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Amit Kumar Das | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mirdaul, Araria district, Bihar, India |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Alma mater | Anugrah Narayan College, Patna |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, CEO |
| Known for | Founding the Moti Babu Institute of Technology, CEO of iSOFT Software |
| Awards | Bihar Asmita Samman, Microsoft Certificate of Achievement |
Amit Kumar Das is a non-resident Indian educational philanthropist and businessman originally from Mirdaul, Araria District, Bihar, who has founded and is the current chairman of multinational software company iSOFT Software(not to be confused with ISOFT), and has founded the Moti Babu Institute of Technology (MBIT), an engineering college in Bihar dedicated in honour of his late father, Moti Lal Das.[1][2][3][4]
Das has also received awards such as the Bihar Asmita Samman in 2010, for his contributions to the state of Bihar in the field of education and philanthropy, and a Microsoft Certificate of Achievement for his business solutions. [2][5][6]
Early Life
In his early years, Das attended Anugrah Narayan College, in Patna, completing his intermediate education in science.[3] Das moved to Delhi in 1998 seeking employment, where he learnt English.[7] Das also became a member of faculty at NIIT in his time in Delhi.[2][3]
Career
In the following few years, Das would go on to found a software company, named iSOFT Software Technologies, and developed the business management system ERSys, and under his leadership extended iSOFT’s global reach and opening offices worldwide.[3][6][8] At the time of foundation, Das could not afford laptops, and often carried around his CPUs in buses to display to his software clients. [2][7] iSOFT currently holds offices in India, Australia and Singapore. [1][2][9][10] Das has also engaged in the Bihar Foundation, a foundation dedicated to the interests of Biharis outside of the state, serving as its secretary for the Sydney chapter. [2][10]
Moti Babu Institute of Technology (MBIT)
Das began the construction of MBIT in 2013 under the Matribhumi project, seeking to improve his home state through the fields of education, technology and engineering.[1][2][4][11] Dedicated to his father, Moti Lal Das, MBIT offers multiple courses, cost approximately Rs 120 crores to build and is affiliated with the Aryabhatta Knowledge University, as well as working with Macquarie University.[4][12][8] Das currently serves as the Chairman of MBIT, located in Forbesganj, Bihar.[13]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Staff, B. P. "Meet Amit Kumar Das, an NRI Multi millionaire from Bihar". Biharprabha News | Connecting Bihar with the entire World. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ a b c d Sengupta, Joy (2013-07-06). "Australia to Araria, engineering a dream college". The Telegraph.
- ^ a b c "Bihar techie gifts an engineering college worth Rs 120 crore to his state". India Today. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "Bihari Helpline". bihariasmita.com. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ a b Kumar, Kaushal. "ISOFT has revolutionized the ways through which the world of business operated". Business Magazine - Magazines for CEOs | The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b "UNSUNG HEROES". corporatecitizen.in. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b "Bihar techie's ' 120cr gift to his state. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "About". iSOFT. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ a b "Bihar Foundation". biharfoundation.bihar.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "NRI opens international engineering college at Forbesganj in Bihar". The Times of India. 2013-08-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Moti Babu Institute of Technology - Ariya". bharateducation.org. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "The chairman MBIT (Moti Babu Institute of Technology) Amit Kumar Das an NRI and a resident of Forbesganj in Araria district recently met with Professor S Bruce Dowton, VC, Macquarie University and signed the agreement". The Times of India. 2015-05-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-04-23.