BITSAT

BITSAT
Birla Institute of Technology and Science is a private university with its head campus in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. The university consists of 15 academic departments with a focus on education in engineering and sciences. The institute was established, in its present form, in 1964 with a vision to realize Jawaharlal Nehrus project of nation-building with an emphasis on "science, technology and modernization." During this period, the institute's transformation from a regional engineering college to a national university was backed by the Ford Foundation and G.D. Birla. Massachusetts Institute of Technology provided technical assistance that was required for this transformation. The institute administers the all-India computerized entrance test, BITSAT (BITS Admission Test), which is the first of its kind in India. Acceptance rate in BITS is very low, less than 2.08% in 2007, making it one of the most selective universities in India. The admission is on the basis of merit (as assessed by the BITSAT examination) and not through any kind of reservation. The institute is privately supported and fully residential. Know More About :- Iseet Sample Paper

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The institute has strong ties with industry, as can be seen by its off-campus Work Integrated Learning Program (WILP) which enrolled 19,000 students from corporate enterprises in 2009. Practical experience in the industry is in the curriculum as a Practice School program, where students work with companies located across India and abroad. BITS has campuses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (BITS, Pilani-Dubai), Goa, India (BITS-Pilani Goa), Hyderabad, India (BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus) and an extension center in Bangalore, India. Although the campuses are autonomous for most part[citation needed], the right to grant degrees rests with the main campus.[citation needed] It is the first Indian institution to set up a campus outside India. Expansion into multiple campuses :- In 1999, student capacity was expanded from 2500 to 4000.[33] New campuses were established in Dubai (2000) and Goa, India (2004). In 2006, BITS Pilani acquired 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land from the Andhra Pradesh government through the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority for opening up a new campus. The land is located in Jawaharnagar, Shammerpet Mandal in Rangareddy district.[34] The BITS Pilani Hyderabad, India campus started functioning in 2008. BITS runs a virtual university[35] and an extension center in Bangalore. Chancellor and academic head :- BITS Pilani has a tradition of long-serving chancellors and vicechancellors. Its founder G.D. Birla was the chancellor from the college's inception until his demise in 1983.He was followed by his son Krishna Kumar Birla, who was the chancellor until his demise in 2008. Currently, Kumar Mangalam Birla is the chancellor and Shobhana Bhartia is the pro-chancellor. The first academic head of the institution was V. Lakshminarayan, who served in this capacity from 1946 to 1969. He was succeeded by BITS directors C.R. Mitra (19691989) and S. Venkateswaran (19892006). With the opening of multiple campuses, the overall head came to be known as 'vice chancellor', while 'director' denoted the head of a campus. L.K. Maheshwari became the first vice chancellor in 2006, while Bijendra Nath Jain is the current vice chancellor and fifth academic head. Read More About :- Iseet Sample Papers

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