"It's hard to think of anything like IIT anywhere in the world. It is a very unique institution."
Bill Gates, Microsoft

"The computer industry has benefited greatly from the tradition of the IITs." 
Bill Gates at the 50th anniversary celebration, Cupernito, CA, January 2003

"Per capita, IIT has produced more millionaires than any other undergraduate institution."
Salon Magazine

"IITs are a crucial component in the transformation of relationship between INDIA and US." 
Robert D Blackwill at the 50th anniversary celebration, Cupernito, CA, January 2003

"IIT is the India's foremost industrial leadership development institution."
R Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, TATA Sons, April 2003 in Buissness Standard

"This competition among high quality students in IIT, sets your aspiration high."
Narayana Murthy, Founder, Infosys