BITS Pilani: An Oasis in the Desert
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Kolkatan Rwitajit Majumdar went for a four-year integrated MSc (Tech) programme in engineering technology at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and is now an ME design engineering candidate there. Majumdar recounts his passage to the small town in Rajasthan.
BITS is a university of international repute. Given a chance, I grabbed it to study in the most financially-affordable 
private engineering college in India.
I had my initial qualms as to whether to leave the physics honours programme at St Xavier’s, Kolkata, and go for a degree in engineering at a faraway place. But the flexibilities offered in terms of the courses that I could opt for later and the international reputation of the institution that I confirmed from others made it my first choice.
The whole idea that I could make my own time table and could choose my class hours and professors was very exciting at that moment!
The first time I landed in Pilani was for my registration at the institute. What struck me about the place was the greenery in the midst of the desert state of Rajasthan!
Did I have any adjustment issues? Personally, I didn’t have much of a problem. There are many new friends and once in college, during the first few days, you are involved in many activities and that keeps you busy … then you start feeling that you have already adjusted to the place and it’s good.
How are the two places different in terms of quality of life? Kolkata is a city I love to be in. It has its charm to a Bengali which words fall short to describe.
Pilani as a town doesn’t offer much. But BITS is really an oasis where you have a much-enriched campus life. It builds up a person who is ready to be anywhere in this competitive world.I definitely find it worth studying there!
Author: Rahat Bano
Date: 30th June, 2010
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