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BITS Pilani Endowment Fund 4 million usd

BITS-Pilani endowment crosses $34 million as alumnus couple pledges $4 million

February 05, 2026 9:56 am

The institute said the contribution will fund the education of 16 students every year, with a focus on meritorious students from financially constrained backgrounds.

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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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.

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.

The BITS Pilani, Rajasthan has announced addition of two new UG and PG courses, in Sustainability engineering and Nanoscience.

BITS Pilani overhauls curriculum, introduces new UG, PG courses

March 20, 2025 9:20 am

BITS Pilani introduces new undergraduate programs, including M.Sc. in Semiconductor and Nanoscience, B.E. in Environmental and Sustainability Engineering, and a 2+2 International Collaborative Programme. The 2025 curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary learning and global academic collaborations, catering to diverse student needs.

BITS Pilani Dubai Establishes Ankitt Gaur Centre of Excellence.

BITS Pilani Dubai Campus sets new CoE in blockchain & AI research

February 07, 2025 9:29 am

The Centre of Excellence will serve as a platform for students and researchers to collaborate on cutting-edge projects, driving global leadership in next-generation technologies, it added.

BITSAT 2025 Registration Begins January 21 at bitsadmission.com

BITSAT 2025 registration begins today at bitsadmission.com

January 21, 2025 1:31 pm

BITSAT registration begins 2025: The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, will begin the registration process for the BITSAT 2025 on January 21.

This will place BITS Pilani among the top 4 per cent of NAAC-accredited universities in the country.

BITS Pilani achieves A++ grade in NAAC accreditation

December 14, 2024 10:04 am

BITS scored a 100 per cent in Criterion 1-Curricular Aspects for its innovative curriculum and its significant learner-centric approach, the institute claimed.

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What the Jio institute is expected to earn in its first year: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

Reliance’s Jio institute, recently declared an ‘Institute of Eminence,’ puts it at par with the likes of IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IISc and BITS . Here's a look at its earnings projection in today's News in Numbers. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i