Pawan Kumar Chandana Biography

Pawan Kumar Chandana is a famous Indian Aerospace Engineer and Entrepreneur, who was born on in Hyderabad, India. Find Pawan Kumar Chandana age, wife, net worth, height, weight, education, career, family, images, biography & more updates. Get information about Pawan Kumar Chandana’s all key achievements or accomplishments, including professional and personal life detail.

Personal Profile About Pawan Kumar Chandana

Pawan Kumar Chandana is an Indian aerospace engineer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Skyroot Aerospace, the company behind India's first privately developed rocket to reach orbit in July 2026. It became India's first space-sector unicorn. The Pawan Kumar Chandana biography shows that after graduating he worked as a scientist at ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre for nearly six years.

He contributed to the GSLV Mk-II and S200 booster rocket programs. He was later appointed Deputy Project Manager of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. He left ISRO in 2018 to co-found Skyroot Aerospace with fellow former ISRO scientist Naga Bharath Daka.

Pawan Kumar Chandana Age

Pawan Kumar Chandana age is 35 years old. He was born in 1991 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, into a middle-class family. He completed his schooling in Hyderabad before joining IIT Kharagpur in 2007. He spent nearly six years working as a rocket scientist at ISRO before starting his own aerospace company at a relatively young age.

Pawan Kumar Chandana Skyroot Founder

Pawan Kumar Chandana Skyroot founder role began on June 12, 2018. He co-founded Skyroot Aerospace in Hyderabad. As co-founder, CEO, and chief technology officer, Chandana has led the company through the development of the Vikram series. The launch of the suborbital Vikram-S rocket in 2022 and the orbital Vikram-1 rocket made history in July 2026.

Pawan Kumar Chandana Net Worth

Pawan Kumar Chandana net worth has not been publicly disclosed. His wealth is closely tied to his equity ownership in Skyroot Aerospace rather than any separately reported personal figure. The company reached unicorn status in 2026 with a valuation of about $1.1 billion. Chandana's stake in the company likely represents the bulk of his overall net worth.

Pawan Kumar Chandana Education

The Pawan Kumar Chandana education struggle was mathematics. He scored 51/100 on one school exam. His father pushed him toward IIT-JEE coaching. He cleared the IIT entrance exam on his first attempt. He enrolled in IIT-KGP in 2007 for a dual degree. He graduated with a B.Tech. in mechanical engineering and then an M.Tech. in thermal science and engineering in 2012.

Pawan Kumar Chandana Wife

Pawan Kumar Chandana wife is Nirupama Tungala. She also goes by the name Nirupama Chandana. She has been reportedly associated as a director with FutureArk Private Limited. Other than that, she maintains a relatively private life. The couple tied the knot on October 9, 2019.

Pawan Kumar Chandana Parents

Pawan Kumar Chandana parents raised him in a middle-class family in Hyderabad, Telangana. His father is a former civil engineer and entrepreneur. He founded his town's first civil engineering consultancy before later taking a government job. He also encouraged Pawan to join IIT entrance coaching after he struggled with mathematics in school.