BITS, Pilani is starting a Professional Development Centre at Bangalore to conduct educational and research program in the area of Microelectronics. The centre will have the state -of-the-art VLSI Design facilities and will involve faculty from BITS and other leading institutions all over the world in conducting educational programs. The centre will also have an association with the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. The programs conducted jointly with Rochester Institute of Technology will go under the name: BITS-RIT APEX CENTRE.