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Birla Institute of Technology and Science

(BITS), Pilaniििििि िििििििििििि ििि ििििििि

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Motto:

जजजजजज जजजज जजज gyanam paramam balam

"Knowledge is Power Supreme"

Established:1929. Became DeemedUniversity in 1964

Type: Private

Chancellor: Kumar Mangalam Birla

Vice-Chancellor: L K Maheshwari

Staff : 347

Undergraduates: 2000 annual intake

Postgraduates: 185 annual intake

Location: Pilani (1929), IndiaGoa (2004), India

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Hyderabad (2008), IndiaDubai (2000), UAE

Alumni: BITSAA

Affiliations: ACU, WACE

Website:

BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus,BITS-Pilani, Goa CampusBITS-Pilani, HyderabadCampusBITS-Pilani, Dubai Campus

Molecule (Sciences), Lotus (Humanities), Rocket (Technology)

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, (Hindi:ि बरला  पौिदोगकी  एव ं ि वजान  संथान  ि लानी ) (knownas BITS Pilani) is a science and technology school located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. Inaddition to Pilani, BITS has campuses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Goa, India andHyderabad, India and an extension center in Bangalore, India. The institute is privately supportedand fully residential. It is one of the most prestigious and selective institutes in India.

Contents• 1 History

•

2 Admission○ 2.1 Pilani,Goa and Hyderabad Campuses

○ 2.2 Dubai Campus

• 3 Reputation and rankings

○ 3.1 Consolidated Table of Rankings

• 4 Pilani Campus

○ 4.1 Highlights

○ 4.2 Academics

4.2.1 Integrated First Degree

4.2.2 Higher Degree

4.2.3 Flexibilities, Dual Degree & Transfer Option

○ 4.3 Initiatives

4.3.1 BitsConnect

4.3.2 International Projects

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4.3.3 Practice Schools

4.3.4 University-Industry Linkage

4.3.5 Off Campus Programs

○ 4.4 Annual festivals

4.4.1 APOGEE

4.4.2 BOSM

4.4.3 CONQUEST

4.4.4 INTERFACE

4.4.5 OASIS

4.4.6 SANGAMAM

○ 4.5 Research & Development Centers

○ 4.6 Student Chapters

• 5 Goa Campus

○ 5.1 Highlights

○ 5.2 Academics

○ 5.3 Annual festivals

5.3.1 QUARK 

5.3.2 WAVES

5.3.3 ZEPHYR 

○ 5.4 Research & Development Centers

○ 5.5 Student Chapters○ 5.6 Discussion Forum

• 6 Dubai Campus

○ 6.1 Highlights

○ 6.2 Academics

○ 6.3 Annual Festivals

6.3.1 B'Quizzed

6.3.2 BITS Sports Festival

6.3.3 Sparks○ 6.4 Initiatives

○ 6.5 Bits-Hyderabad

• 7 BITSAA (BITS Alumni Association)

○ 7.1 Chapters

○ 7.2 Alumni of Note

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• 8 Notes

• 9 External links

[edit] History

Clock Tower, BITS Pilani

The institute was founded by Ghanshyam Das Birla in 1929 as an intermediate college. DuringWorld War II, the Government of India established a technical training center at Pilani for thesupply of technicians for defence services and industry. In 1946, it was converted into the BirlaEngineering College with degree programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering.[1]

In 1964, the Birla Colleges of Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Pharmacy and Science weremerged to form the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS). In this period of inception(especially during 1964–1970), BITS Pilani received support from the Ford Foundation and benefited from an alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology BITS Pilani started to

expand in India and abroad since 2000. New campuses were established in [[Duhai] (2000), Goa,India (2004) and Hyderabad, India (2008). The fourth campus was opened in 2008 atJawaharnagar (near Hakimpet Air Force station), Hyderabad, India. BITS also runs a virtualuniversity and an extension center in Bangalore.

[edit] Admission

Pilani

Goa

Hyderabad

Campuses Within India: Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad

[edit] Pilani,Goa and Hyderabad Campuses

The admission to these campuses since 2005 are through revised admission procedure via National Entrance Examination called BITS Admission Test (BITSAT). BITSAT is a testconducted online held between May 1 and June 10 in many cities all over India. The exam testssubject-content in English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Logical reasoning, and isfocused on higher secondary curriculum in India and abroad. Prospective students are required toobtain a minimum aggregate of 80% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (subject to aminimum of 60% in each of these three subjects) in their higher secondary examinations to be

eligible for admission.

Toppers of higher secondary examinations of each single board are exempted from takingBITSAT test and are considered for direct admission. This exemption helps ensure that BITS-Plani retain the significant number (about 20-25) of first rank holders from across the countrywho join BITS every year.

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Acceptance rate in BITS is very low, (Selectivity < 2.08% in 2007) [2] making it the mostselective and one of the toughest schools in India to get admission into after the IITs. For moreinformation, see BITS Admission.

[edit] Dubai Campus

The admission to Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - Dubai is based on the markssecured at the 12th standard qualifying exam. However they are planning to make admissionsthrough the main entrance test for the year 2008 and also to give importance for local rankings toencourage GCC students.

[edit] Reputation and rankings• According to the Asiaweek magazine's rankings of Science & Technology schools in the

Asia-Pacific region BITS Pilani, Pilani campus was on the top [3] in Asia and Top 5, inthe year 2000[4] in terms of Student Selectivity. (UNESCO Science Report 2005(ISBN92-3-103967-9) makes use of these rankings).

• Annual rankings of Engineering colleges in India have been published by India Today[5] magazine since 1997. BITS Pilani was consistently ranked in the Top 5(1997-2004).BITS has opted out of the rankings since 2005 because of a pending court case betweenBITS and India Today.[6][7] 

• Business Today lists the university in its top 20 Wired Organisations of Asia (Issue:January 18, 2004)

• Government of India's  National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ratedBITS as a five star Institution[8] for the period ending February 7, 2007. BITS has scored82.55 out of 100, higher than comparable public universities (with a five star rating and afocus on science and technology) such as IIT Delhi(79.5),IIT Bombay(79.6),IITKanpur(81.2), Anna University (75.7), Bangalore University (77.05), Jadavpur University (77.35), Mumbai University (75.05), Pune University (78.55) and Roorkee

University / IIT Roorkee (79.2).• The Washington Accord recognises degrees from BITS Pilani and the IITs to be

equivalent to the other institutions in the accord [9] 

• The Dataquest-IDC[10] survey have ranked the university in top 20 TechnologyUniversities in India in 2005.

• Outlook - C fore survey[11] has ranked the university's business program in the top 20Business programs in India in 2005.

• Alliances with Universities(Exchange/Distance Learning/Research Collaboration): MIT,[12] University of Maryland, College Park , University of Otago,[13] University of SouthernCalifornia, Kathmandu University,[14] 

• Outlook  placed the university at the top in its rankings of 2008. [15] 

[edit] Consolidated Table of Rankings

YearIndia Today (Since

1998)Outlook 

(Since 2005)Asiaweek (2000)

Mint (Since2008)

Dataquest T-School(Since 2005)

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1998 6 [16]  

1999 6[17]  

2000 6[18]  7th (India), 19th(Asia)[19]  

2001 4[20]  

2002 3[21]  

2003 5[22]  

2004 8[23]  Top 10 (No individualrankings)[24]

2005StoppedParticipating[25] 15[26]

2006Stopped

Participating

6[27] 9[28]

2007StoppedParticipating

6[29] 11[30]

2008StoppedParticipating

7[31] 6[32] Stopped Participating

[edit] Pilani CampusBITS, Pilani was established in 1929 and became a Deemed University established vide Sec.3 of the UGC Act,1956 under notification No. F.12-23/63.U-2 of June 18, 1964 [1].

[edit] Highlights

G.D.Birla Memorial, BITS Pilani

• General

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○ 328 acre (1.3 km²)[This is the area under BITS. The total area of the Vidya Vihar 

campus, which houses several other smaller facilities - some of them under theBirla Education Trust- encompasses an area of over 1000 acres)

○ Birla Science Museum

○ Hostels (known as Bhawans): 12. 11 hostels for boys named after historical

Indian characters(Ashok, Bhagirath, Budh, Gandhi,Krishna, Malviya,Ram,Ranapratap, Shankar, Vishwakarma, Vyas) and 1 for girls(Meera).

Although due to recent decline in the ratio of girls to boys students,a part of Meera Bhawan has been allocated to boys.

•

○ Dining Halls (known as Mess): 7. One for every 2 or more hostels(VKB, RB, KG,

RPA, SV, MAL, MB)

○ Guest House

○ Alumni House

○ Central Library

○ Central Workshop

○ Gym Grounds Sports Facility

○ Students Activities Center (SAC) having rooms for student societies to operate

and a few indoor sports facilities like badminton, squash, Table Tennis etc.

Saraswati Temple, BITS Pilani

• Landmarks[33] 

○ Clock Tower 

○ Saraswati Mandir 

○ Central Library 

○ Students Activities Centre

○ Auditorium

○ Gliding Club(now defunct)

○ Shiv Ganga

○ Birla Museum

○ Vfast Hostel

• Popular Hangouts

○ Sky Lawns

○ SAC Canteen

○ C'not(Connaught) Shopping Area

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○ Shiv Ganga

○ Ganga Restaurant

[edit] Academics

Central Library, BITS Pilani

[edit] Integrated First Degree

BITS Pilani offers 4 year Integrated first degrees B.E. (Hons.), B.Pharm. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.),M.Sc. (Tech.), and M.A. (Hons.). Various programs are offered with the degrees and these areclassified into 3 groups A, B & C.

• Group A: Chemical, Civil,Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Electronics & Instrumentation, Master of Management Studies.

• Group B: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics.

• Group C : Information Systems, General Studies, Engineering Technology, Finance. 

[edit] Higher Degree

BITS Pilani also offers higher degree programs like M.E., M. Pharm & M.Phil. These are offeredin a variety of disciplines like Chemical Engineering [2], Chemical with Specialization inPetroleum Engineering, Communication Systems,Power Electronics and Drives Electronics andControl, Embedded Systems, Microelectronics, Software Systems, Biotechnology, Manufacturing Systems, Design Engineering, Materials Science & Technology, Transportationengineering, Pharmacy etc.

MBA Program [3]: Recently BITS-Pilani has upgraded its reputed 4 year MMS (Master of Management Studies) first degree to a two year MBA program to meet the industrial demands.The students are offered two stream of specialization [4]

1. IT Enabled Services Management and2. Engineering and Technology Management.While the intake is students already possessing an engineering degree, those who have other qualifications like B.Sc., B.A., B.Com. may also apply provided they have aptitude towardshaving training in science, mathematics and technology as well. The requirements of the pro-gramme will necessitate such students to spend addi-tional time which may vary from 1 to 4semesters de-pending upon their qualifications. Selection of students are after Technical Tests,an Aptitude Test, Group Discussion and a Personal Interview. The Tests are online and areconducted in different centres across the nation. For more information click here.A group of qualified core faculty, visiting faculty and practitioners imbue the students withcontemporary knowledge base, business analysis and information based decision making skillsthus spawning illustrious corporate executives, entrepreneurs and academicians world-over in itsexistence of over three decades. The course structure is designed with the help of experts andapproved by the Senate-appointed committee for keeping maintaining the quality of the program.For more information click here.Placements happen during the third semester after which the students take up Practice Schools inthe last semester for 6 months where the students get industrial exposure in the management and business domain.

[edit] Flexibilities, Dual Degree & Transfer Option

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BITS Pilani offers a lot of flexibility in the taking overload of courses and electives outside ones'study area. Dual degrees are very common for Group B programs and in some cases Group A &Group C programs also. The dual degree programs take 5 years to complete. There is also theoption to Transfer from one program to another. Usually applications are accepted at the end of the first year and transfer to a more sought after degree is reserved for the top students.

[edit] Initiatives

Road to the Institute, BITS Pilani

BITS Pilani student hostel on a foggy day

[edit] BitsConnect

•  Initiative-1: The Gigabit backbone[34][35] (Completed January 2004)

This was a $1.5 Million project jointly led by BITS Alumni and BITS Pilani resulting in a state-

of-the-art campus wide network. This initiative provided broadband access, telephones and videoconferencing abilities in every room, staff quarters & guest house, as well as wireless access inSky lawns & the library.

•  Initiative-2: The Oysters Lab(OLAB)[36][37] Center for VLSI and Embedded design. In thesecond initiative, BITS Alumni are working with BITS Pilani to create a state-of-the-artVLSI lab. This is to provide the university with advanced computing infrastructure for Very Large Scale Integration(VLSI) and embedded design.

[edit] International Projects

BITS Pilani is a key partner in several international initiatives like the development of JournalServer [38]  open-access digital library, the Project IPV6,[39] MIT iCampus[40] initiative, etc.

[edit] Practice Schools

The Practice School Program of BITS takes all its students to the industry for seven and half months as an integral component of the academic curriculum like the medical internship.

•  Practice School-I : This is a summer internship undertaken or two months at the end of second year for all its campus programmes. The number of industrial participants hasgrown from 14 stations and 244 students in 1975 to 220 stations and 1376 students in2007.

•  Practice School-II : This is the final year internship undertaken for five and a half months.The number of industrial participants has grown from 1 station and 24 students in 1973 to135 stations & 1092 students in 2005.Students are also offered stipend,although the

amount varies from company to company.[edit] University-Industry Linkage

BITS Pilani is one of the pioneers of university-industry linkage programs in India. The practiceschool programs ensure a good industry-university linkage with many Industrial participantshiring graduates after the programs. There is a strong collaboration with Broadcom, Magma andMentor Graphics for OLAB project.

[edit] Off Campus Programs

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BITS, Pilani offers various off-campus distance learning and collaborative programs that targetthe Human Resource Development needs of the industry. The enrollment has grown over theyears from 30 in 1979 to over 10000 students in 2005. Off-Campus programs alsoaccommodates industry professionals to pursue PhD whilst being employed. The various programmes offered are First Level Diploma, B.S. , M.Sc(Tech.) , M.E. , M.S. and M.Phil.

[edit] Annual festivalsThe following are the academic and cultural festivals conducted yearly.(In Alphabetical Order)

[edit] APOGEE

A Professions Oriented Gathering Over Educational Experience (APOGEE)[41] is the annualTechnical Festival of BITS, Pilani. There are various events including paper presentations,invited lectures, Workshops(Robotics, Digital Film Making, Astro etc.). There is also a projectcompetition which was revamped in 2007, with the introduction of a category based system for categorizing the competing projects.

Few of the events of APOGEE are — 

• Siddhi - A national level robotics competition conducted by the Electrical EngineeringAssociation

• Cyberfiesta — An innovative software design contest

• CodeJam - A programming contest

• Blue Print - A national level design competition conducted by the Civil EngineeringAssociation

• Brain of BITS (BOB) — A quiz, where the prize is the title of "Brain of BITS"

• Over Head transmission(OHT) — A quiz involving teams of 3

• The India Quiz - A quiz testing IQ (Indian Quotient)

• Treasure Hunt, Bulb, Jeopardy and Wordstock - Fun events organized by the Dept. of Informalz.

A cultural night "MITHALI" is conducted during festival where the students of BITS, Pilanishowcase their talents.

[edit] BOSM

One of the most sought after sports festivals in the country is the BITS Open Sports Meet(BOSM). This annual festival of BITS Pilani usually held in the month of September isorganised entirely by students. It attracts as many as 1000 participants from all over India.

The sports include Athletics, Badminton, Tennis,Cricket, Basketball, Chess, Football, Hockey,Table Tennis, Swimming, Volleyball and Weightlifting. Participants are accommodated in thecampus during the four day festival by the dept.of Rec'n'acc (Reception and Accommodation).

The Festival is sponsored by companies like Adidas, Domino's pizza,Maggi, etc.

[edit] CONQUEST

Conquest[42](Conquest - The Business Challenge) is a unique business event conducted byCEL(Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership). This business-plan competition includes intensivementoring by industry champions and a rigorous simulation involving real-life start upconditions. The Winners share a prize money of INR 2 lakh and they are offered free incubation

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in the Technology Business Incubator at BITS Pilani. They are also given an opportunity to pitchtheir business ideas to some of the best VC forums in the country. Currently, the event is dividedinto 5 phases: Conquest Camp, Conquest Colander, Conquest Focus, Conquest Finals 1 & 2.

[edit] INTERFACE

Interface[43] is the annual All India Management convention organised by the Management

Association of BITS, Pilani and it encompasses a wide spectrum of activities. The main objectiveof the convention is to bridge the gap between management theory and practice. This event over its 32 year history is considered as one of India's foremost conventions. The event consists of  paper presentations in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources Development, ManagementInformation Systems, Operations Management, E-commerce, Creativity and Entrepreneurship.Other events include invited guest lectures(past lectures include luminaries like Dr. ManmohanSingh and the late Rajesh Pilot), panel discussions, workshops, aptitude tests, businessquiz(Derek O' Brian,V V Ramanan, Mitesh Gupta have been past quizmasters) & debates. Oneof the highlights of this event is the YMOM(Young Manager of the meet). This is a competitionto identify the most outstanding manager among the students through various rounds of challenges.

[edit] OASIS

Auditorium Panel Art, Oasis Festival

Oasis[44]  is an all India cultural festival organised entirely by the students of BITS, Pilani. Oasisis usually organised in the month of October. Around 1200 Participants from colleges all over India participate in Oasis. This high budget event is the highlight of the cultural calendar year of the University and is fully student driven from sponsorship, management,art and decoration. Itfeatures a variety of events that include:

• Inaugration by Mime Club's and Dance Club's performances.

• Music Competitions: Tarang(Light Indian music), Fusion(Harmony of Indian andwestern styles), Aandholika, Western Acoustics Jam, Carnatic & Hindustani,Rocktaves(Rock music).

• Dance Events: Razzmataz(Dance Synchronization), Choreo(theme-based narrativedance), Tandav

• Blab, Oasis Quiz, Literary, poetry & creative events

• Fashion Parade (Fash P)

• Theatre Events: Mime, Stage Play, Act & React, Street Plays, Sitcom Fever, MysticSpoofs

• Treasure hunt and other fun events are conducted by the Department of Informalz.

• Rocktaves

[edit] SANGAMAM

This is the annual classical music and dance festival organised by Ragamalika, the classicalmusic and dance club of BITS. It is a 3 day festival usually held in the last weekend of Februaryand features the top classical artistes from all over India.

[edit] Research & Development Centers

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• Software Development & Educational Technology Unit - SDET 

• Technology Business Incubator - TBI - A few of the startups supported by the TBI areMobile MEdics, Steps Ahead, IMConfuzed.com 

• Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership - CEL 

•

Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems - CRIS • Center for Desert Development Technologies - C-DDT 

• Center for Women Studies - Center for Women Studies 

• Rain Water Harvesting - BITS-RANA 

• Professional Development Center - BITS-RIT APEX CENTER  

• Other Centers Include: iSERC - Software Engineering Research Center (India), Center for Excellence in IBM Visual Age for Java and IBM DB2 UDB, Center for InstructionalSoftware, Center for Material Science & Technology, Center for Research onEducational Innovation & Institutional Development, Center for Renewable Energy andEnvironment Development, Center for Robotics and Intelligent System, Embedded

Controller Application Center, Technology Innovation Center.

[edit] Student Chapters

• ACM-BITS Pilani Chapter 

• SAE-BITS, the 'Society for Automotive Engineers' Student Chapter at BITS-Pilani

• IEEE Student Branch, BITS-Pilani

• IET BITS Pilani Chapter 

• ASME BITS Pilani Chapter 

[edit] Goa Campus

BITS Goa Campus

BITS Pilani, Goa Campus was formally inaugurated[45] on May 5, 2006 by the Indian PrimeMinster, Dr.Manmohan Singh.

[edit] Highlights

Hostel buildings, BITS Goa

• Located on the banks of Zuari river, about 2 km from the airport.

• Spread over 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land owned by the Zuari industries.

• Air conditioned auditorium with seating capacity of 2200 (the LARGEST one for anyeducational institution in Asia).

• Air-conditioned classrooms and Lecture Theatres.

• Fully Air-Conditioned Central Library (one of the largest in the country).

• Student activity center (includes state-of-the-art facilities).

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• Hostels: 14 (12 for boys, 2 for girls).

[edit] Academics

The Goa campus runs Group P, Group S and Group T, which correspond to Group A, Group Band Group C at Pilani Campus. The dual degree scheme & the transfer scheme also applies tothis campus. A wide variety of scholarships are offered to students(includes Merit scholarshipsMerit cum need scholarships etc).

Auditorium, BITS Goa

[edit] Annual festivals

[edit] QUARK 

The annual Technical Festival of the Goa Campus is called Quark. This event is sponsored byindustrial partners and several innovations in technology are showcased in the fest spread over 3days. It received third highest sponsorship for a Technical festival conducted in India by anyCollege. There are various events including paper presentations, lectures by professionals in their respective fields, Workshops etc. The event promises to go bigger as the college gets establishedcompletely. The official Quark website can be found here.

[edit] WAVES

Waves is the annual cultural festival for the Goa Campus. It is an entirely student driveninitiative. It is claimed to be the largest cultural festival hosted by any college in goa and rightlyso. Never before a college has conducted such a large event within 2 yrs of its establishment, and promises to get bigger as the college grows.[46]

[edit] ZEPHYR 

This is the annual inter - hostel festival organized by the student association. It invokes a stronginter hostel rivalry with its 14 participants. A 4 day event, during the month of October, Zephyr is looked up on as an event fostering cultural talent and management.

[edit] Research & Development Centers

• Center for Software Development, BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus - CSD 

• Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus - CEL 

[edit] Student Chapters

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Chapter, BITS-Pilani, GoaCampus

[edit] Discussion Forum

• BITS 360, BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus - [5] 

[edit] Dubai CampusBirla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - Dubai was established in September 2000.

[edit] Highlights

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BITS, Pilani - Dubai

• Located in the Dubai International Academic City

• World class infrastructure with state-of-the-art laboratories, well-sourced library,spacious academic block, sports facilities etc.

•

Industrial internships (Practice school)offered at reputed companies in UAE.• Student placements at globally reputed companies with good salary package.

• Support services like Student Visas , Transport and Residential facilities with fullyfurnished rooms provided

• Largest IEEE & SAE student branch in UAE 

Former Academic Block, BITS, Pilani - Dubai

[edit] Academics

BITS, Pilani - Dubai offers seven B.E.(Hons.) degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering,Electronics & Communications Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology with theoption of Practice School I & Practice School II.

[edit] Annual Festivals

[edit] B'Quizzed

B'Quizzed is an Inter University Quiz Competition organized by BITS, Pilani - Dubai every year in the month of April. It witnesses participation from colleges all across the UAE.

[edit] BITS Sports Festival

The BITS Sports Festival is being held at the campus since its inception with growing number of 

universities taking part in various sports events.[edit] Sparks

Sparks is BITS,Pilani - Dubai's annual intra-college cultural event.

[edit] Initiatives

• Introduction of Post Graduate & Management Courses

• Academic collaborations with University of Maryland, College Park , Iowa StateUniversity, Kansas State University, Purdue University and University of Buffalo. 

[edit] Bits-Hyderabad

Bits Hyderabad has been established in Jawaharnagar, close to the Hakimpet & Shameerpet,Hyderbad.

[edit] BITSAA (BITS Alumni Association)The BITSian Alumni (BITSAA) over the years has increasingly contributed to its alma mater and is very active in India and abroad. The BITSAA International's primary purpose is to engagein charitable and educational activities by raising funds for setting up endowments, creatingscholarships, rewarding teaching and research and generally promoting the development of resources at Birla Institute of Technology & Science at Pilani. BITSAA International also aims

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to strengthen the ties, friendship and communications amongst former students, current students,faculty and friends of the Institute. BITSAA International provides a number of channels for  people to stay connected with each other and the Birla Institute of Technology & Science.

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•  North America : Arizona, Atlanta/Georgia, East Coast (NY, NJ, CT, DE), Midwest,Boston/New England, North West, Pittsburgh, Research Triangle Park, Silicon Valley,South/Texas, Southern California, Vancouver/Canada, Washington DC.

• India : Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal*, Calcutta/Kolkota, Chandigarh*, Chennai,Hyderabad, Jaipur, Goa, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Pune, Vizag.

• Asia & Middle East : Bangkok/Thailand, Dubai/UAE, Hong Kong*, Middle East/GCC,Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, Shanghai/China, Singapore, Tokyo.

• Europe : London/UK, Paris/France, Amsterdam/Benelux, Munich/Germany,Moscow/Russia.

• Australia : Sydney/Australia, Wellington, New Zealand.

[edit] Alumni of NoteMany Alumni from BITS have become entrepreneurs, including Chinmoy Panda, Diaz Nesamoney & Mukesh Chatter . Some Alumni have achieved leading positions in corporatessuch as Vivek Paul, Baba Kalyani, SN Zindal, Balaji Krishnamurthy and many more. There have been many prominent BITS Alumni who are/ have been prominent researchers, writers, socialworkers and entertainers.

 For a detailed list see: List of Notable BITS alumni

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 pilani.ac.in/Homepage/disciplines/mechanical/MECH/index.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

2. ^ S.S.Vasan (2005-06-20). "Mechanical Engineering Group".http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005062001561000.htm&date=2005/06/20/&prd=th&. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

3. ^ Asiaweek. "Asiaweek Ranking". www.asiaweek.com. http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/scitech/sci.overall.html. Retrievedon 2007-04-18.

4. ^ Asiaweek. "Asiaweek Ranking". www.asiaweek.com. http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/scitech/sci.stusel.html. Retrieved on2007-04-18.

5. ^ "India Today Ranking 2003". India Today. 2003-02-06.http://www.iitbombay.org/misc/press/indiatoday060203.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

6. ^ Debesh Panda [NLSIU, Bangalore] (2005-06-20). "The recent India-Today survey on top 10colleges in India - building castles in the air?". http://www.lawstudent.in/bctop10colleges.htm.Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

7. ^ BITS, Pilani (2005-06-06). "BITS opted out of India Today rankings 2005". http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/unews/fs_unews.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

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8. ^ NAAC. "Accredited Universities.". http://naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=21. Retrieved on2007-05-29.

9. ^ "India gets entry into elite tech studies club". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_gets_entry_into_elite_tech_studies_club/articleshow/2152186.cms.

10. ^ Chakravorty, Bhaswati (2005-05-21). "Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey: India's Best T-Schools". DATAQUEST. http://www.dqindia.com/content/top_stories/2005/105052101.asp.Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

11. ^ "Top 50 B-Schools in India". Outlook. 2006-03-23.http://www.indiabschools.com/O_C_Survey05/top50.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

12. ^ CSD, BITS-Pilani, India. "The first iCampus Sub Institution in India". http://discovery.bits- pilani.ac.in/iCampus/BITS-to-iCampus-Affiliate-MoU-1.pdf . Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

13. ^ Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sankara Nethralaya. "Genetics and Molecular Biology, Sankara Nethralaya". http://www.sankaranethralaya.org/pdf/Genetics%20website.pdf .Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

14. ^ Kathmandu University. "Collaborating Institutions". http://ku.edu.np/university/index.php?go=bcollaborating. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.

15. ^ India PR Wire (2008-06-23). "BITS Pilani gets Tenth Rank in Outlook Magazine's TopProfessional Colleges Survey 2008".http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/education/2008062310495.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-26.

16. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 1998". http://www.iitbombay.org/info/ypoint/su98i-t.htm. 

17. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 1999". http://indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/14061999/edu.html.

18. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 2000". 

http://indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/20000619/cover2.html.

19. ^ "Asiaweek Asia's Best Universities 2000". http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/scitech/sci.overall.html.

20. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 2001". http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010521/cover-engineering.shtml.

21. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 2002". http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20020513/cover2a.shtml.

22. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 2003". http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20030602/cover6.shtml.

23. ^ "India Today Ranking of Top 10 Colleges in India 2004". 

http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20040517/cover6.html.24. ^ "Dataquest The Most Preferred Technology Schools 2004".

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25. ^ "BITS, Pilani Opted Out of ‘India Today’ Ranking". http://discovery.bits- pilani.ac.in/unews/fs_unews.html.

26. ^ "Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey: India's Best T-Schools 2005". http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/top_stories/2005/105052101.asp.

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27. ^ "Outlook Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India 2006".http://www.outlookindia.com/scriptur11w2.asp?act=sign&url=/full.asp?fodname=20060717&fname=Cover+Story&sid=5.

28. ^ "Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey: India's Best T-Schools 2006". http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/top_stories/2006/106062703.asp.

29. ^ "Outlook Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India 2007".http://www.outlookindia.com/scriptur11w2.asp?act=sign&url=/full.asp?fodname=20070611&fname=APemchand+Palety&sid=1. 

30. ^ "Dataquest-IDC-NASSCOM Survey: India's Best T-Schools 2007". http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/top_stories/2007/107062205.asp.

31. ^ "Outlook Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India 2008".http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/education/2008062310495.htm.

32. ^ "Mint Top Engineering Colleges in India 2008" (PDF).http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/12000116/D3711D88-A22C-4532-9E71-B18138FCF3A2ArtVPF.pdf .

33. ^ BITS Pilani. "Bits Landmarks". www.bits-pilani.ac.in. http://discovery.bits- pilani.ac.in/About/fs_landmark.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

34. ^ The Hindu Business Line (2004-03-20). "BITS Connect 1A- Gigabit" (PDF). The Hindu.http://www.bitsaa.org/giving/media_files/HinduMarch20.pdf . Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

35. ^ Business Today. "BITS Connect 1B- Gigabit" (PDF). Business Today.http://www.bitsaa.org/giving/ConnectingBITS.pdf . Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

36. ^ India Infoline (2004-03-19). "BITS Connect 2A- Project OLAB" (PDF).www.Indiainfoline.com. http://www.bitsaa.org/giving/media_files/IndiaInfolineMarch20.pdf .Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

37. ^ Economic Times (2004-03-16). "BITS Connect 2B - Project OLAB". The Economic Times,Chennai. http://www.bitsaa.org/giving/media_files/et.jpg. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

38. ^ www.journalserver.org. "Journal Server, BITS Pilani". www.journalserver.org.http://jsorg.user.openhosting.com/about/partners.php. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

39. ^ BITS Pilani. "IPV6". www.bits-pilani.ac.in. http://ipv6.bits-pilani.ac.in/. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

40. ^ http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/iCampus/About-Projects-icampus.htm.&#32;"iCampus, BITSPilani". www.bits-pilani.ac.in. http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/iCampus/About-Projects-icampus.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

41. ^ BITS PILANI. "APOGEE, BITS". www.bits-pilani.ac.in. http://bits-apogee.org/. Retrieved on2007-04-18.

42. ^ BITS PILANI. [(http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/Conquest/) "CONQUEST, BITS"]. www.bits-

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45. ^ Raju Nayak (2006-05-06). "BITS Goa Innaug". Indian Express.http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/3877.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

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