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BITS Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan, IndiaEst. 1964Private
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BITS Pilani is a private Deemed to be University in Rajasthan offering education in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship.
BITS Pilani is a private institution and a Deemed to be University under Sec.It is located in the Vidya Vihar campus, adjacent to the town of Pilani in Rajasthan. Its mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
The institute was the dream of its founder, the late Mr G.D. Birla, an eminent industrialist and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. What started in the early 1900s as a small school grew into a set of colleges ranging from the humanities to engineering. In 1964, these colleges amalgamated to form the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, known as BITS, Pilani. BITS laid its foundation stone in 1901.
Undergraduate students are admitted on a merit-only basis through BITSAT, a fully online exam. Academics are supplemented by industry engagement, and every student is exposed to practical applications of classroom knowledge through a structured semester-long engagement programme. Admission routes include BITSAT for integrated first degrees, direct admissions for board toppers, entrance for higher degrees (M.E./M.Pharm), and international admissions.
The Pilani campus is spread over 328 acres with wooded paths and houses a library complex of 65,000 sq. ft with more than 2,30,000 volumes of books and manuscripts. The K K Birla Goa Campus, established in 2004, is spread over 180 acres, and the Hyderabad Campus, established in 2008, covers 200 acres. The Dubai Campus was established in 2000 to offer technical education to students in the UAE and neighbouring countries. Listed facilities include student hostels, a swimming pool, a health club, a library with e-library access, a central workshop, and an IT services unit.
The institute has 1450 pre placement offers, 170 patents granted and filed, and an H-index of 146, as listed on its homepage. BITS Pilani has been ranked #1 in three categories by the THE WEEK–Hansa Research National Survey 2026.