Jayesh Narayan's Review on Birla Institute of Technology and Science, [BITS] Pilani
Placements and Internships
- There are abundant Internship opportunities in BITS. There are PS-I and PS-II in which you have to Intern during your 2nd and 4th Year.
- Companies from all sectors hire from Campus.
- Average Salaries are not generally disclosed, Almost 100% of the Batch is placed. The Salaries are comparable to the salaries of Top IITs and tend to be very high for CS & EEE graduates.
- Highest Salary is generally close to Rs. 2 Crores(Converted to INR from USD).
The Alumni Network is strongest compared to all other institutions, universities in India and is very helpful, has frequent gatherings as well.
College Infrastructure and Hostel Facilities
- There are 14 Hostels in all - 13 Boys and a Big one for All Girls and the fee is minimal at Birla Institute of Technology and Science.
- Almost everyone stays in Hostels only and not outside of campus.
- The Food of the college is of great quality and of different varieties - Northern, Southern, Western, Chinese - a lot of options.
- There's the ANC[All Night Canteen] which is open until 2 am and offers a large variety of great food at great prices.
- The overall infrastructure is brilliant and aesthetic, lots of greenery around and beautiful scenery.
- There's WiFi available at most academic places including the Library and some Hostels.
- LAN is available in all hostels except the ones which have WiFi.
- The Messes are big, modern and clean.
- Library is one of the best in India. Issuing books is automated. Labs are modern and have all essential equipment.
- The Classrooms are good, spacious and many are Air-Conditioned.
- Overall - Everything is great here.
Entrance Exams and Admissions
- The ELIGIBILITY Criteria to join Birla Institute of Technology and Science is:
- You must have strictly secured more than 75% marks in your respective Board Examination.
- To get admitted you have to clear BITSAT (The Entrance Exam) - An online exam which tests your concepts, speed and accuracy.
- You can appear for it only twice (Appearing for Boards and the following year).
- The minimum cutoff for Pilani Campus for Year 2016 was 305 out of 450 (For MSc Biological Sciences)
- BITSAT is an Online exam consisting of a possible 162 questions (150 Regular + 12 Bonus) ( 3 marks each )
If you complete all 150 questions before time, you can unlock 12 Bonus questions
Thus, You can score a possible 486 in the Exam if you correctly answer all 162 questions. - It consists of Mathematics(45 Questions),Physics(40 Questions),Chemistry(40 Questions) and English and Logical Reasoning(10+15 Questions).
- The competition is tough as 70 students compete for 1 seat and your speed and accuracy will determine how you perform.
- BITSAT is conducted starting from the Second Week of May - It's conducted on 14 Days
Academics and Faculty
- The students get to make their own timetable, choose their teachers, there's a lot of flexibility on the timings as well at Birla Institute of Technology and Science.
- You can have classes in between 8 AM to 5 PM only.
- The Exams and Assignments are nicely distributed, thus you have to work all through the semester.
- The Quality of teaching is simply great. You have lectures and tutorials. In lectures you get to know a topic, in tutorials problems are solved and doubts are cleared.
- The professors and teachers are very friendly and always ready to help.
- It is a really nice place to study in. Once you start enjoying studies, you'll love it here.
Fees and Scholarships
- The Course Fee Along with all other necessities comes out to be about Rs. 15 Lacs for 4 Years and Rs. 18 Lacs for 5 Years [Dual Degrees: Msc+BE].
- There are a lot of Scholarships available to the students including the MERIT Scholarships [Exceptional performance] and the MERIT-cum-NEED scholarship [Good Performance along with low income ~8 lpa]. The scholarships are off 20%, 40% and 80% waiver on tuition fees.
- About 6% students get 80% Scholarship, 12% get 40% Scholarship and 24% get 20% Scholarship.
- Most of the students apply for a loan and it can very easily be availed from most of the banks - The Most Popular being SBI, Pilani.
Clubs and Associations
- There's a Club for almost everything, for every subject at Birla Institute of Technology and Science. If you feel that some club is missing - You can create your own club.
- There are three main festivals - Cultural Fest: OASIS - India's second largest Cultural Fest. There's the Sports Fest: BOSM [BITS Open Sports Meet] and the Technical Fest: APOGEE.
- The life in college is enjoyable.
4.8
Placements & Internships
4.5
Fees & Scholarships
4.5
Academics & Faculty
5
College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities
5
Clubs & Associations
5
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Entrance Exams & Admissions : Eligibility Criteria: a minimum aggregate of 70% in the 12th board exams with not.less than 60% in any of the subjects Entrance Examination: BITSAT
College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : There is 1 girls hostel and 14 boys hostel. There is 1 more hostel for higher degree students. Some hiostels are really old but fortunately, rennovation work is going on currently. The food in the mess is satisfactory only. It is powered by sudexo. The price for breakfast and dinner are Rs. 50 and breakfast is Rs. 26. A new academic area has been conducted underground. The quality of the classes, labs are top class. The ones in the old blocks are not that great. There is the clock tower which is the most recognised building on campus. The audi can not accommodate all the students unfortunately. The rotunda is exquisute and the library is huge consisting of an insane amount of books. There is no WI-FI but every room has a LAN cable and there are PC rooms too. There is a Student Activities Centre having the facilities of all the indoor sports as well as rooms for the departments. They are 2 large grounds and a number of resturants is t
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Academics & Faculty : BITS Pilani is one of India's premiere Engineering and Technological university, with world class facilities and state of art infrastructure.
