Press Releases from BITS Pilani (155 total)
BITS Pilani Rajasthan's Next Big Event All India Management Convention - INTERFA …
INTERFACE is an event linking Engineering, Science and Management disciplines so characteristic of the broad based educational system of this university in Rajasthan India.
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science "BITS", Pilani is an all-India Institute for higher education and a deemed University established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 offering educational programmes both on-campus as well as off-campus, offering degrees at all three tiers, namely Integrated First…
Magma Techie Yatin Trivedi unfolds DFT DFM at BITS Pilani
He firmly believes in the Randall R. McBride, Jr. quote “Success will not lower its standard to us. We must raise our standard to success.”
Yatin Trivedi is Director of Industry Partnership Programs at Magma Design Automation. He works with IP and Library suppliers, and EDA tools vendors to establish comprehensive supply chain solutions around Magma’s RTL2GDS design implementation and analysis flows. He represents Magma on various standards organizations to ensure…
THONEH-NIO Malaysia launches BS Optometry in Collaboration with BITS Pilani Indi …
For millions of people around the world, receiving quality eye care is an enormous struggle. Lack of good educational programs in Optometry and poor practitioner-to-patient ratio adds to the woes of developing countries.
Every 5 Seconds one person in our world goes blind and a child goes blind every minute. Every year, an additional 1-2 million persons go blind. Refractive errors account for 24% of blindness worldwide. 75% of the global…
A Cut Above the Rest: BITS Pilani Rajasthan and Strides Arcolab Bangalore Collab …
If right example of leadership is leadership by example, then Strides leadership through partnering and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Rajasthan leadership in industry university linkages are not to be left out.
Established in 1990, Strides Arcolab is one of India’s leading integrated manufacturer and exporter of finished pharmaceutical dosage forms – both branded and generic as well as a significant global player in soft gelatin capsules and…
Graduation Day for BITS Pilani Rajasthan MS Science Communication program at NCS …
When two institutions join hands for a mission with passion, there are no dreams too large, there are no innovations unimaginable and there are no frontiers beyond reach.
The great Rabindranath Tagore way back in 1917 had said that the highest education is that which does not merely gives us information but makes our life in harmony with our existence. In his conversation with Einstein, the great Rabindranath Tagore had said…
Dabur Pharma Kalyani West Bengal signs MoU with BITS Pilani Rajasthan for HRD
Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani Rajasthan is a Deemed University (established under section 3 of the UGC Act. 1956 under notification no. F.12-23/63.U-2 dated 18th June, 1964) running educational programmes both on-campus as well as off-campus, offering degrees at all three-tiers, namely, Integrated First Degree, Higher Degree and Ph.D.
The Pharmacy Group of BITS, Pilani is one of the few early schools of Pharmacy in India. Established…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan and HP India Bangalore sign MoU
Both the organizations, BITS Pilani With Knowledge is Power Supreme as the motto and a pioneer in industry university collaborations and HP India which is an organization to reckon with globally have been playing a vital role in the nation building task for the last several decades.
Hewlett-Packard India, Bangalore is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access…
Moore's Law - Look Back & Look Ahead by Intel Techie Sunit Rikhi - Talk at BITS …
Intel undoubtedly leads the industry with research into new technologies such as high-k/metal gate and tri-gate transistors that will enable it to continue the 2-year cycle of Moore's Law for the foreseeable future
42 years ago, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore saw the future and his prediction, now popularly known as Moore's Law, states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles about every two years. For some Moore’s law…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan hosts Entrepreneurship National Convention
The Shekhawati region of Rajasthan lies in the triangular area between Delhi, Jaipur and Bikaner and the main trading and industrial houses of India such as the Birla, Bajaj, Aggarwal, Dalmia, Goenka, Poddar, Singhania, Murarka, etc have their roots right from here. The Shekhawati region is synonymous with Entrepreneurship and Pilani is right in the middle of this region.
Birlas who have played a stellar role in spearheading the Indian…
Golden Jubilee Reunion for BITS Pilani 1957 Batch
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Rajasthan sees thousands of graduates pass through its doors every year and thanks to the Silver Jubilee and Golden Jubilee Reunions Program organized by the BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA), the entire Pilani campus gets into festive mood for the occasion.
BITSAA invites all alumni to revisit the people and the places that made their time at BITS Pilani unique and unforgettable. For…
Prof Avigad Vonshak from Israel inaugurates International Symposium on Phycology …
Phycology is the study of algae, a ubiquitous and extremely important range of species ecologically because of the dependence of other species on their primary production.
Algae is a plant that can range from a small single-celled form to more intricate multi-cellular forms. They are photosynthetic organisms and exist in a wide variety of habitats. While most people associate this organism with water, algae can also occupy desert sands.…
Proud to be a BITSian IAS officer J&K Khurshid Ganai gets Gold Medal for Integri …
If every administrator takes in a serious way Albert Einstein's quote " Relativity applies to Physics and not Ethics", the world will be a much better place to live.
In a glittering function held at the state of the art Shere-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex (SKICC), Srinagar, the Governor of the State Lt.Gen (Retd) S K Sinha awarded on Monday Oct 22, 2007, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister's Gold Medal…
Break the Barrier - Centre for Women Studies BITS Pilani Rajasthan
Centre for Women Studies (CWS) sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi was established at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani Rajasthan in March 2005.
The activities of the centre include offering Extension Services, carrying out Confidence Building Measures, Capacity Building Workshops, Training Sessions, Round Table Discussions apart from Research, Lecture Sessions and Building Linkages with other Institutions.
Apart from establishment of Telemedicine centre for villages around Pilani under…
Vidya Vihar Pilani Springs to Fun and Frolic in Fall
Durga, in Sanskrit means "She who is incomprehensible or difficult to reach” and as the Mother of the Universe bestowed with infinite power she is the symbol of female dynamism.
200 Kms west of Delhi and 220 Kms North of Jaipur, Pilani in the heart of Rajasthan’s Shekhawati Region is the home town of the Birla family and has a population of about 50,000. The Vidya Vihar campus where Birla…
Intel Techie Sunit Rikhi’s BITS Pilani Oasis 2007 inauguration Speech
The Chief Guest for this year cultural festival Oasis 2007 with the theme Psychedelia at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Rajasthan was proud to be a BITSian Sunit Rikhi, Vice President Technology & Manufacturing Group and Director Advanced Design Logic Technology Development Intel Ronler Acres campus Hillsboro Oregon USA.
On Monday October 15, 2005, after lighting the ceremonial lamp and the customary protocols, Sunit Rikhi’s unforgettable speech went…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan announces Golden Jubilee Reunion
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Alumni Association(BITSAA) Pilani is all set to welcome Goldies of 1957 Batch during October 23-25, 2007. Close on the heels of 1977-82 Batch Silver Jubilee Celebrations during October 5-7, 2007, the Golden BITSians are coming to Pilani to share their life-time experiences to motivate and inspire the current generation of students and faculty at BITS, Pilani. The alumni of the Institute can be located…
Intel Techie Sunit Rikhi Triggers Psychedelia at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani provides an atmosphere that nurtures techies and whiz kids who are encouraged to do what they believe in. October each year is the time of metamorphosis of the Institute and the quaint town Pilani in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan turns into a pulsating amalgam of youth.
For BITSians OASIS 'Open Accessible Student Integration System" is the widening of the mind…
Silver Memories for BITS Pilani Rajasthan 77-82 Batch Alumni
With Passion Quotient for alma mater peaking, for each one of them, Pilani is just not a destination at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.
The alumni movement of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani located in the heart of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan has already seen the golden jubilee years. BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA) organizes each year close…
BITSAA Delhi Golden Jubilee - A milestone for alumni movement in India
The BITS Pilani Alumni Association Delhi Chapter BITSAA – Delhi celebrated the Golden Jubilee on Saturday 29 September 2007 by organizing a Seminar on Restructuring Indian Education System – Challenges & Opportunities at the Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi. The proceedings started with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and invocation in the voice of proud to be a BITSian Shanti Sharma (nee Vaidyanathan) of Indore Gharana who is one…
Tomorrow's Leader Today from BITS Pilani Rajasthan
The Aditya Birla Group Scholarship (ABGS) scheme, instituted in 1999, is a way to foster outstanding academic excellence and humane leadership values, in partnership with select prestigeous top ranking institutions in India Today such as BITS Pilani, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT s) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM s). The scholarship amount of hundred and seventy five thousand rupees per annum for IIMs and sixty five thousand rupees per…
India's Pride Prof M S Swaminathan lecture at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
For this champion of India\'s Green Revolution, cause of work is the inspiration, he believed that he had to serve the nation and derives his satisfaction on the achievement of India changing from a nation of Begging Bowl to Bread Basket. He still has many unfulfilled dreams.
Prof KE Raman Deputy Director Administration Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani welcomed the gathering and read out the message of Chancellor…
BITS Pilani VC Prof LK Maheshwari speaks on Challenges in Modern Education
In the City of Joy Kolkata, on Sepember 22, 2007, Prof L K Maheshwari (LKM) the Vice Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Rajasthan gave an inspiring talk on Education for the 21st century at the Kala Mandir Auditorium to a spell bound impressive gathering of students and teachers from various Birla Schools.
In his lecture Prof LKM focused on Change Drivers such as developments in…
For HRD Texmaco Kolkata signs MoU with BITS Pilani Rajasthan
Both the organizations, BITS Pilani With Knowledge is Power Supreme as the motto and a pioneer in industry university collaborations and Texmaco which is an industry for industries and a pioneer with many a First in key industrial sectors have been playing a vital role in the nation building task for the last several decades.
Texmaco a constituent of the Dr K K Birla Group, is a leading diversified Engineering Complex…
Prof MS Swaminathan's Inspiring Talk on Biotechnology and Food Security at BITS …
For this champion of India's Green Revolution, cause of work is the inspiration, he believed that he had to serve the nation and derives his satisfaction on the achievement of India changing from a nation of Begging Bowl to Bread Basket. He still has many unfulfilled dreams.
Prof KE Raman Deputy Director Administration Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani welcomed the gathering and read out the message of Chancellor…
Launching of SourcePILANI BPO - Goenka Brothers Initiative
Pilani BPO Pvt Ltd (SourcePILANI) aims at providing low cost business solutions (back office operations) with improved efficiency by focusing on the untapped potential of rural India. It will specifically target to empower the educated but unemployed women in and around Pilani, a tier 4 city in India. The BPO unit will offer clients a cost advantage of 40-60% as compared to the over hyped cities while simultaneously addressing the…
IBM Technology Day at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
For one whole generation of yesteryear BITSians, the word IBM still brings back nostalgic memories for it was that one piece of IBM 1130 Machine which gave ideas to innovators, got them inspired and groomed whole lot of Techies – leaders in real and virtual worlds who today are who is who from Australia to America.
One of the hottest technology topics these days, Virtualization is the creation of substitutes for…
Scintillating Finish to BITS Pilani BOSM 2007
The 22nd All India Sports Meet organized by the students of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani BOSM (BITS Open Sports Meet) scheduled from 12-16 September 2007 had a participation of 770 students from 38 colleges across the country.
For BITSians every BOSM is a passionate project which must be planned, funded, organized, conducted, controlled and completed in time to budget and performance specifications. Year after year they have…
Dr YS Rajan shares his Passion at BITS Pilani
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Principal Advisor Dr.Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan (Y.S. RAJAN) is a well recognized authority on Technology Development and Business Management. He has held several senior positions in PRL, ISRO, NNRMS, CII, TIFAC and PTU.
He has made an incredible mark in various fields like Science and Technology, Research and Development, Space Research, Business Management and has also contributed to the literary worlds. Apart from technical writing, articles…
Citi India Chief Risk Officer BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus
Risk is a fact of life and financial services organizations have always grappled with credit and market related risk as an integral part of doing business. Citi is today’s pre-eminent global financial services company, with some 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries. Citibank India offers a whole spectrum of financial services covering credit cards, Banking Accounts, Wealth Management, Loans, Insurance, Investments, NRI Services, in short everything about…
IXIA President and COO BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus
To be a leader in a company who is a Leader in IP Performance Testing, he firmly believes in the quote “if change is an inevitable challenge, then innovation is the response and knowledge is the weapon”.
With experience in the communications and computing industry spanning over two decades, he has been the Vice President of Products at DiVitas Networks a developer of enterprise network solutions that provide voice and data…
Standard & Poor President Deven Sharma and BITS Pilani Rajasthan
In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right and in this age where old news is cold news, priority is to get it first from anywhere to everywhere rather than get it right.
In the case of News, one should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation which is in line with the Walter Lippmann quote “There can be no higher law…
Antarctic Odyssey by BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus
For this dare devil who is a rare combo of being a submariner, mountaineer and sky diver, every day is anew dawn, a new adventure, a new challenge and a new moment that was never before.
Some of the greatest stories of modern exploration are those of attempts to reach the South Pole. It is an incredible journey that few have had the privilege to experience. Imagine making your…
Pharmacist from BITS Pilani Rajasthan conferred Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award 200 …
An award is a reward you get for what you give. The Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award is conferred to select individuals of the country in recognition of their outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of industry, business, public life, administrative, social, educational and cultural services.
TRIVITRON one of the top ten medical technology brands in India and an emerging Indian Multinational eyeing the Global Market is a familiar healthcare name…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan TMI Induri Marine Engineers - A Cut Above the Rest
With the Never Say Die Attitude, the graduating cadets from the BITS Pilani TMI Induri collaboration firmly believe that the art of the sailor is to leave nothing to chance and that a smooth sea never made a good sailor.
BITS Pilani in collaboration with Tolani Maritime Institute has been conducting the BS Marine Engineering program for the past nine years in the picturesque 100 acre Induri campus with state of…
National Film Awards for Best Film Critic winner BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus
Make the film how you want but this guy is capable of showing the world you have done it better or you could have done it better.
Film criticism is much more than scribbling something here and other and page filling. For this Chemical Engineer, film making is an innovative process of converting raw materials such as story, actors, actresses, stars, starlets, music, etc in the most lavish fashion carrying out…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus conferred Techno Visionary Award by ISA
This eminent academician draws his inspiration from the quote “Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey”.
At Stanford from where he obtained his M.S. and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering, he has been Rickey / Nielsen Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering (by courtesy), Associate Director of…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus shines at Numaligarh Refinery Assam
Here is yet another BITSian who has integrated himself into the excellence circuit.
Starting with Assam Oil Company, a subsidiary of Burma Oil Company of UK, his experience in the Oil industry in various capacities spans nearly three decades. He is a domain expert in oil industry marketing as well as finance.
He has seen concept to commissioning of the grass root Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) in the district of Golaghat…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus shining at Navratna Oil Major BPCL
This BITSian with a passion for writing draws his inspiration from Toni Morrison’s quote “If there\'s a book you really want to read, but it hasn\'t been written yet, then you must write it.”
He is presently Executive Director Human Resource Development at India’s oil Major Navratna status BPCL - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. He is an expert in Change Management, Talent Management and has spoken at various…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus takes over as IDBI Chairman
Here is yet another BITSian who has time and again proved that he does not shirk from putting his best foot forward to march out boldly and seize the opportunities to face the challenges head on.
The coveted IDBI Chairman\'s job is in the rank of a Secretary in the Central Government which is a privilege enjoyed only by the Chairmen of SBI and NABARD in the financial sector.
He started off…
UNESCO has no Links with New 7 Wonders List
In the case of News, one should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
In a news titled Bollywood Roots for the Taj, attributed to IANS Indo-Asian News Service and published in Khabrein.info, Mangalorean.com, Monsters and Critics.com, NewKerala.com, Daily News & Analysis (DNA), Kalinga Times, NowRunning.com, NEWSpost India etc, it is stated that UNESCO is expected to announce the new 7 wonders list July 7 in Portugal\'s Benfica Stadium. This gives…
There is No Substitute for Love and No Substitute for Taj Mahal
To quote Emperor Shah Jahan who made the Taj Mahal “The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs and makes sun and moon shed tears from their eyes. In this world this edifice has been made to display, thereby, the Creator\'s glory.\"
\"Let the splendor of the diamond, pearl and ruby vanish like the magic shimmer of the rainbow. Only let this one teardrop, the Taj Mahal, glisten spotlessly bright on…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus GK Pillai appointed as CMD of HEC Ranchi
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.
ISO-9001:2000 Company Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) Ranchi established in the year 1958 is one of the largest Integrated Engineering Industrial Complex in India with an excellent Design, Engineering & Manufacturing base.
HEC is presently engaged in the manufacture & supply…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Towering above the Rest in India Today
There is an age old saying that Sun, Moon and Truth are the three things that cannot be hidden for too long and its time to know the truth about BITS Pilani.
The no compromise on merit stand taken by BITS Pilani, in the context of reservation fire raging the length and breadth of the nation has been lauded by one and all. Every student of BITS Pilani understands that Future…
President RLINS Madurai felicitates Vice Chancellor BITS Pilani Rajasthan
BITS Pilani and RLINS Madurai have a Memorandum of Understanding for conducting off campus collaborative BS Marine Engineering and BS Nautical Technology to address the HRD needs of the Merchant Navy profession.
Today, roughly 90 percent of Global Cargo moves by containers. The Maritime Education has vast career opportunities all over the world. Earlier, in India, the Government of India alone was conducting Maritime Training through Government Institutions. Due to…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus Kesar Kothari's Elfit Arabia wins Ajman Industrial …
Honor is not about holding a glittering trophy but a reward for what you give.
Elfit Arabia is one of the leading manufacturer and supplier of Telecom and Electrical products in Ajman UAE dealing in more than 2000 items utilized in the Cable Laying & Pulling, Telecommunication Outside Plant (OSP) Network, Optical Fiber Network and Electrical Installations with customers spread over Asia and Africa.
Many years ago, Kesar Kothari who is presently…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan tie-ups with Top Health Care Institutions in India
For millions of people around the world, receiving quality eye care is an enormous struggle. Lack of good educational programs in Optometry and poor practitioner-to-patient ratio adds to the woes of developing countries. With nearly 25 % of the global blindness data, India has just about 3,000 Optometrists which is highly inadequate.
For every 100,000 population in India, we have 1.50 Ophthalmologists to 0.60 Optometrists while Australia has 3.30 : 12.50,…
BITS Pilani Alumnus makes it to National Academy of Sciences USA
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) signed into being by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863; at the height of the Civil War is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Members and foreign associates of the Academy are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements…
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2007 BITS Pilani Goa Campus Innovators win Acclaim
BITSians excel in applying creativity, knowledge, inter disciplinary approach and technical abilities towards making the world a better place through technology.
The world\'s premier student technology competition, the Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to imagining technology innovations that can make a difference in the world today. The theme for this year is ‘Imagine a world where Technology…
World Press Freedom Day Salute from Pilani Rajasthan
In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right and in this age where old news is cold news, e-journalism is rapidly becoming a cornerstone in the media industry taking news from anywhere to everywhere.
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1991 as a day \"to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom…
BITS Pilani Makes the Right Move at the Right Time
Success of an Institution undoubtedly begins with believing in one’s worth, trusting one’s insight, nurturing oneself, having a goal, devising the right strategies and spreading one’s wings.
The foundation stone laying ceremony of BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus at Jawahar Nagar Shameerpet scheduled on Saturday 28th April 2007 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in the presence of Dr K K Birla Chancellor of BITS…
