Grand Silver Jubilee Reunion for BITS Pilani 1979 - 1984 Batch Alumni

Oct. 3, 2009 - PRLog -- Members of every major religion undertake pilgrimages and for the alumni of BITS Pilani which is one among the top ranking universities in India visiting their alma mater years after their graduation, is indeed a pilgrimage and visiting in the twenty fifth year of graduation for the Silver Jubilee Reunion is indeed a mission with passion.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani which has been ranked as one among the top ranking universities for the year 2009 by India Today, OutLook and LiveMint is located in the heart of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. BITS offers degrees in various disciplines presently not only at Pilani but also at Dubai, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. Recently the NAAC - National Assessment and Accreditation Council had reaccredited BITS with 3.71 CGPA out of 4 and awarded “A” grade “Very Good” status.

The alumni movement of the Institute has already seen the golden jubilee years. BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA) organizes each year close to Gandhi Jayanthi, the silver jubilee reunion of BITSians who passed out 25 years ago.

From the 79-84 batch (admissions 1979 - Graduation 1984), over 90 BITSians from all over the world which included over a dozen from foreign countries such as USA, Singapore and Australia assembled at Pilani on 02nd October 2009 evening for celebrating their Silver Jubilee Reunion. Sun never sets on the British Empire may be an old saying but the new saying is that the Sun never sets on the BITS Pilani Alumni Map.

The alumni gathering indeed looked like a stellar constellation of Chairmen, Managing Directors, COOs, CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, Scientists, Presidents and Vice Presidents, Techies, Entrepreneurs, Media Moguls, Realtors, Academicians, Vice Chancellors, Professors as well as Consultants. Each one of them undoubtedly has been a dreamer, performer, achiever and a leader in applying technology to improve lives across society.

BITSians have time and again proved that they do not shirk from putting their best foot forward to march out boldly and seize the opportunities to face the challenges head on.

Irrespective of whatever degree they did at Pilani, wherever they came from and whatever their life journey had taken them to, there was one thing they all shared in common and that was passion for the alma mater. Each one of them agreed that their stay at Pilani had left an indelible mark on their lives.

This batch like the other batches have indeed enhanced the reputation and raised the profile of BITS Pilani both nationally and internationally through their successes, contributions and support.

They went around the campus on 03 October 2009 morning and interacted with the Vice Chancellor and senior officers of the Institute. In the afternoon, they gave career counseling and shared their professional expertise with the current students of BITS Pilani.

While addressing the students, they reiterated that it was the broad based integrated and interdisciplinary approach of education at BITS, Pilani which gave each one of them ample opportunities from admissions to graduations for developing Resource mobilization acumen, Negotiation Skills, Information Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Decision Making Skills and Communication Skills apart from Ability for Leadership, Time, Stress and Project Management. To them in a nutshell, it was the BITS system that imparted them the Never Say Die Attitude and Hunger for the Impossible.

Same day evening, a colorful function was held in the auditorium of the Institute, where they remembered and honored the professors who cared, inspired, encouraged and challenged them during their student years.

The nostalgic evening function also included performance by the Music Club of BITS Pilani who took the alumni and audience to peaks of nostalgia by picking songs from the yesteryear hit movies Brahmachari, Teesri Manzil, Karz, Hare Rama Hare Krishna etc apart from Born to be Wild from 1968 release Steppenwolf. The alumni not to be left behind took the stage to prove that they too are not too old to rock and roll and went non stop with their musical prowess.

Yash Gandhi BITSAA Secretary welcomed the alumni for the auditorium function and Prof BR Natarajan Vice President BITSAA proposed the vote of thanks.

For BITSians, BITS Pilani is a place to be remembered forever. They are indeed proud ambassadors of Brand BITS

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About BITS Pilani: The Birla Institute of Technology and Science is a Deemed to be University established vide Sec.3 of the UGC Act, 1956 under notification No. F.12-23/63.U-2 of June 18, 1964