowed Faculty Chairs & Labs

Attracts world-renowned researchers in AI for Climate, Indigenous Jurisprudence, and Sustainable Living.

₹10 Lakh
Endows post-doctoral stipends & specialized laboratory equipment.
Pillar III

Aaranya Lake & Biosphere Preservation

Supports native afforestation, solar microgrid additions, and continuous hydrological monitoring of Aaranya Lake.

₹1 Lakh
Plants 500 native trees and funds 1 wetland monitoring station.

Make a Tax-Deductible Contribution

All donations to the Aaranya Foundation are 100% tax-exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.