BITS Pilani - Birla Institute of Technology and Science

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NIOS has been established by an act of the parliament and is competent to award certificates to students who are passing out. Association of Indian universities also have accorded approval for this certificate. This whole information is available on the website of NIOS.BITSAT only mentions eligibility as twelfth from a recognised board and I am sure NIOS is definitely falling In this category. I am attaching a link that will give you all the required information about BITSAT 2020. In case of any doubt please approach BITSAT helpline number directly, available in this link.
https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/bitsat-exam
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The following scholarship schemes are available for meritorious students in BITS Pilani.
1. Board toppers: Students who have secured the top position in the 12th standard in their respective boards are given a merit scholarship of 50% of the first-year tuition fee. The overall aggregate of the candidate must be a minimum of 90% in the qualifying examination to avail this scholarship.
2. Merit in Qualifying exam : (a) 40% scholarship if students score above 95% in the qualifying exam (12th). (b) 25% scholarship if students score between 90% to 95% in qualifying exam (12th). (c) 15% scholarship if students score between 80% to 90% in qualifying exam (12th).
3. Hostel Fee Concession : Admitted Candidates who have obtained 80% or above in the aggregate of the Qualifying Examination will be offered a 25% concession in the Hostel fee for the normal duration of
the programme (four years).
4. Merit in BITSAT (BITS Online Admission Test) : This scholarship is based on performance in BITSAT exam. The following scholarships will be applicable for first year only on the basis of BITSAT score. (d) BITSAT Score above or equal to 300 : 75% of Tuition Fee (e) BITSAT Score between 250-299 : 50% of Tuition Fee (f) BITSAT Score between 200-249 : 25% of Tuition Fee
The hostel fee concession of 25% will be given to students those obtained above 150 marks in BITSAT.
5. Merit scholarship for continuing students : Students with a CGPA of 9.00 or above on a 10.00 scale at the end of previous semester will be given a merit scholarship of 20% of tuition fee for the current semester for the normal duration of the programme
So the above are the main scholarship schemes given at BITS Pilani.

BITS Pilani, Dubai is a private engineering university in Dubai International Academic City, United Arab Emirates. It became the international branch of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 2000, making it the second branch established. While the UPES was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. With an ambitious vision and unique approach, UPES emerged as an innovative institution offering industry-focused specialised undergraduate and postgraduate courses, some of which cater to high-growth areas like cloud computing, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering, mechatronics engineering, fine arts, big data analytics, public administration, machine design engineering, computer Science, petroleum, graphic and gaming and so on. Both the Institutes have the different establishment background and working environment, Hence no comparison can be made.