The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, recognized as an Institution of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, is India's leading Institute of Higher Education and a Deemed to be University, with an illustrious legacy, modern campuses and eminent alumni in leadership positions across the world. The Institute's commitment to excellence, adherence to merit, transparency, innovation, and enterprise have characterized its steady march to eminence. It is the only Private University in India which DST, Government of India has identified to establish a Technology Innovation Hub under the BioCPS vertical with a grant of Rs 125 Crore.

BITS Pilani is a Deemed to be University, offering on-campus programs across its campuses in Pilani, Dubai, K. K. Birla Goa, Hyderabad and Mumbai. It has been recognized as an Institute of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020.

Having pioneered several curricular and pedagogic attributes, BITS Pilani has a vision to be amongst the top research-led Institutes in the country. The qualities of innovation, enterprise, commitment to excellence, adherence to merit, and transparency, have characterized the Institute during its inexorable march to eminence.