Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani located in the heart of the Shekhawati region Rajasthan is a Deemed University (established under section 3 of the UGC Act. 1956 under notification no. F.12-23/63.U-
Yahoo! Software Development India Private Limited Bangalore focuses on Product Engineering, Technology Research, Market Innovation, Content and Experience Management Services, develops innovative technologies and global product platforms for Yahoo! Inc. & Yahoo! Web Services India Private Limited, provides Internet services, technological tools and marketing solutions for businesses and offers products and services such as Search, Communications and Commercial services.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between BITS and Yahoo! Bangalore was signed on Thursday, April 03, 2008 at Pilani with the objective of fostering collaboration between the two institutions to promote academic and research interactions for Industry-centric knowledge and skill upgradation. The MoU was signed by Prof L K Maheshwari Vice Chancellor on behalf of BITS Pilani and Mr Pranesh Anthapur Chief Operating Officer on behalf of Yahoo!.
BITS would operate an off-campus centre at Bangalore and run educational programs to meet the human resources development needs of Yahoo! leading to specific degrees of BITS through its Work Integrated Learning Programs. These programs will have the same rigour and standards as those offered on-campus, and will be equivalent to the corresponding degrees offered on-campus.
The educational programmes conducted under this collaborative arrangement will offer the employees of Yahoo! an opportunity to enhance their academic qualification and synergize theory and practice on a sustained basis so as to be multi-skilled with exposure to upcoming technological areas thus enabling them to appreciate key management concepts and participate better in organizational initiatives, improve their perspective, and provide meaningful insights.
Yahoo! would make available the necessary infrastructural facilities (such as classrooms with necessary equipment, library facilities, computer and communication facilities with access to electronic mail and Internet) for the smooth and effective conduct of the educational programmes. Yahoo! would also actively provide corporate support and enable identified resource persons of the company to participate in the pedagogic aspects of the programme, wherever necessary and would also endeavor to make available the necessary facilities for the implementation and continuation of the Practice School Program of BITS, Pilani.
The candidates admitted to the BITS programmes under this collaborative arrangement will be treated as BITS students and will be governed by the fee structure and academic regulations of BITS and also by the service rules and regulations specified by the collaborating organization.
A Coordination Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellor, BITS as Chairman, and two nominees each from Yahoo! and BITS would plan, coordinate and monitor the academic and research programmes as well as all related operational matters within the framework of the academic regulations of BITS and the objectives outlined by Yahoo!.
