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BITS Pilani: The scholarship will be administered under BITS Pilani’s existing scholarship framework, following transparent selection criteria, and will be available from the academic year 2026–27.

BITS-Pilani gets $1 million scholarship endowment for women students from alumnus

January 07, 2026 10:00 am

The contribution from alumnus Mahesh Samdani (1986 batch) and his wife, Purva Ladha, will establish the Smt. Kaushaliya Devi Samdani Scholarship Endowment at the institute.

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How a BITS Pilani student changed tracks midway and found his calling in designing corsets

December 21, 2025 6:12 pm

Fashion, he says, was never presented as a viable path—especially after his father had invested heavily in his education.

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BITS Pilani receives $1 million endowment from US alumnus for female scholarships, merit-cum-need financial support

December 18, 2025 9:14 am

The fund will be used to support meritorious students from low-income backgrounds, with a focus on women, and to back innovation projects that involve structured guidance from faculty members.

‘Perception parameter a black box in NIRF rankings’: BITS Pilani Group V-C Ramgopal Rao urges more transparency

September 18, 2025 6:00 pm

Prof V Ramgopal Rao, who is also a former director of IIT Delhi, said that to ensure transparency, NIRF can take simple steps like displaying all the data submitted by institutions and showing the methodology for how universities’ scores are calculated.

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BITS Pilani launches 'BITS CARES' initiative aimed at student welfare across campuses

September 03, 2025 10:39 am

The initiative includes enhanced campus safety through upgraded surveillance and cybersecurity systems, alongside a digital wellness dashboard.

Four deaths were reported in the past nine months at the BITS Pilani Goa campus.

Citing BITS Pilani campus deaths, Goa MLA calls for stress management in syllabus

August 18, 2025 9:17 pm

In a letter addressed to Sawant, who holds the education portfolio, the Independent MLA from Curtorim said he was profoundly concerned after four deaths were reported in the past nine months at the college campus.

BITS Pilani student found dead in his hostel room, college says ‘passed away in his sleep’

August 17, 2025 8:18 am

According to the police, the incident was reported around 11:30 am, following which a team from Verna police station rushed to the spot.

The new centre, KRITI, aims to cultivate a vibrant community of faculty and alumni who will collaboratively develop and implement technology driven solutions for rural development.

BITS-Pilani gets $1 million donation from alumni to establish new centre

June 12, 2025 9:45 am

The new centre's core objectives include cultivating value-based leadership for social transformation, supporting the incubation of high-impact ventures, creating robust pathways for engagement with non-profits, social enterprises, grassroots innovators, and fostering empathy, volunteerism, and responsible citizenship.

BITS Pilani and USC Viterbi School of Engineering sign MoU (Images via viterbischool.usc.edu, bits-pilani.ac.in)

BITS Pilani, USC Viterbi to offer dual degree, research initiatives

June 07, 2025 10:26 am

Under the agreement, BITS Pilani and USC Viterbi will collaborate across key areas such as artificial intelligence, data science, quantum computing, and sustainable engineering.