Can you tell me if Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani is accredited by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as I want to know it before taking up any course in it?

Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) is an Indian institute of higher education and a deemed university and has 15 academic departments, and focuses primarily on undergraduate education in engineering and the sciences and on its management programme.

It is widely known as the best private engineering institute and stands among the top Engineering and B-schools of India and has established centres at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad and Dubai.

Yes, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani is accredited by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Rankings

A 2008 study by the Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) found that BITS Pilani, IISc and the top five IITs accounted for 70–75 percent of Indian semiconductor research.

Annual rankings of engineering colleges in India have been published by India Today since 1997. BITS Pilani ranked in the top five from 1997 to 2004

In 2009, it was ranked fifth-top engineering college in India in 2012.

The Government of India's National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) rated BITS a five-star institution for the period ending 7 February 2007.

BITS Pilani has been accredited by the NAAC with a CGPA of 3.71 (out of 4.0) with an A grade for the period 1 April 2007 to 8 March 2009. This grade is valid until 2014.

It is rated AAAA+ by Careers360 Magazine

Academics

The institute has a three-tier academic structure.

First degrees
It offers 4 year integrated first-degree programs in engineering, technology and pharmacy, a Master of Arts program and Master of Science programs in science and technology.

The programs are divided into three groups:

Group A
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Pharmacy
• Computer Science
• Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (Dubai and Hyderabad campuses only)
Group B
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Physics
Discontinued Programs
• Master of Management Sciences
• Information Systems
• Finance

Advanced Degrees

It offers master's degrees in engineering, pharmacy, public health and business administration.
The Department of Management improves management for engineers seeking to work in the emerging industrial world.

It has also started a 3-year Integrated Master of Engineering program in Computer Science with specialization in Information Security in their Hyderabad campus. The program targets Bachelor of Science students who have majored in Physics, Mathematics or both.

Contact Detail:
Birla Institute of Technology & Science,
Pilani Campus, Pilani – 333031
Rajasthan