TCS Academic Interface Program (AIP) A symbol of industry - academia cooperation

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has been supporting the academic community across the globe, right from its inception three decades back. Over the last three years, a comprehensive Academic Interface Programme (AIP) has been institutionalized with defined processes, performance metrics and deployment structure. This has facilitated a robust, highquality, long- term relationship between TCS and Academia, leading to a win-win situation for both. This position paper shares the details of such a fruitful experience.