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Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, most popularly known as BITS-Pilani, enjoys the status of one of the premiere institutes of India with more than 60 years of legacy. The insitute which was set by Shri G.D.Birla with a dream to make India technolgically advance churns today best technocrats. What sets BITS Pilani apart is the various flexibilties and features it offers !!
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More than 60 year old institution and is consistently touted as one of the premier universities of the country.
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Foundation courses in first two years of engineering.
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Collaborations with academia and industries at the national and international level.
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The Dual degree ( for example Physics with EEE; Maths with Computer Science, etc.)
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Practice School-I (2nd year summer- 55 days) and Practice School-II ((final year 5 and a half months) as part of curriculum giving you the required exposure to the corporate world.
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A number of electives to choose.
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Freedom of choosing your own time and faculty
Two of the most striking feature of BITS-Pilani are collaboration and Practice School Concept.
Collaboration
BITS Pilani also has tie-ups with more than 40 organisations outside India like Motorola Inc., USA, Nokia Research Centre, Finland and Techlead Software Engineering Pvt. Ltd, USA. The industry collaborations work towards Research, Distance learning , seminars, competitions, etc. BITS Pilani also has numerous academic collaborations which, among other initiatives, also include student and faculty exchange. Some of the universities are
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Massacheusetts Institute of Technology
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Cornell University
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Purdue University University of Southern California
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University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Practice School Concept
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Students get to spend some time in an organization (business, research, NGO etc.) and work on live projects
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All students of Pilani and Goa (will include Hyderabad too) are eligible. Dubai Campus has a separate list of companies, involving organizations in the Middle- East.
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PS I- Exposure Oriented, 55 days, at the end of the 2nd Year
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PSII- Project Oriented, 5.5 months, final year Complex and valuable projects are worked on Stipend is usually given (Rs.10,000 to Rs. 35,000 per month by stations in India and $1500 to $3000 per month for stations abroad)
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The student does not have to approach the PS stations- they will be allotted based on their preferences besides other criteria.
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Many PS II stations offer full time jobs to their interns on successful completion
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Students at research institutes often publish papers under the guidance of an accomplished academician.
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