BITS Pilani announced new branch in Bengaluru

BITS Pilani opens Bengaluru branch aiming to open the door to numerous opportunities for its students including researchers, faculty, incubators, and accelerator programs, among others. According to a press release issued by the institution, the new BITS Pilani office in Bengaluru had the presence of over 800 alumni creators and the largest concentration of alumni.

The new center is located at HSR Layout in Bengaluru which has been sponsored by Hustlehub, one of the largest providers of enterprise and coworking office spaces in the city. Furthermore, the institution is looking at collaboration with the corporate community including alumni and non-alumni-led organizations.

It will also contribute to the scope of institute initiatives such as adding Practice School and Placement stations and securing industry-sponsored research and consultancy projects.At the same time, BITS Pilani aims to develop a curriculum for the institution to be industry-aligned and make students job-ready.It seeks to establish networks that can provide mentorship and investment to student and alumni start-ups, apart from other initiatives.Notably, the BITS Pilani Bangalore Center will be led by Prof Mridula Goel from the K K Birla Campus in Goa, and supported by the Alumni Affairs Division and the institute's Incubation Societies.

Prof Mridula Goel, founding lead of the BITS Goa Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship Society, expressed her gratitude to the alumni for being the backbone of institute initiatives. She expressed her gratitude to the alumni for being the backbone of institute initiatives said, “The support of various founders and investors for the activities of this Center will be the key to scaling its operations. Early support has already been committed by alumni founders of Hustlehub, Quizizz, Questt, Innaccel, Bewgle, Flutura, Flam, Portkey, Bogmalo Foods, Petasense, and VC founders from Blume, AllinCapital, etc”.

“Launching a new Centre in Bangalore will help us intensify our relation with the local community and create a dynamic ecosystem that nurtures innovation and the development of budding entrepreneurs and researchers”, Prof V Ramgopal Rao, Vice Chancellor of BITS Pilani said, he also added that the Bengaluru Centre exemplifies the institution's resolve to foster innovation and industry collaboration.