What happens in PS1 BITS Pilani?

Practice School (PS) at BITS Pilani is an effort to bring together education and industry exposure. Through this program, you will learn to use your knowledge in real life situations. You’ll work on relevant assignments under experts and faculty members. 

PS-1 is mainly exposure-oriented. It is an important part of the curriculum, and is graded for 5 units. It runs for 8 weeks, during the summers after the completion of second year. During PS-1, you will observe your respective PS station and make notes. Based on your observation, you’ll have to give a presentation for mid term and a report for end term evaluation. You can expect an A grade in most cases, except for violation of PS station rules, skipping PS, etc. 

You can also approach your seniors for more details on PS-1.

The Practice School is an educational innovation-seeking in linking up industry experience with university instruction. The primary objectives include:

1. To meet the rapidly changing needs and challenges of a professional workplace.
2. It enables students to acquire learning by applying the knowledge and skills they possess, in unfamiliar, open-ended real-life situations.

These objectives are achieved by bringing the reality of the world of work into the process of education.

• PS creates the required setting for experiential and cooperative learning and education.
• They provide students with an opportunity to work on relevant assignments, under the guidance of professional experts and under the supervision of faculty Practice School 1.
• PS-1 is primarily an exposure-oriented program that is graded for five units as it is an integral part of the curriculum.
• It is offered during the summer after the students have completed two years of course work.
• Your allotted PS -1 station and date of joining will be informed by the PS Division.
• You need to report to the PS instructor and he/she will give you a basic introduction of the PS program, PS Station, and even its evaluation criteria.
• You will observe what's happening in your PS station and note the key points.
• You might be required to give a presentation & report based on your observation.
• You will have a mid-term evaluation and an end-term evaluation.

A friend of mine's PS -1 had his PS -1 station in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. Students were divided into groups of 4 and every batch was given a handout containing dates and shops to be visited on that day.

They were asked to take note of every process on that floor for further reference. My friend got a good understanding of sleeper and EMU class trains. Our documents were verified by an ICF representative and my friend got 6 /10. Overall it was a good experience.