Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani BITS & the BITSian Community 2008

Quick Facts Founded in 1946 by GD Birla MIT & Ford Foundation support (1960s) 19 degree programs 300+ faculty 1,850 admissions/year Pilani:800, Goa:650, Dubai: 400, Hyderabad: starting 4,000 students on Pilani campus - Engineering, science, life sciences and arts programs Great placement record 3 Campuses

Founded in 1946 by GD Birla

MIT & Ford Foundation support (1960s)

19 degree programs

300+ faculty

1,850 admissions/year

Pilani:800, Goa:650, Dubai: 400, Hyderabad: starting

4,000 students on Pilani campus - Engineering, science, life sciences and arts programs

Great placement record

Quick Facts ..2 Very active 30,000+ global alumni network Geographically most diverse class of any engineering school in the country Highest representation of women for any technical institute (42% last year) Private institution with funding from BET; strong financially Unique and flexible curriculum allows students to create their own learning experience Oasis, Apogee, Interface, BOSM

Very active 30,000+ global alumni network

Geographically most diverse class of any engineering school in the country

Highest representation of women for any technical institute (42% last year)

Private institution with funding from BET; strong financially

Unique and flexible curriculum allows students to create their own learning experience

Oasis, Apogee, Interface, BOSM

Uniquely BITS BITSAT BITS Admission Test - 60 day online test NEURON– 1.5GB campus wide network BITSConnect project conceived & implemented jointly by the institute and alumni (Rs. 7 Crs) Practice School Strong track record of University - Industry linkages

BITSAT

BITS Admission Test - 60 day online test

NEURON– 1.5GB campus wide network

BITSConnect project conceived & implemented jointly by the institute and alumni (Rs. 7 Crs)

Practice School

Strong track record of University - Industry linkages

BITSAT – BITS Admission Test BITSAT-2005 Online test conducted successfully over a 60! day period: April 10 - June 10 For admissions to Integrated first degree programmes, both at Pilani and Goa campus 58000+ applicants, 48000+ appear, 1450 seats 80% PCM in 10+2 board exam an eligibility criteria Score Individual BITSAT score available to candidates immediately; on completion Max possible score: 450 Cut-off for admission to any programme: 260

BITSAT-2005

Online test conducted successfully over a 60! day period: April 10 - June 10

For admissions to Integrated first degree programmes, both at Pilani and Goa campus

58000+ applicants, 48000+ appear, 1450 seats

80% PCM in 10+2 board exam an eligibility criteria

Score

Individual BITSAT score available to candidates immediately; on completion

Max possible score: 450

Cut-off for admission to any programme: 260

NEURON NExt-gen University wide Redundant Optical Network Connecting every room in every bhawan (hostel), all staff quarters, class rooms & guest house 1.5 GB backbone Highly redundant 3-tier network architecture More than 20 kilometers of cables, 2-4 Mbps WAN connectivity 4000 voice-grade 10/100 access points LRE (Long Range Ethernet) & Wireless Access Advanced routing technologies to manage ISP bandwidth across BITS campuses (Pilani, Goa, Dubai) Leading edge network security via DHCP snopping and Dynamic ARP inspection VoIP Phones

NExt-gen University wide Redundant Optical Network

Connecting every room in every bhawan (hostel), all staff quarters, class rooms & guest house

1.5 GB backbone

Highly redundant 3-tier network architecture

More than 20 kilometers of cables, 2-4 Mbps WAN connectivity

4000 voice-grade 10/100 access points

LRE (Long Range Ethernet) & Wireless Access

Advanced routing technologies to manage ISP bandwidth across BITS campuses (Pilani, Goa, Dubai)

Leading edge network security via DHCP snopping and Dynamic ARP inspection

VoIP Phones

University – Industry Linkages Practice School 200+ stations, 1800+ students, 100+ faculty members PS I - 2 months at end of second year PS II – Full semester in final year PS II stations is France, Germany, Italy, US Distance Learning Program Technology Innovation Center Industry R&D projects on campus Off campus Ph.D.

Practice School

200+ stations, 1800+ students, 100+ faculty members

PS I - 2 months at end of second year

PS II – Full semester in final year

PS II stations is France, Germany, Italy, US

Distance Learning Program

Technology Innovation Center

Industry R&D projects on campus

Off campus Ph.D.

Select Practice Schools Semiconductors Analog Devices Avedis Infineon Intel Motorola ST TI Pharmaceuticals Dr. Reddy’s Labs Hetero National Centre for Biological Science Novartis Automotive Ashok Leyland Daimler Chrysler GM TVS Motor IT & Software Honeywell i2 Technologies Sun Veritas Cognizant i-Flex Novell Patni Satyam Wipro

Semiconductors

Analog Devices

Avedis

Infineon

Intel

Motorola

ST

TI

Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Reddy’s Labs

Hetero

National Centre for Biological Science

Novartis

Automotive

Ashok Leyland

Daimler Chrysler

GM

TVS Motor

IT & Software

Honeywell

i2 Technologies

Sun

Veritas

Cognizant

i-Flex

Novell

Patni

Satyam

Wipro

Advantage BITS Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Technology Business Incubation Strong investment in innovation

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Technology Business Incubation

Strong investment in innovation

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Originally seeded by BITSAA Center for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital BITS among 5 leading academic institutions; chosen by Wadhwani Foundation National Entrepreneurship Network Others include IIT-Mumbai & IIM-A Strengths are rural entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurs With the mission to promote entrepreneurial thinking among the BITSian community and create business leaders in all spheres of life The CEL logo depicting the illumination of man in phases, and epitomising the philosophy of "Stand Tall"

Originally seeded by BITSAA Center for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

BITS among 5 leading academic institutions; chosen by Wadhwani Foundation National Entrepreneurship Network

Others include IIT-Mumbai & IIM-A

Strengths are rural entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurs

With the mission to promote entrepreneurial thinking among the BITSian community and create business leaders in all spheres of life

An Entrepreneurial History Strong history of entrepreneurship at BITS Pilani Top 3 companies sold for $1.5 billion Many public companies on NASDAQ Over 200 companies launched in last 10 years

Strong history of entrepreneurship at BITS Pilani

Top 3 companies sold for $1.5 billion

Many public companies on NASDAQ

Over 200 companies launched in last 10 years

Technology Business Incubator Embedded Systems and VLSI Design A Technology Business Incubator (TBI) established in this domain in association with Department of Science and Technology (DST) Industry participants include Broadcom India Ltd, Logic Vision, Open Silicon, Tensilica, Motorola India Ltd , ST Microelectronics, CEERI, Pilani, TEXAS Instruments, WIPRO, TATA ELXI, IBM, Analog Devices. First Incubate - Bridle IT BITSian students (from diverse disciplines) company to develop products for web enabled control of appliances using Bluetooth modules and FPGA boards ( www.bridleit.com )

Embedded Systems and VLSI Design

A Technology Business Incubator (TBI) established in this domain in association with Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Industry participants include

Broadcom India Ltd, Logic Vision, Open Silicon, Tensilica, Motorola India Ltd , ST Microelectronics, CEERI, Pilani, TEXAS Instruments, WIPRO, TATA ELXI, IBM, Analog Devices.

First Incubate - Bridle IT

BITSian students (from diverse disciplines) company to develop products for web enabled control of appliances using Bluetooth modules and FPGA boards ( www.bridleit.com )

Strong Investment in Innovation / R&D Seven R&D centers Focused effort on innovative product development research First IPv6 research lsab in India; multimedia operating system in development 100+ papers published by faculty every year APOGEE and INTERFACE are well-attended academic conferences with invited speakers, paper presentations and exhibitions

Seven R&D centers

Focused effort on innovative product development research

First IPv6 research lsab in India; multimedia operating system in development

100+ papers published by faculty every year

APOGEE and INTERFACE are well-attended academic conferences with invited speakers, paper presentations and exhibitions

Strong Investment in Innovation / R&D Centre for Software Development (CSD) CSD Media Lab and BITS-IBM Lab for Java and DB2 Thrust areas: Multimedia s/w engineering, Object Oriented methods, video-on-demand and user interfaces Centre for Robotics & Intelligent Systems (CRIS) Primary objective of prototype development Works in collaboration with CAIR-Bangalore, BARC-Mumbai, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and ST Microelectronics Embedded Controller Application Centre Set up in collaboration with Motorola India Also collaborating with ST Microelectronics currently

Centre for Software Development (CSD)

CSD Media Lab and BITS-IBM Lab for Java and DB2

Thrust areas: Multimedia s/w engineering, Object Oriented methods, video-on-demand and user interfaces

Centre for Robotics & Intelligent Systems (CRIS)

Primary objective of prototype development

Works in collaboration with CAIR-Bangalore, BARC-Mumbai, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and ST Microelectronics

Embedded Controller Application Centre

Set up in collaboration with Motorola India

Also collaborating with ST Microelectronics currently

Strong Investment in Innovation / R&D BITS Learning Byte International Centre for Instructional Software Centre for Renewable Energy & Environment Development (CREED) Centre for Biotechnology In-house facilities for Recombinant DNA Technology Other Specialized labs Fiber Optic, Process control

BITS Learning Byte International Centre for Instructional Software

Centre for Renewable Energy & Environment Development (CREED)

Centre for Biotechnology

In-house facilities for Recombinant DNA Technology

Other Specialized labs

Fiber Optic, Process control

University & Research Partnerships INSEAD, France University of Georgia, USA University of Oklahoma, USA USUHS Bethesda, USA Al Ghurair University, Dubai Advanced Business Language Michigan, USA DATAMAS, Bahrain Administrative Staff College of India CEERI Central Drug Research Institute Central Leather Research Institute Central Research Laboratory Central Scientific Instru.Org CDAC Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics University of Trento, Italy Indian Institute of Chemical Tech. Indian Institute of Petroleum Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Industrial Toxicological Research Centre National Council of Applied Economic Research Structural Engg. Research Centre Tata Energy Research Institute TIFR

INSEAD, France

University of Georgia, USA

University of Oklahoma, USA

USUHS Bethesda, USA

Al Ghurair University, Dubai

Advanced Business Language Michigan, USA

DATAMAS, Bahrain

Administrative Staff College of India

CEERI

Central Drug Research Institute

Central Leather Research Institute

Central Research Laboratory

Central Scientific Instru.Org

CDAC

Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics

University of Trento, Italy

Indian Institute of Chemical Tech.

Indian Institute of Petroleum

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

Industrial Toxicological Research Centre

National Council of Applied Economic Research

Structural Engg. Research Centre

Tata Energy Research Institute

TIFR

Campus Placements 100% placements year after year One of the highest ratio of offers per student for any undergraduate school List of recruiters – the who’s who of Indian Corporates Top overseas Placements – Schlumberger, Halliburton

100% placements year after year

One of the highest ratio of offers per student for any undergraduate school

List of recruiters – the who’s who of Indian Corporates

Top overseas Placements – Schlumberger, Halliburton

Global Alumni Portal www.bitsaa.org

The BITS Alumni Network Most organized network of any institution in India 10,000 alumni connected through 40 chapters; instantaneous communications (case – coma) Chapters in India, Australia, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK, France, Germany, Philippines, Canada Coordinators for each chapter; batchrep for each batch Monthly newsletter; Bi-annual, critically acclaimed magazine Sandpaper 2.0 Numerous on-going initiatives: BITSConnect, BITS2BSchool, BITS2MSPhD, Adoptions, Center for Desert Development Technologies First Indian school on LinkedIn networking

Most organized network of any institution in India

10,000 alumni connected through 40 chapters; instantaneous communications (case – coma)

Chapters in India, Australia, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK, France, Germany, Philippines, Canada

Coordinators for each chapter; batchrep for each batch

Monthly newsletter; Bi-annual, critically acclaimed magazine Sandpaper 2.0

Numerous on-going initiatives:

BITSConnect, BITS2BSchool, BITS2MSPhD, Adoptions, Center for Desert Development Technologies

First Indian school on LinkedIn networking

World Class Students 2005 Winner of Columbia Business School plan competition 2005 Finalist for Microsoft Imagine Cup in Japan in the short film category (only Indian team) 2005 IAS Topper 37 students going to world’s top business schools this year (incl. Harvard, Wharton, Stanford) In 2004, 2 BITS students in a total of 5 selected from India by Microsoft for a summer internship in Redmond, WA The winner of the 2004 Aditya Birla Scholarship Won 2003 All-India IBM Greatest Minds Challenge Competition

2005 Winner of Columbia Business School plan competition

2005 Finalist for Microsoft Imagine Cup in Japan in the short film category (only Indian team)

2005 IAS Topper

37 students going to world’s top business schools this year (incl. Harvard, Wharton, Stanford)

In 2004, 2 BITS students in a total of 5 selected from India by Microsoft for a summer internship in Redmond, WA

The winner of the 2004 Aditya Birla Scholarship

Won 2003 All-India IBM Greatest Minds Challenge Competition

Globally Recognized Alumni Time / CNN 2005 World’s most influential people; 2 Indians, both BITSians Vivek Paul, ex- Vice-Chairman, Wipro Balaji Krishnamurthy, Chairman, Planar Systems Winners of the first and second Dewang Mehta Awards, India’s Highest Award for Innovation Vijay Chandru, Inventor, India’s first hand-held computer Rajesh Hukku, Chairman & CEO, I-Flex Solutions Chairman and CEO of the World’s most profitable Insurance Company FM Global– Shivan Subramanian Former ATA Airlines CEO: Subodh Karnik

Time / CNN 2005 World’s most influential people; 2 Indians, both BITSians

Vivek Paul, ex- Vice-Chairman, Wipro

Balaji Krishnamurthy, Chairman, Planar Systems

Winners of the first and second Dewang Mehta Awards, India’s Highest Award for Innovation

Vijay Chandru, Inventor, India’s first hand-held computer

Rajesh Hukku, Chairman & CEO, I-Flex Solutions

Chairman and CEO of the World’s most profitable Insurance Company FM Global– Shivan Subramanian

Former ATA Airlines CEO: Subodh Karnik

Globally Recognized Alumni ..2 Chairman of World’s Largest Forging Co Baba Kalyani Red Herring Co and Entrepreneur of the year Mukesh Chatter World’s best manager (Businessweek), Movers & Shakers (Asiaweek), Best global tech survivors (Economist), many international kudos Head of Rover program at NASA Kanna Rajan

Chairman of World’s Largest Forging Co

Baba Kalyani

Red Herring Co and Entrepreneur of the year

Mukesh Chatter

World’s best manager (Businessweek), Movers & Shakers (Asiaweek), Best global tech survivors (Economist), many international kudos

Head of Rover program at NASA

Kanna Rajan

More Leaders Famous domestic entrepreneurs Gulu Mirchandani (Onida-India’s #1 consumer electronics brand) Rajesh Hukku (I-Flex, World #1 core banking software company) Heads of Domestic brands Dabur Foods, Eicher Motors, Reliance Food Heads of Dell, Ford, Phillips, Veritas… Academia & Research Almost 400 alumni teaching at universities around the world Penn, Wharton, UCLA, Columbia, Stanford, Harvard, London Business School,

Famous domestic entrepreneurs

Gulu Mirchandani (Onida-India’s #1 consumer electronics brand)

Rajesh Hukku (I-Flex, World #1 core banking software company)

Heads of Domestic brands

Dabur Foods, Eicher Motors, Reliance Food

Heads of Dell, Ford, Phillips, Veritas…

Academia & Research

Almost 400 alumni teaching at universities around the world

Penn, Wharton, UCLA, Columbia, Stanford, Harvard, London Business School,

Alumni In the Media Industry Mani Shanker – Director (December 16) Anu Hasan – Award winning Telugu actress Divya (Kanika) – Many movies Emmy Awards for special effects (Pinnacle Systems) Oscar Winner (Shrek special effects) Senior Editors and Writers at Business Today, Outlook Magazine and Hindu Shashi Warrier, Dilip D’Souza - most prominent of many authors Padmini Chettur – International dancer Accomplished musicians – Tirthankar Das (movie composer) Vijay Vaidyanathan – Movie Producer

Mani Shanker – Director (December 16)

Anu Hasan – Award winning Telugu actress

Divya (Kanika) – Many movies

Emmy Awards for special effects (Pinnacle Systems)

Oscar Winner (Shrek special effects)

Senior Editors and Writers at Business Today, Outlook Magazine and Hindu

Shashi Warrier, Dilip D’Souza - most prominent of many authors

Padmini Chettur – International dancer

Accomplished musicians – Tirthankar Das (movie composer)

Vijay Vaidyanathan – Movie Producer