Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Rajesh Gopinathan has taken up a part-time role at the IIT-Bombay, the institute announced on Friday.

Gopinathan, who surprised everybody with a decision to quit the country's largest IT services company earlier this year, has been appointed as the head of translational research and entrepreneurship at the premier technology institute.

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In November, there were reports that Gopinathan had joined consultancy firm BCG as a senior advisor in the technology, media and telecommunications practice.

An official statement from IIT-Bombay said it has recently created a translational research centre to support the transition of intellectual property from lab to industry and Gopinathan's position has been created to further accelerate these initiatives.

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Gopinathan will be a "professor of practice" at IIT-Bombay, the statement said.

An official explained that professors of practice are part-time roles, wherein special lectures and specially crafted courses are delivered by a handpicked person.

"We have a tradition of active involvement of industry leaders in shaping our plans," the institute's director Subhasis Chaudhuri said.

He said IIT-B is looking to advance its agenda of applied research and entrepreneurship, and Gopinathan will a pivotal role in taking its agenda to the next level, courtesy his global exposure and experience in scaling up at TCS.

"IIT Bombay's research infrastructure and globally-respected faculty and talent pool position it uniquely to play a leadership role in shaping the innovation agenda in India and globally," Gopinathan said.

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