BITS Pilani

BITS Pilani (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani) was founded by late Mr G.D. Birla, an eminent industrialist in early 1900s. At that time it was a small school and today it has blossomed into a set of colleges for higher education, ranging from the Humanities to Engineering. In 1964, all these colleges were amalgamated to culminate into a unique Indian University of International standing. The Institute was christened as the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, i.e. BITS, Pilani and was accorded the status of deemed university. BITS Pilani also has campuses at Goa, Dubai, and Hyderabad.

Academic programs offered by BITS Pilani are:

Integrated First Degree Programmes: These degrees are offered at the first tier and have nomenclature like B.E. (Hons.), B.Pharm. (Hons.), M.M.S (Master of Management Studies), M.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Tech.), and M.A. (Hons.). These are called integrated degrees because they have several common courses like basic math and science amongst these degrees, and no intermediate degree, like, B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.), B.A., B.A. (Hons), etc. is awarded. All these programs are spread over eight semesters but BITS Pilani allows a student the flexibility to finish his/her programme earlier or later than 8 semesters. Admissions to Integrated first degree programmes, both at Pilani campus and Goa campus, is through a computer based online test conducted by BITS. This test is referred to as ' BITS Admission Test', in short as BITSAT.

Higher Degree Programmes: These include M.E., M.Pharm., and MBA degrees. The duration of these programs is 3 semesters. Admissions to these programmes are made on the basis of test and interviews conducted by BITS, Pilani.

Besides the above programmes, BITS Pilani also offers on-campus and off-campus Ph.D. programmes.

Contact Address:
Birla Institute of Technology and Science,
Pilani, India 333031
URL: www. bits-pilani.ac.in