Remarks :
BITS has many positive points: No reservation , purely merit based admissions Freedom - 0% attendance policy Flexible curriculum-(Inter-disciplinary courses) Great Infrastructure (Well equipped labs and air-conditioned class rooms and lecture halls) Qualified Faculty Exposure to extra-curricular activites Negative points: The ever increasing Fee
Course Curriculum Overview :
The course curriculum is very well structured. BITS follows a centralized syllabus across all the 3 campuses. BITS has a bi-semester pattern. A detailed handout for each course is provided at the start of the semester. There are regular evaluative components such as surprise quizzes, assignments . There are 2 major exams: Mid-Semester and Comprehensive Exam(End-Sem).
Placement Experience :
The placements at BITS have been stellar. Computer Science students bag the best placements followed by the circuital branches (ECE,EEE,ENI). Although the core placements for Mechanical and Chemical are not that great, there is a plethora of offers in the non-core sector such as Banking,Finance and Consulting. BITS has a unique PS-1 and PS-2 system for internships. PS-1 is done after 2nd year where the students work at a company/industry for 2 months. PS-2 is done after 3rd year where the students work exactly as they would in corporate. Stipend is provided in PS-2.
Fee Structure And Facilities :
The Fee structure at BITS is quite Expensive. The tuition and hostel fees sum up to almost 4.5 lakhs/year which is huge. Since all families cannot afford it right away, SBI offers education loan to the students.
Loan/ Scholarship Provisions :
BITS Offers various scholarships: MCN (Merit-Cum-Need ) Scholarship: If your family income is less than 10 lakhs per annum and you have a CGPA greater than 6 then you are eligible for the MCN . Merit Scholarship: If you are in the top 3% of the batch, you will be awarded 80-100% scholarship depending on your performance.
Campus Life :
The labs are well equipped . All kind of sports facilites are available at the SAC( Student Activity Centre). Badminton,Volleyball,Football,Cricket,Basketball,Lawn-Tennis,Table Tennis,Chess and Carrom are available.
Hostel Facilities :
The hostel infrastructure is decent. All the hostels have water coolers.There is a Table tennis and TV in the common room. Washrooms are cleaned on a daily basis. The dorms are single occupancy. There is a Wi-Fi facility in all hostels
Alumni/Alumna :
BITS is known for its strong Alumni Network. BITSAA (BITS Alumni Association) is very active and summits/talks are held regularly. These prove to be beneficial for the On-campus students. BITS alumni have made it to top B-Schools and Ivy league for masters.
Admission :
I had cleared BITSAT 2018. BITSAT is a computerized engineering entrance exam. It is usually held in phases . Students can start applying for BITSAT in early January and the exam in held in May every year
Faculty :
The faculty are highly qualifies. All of them have done Masters/PhD from IITs / Reputed Foreign Universities. The research output provided by the faculty is high. Students can take SOPs(Study Oriented Project) and LOPs(Laby Oriented Project) under the guidance of the Professors.
Comments