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1901
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Seth ShivNarainji Birla starts a 'Patshala' in Pilani with one teacher for educating his grandsons, late Shri GD Birla and late Shri RD Birla.
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1925 - 1929
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The 'Patshala' gathers strength, and evolves to become a High School and later on an Intermediate College.
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1943 - 1947
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The Birla Education Trust was founded. The IntermediateCollege was converted into a Degree college, and later on started post-graduate courses.
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1947 - 1952
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Higher level courses in Pharmacy, Arts and Commerce make their way into the Pilani campus
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1964
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science was incepted as an Institute with Dr. G. D. Birla as Founder Chairman.
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1964 - 1970
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Benefiting from the Ford Foundation Grant, the University was developed in association with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. This led to the adoption of many practices common amongst western colleges
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1983
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Dr. KK Birla took over as Chairman of BITS and expanded the university infrastructure, faculty and student body
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1999
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Realizing a greater need for quality graduates in Engineering and Sciences, BITS increased its student capacity from 2500 to 4000.
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2000
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BITS open a branch in Dubai making it the first Indian university with an overseas campus
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2004
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With the very best in facilities and infrastructure, BITS Goa opens its doors to the student community.
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2008
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Upon being invited by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, BITS added another feather to its cap by starting a campus in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Campus started its operations in 2008.
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