BITS loses it's two gems

K K Birla, the Chancellor of BITS Pilani and Dr. C R Mitra, the director of BITS for two decades (from 1969), are no more. Dr C R Mitra passed away on August 27th, 2008 while Dr. K K Birla expired on August 30th, 2008. Both were visionary leaders; ones who understood the importance of education and brought revolutionary changes in it. Education was made available to even poorest of the poor, and made relevant to the indian context by them.

We pray for their souls; may they rest in peace.

Dr. K K Birla

http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/NewsModule/detail_page.aspx?id=228

http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/condolence/condolence.pdf

http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/30birla.htm

http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/30110518/KK-Birla-dies-at-90.html

Dr. C R Mitra

http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/30110518/KK-Birla-dies-at-90.html

http://www.pr-inside.com/former-bits-pilani-director-dr-cr-r775845.htm

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/29/stories/2008082956181300.htm

http://www.prurgent.com/2008-08-28/pressrelease17522.htm

BITS Pilani Industry-University Collaborations

Here is a list of "some" MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding) which BITS-Pilani has with various institutions/companies across India. It was made after extensive "Google" search and is in no way a complete list. Just the fact that it contains 75+ companies, including the likes of Texas Instruments, Yahoo!, HP, ST Microelectronics, Cisco, IBM, Dell speaks volumes. These MOUs put BITS at the very top of Industry-University collaborations among all the universities in India.

1	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Bangalore
2	Yahoo, Bangalore
3	Sap Labs, Bangalore
4	Maytas Infra Ltd
5	Indian Institute of Quality Management (IIQM) Jaipur
6	Tata Chemicals
7	Texmaco
8	Patni Computer Systems
9	Dabur Pharma
10	Persistent Systems
11	HP India Bangalore
12	Bharat Forge
13	Mahindra British Telecom (MBT)
14	Honeywell Bangalore
15	Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI)
16	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad
17	RL Institute of Nautical Sciences - "RLINS", Madurai
18	TVS Motor
19	Intel India
20	Cognizant Chennai
21	Wipro
22	Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)
23	ST Microelectronics
24	nLeague Services Inc, Hyderabad
25	Andhra Bank
26	Ashok Leyland Chennai and Hosur
27	HCL Chennai
28	HCL Bangalore
29	Accenture Bangalore
30	Essar Power Hazira
31	NTPC
32	Texas Instruments, Bangalore
33	Grasim, Nagda
34	CFCL, Kota
35	Hindalco Renukoot
36	Satyam Hyderabad
37	CMC Vellore
38	Valtech Bangalore
39	Qualcomm Bangalore
40	Hindustan Zinc Udaipur
41	Bombay Hospital Mumbai
42	NCSM Kolkata
43	NDPL Delhi
44	DELL Bangalore
45	Strides Arco Bangalore
46	Bharat Forge Pune
47	Tech Mahindra Pune
48	THDC Tehri
49	IBM
50	Elite School of Optometry, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai
51	Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
52	Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
53	Frontier Lifeline, Chennai
54	Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital (THONEH), Malaysia
55	Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri
56	Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune
57	Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad
58	Ford India Ltd
59	Finolex Industries, Ratnagiri
60	Indogulf Fertilizers & Chemicals, Jagdishpur
61	Development Consultants Ltd, Calcutta
62	Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
63	Bhakthivedanta Institute, Mumbai
64	Consultancy Development Centre, New Delhi
65	SPIC, Chennai
66	DJ Academy for Managerial Excellence, Coimbatore
67	Tata Elxsi Bangalore
68	Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai
69	Bombay Hospital, Mumbai
70	Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, Chennai
71	CISCO
72	EMC (Benelux) B.V. SARL (EMC)
73	Jindal South West Group (JSW)
74	Nasscom IT
75	Infotech Enterprises
76	L&T e-Engineering Solutions
77	Sabre Travel Technologies, Bangalore