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The Birla Institute of Technology and Science popularly known as BITS Pilani for the year 2009 has been ranked among the top ranking universities along with IITs in various Magazine surveys such as India Today, Outlook, LiveMint etc.

For the year 2009, the Birla Institute of Technology and Science popularly known as BITS Pilani has been ranked among the top ranking universities along with IITs in various Magazine surveys such as India Today, Outlook, LiveMint etc.

Work integrated learning and e-learning at BITS Pilani are not just treated as philosophies and technologies but also as pedagogical drivers.

The launching of the two year MS Software Engineering program by BITS Pilani and SAP Labs at Bangalore marks yet another milestone in the industry university partnerships.

Knowingly or unknowingly, every topper invariably takes inspiration from the Zig Ziglar quote ”You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."

Eclipses may come and go but one must remember the age old saying that Sun, Moon and Truth are the three things that cannot be hidden for too long.

BITSians worldwide have always been known for their passion in whatever they do and the noble gesture by the Alumni of 75-80 batch and NGO Nirmaan initiated by a bunch of young BITSians goes to reiterate the same.

According to Aroon Purie Editor in Chief of more than three decade old weekly newsmagazine India Today whose circulation and readership run into millions “Our rankings have become the benchmark for academic standards in India".

The first humanoid from India spear headed by BITS Pilani which is one among the top ranking universities in India today and its passion packed alumni across the globe had made its presence and impact at Robogames 2008.

Ahead of the Cabinet expansion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday held consultations to give finishing touches to the list of ministers.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi met on Tuesday to try and finalise names for berths in the next Cabinet expansion. The meeting was held at the PM’s residence and attended by Congress leader Ahmed Patel.

Polling in the fifth and final phase of elections to Lok Sabha began on a moderate note on Wednesday.

For Dubai's Drive for Quality, Dubai Quality Award (DQA) has been the single most valuable framework for companies to measure their business performance and to achieve higher growth through leadership, innovation and continuous improvement.

Press freedom is considered to be a cornerstone of human rights and a guarantee of other freedoms. No one may be able to change the latitude and longitude of a place but media can definitely change the altitude of the place.

BITS Pilani along with its collaborators indeed has been walking the Health Care Delivery Road in India today through the ranked among the best Optometry, Physician Assistant and Medical Laboratory Technology Programmes.

Since 1979, BITS has been participating in the human resources development activities of the industries through several degree programmes by integrating the working environment of the employees with the learning environment required by the Institute.

A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds and malaria takes an economic toll - cutting economic growth rates by as much as 1.3% in countries with high disease rates.

The task of a University is the creation of future and no university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library and the magnificent Library at BITS Pilani will tell everyone the obvious.

After graduation, BITSians don’t just go out to get jobs; they step out and become leaders.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity says WHO (World Health Organization) established on 7 April 1948.

When two institutions join hands for a mission with passion, there are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond reach.

There are nearly 50 million children in the secondary and senior classes out of over 300 million children enrolled in schools across India and surprisingly rather shockingly only 2 million seats are available in various colleges and universities.

No newspaper is considered to be complete if it does not have a crossword puzzle.

For dreamer performer and achiever Dr SP Kothari who is presently the Chairman and Trustee of BITS Alumni Association - BITSAA International there are no innovations unimaginable and no frontiers beyond reach.

Today Wales is celebrated as a champion of Internet-enabled egalitarianism. Wikipedia is proof that peer production works and Jimmy Wales undoubtedly is its prophet. Time Magazine described him as one of the ten most influential people in the world.

2009 sees the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, ‘On the Origin of Species’. As much as Darwin’s name goes with the word evolution, Michael Cremo’s name goes with devolution.

APOGEE stands for “A Professions Oriented Gathering over Educational Experience”. This TechFest of BITS Pilani which has ISO Certification has always been one among the top ranking Tech Fests of various T Schools in India today.

APOGEE 2009 with Levitate as the theme is indeed poised to climb greater heights this year.

When tension builds up, one is left with no option but to recollect Swami Vivekananda quote “We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves."

He draws his inspiration from Emil Zatopek quote "If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon."

With potential to make the right wrong and wrong the right, media is the most powerful entity on earth as they control the minds of the masses.

The foundation is promoted by Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, a doyen in the Newspaper industry and publisher of the largest circulated Tamil Daily 'Dinamalar'. He has spearheaded an array of career oriented educational programmes at Madurai.

Proud to be BITSians Shailesh and Rishabh will now travel to Mumbai for the grand finale scheduled for the last week of March 2009.

The Staff Association of BITS Pilani campus organized a cricket match between lady faculty members and spouses of staff association male faculty members of the Institute on Saturday 21 Feb 2009 evening at the Medical Centre grounds of the Institute.

The 4th International Conference on Autonomous Robots and Agents – ICARA 2009 organized by the Massey University New Zealand took place at James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington during 10-12 February 2009.

The dreamers, performers and achievers from BITS Pilani undoubtedly take inspiration from the quote " When a Mission is taken up with Passion, there are no innovations unimaginable."

National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) was co-founded by five premier academic institutions of India today namely BITS Pilani, IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad, SP Jain Institute, Bombay and IBAB, Bangalore.

The alumni of the Institute who are Proud to be BITSians peaking with Passion Quotient for Alma mater and spread across the globe from Australia to America are indeed the torch bearers of Brand BITS Pilani.

The dreamers, performers and achievers from BITS Pilani undoubtedly take inspiration from the quote “Those who look for a job get salary and those who take up entrepreneurship bring glory”.

Members of every major religion undertake pilgrimages and for the alumni of BITS Pilani which is one among the top ranking universities in India today visiting their alma mater years after their graduation is a pilgrimage and a mission with passion.

Starting with GD Birla followed by KK Birla and presently Dr Kumar Mangalam Birla, BITS Pilani which is one among the top ranking universities in India today has always been led by a leader who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.

BITS Pilani has been one among the top ranking universities in India yesterday as well as India today and will remain one in India tomorrow also.

Smt Jamuna Mishra Academy (JMA) established in the year 2004 which has been making rapid strides in early childhood education is presently one of the most sought after schools at Pilani Rajasthan.

William James, the Harvard philosopher, called Swami Vivekananda the "paragon of Vedantists."

Nobody has doubts about the fact that empowerment of women can transform them into powerful agents of social change for the larger task of nation building.

This Memorial Lecture was instituted in 2001 in memory of the former Deputy Director of BITS Pilani who was not only a great teacher of Pharmacy and educational administrator but also a great human being.

The Pepsi MTV Youth Icon for 2003 was Anil Ambani, for 2004 Rahul Dravid, for 2005 Shahrukh Khan, for 2006 M S Dhoni, for 2007 ORKUT and the search was just completed for the year 2008.

Future indeed belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and to find your name a few years from now with the tag Proud to be BITSian, then it is time to wake up and take up BITSAT, else go to sleep and get a dream fast.

The Vidya Vihar Pilani Rajasthan campus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science – BITS which is one among the top ranking universities in India today has over 4000 students spread across 12 hostels.

Undoubtedly, this school from Pilani where India today's one among the top ranking university Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS is also located is bound to stride towards greater heights in the years to come.