All About BITS

I had always dreamt of studying MBA from this renowned institute. The admission process of this institute is quiet good. The students are selected by Business Analytics Aptitude Test (BAAT) score, then they are called for personal interview and after the selection in the interview round, the total score is again determined by the CAT/XAT/GMAT rankings. As the deadline for application has expired on 5th of march 2021, students who are planning to do next year can apply. The application fees for this course is Rupees 3300. Students should always keep an eye on the official website https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/

MBA is like 'cherry on top of the cake' for your career. The course of MBA is for 2 years with 4 semesters, in which 3 semesters are for work-on-campus, and the last semester is for Dissertation. The course, along with core course in management, students also have to be equipped with key skills in business Analytics.

Companies like Toyota, Honda and many more gives opportunities for internship at their companies during work-on-campus. They give a stipend of around 15650 INR per month. The role of the interns in the companies are solely on the management duties.

The placements of BITS are widely known. They offers a good package during campus placements. The average package varries between 9.8lpa to 10.5lpa. The percentage of students getting placements from the Institution are around 55%. Students after getting the degree done, may opt for other higher studies, may work for some huge companies, may work abroad or may indulge in their doctoral programme.

The course fees for the first year in MBA is around 423975 INR and around 900000 INR for the whole course. As a student in India, you are well aware of the fact that the regular cost of living will be around 2-3Lakhs INR in the area other than the campus. There are Scholarships like INSPIRE which is based on the performance of KVPY and NTSE. Merit scholarships gives 80% waiver on tuition fees that is given to 9+ score in CGPA. There are also MCN and student aid fund Scholarships that gives you 25% waiver on tuition fees for students in need.Companies like Bridgestone, HSBC, ITC, Bosch, TOYOTA, CISCO, Accenture, Cognizant, JSW and many more with average salary package of 9.84Lakh INR per anum.

Annual fests like BITS open sports meet, the cultural fest- OASIS, The signature Tech Fest- APOGEE and management fest for MBA- INTERFACE are held at BITS. the availability of books and journal in the library is huge. The area and the volumes of books it holds is mesmerizing. The classrooms are well lit and spacious. The campus has clubs like The creative activities club, The BITS radio control club, MASSOC, Marketing club, Finance club, Editorial club, Astro club and Drama clubs and many more such clubs with great opportunities.

The hostel rooms are fully furnished, with internet connectivity 24/7, water purifiers, solar water heater, they also have common room facility with Cable TV and telephone are available in each hostel. There is a kitchen-cum-mess unit for every two boys' hostel.

The selection process of MBA at BITS Pilani consist of Personal interview. The topics includes analytical questions from Indian sports, legalising of Gambling or Banning of smoking as a right decision and many such observational questions. For preparing for these rounds, students must be very active at current affairs, that gives a lot of ideas and should also read and listen to more about these topics.