Rahul Bajaj is IIT-Mumbai chairman

Mumbai: Bajaj Auto chairman and managing director Rahul Bajaj has been appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

The appointment is for a period of three years since 12 May 2003. Bajaj took over from Prof M G K Menon, who was the chairman of IIT-Mumbai since 1997.

The chairman of IIT-Mumbai is nominated by the Indian president, in his capacity as the visitor of the institute, according to the institute's press release.