Infrastructure Overview: BITS, Pilani has well equipped with all the modern facilities.
Hostel Details: The Institute is fully residential and hostel accommodation is provided to all students. Permission to become day-scholar may be granted only under exceptional circumstances where student's parents or close relatives are residents of Pilani. There are eleven hostels for boys and one hostel complex for girls. The hostel rooms are fully furnished. Common room facilities with Cable TV and telephone are available in each hostel. Internet connectivity has been provided in all hostel rooms. Solar water heating systems are provided in all the hostels. There is a common kitchen cum mess unit for every set of two boys' hostels. Girls' hostel, however, has a separate mess of its own, situated within the boundary of the hostel. It is mandatory for the students staying in the hostel to have their food in the Hostel Messes. The messes attached to hostels are fully managed by the students.
Laboratory Details:Materials Testing Laboratory : This laboratory houses testing machines for studying mechanical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, composites etc.
Radioisotope Laboratory: A new radioisotope laboratory has been developed as the central facility to strengthen the various degree programmes and research activity in the institute.
Library Details:The library is housed in a state of the art new building, covering about 65000 sqft area and close to all academic blocks of the Institute. The library building has a very modern design and it provides well lit reading halls, stacks, display area, e-library, audio visual library and study carrels, ramps and lift etc..
Any further information contact :
Dr. Ishwara Bhat - (Librarian)
Extra Curricular Details:A classical music circle called 'Ragamalika' aims at encouraging budding talent among the students in music and dance. It also arranges performances by leading artists in the field of classical music and dance. In addition there is also a BITS Pilani Chapter of SPIC-MACAY, which organizes programmes to promote Indian classical music and culture amongst youth. BITS being an all-India Institute, there are also regional associations like Maurya Vihar, Sangam, Andhra Samiti, Tamil Mandram, Maharashtra Mandal, Moru Chhaya etc. conducting several special programmes on festivals. Recreational Activity Forum (RAF) that comes under the Student Welfare Division regularly organizes film shows for the BITS community. Currently, RAF organizes twelve, English and Hindi movies each, through the semester.
