(Newswire Today) —  Pilani, Rajasthan, India, 2008-06-21 - Among engineering colleges in India today which do not fall under the category of Government Colleges, the coveted first rank has been bagged by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

The survey by Outlook magazine dated 30 June 2008 hitting the stands gives 60 per cent weightage to the objective parameters, which are based on data provided by the institutes being surveyed and 40 per cent weightage to the perceptual parameters which capture what educationists, industry professionals and aspirants feel about the institute in question.

BITS Pilani got a score of 1464 out of a maximum of 2150 points. For the Intellectual Capital aspect BITS got 364 out of 600, Industry Interface 191 out of 300, Infrastructure 435.80 out of 650, Placement Performance 302.20 out of 400 and Pedagogic System 171 out of 200. Following BITS, the second rank went to an institution with a score of 1201 putting BITS Pilani way ahead of others in this category.

If one looks at a merged list of Government and Non Government Institutions, BITS Pilani fits in the sixth rank reiterating the fact that BITS Pilani has all along been one among the top ranking universities in India yesterday as well as India today.

About BITS Pilani
Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani which has the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the path breaking BITSAT and setting a benchmark in industry university collaborations offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the short future at Hyderabad campus apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute who are who is who in various professions and Proud to be BITSians peaking with Passion Quotient for Alma mater are spread across the globe from Australia to America.

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