Here are a few pics of the BITS Pilani hostel and rooms

The above picture is that of a balcony inside a room. Here the wifi speed is at its best.

The hostel facilities are great and rooms allotted are usually double occupancy.

A good institute is a very generic term. Everyone has their own criteria for a ‘good institute’. In my opinion, a good institute is one that offers an excellent college life experience combined with a top-notch education.

BITS Pilani has a poor NIRD Rank because NIRF focuses on research and the location of the institute while evaluating this, 2 factors that BITS Pilani fails miserably in. However, if you look at other rankings, BITS Pilani scores pretty well.

• India Today: BITS Pilani B.Tech ranking by India Today is 7 out of 10 colleges in India in 2022
• The Week: BITS Pilani Overall ranking by The Week is 5 out of 34 colleges in India in 2021.
• IIRF: BITS Pilani B.Tech ranking by IIRF is 1 out of 173 colleges in India in 2022.

Additionally, BITS Pilani has excellent infrastructure and hostel facilities. It also organizes 3 major and several minor fests. Oasis is the second-largest cultural fest after IIT Bombay Mood Indigo. Considering all this, I think BITS Pilani is certainly a good institute.

The first year spent at BITS Pilani is a very close-to-heart memory of every student here. You will feel a rollercoaster of emotions and end up creating memories for a lifetime. 

You will feel happy for making it into your dream college and will feel satisfied that your future is in safe hands now. You will experience a new kind of freedom here with no restrictions on waking up, eating, or even attending classes. 

You can be a part of a club or department and will be entrusted with huge responsibilities related to organizing events such as Oasis. You will be interacting with students from across the country from different cultures and backgrounds. 

The first-year tests might be a bit challenging because of the tough competition here. The seniors and professors are very motivating here and you can always approach them for help. 

You will go from being excited to feeling demotivated when your wingmate scores more than you. The first year will be tough on you but will prepare you for the real world. 

You will cherish the lessons you learn in the first year forever!

The whole counseling process completes with a total of 5 rounds of seat allocation for its various courses at various campuses. The whole process is given below, in brief.

• First you have to fill out the campus preference form online.
• After the first round of seat allocation, the selected candidates have to pay a part of the fee for seat locking without which you would not be considered for further rounds.
• Then the second and the third round of seat allocation takes place after roughly every 10 days.
• After the third round is over, you need to report to your allotted campus within 7-8 days. You would have to get your hostel allocation and all other hostel amenities as well after you visit the campus.
• In the final admission, document verification takes place and you will need to pay the full 1st-semester fee minus the seat locking fee paid earlier. On this day also you need to “freeze” your campus. If you freeze your campus, then you are eligible to get the higher preference branch only in your campus where you have taken the admission. If you do not freeze your campus you are still eligible for the other campus programs as well.

Finally, the 4th and the 5th rounds of seat allocation happens usually in the first two weeks of August and the process is completed.

No, I don’t think BITS will ever get an IIT status. The IITs are no longer the statement because their brand value has been diminished owing to their increasing numbers. The reason why IITs gained fame in the first place was because of their exclusivity which has been hampered now.

BITS on the other hand will never choose to dilute its brand name as it stands high with the Birla brand. It has been maintaining its exclusivity and the IIT status will do no good to its reputation. 

My cousin managed to score a GPA of 9.69 in the first semester at BITS Pilani and claimed it not to be as challenging as everyone claims it to be. In fact, in her batch, almost 50 out of 1100 students had a GPA >=9.5 and 9 students had a GPA of 10. 

Every single degree student except EEE has to study the following subjects

• General Biology(3 units) (Specific)
• Electrical Sciences(3 units ) (Specific)
• Mathematics-I (3 units) (Common)
• Technical Report Writing (2 units) (Specific)
• Workshop Practice ( 2 units) (Specific)
• Physics, Chemistry, and Biology Lab (1 unit) (Common)

Here, specific means EEE and dual degree students don’t study these courses, common means the courses they have in common. In all, you have 16 units which makes a total of 160 points. In order to score a 9.5+ GPA, you will have to score more than 152 points 

Lastly, to get full marks in tutorial tests, make sure you are regular in classes and focus on the ongoing topics. 

Well, it depends on your goals and priorities. BITS Pilani MS is a great option if you just want to improve your profile and maintain a good status in society. But if you are taking this program to uplift your career then you will be regretting it big.

My uncle who works for an MNC often is entrusted with the job of hiring freshers from well-Reuter colleges and claims that MS students aren’t given any special attention unless they are from IIT or NIT. 

The MS program offered by WIPRO is a scheme to mislead employees to believe that a useless degree is better than anything. They will use this degree as a lash on you to ensure you stay committed to the company and work at a discounted rate. It's better to not fall for such schemes and look at the bigger picture. Your salary will never increase if you stick to these companies.

So, if you are looking for some certifications, then go for some niche skills that are more valuable than a BITS Masters Degree.