Released on = April 29, 2007, 4:51 am

Press Release Author = Prof BR Natarajan

Industry = Construction

Press Release Summary = With the humble beginnings as a pathshala in the year 1901
to educate Shri. G. D. Birla who is one of the doyens of Indian industry, the Birla
Institute of Technology and Science \"BITS\" located at Pilani Rajasthan became a
deemed to be university in 1964. Since 1979, BITS Pilani has been participating in
the human resources development activities of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates
by integrating the working environment of the employees with the learning
environment required by the Institute by offering an array of work integrated
learning programmes. Apart from the Pilani campus, BITS has a campus at Dubai which
is in operation from the year 2000 and a campus at Goa in operation from the year
2004.

Press Release Body = Considering that Human resources have become more and more
important than natural resources in determining the wealth of a society, BITS Pilani
has embarked on the Hyderabad campus project to provide a serious, focused and
rigorous environment with state of the art facilities and operate on the cutting
edge of knowledge and pedagogy.

For the BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus project, lead design consultants for the year
2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games Village M/S Suresh Goel and Associates is the
architect while \'We Make it Happen\' M/S IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd would
be offering the Construction Consultancy

The foundation stone for the BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus was laid at Jawahar Nagar
Shameerpet on Saturday 28th April 2007 by the Hon\'ble Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in the presence of Dr K K Birla Chancellor of BITS
Pilani and other dignitaries. Talking about the BITS-Pilani Hyderabad campus , Dr KK
Birla said that it was coming up on 200 acres of land with an investment of Rs 2.8
billion and would be ready by August 2008. This project goes further to reiterate
the Birla family\'s active and dedicated involvement as well as commitment over
hundred years for the cause of education.

With late Shri G D Birla as the founder, Dr K K Birla as the present Chancellor and
Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla as the future Chancellor designate, BITS Pilani has always
been led by one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. Greatness of an
Institution not only depends on its standing but also on which direction it is
moving and for sure BITS Pilani is moving in the right direction.


Web Site = http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Contact Details = Prof BR Natarajan
Dean
Work Integrated Learning Programmes
Phone 91-1596-242210
Fax 91-1596-244183
Email brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in