BITS Pilani - Birla Institute of Technology and Science Answered Questions

Hi Sourabh,
All the top 5 IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur) are having an excellent campus and are at par with BITS Pilani in terms of academics, pedagogy and infrastructure. However, IITs have a more favourable and desirable atmosphere for research in the field of CSE. At BITS, you may not get that sort of environment of research. But, when it comes to freedom, flexibility and exposure, BITS does have an upper edge. At BITS, you get more exposure and chance of enhancing your knowledge in diverse directions. Otherwise, both BITS and IITs are at par with each other. Take your decision accordingly.
All the best.

Hi Sunjol,
BITS Pilani CSE is better any day than VIT CSE. BITS Pilani CSE is on par with certain top IITs. However, VIT is way below in that range. No doubt, VIT is also a good college to pursue engineering, but when it comes to CSE, BITS Pilani is the place to be.
Best Wishes.

Hi Ashish,
You can try doing your B.Tech through lateral entry from good colleges like DTU, JMI, MIT Manipal (Karnataka), and NSEC Kolkata. These are top institutions of engineering which will give you enough exposure and learning to become a good electrical engineer and help you land up in any good core electrical company.
BITS does not have lateral entry.
Best Wishes.

Hi Karan,
Firstly, It depends upon the cutoff marks for your shortlisting in these branches. To get an idea, please go through this link:
http://www.bitsadmission.com/cutoffscores2017.aspx
For the understanding of the difference, between the two branches, both have origin in Electrical Engineering. But in detail, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering deals with Electrical technology and machines, circuit analysis, electronics, electromagnetism, electrical engineering materials, instrumentation etc while ECE consist of analog transmission, basic electronics, solid state devices, microprocessors, digital and analog communication, analog integrated circuits, manufacturing of electronic devices, circuits etc. BITS Goa and Hyderabad are both at par with each other with the aspect of these branches.
Best wishes.

Hi Ram,
It's a bit difficult to get CSE at any of the campuses of BITS at the score you have mentioned. But, you can try for other engineering courses at any of the campuses of BITS Pilani. You can have a look at this link for getting more clarity on the cutoff scores: http://bitsadmission.com/cutoffscores2017.aspx
Also, your child can do one thing- He/she can take admission in Integrated First Degree Course at Pilani campus, and if your ward performs well in the semester examination and brings more than 8.5 CGPA, he/she can transfer into CSE course.
Best wishes.

Hi Sakshi,
It's not about how high you score in your 12th standard. For getting direct admission in BITS, you need to be a board topper. Otherwise, you need to appear for BITSAT. However, you have scored really well in 12th, so it would not be very difficult for you to crack BITSAT. Give it a try, you'll make it through.
All the best.