An Institute of Eminence
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About BITS Pilani
BITS Pilani is a Deemed to be University, offering on-campus programs to more than 18,500 students across its campuses in Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Dubai. It has been recognized as an Institute of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020.
In QS Asia University Rankings 2025, BITS has been ranked 171st in Asia and at 15th in India. Further, BITS Pilani has been ranked among the top 300 in QS World University Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 and within top 6 in India.
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.
The Institute has secured over ₹398 crores as external research funding in the last 5 years. State of the art facilities have been developed to support cutting edge research, led by students and about 930 faculty members, leading to a Scopus h-index of 156, with 221 patents filed so far, and 41 patents granted. Currently, there are 14 BITSian Unicorns and 1 Decacorn. There are over 7500 BITSian founders and co-founders of enterprises.
Financial Assistance
- All the full-time PhD students admitted into the PhD program will receive fellowship up to a maximum of five years.
- The fellowship could be from the Institute or Sponsored Projects. PhD students may also have their own fellowship if qualified through UGC/CSIR NET.
- Students offered Institute fellowship will receive ₹37,000 per month. The fellowship may be enhanced to ₹40,000/- or ₹42,000/- after two years based on the performance. Institute Fellows will also receive a contingency amount of ₹20,000/- per year.
- Students offered admission through Sponsored Projects would receive the fellowship in accordance with the funding agency guidelines.
- BITS Pilani provides International Travel Support of up to ₹1.5 lakh to full-time PhD students to present their work in an international conference.
For Further Information Contact
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Admissions Office
Birla Institute of Technology & Science,
Pilani Campus, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031 (INDIA). 
admissions.office@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in (K K Birla Goa Campus)- admissions@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in (Hyderabad Campus)
- admnhd@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in (Pilani Campus)
