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Five-year BTech with early exits: Ex-IIT Delhi director's proposal for diverse classrooms

September 24, 2026 10:40 am

V Ramgopal Rao points to the growing gap between students admitted through intensive coaching. In CSE classrooms at IIT Delhi, he notes, JEE Advanced ranks among students can range from single digits to five digits, with language differences adding another layer.

BITS Pilani alumna Revathi Advaithi pledges $1 million endowment for scholarships for women

July 22, 2026 9:49 am

The announcement came during BITS Pilani's Convocation 2026, held on July 19, where the institute conferred degrees on 1,477 graduates. The graduating cohort comprised 1,087 undergraduate students, 271 postgraduate students, and 119 PhD scholars.

Bihar government, BIT-Mesra extend BIT-Patna off-campus centre agreement till 2030

May 25, 2026 8:21 am

The renewed agreement, signed on Thursday, extends the arrangement retrospectively from December 17, 2015, to December 16, 2030, he said.

BITS Pilani announces $5 lakh alumni-funded scholarships; endowment campaign crosses $45 million

April 08, 2026 7:19 am

The institute said the scholarships will continue to be awarded through its existing framework, which focuses on merit and financial need.

BITS Pilani alumnus establishes Rs 2.5 crore fellowship fund

March 20, 2026 9:59 am

According to the institute, the fellowship fund will support 10 PhD scholars and is aimed at strengthening research capacity across interdisciplinary domains.

BITS-Pilani launches 5-year BE-MBA dual degree, BE in Pharmaceutical Engineering for 2026–27

March 19, 2026 10:09 am

These programmes seeks to integrate technical education with emerging fields and management, preparing students for future innovation-driven roles.

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.

BITS announces tuition blind admissions for top 500 BITSAT rankers

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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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