V. Ramgopal Rao

Vice Chancellor at BITS Pilani

Having pioneered credit based semester system in technical education in the country, BITS Pilani has been a leader in 'do engineering' education like no other with semester-long immersive industry internships for all students, and a unique opportunity for industry professionals through work-integrated learning processes in the novel pedagogic framework. The curricular flexibility empowers an individual with the cross-domain expertise being emphasized today. Being consistently ranked among the top-level institutions of the country, they strive hard to attain greater heights.

Leveraging the best-in-class communication systems in place, the multi-campus synergy is exemplified leading to exposure of students in one campus being exposed to the very best from the other three campuses.

The future is expected to exhibit more trans-disciplinary learning and research anchored in a convergence construct. They will see more of joining hands with the leading institutions in the world and research laboratories, and a greater focus on national grand challenge research.

With a population of nearly 35,000, the students are the emerging leaders who will help shape tomorrow’s world, employing game-changing skills with strong integrity and societal values leading to an all-round winner.