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‘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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BITS Pilani launches 'BITS CARES' initiative aimed at student welfare across campuses

September 03, 2025 10:39 am

The initiative includes enhanced campus safety through upgraded surveillance and cybersecurity systems, alongside a digital wellness dashboard.

Four deaths were reported in the past nine months at the BITS Pilani Goa campus.

Citing BITS Pilani campus deaths, Goa MLA calls for stress management in syllabus

August 18, 2025 9:17 pm

In a letter addressed to Sawant, who holds the education portfolio, the Independent MLA from Curtorim said he was profoundly concerned after four deaths were reported in the past nine months at the college campus.

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BITS Pilani student found dead in his hostel room, college says ‘passed away in his sleep’

August 17, 2025 8:18 am

According to the police, the incident was reported around 11:30 am, following which a team from Verna police station rushed to the spot.

The new centre, KRITI, aims to cultivate a vibrant community of faculty and alumni who will collaboratively develop and implement technology driven solutions for rural development.

BITS-Pilani gets $1 million donation from alumni to establish new centre

June 12, 2025 9:45 am

The new centre's core objectives include cultivating value-based leadership for social transformation, supporting the incubation of high-impact ventures, creating robust pathways for engagement with non-profits, social enterprises, grassroots innovators, and fostering empathy, volunteerism, and responsible citizenship.

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BITS Pilani, USC Viterbi to offer dual degree, research initiatives

June 07, 2025 10:26 am

Under the agreement, BITS Pilani and USC Viterbi will collaborate across key areas such as artificial intelligence, data science, quantum computing, and sustainable engineering.

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‘Spoke to him on Monday, he didn’t answer on Wednesday’: A family mourns BITS Goa student as institute begins probe

May 03, 2025 8:15 am

This is the third case of suspected suicide reported at the Goa campus of the institute in the past five months.

The 20-year-old student, who hailed from Lucknow, was pursuing a dual-degree program and exams were currently underway.

BITS Goa student found dead in suspected suicide; third such incident in 5 months

May 02, 2025 10:05 am

According to the police, the incident was reported around 10:15 am, following which a police team rushed to the spot.

The BITS Pilani, Rajasthan has announced addition of two new UG and PG courses, in Sustainability engineering and Nanoscience.

BITS Pilani overhauls curriculum, introduces new UG, PG courses

March 20, 2025 9:20 am

BITS Pilani introduces new undergraduate programs, including M.Sc. in Semiconductor and Nanoscience, B.E. in Environmental and Sustainability Engineering, and a 2+2 International Collaborative Programme. The 2025 curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary learning and global academic collaborations, catering to diverse student needs.

This is the first-ever batch gift exclusively benefiting a Goa Campus student

BITS-Pilani gets Rs 1 crore gift from 2005 batch to empower women in STEM

February 21, 2025 9:39 am

The announcement was made during a reunion held from February 14 to 16, where about 100 alumni from across the world gathered at their alma mater, while many others joined online in some of the sessions.