A senior of mine studies in BITS Goa and has completed his first year. His journey has been full of ups and downs but it is totally worth it according to him. Here is his review of the institute.

Campus Life:

Campus life is great. The weather is always pleasant and great. There are lots of sightseeing places, with sea views and beaches. The infrastructure is very good. You can visit the city after 5 pm but need permission in case you want to stay overnight. 

Academics:

There is no compulsion for any classes from the institute’s side but there are few teachers who have put a 10 or a 20 percent minimum criterion for evaluation. The teachers are experienced and well known in their respective fields. Also, BITS Goa has a great library and a well-equipped computer lab.

Extracurricular:

• There are plenty of clubs and departments related to many extracurricular activities. There is a huge variety of activities to choose from such as Robotics, Dance, Art, Music, Photography, Poetry, Drama, Graphics, and many more. There are additional departmental sponsorships like Publicity Department, Media department and etc. 
• The sports facilities are excellent and the mess food is also great when compared to other hostels.
• The fests conducted at BITS Goa is well known in India and are considered the best fests in all of the institutes present in India.

You will definitely enjoy studying at BITS Goa. 

According to some of my friends studying at BITS Goa, it is undeniably a very established institute to pursue Computer Science (CS). One of the main reasons is the faculty BITS Goa essentially involves. Under their supervision, you will be part of handling several projects in your course of study.

However, at times, it might get quite difficult securing certain individual projects under the guidance of professors due to a huge amount of competition.

Here is the latest placement report of BITS Goa,

On the flip side, you will indisputably acquire a good set of experience from both PS 1 and PS 2. The placement drive is usually very robust, since the institute is often visited by various top IT firms. However, since the competition is quite high, it might get slightly difficult. Although, it will be worth it nonetheless.

Well, assuming that your 1st preference is CS at Pilani. EEE at Pilani is arguably one of the most difficult branches out there. Based on the conversations I had with my friends from both the BITS campus, here is what I can tell you about the courses.

• You generally have to compete with the top students on the Campus. Also, the EEE course material is not everyone's cup of tea.
• The EEE placements are quite good, though not for everyone. There are more high pointers in EEE than in any other branch. Thus good companies prefer to hire from among those.
• Placements might be better for CS at Goa, though in some other respects you might sell yourself short with this choice.

So, if you want an easy life, better go for CS in Goa. Otherwise, choose EEE at Pilani.

Some of my friends are students of BITS Goa and they were able to elaborate on the attendance scenario at the institute. It’s true that the attendance requirement at BITS is 0%. Now the average number attending classes depends on so many factors that it would be nearly impossible for any ordinary person to note down the statistics keeping in mind each and every factor.

First, let me tell you the factors that drive the students to attend or miss classes.

• Marks: Although, it is advertised that there is 0% attendance required for a course, it nowhere states that a teacher can’t keep attendance as an evaluation component though. Some courses keep 5–10% of total marks as tutorial attendance (lecture attendance is usually never considered). And you would find probably 95–100% attendance in a tutorial when there is an announced quiz.
• The Faculty: MY friends say that they have witnesses ninety or so students and more trying to catch a tutorial of a popular physics teacher in a crowded classroom that has a maximum capacity of 60–70 as well as 12 or 13 students attending a lecture of another faculty member in a lecture hall with the capacity of about 600. The real reason for that is the faculty teaching.
• The Course: Any student would prefer attending a more weighted course (say with 4 credits) than to a less weighted course (say 1 credit). Because a good grade in a heavier course affects your CGPA more than a good grade in a lighter course.
• Time of the Semester: You would usually find the highest attendance during the starting of the semester and probably at least about 10% just before the exams. Just after exams also you get fairly good attendance, probably 60 % or more.
• Time of Classes: Students generally miss classes scheduled at odd hours.

Having said all this, it is not really wise to depend on others to decide what should be done and whatnot. Instead of that, you must be the one to decide what is right for you and what not. You might attend all classes of course X and end up with a B or B- and attend 30–40% classes of course B and end up with A or A-. It’s all relative.

I’d say, don’t attend or miss a class blindly following the masses. Attend yourself, judge yourself and then decide for yourself.

BITS Goa is better than NIT K/W/T.

• A great factor about BITS is the process of admission is executed based on the merit of the candidates, and not based on the system of reservation which is being followed by many institutions in India. 
• The institution has adopted the curriculum of the courses from MIT.
• The student crowd is very good at BITS. 
• My friend is a graduate of the institution and claims that the infrastructure of the college campus is among the best in India.
• The placement of the institution is also extremely good in comparison with many IITs and NITs of India. The placement statistics of BITs Goa are mentioned in the table below for reference.

Lastly, the choice is yours. You should do thorough research about all these institutions, and choose based on your interests.

This question sparks a debate among people. You might find some say that even biotechnology at NIT C is better than CSE at BITS Goa; all these are baseless claims. It is strongly suggested to look at the placement statistics before reaching a conclusion.

BITS Goa is way better than NIT Calicut. Forget biotechnology, even CSE at BITS Goa is better than CSE at NIT C.

At NIT C, if you go for biotechnology, you will be placed through mass recruitment in companies like TCS, with a maximum salary of 3 lakhs. These companies have no connection with biotechnology. However, CSE at BITS, Goa can get you placed even at Google. This is definitely not a baseless claim, pre-placement offers and the number of GSOC selections are enough evidence for the same.

Comparing BITS Pilani and IIIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani ≥ IIIT Hyderabad. The greater than symbol is only because of how old the institutes are. So finally this goes like BITS Goa ≥ IIIT Delhi ≥ BITS Hyderabad.

When it comes down to making a choice between institutes it is better to think point-wise before coming to a decision. Everyone wants a good institute to study in which has great academics and also has great placements along with extracurricular activities.

BITS Goa would be the better option here only if there’s no financial problem. NIT Rourkela is also one of the best NITs, but when it comes to CSE department BITS will take the lead here. BITS Pilani or the Goa campus would be more preferable over NIT Rourkela.

As of the current situation BITS, institutes have a high ranking place in our society with excellent academic records as well as placement stats. BITS Pilani is considered as an epitome of CSE engineering by most of the aspirants these days. Only the top 3 leading IIT’s are in comparison with BITS Pilani.