Tag: BITS Pilani

Cross-functional education is the need of the hour to keep up with technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI), said Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, on Sunday. He explained that cross-functional curricula meant pursuing multiple courses at different campuses simultaneously. “I think the need of the hour is more cross-functional education. The curriculum of many subjects needs to be revised or supplemented with courses that are transeducational,” Birla said in his reply to Mint’s question at a press conference held at Birla Institute of Technological Sciences (BITS), Pilani. Birla, the chancellor of BITS Pilani, visited the ... Read more

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani will close the online registration process for the Birla Institute of Technology & Science Admission Test (BITSAT) 2024 on Tuesday i.e. April 16, 2024. Interested candidates who have yet not completed his/her registration for the same can fill out the BITSAT 2024 application form on the official website at bitsadmission.com. As per the notification, the premium institute will open the correction window on April 18 for two days. The last date to make changes in the application form is April 20. As per schedule, BITSAT 2024 session 1 exam will be held from ... Read more

Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday emphasized the importance of education for economic growth and highlighted the work done by the government in education and technology. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of BITS Pilani’s new campus, she stressed the need for interdisciplinary courses and underscored the development of 5G technology indigenously. According to Sitharaman, since 2014 India has seen a significant boost in its educational infrastructure, with the establishment of new IITs, IIMs, universities, and colleges, aimed at enhancing the country’s educational landscape. She pointed out that over 1.4 crore youth have been upskilled under the Skill India Mission, ... Read more

BITS Pilani has launched BITS Design School which will teach design by combining inter-disciplinary subjects such as technology, business, and entrepreneurship. Students enrolling for the Bachelors and Masters programmes will be taught by international and Indian faculty trained at prominent design schools in the world, at the institute based in Mumbai. “From manufacturing to services, and retail to technology, design is shaping the future of how businesses approach problem-solving and innovation,” said Kumar Mangalam Birla, chancellor, BITS Pilani. “BITS Design School will reimagine design education with a bold, trans-disciplinary, competency based approach, and embrace avenues where design can positively impact ... Read more