BITS Pilani

29/04/2026

𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭-𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞.

Consent. Boundaries. Emotional intelligence. Gender sensitivity. Crisis awareness.

Not a seminar. Not optional. Part of every first-year student's degree across Pilani, Dubai, Goa, and Hyderabad.

In collaboration with Striide, founded by BITS Pilani alumna Nidhi Chaitra Girish (Batch of 2023) with Prof. Radhika Vathsan, Dean of Academic Undergraduate Studies, and Prof. Indrani Talukdar , Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, who gave it the academic weight it truly deserves.

At the Goa campus alone, 860 students explored gender identity, consent, and the POSH Act through film, debate, and real conversation.

Because every student deserves a campus where they feel safe, respected, and supported.

27/04/2026

Meet Sarthak Tomar (._.tomar), a second-year student in the BITS–RMIT dual degree program, Hyderabad.
In his first year, he was already building a startup, while serving as Joint Secretary of the Physics Association and participating in the Melbourne immersion. During his immersion trip at RMIT, he found real value in the Activator session (Centre for Entrepreneurship), and also engaged with Prof. Sudhir Kumar Barai, Director, BITS Pilani, Pilani campus.

He went on to launch Bridge to BITS (), supporting 2+2 students with IELTS and PTE prep:
* 1,000+ students reached
* 1M+ impressions
* 50 students achieving IELTS band 8 in 15 days

A strong reflection of the entrepreneurial culture fostered by BITS Pilani and RMIT.
Now in his second year, and still building.

25/04/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐑 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 | 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢, 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬
You worked hard to get here. You shouldn't have to worry about what comes next.

The ANSR Foundation is offering full tuition scholarships to four female students at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲
• Female students at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
• Family income below ₹15 lakhs per annum
• CGPA of 8.0 or above

Keep your CGPA at 8 and it renews every year.

Apply Now, BITSAT Session 2

https://admissions.bits-pilani.ac.in/

24/04/2026

𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟐.𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄!
This edition brings a first, a note by Prof. V Ramgopal Rao, Group Vice Chancellor of BITS Pilani.

Volume 2.4 takes you through “A Transformative Three Years at BITS Pilani: From Vision to Measurable Outcomes (2023–2026).” From record stipends to groundbreaking research and rankings that speak for themselves, it’s all in there. Go read it now!

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23/04/2026

Congratulations to Team AuraSense, Rishabh Sahay, Naitik Gupta, and Siddharth Nautiyal (BITS Goa) on securing the Runner-Up position at the Edge Intelligence Challenge 2026 Finals!

Organized by Silicon Labs and hosted at T-Hub, Hyderabad, the competition brought together over 450 teams from across India. Rising through a rigorous multi-month evaluation process, the team secured a place among the top 2 nationwide.

Mentored by Prof. Neena Goveas of the Department of CS&IS, BITS Goa, their work showcases exceptional innovation and impactful real-world problem-solving in edge intelligence.

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

BITS Pilani introduces a future-focused postgraduate programme designed at the intersection of electronics, automation, and smart manufacturing, built in collaboration with industry.

Supported by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Product Development & Smart Electronics Manufacturing

Co-created curriculum with industry experts | Hands-on training & live industry projects | Dedicated industry mentorship | Semester-long internship opportunities | Financial support & CoE-backed incentives

If you are looking to build, innovate, and lead in next-gen manufacturing ecosystems, this is your opportunity.

Apply now: https://admissions.bits-pilani.ac.in/HD/hd.html

21/04/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.
Somewhere in Odisha, there is a young woman with the drive, the merit, and the dream, but not yet the means. She doesn't know yet that someone thought of her.

Ms. Namrata Patnaik, a BITS Pilani alumna, chose to look back and build a door for the woman coming after her.

That's the 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑.𝐊. & 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐤 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, a 100% scholarship at BITS Pilani, Pilani campus, for a deserving woman from Odisha. Merit-cum-need-based. Open to any first-degree program. Awarded based on your BITSAT score.

If that woman is you, this is your chance.

🎓 Apply via BITSAT 2026 Session 2 | 20th April – 2nd May 2026

17/04/2026

Congratulations to Siddhant, a 3rd-year Computer Science student at BITS Pilani, who finished 11th at the IICPC Global Codefest 2026 Finals in Chennai, walking away as a prize winner from a field that started with 40,000 participants, including 100 from BITS Pilani, and narrowed to just 75 of India's finest competitive programmers. Among them all, he finished in the top 15. All the best for the journey ahead, Siddhant!

15/04/2026

𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟓𝟎+ 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝'𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞

Utkarsh Dugar and Parisha Mehta, second-year students from BITS Design School Mumbai, secured third place at the Stanford Center on Longevity's 13th Annual Global Design Challenge, competing against 250+ teams from 30+ countries with their project, Shenergy.

Shenergy developed a preventative, school-based program aimed at addressing the long-term risk of PCOS in adolescent girls. PCOS is one of the most underdiagnosed conditions affecting young women today, millions go years without a diagnosis, not because the signs aren't present, but because awareness doesn’t reach them in time. Shenergy brings this critical intervention directly into schools.

Congratulations, Utkarsh and Parisha.

15/04/2026

𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

For five months straight, under the theme “Under Steel Skies,” students from ADP brought imagination to life, hand-painting murals that became a vibrant part of the celebrations.

From ADP (Department of Art, Design and Publicity - BITS Pilani), the team behind the panels:

Aurvind Mohanty (Head), Laksh*t Bansal, Devansh Agarwal, Siya Bansal, Aniket Gupta (Core Member), Navya Gupta (Core Member), Aditya Chordiya (Core Member), Aditi , Nishi, Harshesh, Niyati, A***n, Siddhant, Shreyash, and Bhavya.

Along with these, here is a glimpse of the fest, the experiences, memories, and spirit that made APOGEE truly unforgettable.

A big shoutout to all the teams, departments, and clubs who came together to make APOGEE so vibrant.

Pic credits: Photography Club, BITS Pilani, & Himanish Sharma