Birla Institute of Technology & Science (shortened BITS or Bits-Pilani) is an Indian institute of higher education and a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956.The university has 15 academic departments, and focuses primarily on undergraduate and postgraduate education in engineering and the sciences and on its management programme. It is widely known as the best private engineering institute and stands among the top Engineering and B-schools of India.
The Birla Institute of Technology & Science, BITS-Pilani is an all-India Institute for higher education. The primary motive of BITS is to “train young men and women able and eager to create and put into action such ideas, methods, techniques and information”. The Institute is a dream come true of its founder late Mr G.D.Birla – an eminent industrialist, a participant in Indian freedom struggle and a close associate of the Father of Indian Nation late Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi).
What started in early 1900s as a small school, blossomed into a set of colleges for higher education, ranging from the Humanities to Engineering until 1964 when all these colleges amalgamated to culminate into a unique Indian University of International standing. This university was christened as the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, known to many as BITS, Pilani. BITS has established centres at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad and Dubai location.
Admission Modality:
For admission to Higher Degree programmes leading to M.E./M.Pharm. candidates have to appear in the Online tests conducted by BITS at designated centers in different cities and the admission is made on the basis of the performance in the online test subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
Eligibility for Admissions:
A Minimum aggregate of 60% in the qualifying degree examination for All Programmes.. See table below for programme wise eligibility.
| Degree Programmes | Input Qualification |
| Biotechnology | Any integrated first degree of BITS or its equivalent with adequate preparation in Bio-chemistry and Microbiology. |
| Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Science; Mechanical Engineering | Integrated first degree of BITS in the same discipline or its equivalent. |
| Communication Engineering | Integrated first degree of BITS in Electrical & Electronics/ Electronics & Instrumentation or its equivalent. |
| Design Engineering; Manufacturing Systems Engineering | Integrated first degree of BITS in Mechanical or its equivalent or M.Sc. (Tech.) Engineering Technology of BITS or its equivalent with the requirement of taking certain additional courses. |
| Electrical with specialization in Power Electronics & Drives | Integrated first degree of BITS in Electrical & Electronics/ Electronics & Instrumentation or its equivalent. |
| Embedded Systems | Integrated first degree of BITS in Electrical & Electronics/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science or its equivalent. |
| Microelectronics | Integrated first degree of BITS in Electrical & Electronics/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Physics or its equivalent. |
| Software Systems | Any Integrated first degree of BITS or its equivalent with specific prior preparation. |
| M.Pharm. | Integrated first degree of BITS in Pharmacy or its equivalent. |
| M.Pharm. (with specialization in Pharmacetical Chemistry/Pharmaceutics) | Integrated first degree of BITS in Pharmacy or its equivalent. |
Duration of Degree :
The requirements of these programmes are described in terms of the total number of units which a student must complete rather than the duration. However, most students may be able to complete such a programme in four semesters, wherein the last semester may be spent for either of the two available alternatives, namely, Dissertation and Practice School. Motivated students who opt for the dissertation stream may finish the programme in three semesters by starting work on the dissertation component in their first semester itself.
The programmes are intended to give a immersive professional experience and an opportunity to acquire further competence either in one’s own discipline or gain complementary knowledge in many other traditional areas of Engineering, Pharmacy as well as interdisciplinary areas, like, Electronics and Control, Embedded Systems, Microelectronics, Software Systems, Biotechnology, Manufacturing Systems, Design Engineering, Materials Science & Technology, Transportation Engineering, Public Health (M.Phil in Public Health) etc.
Higher degree offered at various BITS campus as follows-
Pilani Campus
- M.E.(Biotechnology)
- M.E. Chemical (with specialization in Petroleum Engineering)
- M.E.(Civil – Structural Engineering)
- M.E.(Civil – Infrastructure Systems)
- M.E.(Civil – Transportation Engineering)
- M.E. (Communication Engineering)
- M.E. (Computer Science)
- M.E. (Embedded Systems)
- M.E. (Microelectronics)
- M.E. Electrical (Power Electronics and Drives)
- M.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
- M.E. (Manufacturing Systems Engineering)
- M.E. (Design Engineering)
- M.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
- M.E. (Software Systems)
- M.E. (Manufacturing Systems Engineering)
K K Birla Goa Campus
- M.E.(Biotechnology)
- M.E.(Chemical)
- M.E. (Embedded Systems)
- M.E. (Design Engineering)
- M.E. (Software Systems)
Hyderabad Campus
- M.E.(Biotechnology)
- M.E. (Micro Electronics)
- M.E. (Embedded Systems)
Dubai Campus
- M.E. Design Engineering
- M.E. Microelectronics
- M.E. Software Systems
- M.E. Biotechnology
- M.B.A. Engineering and Technology Management
- M.B.A. IT Enabled Services Management
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