PROSPECTUS

2014-15
BITS Pilani
Dubai Campus

Contents
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - An Overview 3

Message from the Director 4

BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus - An Overview 5

Programmes Offered 6

Department of Chemical Engineering 9

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 10

Department of Mechanical Engineering 11

Department of Computer Science 12

Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering 13

Department of Biotechnology 14

Higher Degree Programmes 15

Doctoral Programme 20

Practice School 21

Facilities and Support Services 22

Student Activities 25

Placements 26

Admissions 27

Flexibilities 28

Important Dates 29

Fee Structure 30

Scholarships and Concessions 31

Special Moments in Time 32

Why BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
1

01 World class curriculum

and faculty 02 Stellar
Ratings 03 Licensure &
Accreditation
Most of our faculty members are BITS Pilani is consistently ranked very We have been awarded the
Ph.Ds from reputed universities and high in many surveys of educational highest grade 'A' by NAAC and
have vast experience. Our curriculum institutes. It has won the Asia’s best the Dubai Campus is licensed by
is constantly updated to reflect the private Education Institute Award in the the Knowledge and Human
latest in technology and research. category of Engineering and Technol- Development Authority (KHDA),
ogy and is ranked No.1 among the Government of Dubai.
private engineering institutions in India

04 Industry
Internship 05 Placement
Assistance 06 State-of-the-art
infrastructure
The Practice School(PS) programme We organize Campus Placement The vibrant campus offers high-
ensures that students spend over 7 Programme every year for our gradu- tech laboratories of international
months working in industry even ates. The Dubai Campus is a preferred standards, well sourced library,
before graduation. The PS gives recruitment ground for most corporates modern classrooms, excellent
students the vital experience needed in Middle East and India including hostel and sports facilities
to adapt quickly to careers in MNCs and large conglomerates.
industry.

07 All-Round
Development 08 Successful
Alumni 09 International
Exposure
We believe wholeheartedly in helping Renowned scientists, successful Dubai, an international business
students develop to their full potential entrepreneurs and managers and and education hub is a strategic
in every field of their interest. Soft leaders of society, our alumni have base to hundreds of global
skills development is made part of made us proud time and again. Alumni companies and universities and
the class-room experience through offers plenty of opportunities to
are actively engaged with the institute
presentation and open ended students to interact with profes-
and with the students, motivating them
learning components. sors, industry experts and
Extracurricular activities, student to perform and excel at whatever they seasoned professionals across
managed clubs and events give them do. the spectrum. It is home to more
further avenues to express them- than 200 nationalities and offers
selves and develop skills beyond the best healthcare, shopping,
academics. sport and entertainment and
leisure opportunities in the world.
 BITS Vision
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What do we propose to do here? We want to teach real

science whether it is engineering, chemistry, humanities,
physics or any other branch. We want to develop a
scientific approach in Pilani, which means there would
be no dogma. There will be a search for truth. What we
propose to do here is to cultivate a scientific mind.
The Late Shri G.D. Birla
Founder Chairman, BITS, Pilani BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

… to prepare young men and women to act as leaders

for the promotion of the economic and industrial
development of the country and to play a creative role in
service to humanity.
The Late Dr. K.K. Birla
Former Chancellor, BITS, Pilani

BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus

 Pilani | Dubai | Goa | Hyderabad 3

Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani (BITS, Pilani) is the

top private technological Institution in India declared as a deemed to
be university since 1964 . The great visionary late Mr. G.D. Birla was
its Founder Chairman. BITS Pilani is located at Pilani in the state of
Rajasthan and offers degree at all levels in Engineering, Sciences,
Management and Pharmacy.

Late Dr. K.K. Birla, who took over as the Chairman in 1983, realized
the need for providing top class higher education facility to greater
number of promising students in science and technology, and under
his patronage, BITS started expanding by establishing three new
campuses - BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus in the year 2000, BITS Pilani,
K.K. Birla Goa Campus in the year 2004 and BITS Pilani, Hyderabad
Campus in the year 2008. In 2000, BITS Pilani became the first Indian
What is it that can empower our nation? The most obvious Higher Education Institution to set up a campus abroad, at Dubai, with
answer is education. Education that enhances the permission of University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ministry
livelihoods but also education that is value-based. of HRD, Government of India.
Education that gives roots and gives wings as well. BITS Pilani attracts top ranking students from all over India and the
Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla admission process is highly competitive. It provides world class education
Chancellor, BITS, Pilani and helps in building a well rounded personality with ample
opportunities for students to develop into responsible leaders and
dynamic professionals in their careers. BITS has produced many
distinguished Alumni who are occupying key positions all over the
world.

BITS Pilani is accredited by National Accreditation and Assessment

Council (NAAC), an autonomous body setup by UGC, Government of
India to accredit Universities. BITS Pilani was first accredited by
NAAC in 2000 and received the highest ranking of “five star”, in recog-
nition of its international standards of Quality Academic Programme.
In 2009, BITS Pilani (along with its campuses at Dubai and Goa) has
been re-accredited by NAAC with the highest grade ‘A’ and a CGPA of
3.71 on a 4 point scale. BITS Pilani has won the Asia’s best private
Education Institute Award in the category of Engineering and Technol-
ogy at the WCRC Leaders Asian Education Excellence Summit this
year. It is ranked No.1 among the private engineering institutions in
India by the India Today–Nielsen Survey (India Today, 3 June 2013).
It has also emerged among the Top 10 Engineering Institutes in the
rankings published by The Week-India, Outlook and Competition
Our model of education is to produce engineers who will Success Review.
find innovative solutions to problems for which solutions
available today are less than acceptable or to those Under the leadership of Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, who was elected
problems that are yet to be identified. as Chancellor in 2008 and Dr. B.N. Jain, Vice Chancellor, the institute
has embarked on a journey to become one of the leading universities
Prof. B. N. Jain in the world by the year 2020 through a new strategic plan entitled
Vice Chancellor “Vision 2020.”
 Message from the Director
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The graduates from BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus have

done exceptionally well in all spheres of life and
earned name and fame for themselves and made their
Alma Mater proud.

Welcome to Dubai Campus of Birla Institute of Technology and curricular and professional activities. We lay emphasis on
Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Rajasthan, India. From a modest well-rounded personality development of the students and also
beginning in 2000, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) at Dubai inculcating the values, creativity, leadership, teamwork and integrity.
International Academic City, Dubai, UAE has grown into a fully We strive to develop each BITSian to work with all vigor and values
owned integrated International Campus offering three tier education- for the betterment of humanity, to be better persons and makers of
first degree, higher degree and doctoral programmes. It has the tomorrow.
distinction of being the first offshore campus of any Indian Higher
Education Institution. It gives the opportunity to study at a BITS Pilani The strong networks of the BITS Pilani alumni, its ambassadors,
campus and acquire qualifications recognized worldwide with spread all over the globe, holding leading positions in industry and
international exposure. academia alike, are a testimony to the BITS Pilani's focus of nurtur-
ing individuals in the pursuit of excellence.
The Dubai Campus carries forward the Charter of the brand “BITS
Pilani” and is committed to the highest standards of academic Choosing a university for higher education is one of the most
excellence. It provides latest technology, learning tools, and a condu- significant decisions to shape your career and life. You will find here
cive environment to the students to become top technocrats, profes- all the essential information on BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, the
sionals, entrepreneurs, leaders or researchers and responsible programmes offered and admission procedures.
global citizens.
I invite you to visit our website www.bits-dubai.ac.ae to learn more.
The unique system of education with flexibilities and options like
Electives, Practice School Programme etc. gives us a distinct charac-
ter. In the Practice School Programme students are exposed to the
professional work environment and get the hands on experience in Prof. R.K. Mittal
solving real life problems. The rigorous syllabi and competitive Director and Senior Professor
environment not only instill a passion for knowledge but also attempt BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
to teach how to apply the acquired knowledge.

The academic flexibilities are complemented by a host of opportunities

to participate in and contribute to a variety of co-curricular, extra-
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BITS Pilani
Dubai Campus

BITS Pilani Dubai Campus (BPDC) is the branch campus of the They have been recruited by more than 800 prestigious companies
internationally reputed Birla Institute of Technology and Science around the world such as Microsoft, Google, Sony Ericsson, Oracle
(BITS), Pilani-India and the largest Engineering institution in Dubai etc in the USA; Siemens, L & T, Maersk, Petrofac, Honeywell,
International Academic City. Set-up in the year 2000, we offer quality
Emirates Airlines etc in UAE and Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy
engineering education to the residents of UAE, Gulf, India and other
Countries. etc in India and many companies from other countries. Several have
completed or pursuing Masters and PhD programmes from more than
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus carries forward the Charter of the brand 75 leading universities such as Stanford, MIT Sloan; Cornell, Colum-
BITS Pilani and is committed to the highest standards of academic bia, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon in the USA; the University of
excellence with continuous innovation in curriculum and pedagogy, Toronto, Canada; University of Manchester, UK; Nanyang Techno-
pervasive industry engagement through practice school and an
logical University, Singapore etc. Many Alumni are also success-
enriched campus life.
ful entrepreneurs.
We have 1500 students admitted from over 20 countries world-wide.
The vibrant campus has an excellent academically conducive BITS Pilani has Academic Collaborations with over 130 universities
infrastructure along with well-experienced, highly qualified and and research institutions. The scope of collaboration includes
dedicated faculty who are committed to fulfilling the students’ aspira- preferential admission into graduate programmes for the students,
tions and shaping them as competent professionals.
joint research activities, credits transfer etc.
The academic programmes and opportunities transform the students.
They acquire learning skills, creativity, teamwork and leadership. The The professional activities at the campus have no parallel and is
rigorous syllabi not only instill in them, a passion for knowledge but among the very few institutions in the Middle East to have recognized
also attempt to teach them how to apply that knowledge to real student chapters of professional societies such as IEEE, ASHRAE,
situations. In the Practice School Programme students are exposed to ASME, SAE & ACM.
the work environment and get the hands on experience in solving real
life problems during their educational years. We have a collaboration
We also offer exhaustive opportunities to students to participate in and
with over 400 reputed companies across UAE to offer practice school
(internship) to our students. contribute to a variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
We lay emphasis on well-rounded personality development and the
Ten batches of undergraduate and two batches of postgraduate several laurels our students have won at the various national and
students comprising of nearly 2700 students have graduated till date. international events are a testimony to this.
Our Alumni are in leading positions in diverse fields across the world.

The Campus has set up state of the art infrastructure

 Programmes Offered
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The Programmes incorporate up-to-date
techniques of analysis and synthesis in the
First Degree Programmes: respective disciplines.

B.E. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering

B.E. (Hons.) Electrical & Electronics Engineering

B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering

B.E. (Hons.) Computer Science

B.E. (Hons.) Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

B.E. (Hons.) Biotechnology

B.E. (Hons.) Electronics & Communication Engineering

Higher Degree Programmes:

M.E. Programmes

• M.E. Design Engineering

• M.E. Biotechnology

• M.E. Microelectronics

• M.E. Software Systems

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Doctoral Programme
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Educational Process - First Degree Programmes
7

BITS Pilani has been following the semester system with continuous The continuous evaluation provides a regular feedback to the
evaluation since its inception. The educational programmes are students to know where they stand, thus, enabling them to improve
modular and flexible. The same philosophy is replicated at Dubai and to cultivate habits of regular study and face challenges. The
Campus. integrated First Degree programmes are offered at the first tier with
the nomenclature B.E.(Hons.) from the Dubai Campus. These
The degree programmes are based on the principle that a set of degrees are based on the modular structure with the academic
courses make up the structure where each course is self contained, requirements spelt out in terms of number of courses and units rather
but, nevertheless, acts as a bridge between what preceeds and what than number of years. The courses are structured in such a way that
comes after. Attempt is to awaken curiosity in the minds of the the student will be able to finish the programme in eight semesters.
students and train them to think scientifically and to enable them to The flexibility of the Institute allows the student to do the programme
face the unfamiliar. Through the Practice School programme, we have at a faster pace and finish it earlier than eight semesters or at a slower
established purposeful linkages with the industry and the students pace to finish it in more than eight semesters.
with the Practice School option get a flavour of professional world.
The B.E. (Hons.) programmes in engineering are mathematics and
The performance of the students in each course is continuously evaluated hard science based, and incorporate up-to-date techniques of analy-
by the faculty throughout the semesters in terms of tests, quizzes, sis and synthesis in the respective discipline.
assignments, projects, laboratory work, etc. followed by a comprehensive
examination at the end of the semester. The students thereby get The structure and the requirements of the programmes are as per the
large number of opportunities to reveal their learning. following details:

The Structure and the requirements of the First Degree Programmes.

1. The category-wise structure of each programme:
Number of Units Number of
Category
Required Courses Required
(I) General Institutional Requirement
Humanities Electives 8 3
Science Foundation 12 6
Mathematics Foundation 12 4
Engineering Foundation 6 2
Technical Arts 10 4
General Awareness/ Professional Courses 3 to 6 1 to 3
Sub-Total 51 to 54 20 to 22
(II) Discipline Requirement
Core 33 to 48 10 to 16
Elective 12 to 27 4 to 9
Sub-Total 57 to 60 15 to 20
(III) Open Electives 15 to 27 5 to 9
Coursework Sub-Total 126 (min) 40 (min)
(IV) PS-I and II or Thesis 25 or 9 to 16 2 or 1
Total 141 (min) 41 (min)
 2. Courses under General Institutional Requirement:

8 a) General Biology, Biology Laboratory, General Chemistry, Chemistry Laboratory, Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves, and Physics Laboratory
under the head of Science Foundation.

b) Mathematics I, II and III under Mathematics Foundation.

c) Electrical Sciences and Thermodynamics under the head of Engineering Foundation.

d) Computer Programming, Workshop Practice, Engineering Graphics, and Technical Report Writing under the head of Technical Arts.

e) Principles of Economics and Principles of Management under the head of General Awareness / Professional courses.

f ) Courses from Languages and Literature, History and Philosophy, Political and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Professional Arts under the head
of Humanities Electives.

Programme Structure Diagram

TS

DEL
OEL
PS-II

VII SEM VIII SEM + HALF

SUM
(Only for PS Option)
PS -1

Foundation Foundation DCC / DCC / DCC / DEL DCC / DEL

Courses Courses HEL / OEL HEL / OEL HEL / OEL HEL / OEL OR

I SEM II SEM III SEM IV SEM SUM V SEM VI SEM

SEM Semester TS
SUM Summer Term DEL
HEL Humanities Electives OEL
DCC Discipline Core Courses
PS-I Practice School I PS-II
PS-II Practice School II
TS Thesis - Seminar HALF + VII SEM VIII SEM
DEL Discipline Electives SUM
OEL Open Electives
Department of Chemical Engineering
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The Department of Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani, Dubai Career Options
Campus is one of the premier chemical engineering departments in Our Graduates in Chemical Engineering are employed as Chemical
the Gulf region. The department’s goal is to produce students who will Engineers, Process Engineers, Plant Engineers, Managers and
become leaders in their areas. Executives in reputed Companies.

Chemical engineering is undoubtedly the most versatile of engineering Several Graduates are pursuing higher studies in Chemical
disciplines. No facets of modern civilization can be envisioned without Engineering, Process Engineering, Petroleum Engineering,
some applications and contributions from chemical engineers. Environment engineering, Bioengineering, Materials engineering, and
Through a judicious mix of mandatory and elective courses, the Management etc. in leading universities worldwide.
student at Dubai campus gains expertise in various areas of chemical
engineering such as petroleum and petrochemicals, electro-
chemicals, paper, cement, ceramics and glass, polymers and plastics,
food processing and products, paints and dyes, textiles and synthetic
fibers, etc. Also, Chemical engineers are enabled to enter interdisciplinary
areas like Surface science, Corrosion engineering, Combustion
engineering, Polymers, Nanotechnology, and Environmental engineering.

The department offers the following programmes:

First Degree Programme
B.E. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering

Doctoral Programme
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
(For programme details and research areas, refer page no. 20)

Semester-wise Pattern for B.E. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering*

Year First Semester Second Semester
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory MATH F112 Mathematics ll
BIO F111 General Biology ME F110 Workshop Practice
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory CS F111 Computer Programming
I CHEM F111 General Chemistry EEE F111 Electrical Sciences
MATH F111 Mathematics 1 BITS F112 Technical Report Writing
PHY F110 Physics Laboratory MATH F113 Probability and Statistics
List Of Discipline Elective Courses:
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves BITS F111 Thermodynamics CHE F419 Chemical Process Technology
BITS F110 Engineering Graphics CHE F413 Process Plant Safety
MATH F2ll Mathematics lll ECON F211 Principles of Economics CHE F421 Biochemical Engineering
Humanities Electives or MGTS F211 Principles of Management
CHE F412 Process Equipment Design
CHE F212 Fluid Mechanics Humanities Electives
CHE F418 Modelling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering
II CHE F211 Chemical Process Calculations CHE F241 HeatTransfer
CHE F214 Engineering Chemistry CHE F242 Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers CHE F416 Process Plant Design Project I
CHE F213 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics CHE F243 Material Science & Engineering CHE F417 Process Plant Design Project II
CHE F244 Separation Processes l CHE F414 Transport Phenomena
Open/Humanities Electives Open/Humanities Electives CHE F411 Environmental Pollution Control
CHE F312 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I CHE F341 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II CHE F433 Corrosion Engineering
CHE F313 Separation Processes II CHE F342 Process Dynamics & Control CHE F415 Molecular and Statistical Thermodynamics
lII
CHE F311 Kinetics & Reactor Design CHE F343 Process Design Principle II CHE F471 Advanced Process Control
CHE F314 Process Design Principles I Discipline Electives
Discipline Electives Discipline Core Courses - 45 Units (15 Courses);
Open Electives BITS F4l2 Practice School-II Discipline Electives - 12 Units (5 Courses);
IV Discipline Electives 0r Humanities Electives - 8 Units (3 Courses)
BITS F421T Thesis or Thesis (9) and Electives (6 to 9)
* This is an operative pattern for the students as approved by the Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.
 Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is one of the Career Options
earliest departments at BITS Pilani, Dubai campus established in the The electrical, electronics and communication industries continue to
year 2000. The department is dedicated to the teaching and research be major growth areas all over the world and offer excellent job opportunities
activities in the areas of Electrical, Electronics and Communication for engineering graduates in the discipline.
Engineering. The department educates the students to take up
challenging jobs in a wide range of industries and engage themselves Our graduates in these discipline are employed in the field of design,
in research and development activities. Courses offered by the depart-
development, production, sales & services of electrical / electronics /
ment cater to the learning needs from basics to the advanced level
offering variety of discipline electives that cover most of the modern communication systems and many are working as researchers in the
technologies. area. Several Graduates have been admitted in well known institu-
tions for doing their Masters in Electrical Engineering, Applied Sciences,
The department offers the following programmes: Aeronautics, Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Wireless
First Degree Programmes Communications, VLSI etc.
B.E. (Hons.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.E. (Hons.) Electronics and Communication Engineering

Higher Degree Programme

M.E. Microelectronics
(For programme details & course structure, refer page no.16)

Doctoral Programme
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
(For programme details and research areas, refer page no. 20)
Semester-wise Pattern for B.E.(Hons.) Electrical and Electronics & Electronics & Communication*
Year First Semester Second Semester List Of Discipline Elective Courses:
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory MATH F112 Mathematics II EEE F432 Medical Instrumentation
BIO F111 General Biology ME F110 Workshop Practice BITS F415 Introduction To MEMS
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory CS F111 Computer Programming
I EEE F472 Satellite Communication
CHEM F111 General Chemistry EEE F111 Electrical Sciences
EEE F431 Mobile Telecommunication Networks
MATH F111 Mathematics 1 BITS F112 Technical Report Writing
EEE F345 Power Apparatus & Networks
PHY F110 Physics Laboratory MATH F113 Probability and Statistics
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves BITS F111 Thermodynamics EEE F414 Telecommunication Switching
BITS F110 Engineering Graphics Systems & Networks
EEE F433 Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
MATH F211 Mathematics III ECON F211 Principles of Economics EEE F422 Modern Control Systems
Humanities Electives or MGTS F211 Principles of Management EEE F346 Data Communication Networks
ECE F211/EEE F211 Electrical Machines Humanities Electives
II CS F342 Computer Architecture
ECE F212/ EEE F212 Electromagnetic Theory EEE F242/ECE F242 Control Systems
CS F213 Object Oriented Programming
ECE F215/ EEE F2l5 Digital Design EEE F243/ECE F243/ Signals &Systems
CS F372 Operating Systems
ECE F214 /EEE F214 Electronic Devices EEE F244/ECE F244 Microelectronic Circuits
EEE F434 Digital Signal Processing
Open/Humanities Electives Open/Humanities Electives EEE F435 Digital Image Processing
EEE F311 Communication Systems EEE F341/ECE F341 Analog Electronics EEE F425 Power System Analysis and control
EEE F313 Analog & Digital VLSI Design EEE F342 Power Electronics EEE F426 Fiber Optics & Optoelectronics
III ECE F311 Communication Systems EEE F312 Power Systems EEE F416 Digital Communication
ECE F314 Electromagnetic Fields & Microwave ECE F343 Communication Networks EEE F418 Modern Communication Technologies
Engineering ECE F344 Information Theory & Coding EEE F427 Electric Power Utilization and Illumination
ECE F434 Digital Signal Processing Discipline Electives
BITS F463 Cryptography
Discipline Electives
EEE F313 Analog and Dig tal VLSI Design
Open Electives BITS F4l2 Practice School-II
IV Discipline Electives or Discipline Core Courses - 48 Units (14 Courses);
BITS F421T Thesis or Thesis (9) and Discipline Electives - 12 Units (4 Courses);
Electives (6 to 9) Humanities Electives - 8 Units (3 Courses)
* This is an operative pattern for the students as approved by the Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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The Mechanical Engineering department at BITS Pilani, Dubai campus is Career Options:
one of the major departments in terms of faculty, students and activities. The Middle East Region has a need for Mechanical Engineers for
It continues to lead and expand its activities in various directions. major sectors like HVAC, Petrochemical, Construction Industries and
The Mechanical Engineering Department educates the engineers of energy sectors. Mechanical Engineers who have graduated from BITS
Pilani, Dubai Campus are employed as Design Engineers, Production
tomorrow by integrating class room theory and practical hands- on Engineers, Quality control Engineers, Project Engineers, Consultants,
projects, by emphasizing the process of learning and critical thinking and Sales Engineers, Contract Engineers and Estimation Engineers in
by promoting professional relationships among the university and the reputed companies.
business communities. Opportunities are available to the students to
serve as the members of professional bodies such as ASME, SAE and Several Graduates have gone abroad for doing their Masters in
ASHRAE. Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics,
Renewable Energy, Material Science, Design engineering, Industrial
Engineering, Petroleum Engineering etc. at reputed universities
The department offers the following programmes: world-wide.
First Degree Programme
B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical engineering

Higher Degree Programme

M.E. Design Engineering
(For programme details & course structure, refer page no.15)

Doctoral Programme
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
(For programme details and research areas, refer page no. 20)

Semester-wise Pattern for B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering*

Year First Semester Second Semester
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory MATH F112 Mathematics II
BIO F111 General Biology ME F110 Workshop Practice List Of Discipline Elective Courses:
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory CS F111 Computer Programming
CHEM F111 General Chemistry EEE F111 Electrical Sciences
I ME F411 Fluid Power Systems
MATH F111 Mathematics 1 BITS F112 Technical Report Writing
PHY F110 Physics Laboratory MATH F113 Probability and Statistics ME F413 Nonlinear Vibrations
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves BITS F111 Thermodynamics ME F419 Total Product Integration Engineering
BITS F110 Engineering Graphics ME F415 Gas Dynamics
MATH F211 Mathematics III ECON F211 Principles of Economics ME F416 Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping
Humanities Electives or MGTS F211 Principles of Management
ME F417 Advanced Metal Forming
ME F213 Materials Science & Engineering Humanities Electives
ME F211 Mechanics of Solids ME F241 Machine Design & Drawing ME F418 Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion
II
ME F214 Applied Thermodynamics ME F242 IC Engines ME F420 Power Plant Engineering
ME F215 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory ME F243 Production Techniques I ME F432 Computer Aided manufacturing
ME F212 Fluid Mechanics ME F244 Kinematics & Dynamics of Machinery
ME F441 Automotive Vehicles
Open/Humanities Electives ME F443 Quality Control, Assurance and Reliability
Open/Humanities Electives
ME F311 Heat Transfer ME F341 Prime Movers & Fluid Machines ME F451 Mechanical Equipment Design
III ME F312 Advanced Mechanics of Solids ME F343 Mechanical Vibrations ME F452 Compos te Materials & Design
ME F313 Production Techniques II ME F342 Computer Aided Design ME F461 Refrigeration and Air conditioning
Discipline Electives ME F344 Engineering Optimization
ME F472 Precision Engineering
Discipline Electives
Open Electives BITS F412 Practice School-II
Discipline Core Courses - 48 Units (16 Courses);
IV Discipline Electives or
Discipline Electives - 12 Units (4 Courses);
BITS F421T Thesis or Thesis (9) and Electives (6 to 9)
Humanities Electives - 8 Units (3 Courses)
* This is an operative pattern for the students as approved by the Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.
 Department of Computer Science
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The Department of Computer Science (CS) aims at producing world Career Options:
class Computer Engineers. A wide range of courses are offered to the Our Computer Science graduates are employed as Software Design
students to help them understand the various intricacies involved in Engineers, Development Engineers, Software Quality Assurance
computing. The courses are designed in a way to invoke students’ Engineers and System Engineers in globally reputed companies.
ability to think originally and creatively.
Most of the courses have both theoretical and practical sessions which Several students have joined well known institutions for higher studies
aid to the better understanding of the concepts. The faculty members in Computer Science, Information Technology, Multimedia and
are trained to produce Computer Science Engineers with the ability to Animation, Information security, Software Systems and Business
design and develop systems involving the integration of software and
Administration.
hardware devices.We also have academic alliance with Microsoft
through which students are provided with latest software tools in cutting
edge technologies. The dept has various clubs like Microsoft Tech,
Linux and many others to facilitate the students gain knowledge in
areas outside the curriculum. The dept facilitates ACM chapter to
improve the research activities of the students.

The department offers the following programmes:

First Degree Programmes
B.E. (Hons.) Computer Science

Higher Degree Programme

M.E. Software Systems
(For programme details & course structure, refer page no. 17)

Doctoral Programme
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
(For programme details and research areas, refer page no. 20)
Semester-wise Pattern for B.E. (Hons.) Computer Science* List Of Discipline Elective Courses:
Year First Semester Second Semester
CS F314 Software Development for Portable Devices
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory MATH F112 Mathematics II
BIO F111 General Biology ME F110 Workshop Practice CS F415 Data Mining
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory CS F111 Computer Programming CS F422 Parallel Computing
CHEM F111 General Chemistry EEE F111 Electrical Sciences CS F424 Software for Embedded Systems
I
MATH F111 Mathematics 1 BITS F112 Technical Report Wr ting CS F441 Selected Topics from Computer Science
PHY F1110 Physics Laboratory MATH F113 Probability and Statistics
CS F446 Data Storage Technologies and Networks
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves BITS F111 Thermodynamics
BITS F110 Engineering Graphics MATH F421 Combinatorial Mathematics
MATH C441 Discrete Mathematical Structures
MATH F211 Mathematics III ECON F211 Principles of Economics
CS F401 Multimedia Computing
Humanities Electives or MGTS F211Principles of Management
CS F215 Digital Design Humanities Electives BITS F311 Image Processing
II CS F413 Internetworking Technologies
CS F214/IS F214 Logic in Computer Science CSF241 Microprocessors & Interfacing
CS F222/IS F222 Discrete Structures for Comp Sc CSF211/IS F211 Data Structures & Algorithms CS F407 Artificial Intelligence
CS F213/IS F213 Object Oriented Programming CS F212 Database Systems BITS F312 Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
BITS F343 Fuzzy Logic and Applications
Open/Humanities Electives Open/Humanities Electives
CS F351Theory of Computation For CS BITS F364 Human - Computer Interaction
CS F342 Computer Architecture CS F363 Compiler Construction BITS F386 Quantum Information and Computation
III
CS F372/IS F372 Operating Systems CS F364 Design & Analysis of Algorithms BITS F463 Cryptography
CS F301/IS F301 Principles of Programming Languages CS F303/IS F303 Computer Networks BITS F464 Machine Learning
Discipline Electives Discipline Electives
MATH F231 Number Theory
Open Electives BITS F412 Practice School-II
Discipline Core Courses - 48 Units (16 Courses);
IV Discipline Electives or
Discipline Electives - 12 Units (4 Courses);
BITS F421T Thesis or Thesis (9) and Electives (6 to 9) Humanities Electives - 8 Units (3 Courses)
* This is an operative pattern for the students as approved by the Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.
 Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
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The primary focus of instrumentation engineering is the development Career Options:
and implementation of electrical and electronic instruments for the Our Graduates in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering are
purpose of measuring, monitoring, and recording physical phenom- employed as Design Engineers, Instrumentation Engineers, Service
ena. Among many other types of instruments, instrumentation Engineers, Sales Engineers, Application Engineers, Project
engineers develop seismic sensors, blood glucose sensors, fire detectors Engineers etc in reputed companies.
and a host of sensors for many applications. Major users of these
instruments include industries that rely on automated processes, such Several Graduates have also joined well known institutions for doing
as chemical and manufacturing plants. A very large field of work is their Masters in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,
also offered in biomedical engineering, and in metrology. Operations Research, Control Systems etc.

The scope of instrumentation engineering is vast, and is fast growing,

in part due to the increased use of automatic control in manufacturing
and process plants. Growth is also tied to the development of more
accurate and more robust sensors, which allow us to detect phenomena
of interest (such as the presence of minute levels of toxins in food)
with much higher precision than what we could do a generation ago.

The department has highly qualified and experienced faculty. The

instrumentation laboratory is of international standards with different
process control work benches for measurement and control of flow,
pressure, level etc.

The department offers the following programmes:

First Degree Programme
B.E. (Hons.) Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

Doctoral Programme
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
(For programme details and research areas, refer page no. 20)
Semester-wise Pattern for B.E. (Hons.) Electronics and Instrumentation * List Of Discipline Elective Courses:
Year First Semester Second Semester INSTR F432 Medical Instrumentation
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory MATH F112 Mathematics II BITS F415 Introduction To MEMS
BIO F111 General Biology ME F110 Workshop Practice EEE F472 Satellite Communication
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory CS F111 Computer Programming EEE F431 MobileTelecommunication Networks
CHEM F111General Chemistry EEE F111 Electrical Sciences EEE F345 Power Apparatus & Networks
I
MATH F111 Mathematics 1 BITS F112 Technical Report Writing INSTR F414 Telecommunication Switching
PHY F110 Physics Laboratory MATH F113 Probabil ty and Statistics Systems & Networks
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves BITS F111 Thermodynamics EEE F433 Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
BITS FF110 Engineering Graphics EEE F422 Modern Control Systems
MATH F211 Mathematics III ECON F211 Principles of Economics EEE F346 Data Communication Networks
or MGTS F211 Principles of Management CS F342 Computer Arch tecture
Humanities Electives
Humanities Electives CS F213 Object Oriented Programming
INSTR F211 Electrical Machines
II INSTR F242 Control Systems CS F372 Operating Systems
INSTR F212/ Electromagnetic Theory
INSTR F243 Signals & Systems EEE F434 Digital Signal Processing
INSTR F215 Digital Design EEE F435 Digital Image Processing
INSTR F244 Microelectronic Circuits
INSTR F214 Electronic Devices INSTR F412 Analysis Instrumentation
INSTR F241 Microprocessors & Interfacing
EEE F426 Fiber optics & Optoelectronics
Open/Humanities Electives Open/Humanities Electives
INSTR F413 Advanced Process Control
INSTR F313 Analog & Digital VLSI Design INSTR F341 Analog Electronics
INSTR F415 Dig tal Control
INSTR F311 Electronics Instruments & INSTR F342 Power Electronics
III INSTR F419 Virtual Instrumentation
Instrumentation Technology INSTR F343 Industrial Instrumentation & Control
INSTR F420 Design of Instrumentation Systems
INSTR F312 Transducers & Measurement Systems Discipline Electives
Discipline Electives INSTR F422 Instrumentation for Petrochemical Industry
BITS F312 Neural Network & Fuzzy Logic
Open Electives BITS F412 Practice School-II
IV Discipline Electives or Discipline Core Courses - 48 Units (14 Courses);
BITS F421T Thesis or Thesis (9) and Electives (6 to 9) Discipline Electives - 12 Units (4 Courses);
Humanities Electives - 8 Units (3 Courses)
* This is an operative pattern for the students as approved by the Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.
 Department of Biotechnology
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Globally, biotechnology represents a high technology professional Career Opportunities:
career. The demands from the biotechnology work force sector for Graduates of B.E. (Hons.) Biotechnology are able to:
development of knowledge and competencies were a major driving
force for setting up the Department of Biotechnology at BITS Pilani in • Get multidisciplinary job opportunities in Biotech Industries.
Dubai. The biotechnology department is supported with state-of-the-art • Get absorbed in Pharmaceutical Industries, Bio Medical, Medical,
laboratories which are active in teaching and research. Agricultural and Allied Industries, R&D Departments and MNCs as
The main objectives of the department are: Bioengineers / Biotechnology Professionals.
• Offering world class biotechnology teaching and research • Get employed in the areas of planning, production and management
• Laboratory facilities for taking up R&D projects from various of Bioprocess Industries.
sponsoring agencies /industries Biotechnology Graduates have also joined well known institutions in
• Strengthening the University-Industry linkage through and around the world for their Masters and Ph.D programs with
sponsored R&D projects specializations in Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Medical Biotech-
• To conduct hands on training for the faculty members and nology, Forensic Sciences, Pharmaceutical biotechnology and in
students in the field of biotechnology. Biomedical Engineering.
The department offers the following programmes:
First Degree Programmes
B.E. (Hons.) Biotechnology

Higher Degree Programme

M.E. Biotechnology
(For programme details & course structure, refer page no.18)

Doctoral Programme
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
(For programme details and research areas, refer page no. 20)

Semester-wise Pattern for students admitted to B.E. (Hons.) Biotechnology*

Year First Semester Second Semester List Of Discipline Elective Courses:
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory MATH F112 Mathematics II
BIO F111 General Biology ME F110 Workshop Practice BlOT F242 Introduction to Bioinformatics
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory CS F111 Computer Programming BlOT F345 Proteomics
CHEM F111 General Chemistry EEE F111 Electrical Sciences
I BlOT F417 Biomolecular Modeling
MATH F111 Mathematics 1 BITS F112 Technical Report Writing
PHY F110 Physics Laboratory MATH F113 Probability and Statistics BlOT F413 Molecular Biology of the Cell
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves BITS F111 Thermodynamics BlOT F352 Cell and Tissue Culture Technology
BITS F110 Engineering Graphics BlOT F346 Genomics
MATH F211 Mathematics III ECON F211 Principles of Economics BlOT F347 Immunotechnology
Humanities Electives or MGTS F211 Principles of Management
BlOT F416 Introduction to Pharmaceutical
BlOT F211 Biological Chemistry Humanities Electives
II BlOT F212 Microbiology BlOT F241 Genetic Engineering Techniques Biotechnology
BlOT F215 Biophysics BlOT F243 Genetics BlOT F424 Food Biotechnology
BlOT F213 Cell Biology BlOT F245 Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology BlOT F420 Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
BlOT F244 Instrumental Methods of Analysis
BlOT F422 Nanobiotechnology
Open/Humanities Electives Open/Humanities Electives
BlOT F311 Recombinant DNA Technology BlOT F342 Immunology BlOT F423 Drug design and delivery
III BlOT F314 Industrial Microbiology & Bioprocess BlOT F343 Experiments in Biotechnology BITS F467 Bioethics and Biosafety
Engineering BlOT F344 Downstream Processing
Discipline Electives Discipline Electives Discipline Core Courses - 43 Units (13 Courses);
Open Electives BITS F412 Practice School-II Discipline Electives - 17 Units (5 Courses);
IV Discipline Electives or
Humanities Electives - 8 Units (3 Courses)
BITS F421T Thesis or Thesis (9) and Electives (6 to 9)
* This is an operative pattern for the students as approved by the Senate-appointed committee, subject to change if the situation warrants.
Higher Degree Programmes
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The Higher Degree Programmes are designed and structured to meet Elective Courses (Any Five)
the learning aspirations of Engineers, entrepreneurs and working Course No. Course Title
professionals, meeting their continuing education pursuits. The
classes for these programmes are held normally during evenings and DE G513 Tribology
week end holidays. Admissions are given normally to candidates who
are already employed. It is expected that the applicant’s DE G514 Fracture Mechanics
employers/organizations support his/her continuing academic DE G522 Design Projects
pursuits.
EA C415 Introduction to MEMS

ME G535 Advanced Engineering Mathematics

ME G515 Computational Fluid Dynamics

M.E. Design Engineering ME G521 Mechanical System Design
The curriculum for the M.E. Design Engineering programme has been
specially designed to ensure transformation of a Mechanical ME G532 Machine Tool Engineering
Engineering graduate into a full-fledged Design Engineer. The ME G641 Theory of Elasticityand Plasticity
students will gain networked knowledge in the core and intersection
areas of design, development, simulation and manufacturing. In MSE G511 Mechatronics
addition, the student will carry out design project as well as dissertation
which emphasize on developing a well rounded education through an MST G531 Experimental Stress Analysis Techniques
exposure to academic and professional traits. The program encourages MSE G531 Concurrent Engineering
the students to develop a diverse back ground in order to expand
individual talents and respond to the emerging opportunities in the MST G511 Nondestructive Testing Techniques
field using research and teaching practices. Students are also
exposed to the design engineering software tools such as CATIA, MST G522 Advanced Composites
ANSYS and AUTOMATION STUDIO. MST G531 Experimental Stress Analysis Techniques

Core Courses

Course No. Course Title

DE G631 Materials Testing & Technology

ME G511 Mechanisms & Robotics

ME G512 Finite Element Methods

ME G611 Computer Aided Analysis and Design

DE G531 Product Design

DE G611 Dynamics & Vibrations

BITS G540 Research Practice

BITS G629T Dissertation

 M.E. Microelectronics
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ME Microelectronics programme curriculum lays its focus on training Elective Courses (Any Six)
its students in the design and implementation of Integrated Circuits
and state of the art systems on chips. Chip Technologies being Course No. Course Title
employed today accommodate analog, digital, and mixed signal
circuits on micro-dimensional semiconductor wafers. Thus, the CS G553 Reconfigurable Computing
programme provide hands-on experience in a variety of Electronic
CS G562 Advanced Architecture and Performance Evaluation
Design Automation tools, to equip with requisite skill set needed for
today’s microelectronic circuit designers for use in industry, research EEE F434 Digital Signal Processing
and development in the emerging areas namely: Fault-tolerant
systems, MEMs, Mobile Communications, Mixed Signal Circuits and EEE G510 RF Microelectronics
VLSI. Further, the programme provides an opportunity to research
and carry out in-depth work on focused areas under the guidance of MEL G512 Optoelectronic Devices, Circuits and Systems
experienced faculty via Dissertation.
EEE G613 Advanced Digital Signal Processing
Core Courses
EEE G626 Hardware Software Codesign
Course No. Course Title
MEL G611 IC Fabrication Technology MEL G512 Optoelectronic Devices Circuitsand Systems

MEL G621 VLSI Design MEL G612 Integrated Electronics Design

MEL G631 Physics and Modeling of Microelectronic Devices MEL G623 Advanced VLSI Design
MEL G632 Analog IC Design MEL G625 Advanced Analog and Mixed Signal Design
MEL G641 CAD for IC Design
MEL G626 VLSI Test and Testability
BITS G540 Research Practice
MEL G642 VLSI Architectures
BITS G629T Dissertation

Nilay Vinod Acharya

MBA- Class of 2012
Employed as Systems Analyst
McDermott, U.A.E.

The faculty is very supportive and offers

detailed knowledge in every course includ-
ing some of the latest advances in modern
Microelectronics.
M.E. Software Systems
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M.E. Software Systems programme has been specially designed to Elective Courses (Any Six)
ensure development of systems theory approaches in software Course No. Course Title
engineering context. It involves a focused study of major components
BITS C481 Computer Networks
of software and their architecture & interactions in a variety of categories
of software systems namely: application software, programming BITS G553 Real Time Systems
software, system software. These software categories find applications
in computer reservation systems, air traffic control, military command IS C422 Parallel Computing
and control systems, telecommunication networks, web browsers,
CS C422 Pervasive Computing
content management systems, database management systems,
expert systems, word processors, and so on. CS C523 Software for Embedded System
The M.E. Software Systems programme aims at offering courses that
EA C451 Internetworking Technologies
provide necessary skill sets required by software systems engineers.
EA C473 Multimedia Computing
Core Courses
Course No. Course Title IS C462 Network Programming
ISC 415 Data Mining
SS G520 Advanced Data Mining
55 G514 Object Oriented Programming and Design
SS G527 Cloud Computing
55 G562 Software Engineering & Management
SS G513 Network Security
55 G515 Data Ware Housing
SS G551 Advance Compilation Techniques
55 G653 Software Architecture
SS G552 Software Testing Methodologies
BITS G629T Dissertation

BITS G540 Research Practice SS G554 Distributed Data Systems

Karish Manchanda
MBA- Class of 2013
Employed as
Financial Management Consultant
KPMG Dubai

BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus has helped me real-

ize my true potential in the field of management.
It has helped me find the talent in me and made
me competent enough to face the corporate
world.
 M.E. Biotechnology
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M.E., Biotechnology program offers a blend of specialized courses in Elective Courses (Any Seven)
the area of genetics, molecular biology, cell biology & applied micro-
Course No. Course Title
bial biotechnology to ensure that the student acquires a well-rounded
academic qualification with core competency to handle the current BIO C417 Biomolecular Modeling
and forth-coming challenges in biotechnology. BIO C421 Enzymology

Core Courses BIO C441 Biochemical Engineering

Course No. Course Title
BIO C461 Recombinant DNA Technology
BIO G512 Molecular Mechanism of Gene Expression
BIO G513 Microbial and Fermentation Technology
BIO G542 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology

BIO G525 Environmental Biotechnology and Waste Management BIO G514 Molecular Immunology

BITS G540 Research Practice BIO G515 Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

BIO G524 Animal Cell Technology BIO G522 Interferon Technology

BIO G643 Plant Biotechnology BIO G526 Cancer Biology

BIO G523 Advanced and Applied Microbiology BIO G532 Biostatistics and Biomodelling
BITS G629T Dissertation
BIO G544 Bioremediation and bio-metallurgy

BIO G545 Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology

BIO G612 Human Genetics

BIO G631 Membrane and Liposome Technology

BIO G632 Transgenic Technology

BIO G642 Experimental Techniques

BIO G651 Protein and Enzyme Bioengineering

BIO G661 Gene Toxicology

BIO G671 Bioconversion Technology

BITS C467 Bioethics and Biosafety

EA C414 Introduction to Bioinformatics

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
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The M.B.A programme endeavors to create manpower who have Elective Courses (Any Four)
scientific and engineering approach to business administration. The
Course No. Course Title
programme which is offered exclusively for engineers equips them
BITS C468 New Venture Creation
with the necessary business and management skills required to run an
organization successfully. As the world of technology continues to BITS C489 Enterprise Resource Planning
change relentlessly spiraling upwards, rapid changes in various
pioneering areas concerning Engineering & Technology are inevitable BITS C493 Business Analysis and Valuation
and are being observed by one and all. Career (advancement) oppor-
EA C475 Financial Engineering
tunities are awaiting those who are successful in managing the
changes applicable to their typical business / organizational set-up. FIN C413 Risk Management and Insurance
M.B.A. programme is offered in two streams
1. Engineering & Technology Management and MBA C414 Technology Management
2. IT Enabled Services Management
MBA C425 R&D Management

Core Courses MBA C429 Recent Advances in ETM

Course No. Course Title
MBA C437 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
MBA C312 Managerial Economics
MBA C451 Internetworking Technologies
MBA C314 Business Structure & Processes

MBA C320 Managerial Skills MBA C454 Project Appraisal

MBA C321 Legal and Economic Environment of Business MBA C482 Creating and Leading Entrepreneurial Organization

MBA C322 Management Framework and Functions MBA C483 Marketing Research
MBA C411 Organizational Behavior MBA G512 Manufacturing Strategy
MBA C413 Quantitative Methods
MBA G522 Total Quality Management
MBA C415 Financial & Management Accounting
MBA G523 Project Management
MBA C431 Managerial Communication
MBA G552 Total Productive Maintenance
MBA C319 Negotiation Skills &Techniques
MBA G622 Software Project Management
MBA C412 Human Resource Management
EA C474 Retail Management Systems
MBA C416 Corporate Finance and Taxation

MBAC418 Marketing MBA C426 Database Management Systems

MBA C419 Production & Operations Management MBA C427 e-Business and Internet Marketing

MBA C421 Supply Chain Management MBA C428 Internet Security and Cyber-laws
MBA C471 Management Information Systems MBA C433 Advertising and Sales Promotion
MBA C422 Business& Society
MBA C436 Strategic Financial Management
MBA C423 Business Policy & Strategic Management
MBA C481 Expert Systems
MBA C424 International Business
MBA C488 Services Management System
BITS G629T Dissertation
 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
20
Research is an important academic activity at BITS Pilani and Candidate meeting the input qualification and working in an organization
students at all levels of educational programmes are involved in collaborating with BITS will normally be considered for admission to
research that exploits the multidisciplinary educational base emerging off-campus Programme.
out of the broad based integrated education in engineering and
sciences. Strong emphasis is laid on inter-disciplinary, mission The topic of research can emanate from the in-house R & D needs of the
oriented and relevant research. host organisation and a senior professional of high academic standing
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus introduced the doctoral programme with from the organisation can be proposed as a co-supervisor, while there will
due approval from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority be a faculty supervisor from within BITS. Industries interested for the
(KHDA). Topics of Research can be chosen from any of the disciplines development of their manpower at the doctoral level are invited to seek
in which the Institute offers the First and Higher Degree Programmes collaboration with BITS and sponsor their suitable candidates.
or any Interdisciplinary or allied areas.
Research Areas
Components of Ph.D. Programme Chemical: Process systems engineering, catalysis and reactor design,
The required components for doctoral programme are: adsorption, water quality management, nanofluidics.
(i) Qualifying Examination;
(ii) Course work; Electrical & Electronics: Power Electronics & drives, Power systems,
(iii) Foreign Language (optional); Microelectronics & VLSI design, Embedded systems, Digital Signal
(iv) Teaching Practice/Practice Lecture Series; Processing, Image processing, Communication systems and Instrumen-
(v) Seminar/Independent Study; tation & Control.
(vi) Doctoral Thesis;
Mechanical Engineering: Mechatronics & Robotics, Experimental &
Operational Features Computational Fluid Dynamics, Materials science & Manufacturing,
The Ph.D programme will be operated in the following ways: Materials science & Manufacturing, Computer Aided Design & Analysis,
Thermal Engineering & IC Engines, Lean Manufacturing & Supply Chain
On-Campus Programme Management.
Candidates registered for the On-Campus programme will undergo
the above components of the doctoral programme on the campus. Computer Science: Web Services and Security, cloud computing,
The admission to the PhD programme shall be provisional in the first Software Engineering and Component based modeling, Computer
instance and will be confirmed only after clearing the qualifying exami- Networks protocol verification, Data Mining and mobile computing.
nation within the prescribed time & no. of max attempts. The candidate
Electronics & Instrumentation: Medical Instrumentation, ANN, Appli-
will undergo the entire pursuit of their thesis on the campus.
cation of Engineering in Medicine & Biology, Electronic Instrumenta-
No minimum time limit is prescribed. Registration in prescribed tion, Sensors, Circuits, Systems & Devices, Fiber optics, Electromag-
minimum number of units and components normally requires 4-6 netic field effect on tissues, Fetal ECG Extraction in early pregnancy,
semesters depending on the time of approval of topic/supervisor and Bio Signal processing, Process Control, fuzzy Logics.
locale of research work by the Research Board. It is expected that the
Ph.D. Scholar submits his/her Ph.D. thesis within an upper limit of ten Biotechnology: Molecular biology, Microbial biotechnology, Environ-
semesters subsequent to passing the Qualifying examination. mental biotechnology, Biosensor technology, Plant biotechnology, Computa-
tional biology and Water Quality Modeling and Simulation.
Part-time and Off- Campus Programme
The Institute offers a unique opportunity for employed professionals Management: Enterprenuership, Negotiation Skills, Managerial Skills,
working in Industries, Academic Institutes and R&D organizations and Project Management, Production Management, Technology Management,
having long experience and proven competence in various fields to R&D Management, Supply Chain Management, Quantitative Methods,
work towards the Ph.D. degree of the Institute MIS, E-business, Image Processing, Organizational Behavior.
Candidates meeting the input qualifications and working in an organi-
zation, which encourages and facilitates research and situated prefer- Interdisciplinary Research: Nanotechnology and nanoscience, Nano-
ably in the close vicinity of the BITS Pilani campus are eligible to apply robotics, Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), Nanomaterials,
for admission in "Part-Time" Ph D programme. Mechatronics.
Practice School (Internship) in First Degree Programme
21
BITS Pilani is a pioneer in the field of university-industry linkage and The first degree PS programme has two components:
its bold and radical innovation in this regard has no parallel. • PS-I of eight weeks duration - During the summer following
the second year, and is the first exposure to the world of
The Practice School (PS) programme is a controlled simulation of real work.
life where the student relates and applies his classroom knowledge • PS-II of 5½ months duration – During one of the semesters
and skills to the real issues faced by the industry. PS is a part of the of the final year.
total programme and takes the classroom to a professional location for All the First Degree Programmes provide for a PS option. A student
a period of 7½ months, where the students under the supervision of who exercises this option is awarded a degree that carries the tag
faculty get involved in a real life situation. PS institutionalizes efforts to ‘With Practice School’ on successful completion of the programme.
build the long needed bridge between the professional world and the Most of the PS-II students get an out of pocket allowance during the
educational world. 5½ months of PS.

PS method of education brings the reality of the world of work into the More than 400 companies are offering Practice School (internship)
educational process. The students undergo internship and work as the across the U.A.E. and in U.S.A. & India currently. Some of them are:
employees of the organization, participate in day-to-day activities of • ABB • Al Futtaim Technologies • BOSCH • Citibank • DUBAL • DNV
the workplace and work on specific projects assigned, in a problem • Emirates Industrial Gases Co., • ETA • ESRI • Fedex • GE
solving mode, under the professional experts of the host organization. Consumer and Electrical • Honeywell • Jones Lang Lasalle • Lamprell
As with all other courses, a process of continuous evaluation is also • L & T Electrical & Automation FZE • Lucy Switchgear • Maritime
followed for PS. Students are evaluated for interdisciplinary approach, Industrial Services • Microsoft • Microsol • Nokia Siemens networks •
decision making, written and oral presentation, leadership, team work Otis • Petrofac International Ltd • Schering Plough / Essex Cheme •
etc. apart from the technical work, by the faculty and experts from the Siemens LLC • Steinweg - Sharaf • Tata Consultancy Services •
host organization. A ‘Practice School Transcript’ is issued in addition Thyssenkrupp • Trans Gulf Electro Mechanical • Verger Et Delporte •
to Academic Transcript to these students who opt for PS stream. Wartsila Gulf FZE • Yokogawa

Student who do not opt for PS stream, do a full semester thesis in one
of the semesters of the final year.

Appreciation
from Industry
The contribution of the students is highly appreciated by us and has been of value to our
operations. The conduct of your students while with our company has been exemplary and
they have maintained high standards of professionalism.
Ravi Kashyap
General Manager, Steinweg-Sharaf FZE, Dubai
The students were dynamic, enthusiastic and worked with dedication in the allotted projects.
They came out with brilliant ideas related to their project. The PS Programme bridges the gap
between the university education system and the industry and gives ample opportunity to
students to understand expectations of the industry.
Sumit Kumar Chordia
Business Head, Power Tools BOSCH (Central Motors), Dubai
The students have positively added to the projects that we are working on by taking active
development, testing and and QA roles. They exhibited good sense of teamwork, academic
acumen and were eager to learn and assimilate new technologies.
Satish Kumar Menon
Chief Operations Manager, ESRI Global Inc, Sharjah
 Facilities and Support Services
22

Library Library services are closely monitored by a competent committee and

its steady growth in holdings and services are given utmost priority.
The library located in a separate building which has a great ambience
and facilities for internet browsing, large reading area on the ground The working hours of the library are from 7.30 AM to 10.00 PM on all
and first floors, and stack area for library resources. The Library working days and 10.00 AM to 10.00 PM on Saturdays. During
currently holds around 15,000 volumes. There are reference section, comprehensive examinations, it is open till midnight. Library is closed
periodical section for current magazines and journals, digital library on Fridays & national holidays.
and the exclusive lounge for faculty & staff.

The Library Provides: Information Technology Services

• Information and reference services on a wide variety of subjects
through books, periodicals, back volumes, CD-ROMs, reports, videos The campus fully networked and provides infrastructure for local and
and audio materials along with internet to provide maximum opportunities external connectivity, to fulfil the computing needs of students with
for learning and access to information in different formats. effective and efficient use of Information Technology resources. It
responds to the growing needs of a technology-based learning and
• Good collection of reputed magazines and journals.
administrative environment.
• Automated library operations with web enabled OPAC (Online Public
Access Catalogue). The IT infrastructure includes IBM Blade Center with ten IBM Blade
• Access to IEEE & ASME online databases with back volumes since servers catering to the needs of the campus and two Compaq
1980. DL380s, three DL320 servers and one ML350 server. There are
• Access to ITU online database. approximately 500 workstations of various configurations in the
• Access to more than 4000 electronic books on various subjects. campus at different locations, all linked in the network.
• Access to various open source electronic journals, databases and
other reading materials through the library website. The software tools like AUTOCAD, MATLAB, CATIA, SYNOPSIS,
ANSYS are available to the students along with a variety of compilers
• Access to educational sites for obtaining worldwide information.
and operating systems.
• WiFi facility
• Network printing, photocopying and scanning facilities for students.
• Study carrels for students.
• Plagiarism Software(Turnitin) to check the projects / thesis work
done by the students.
Laboratories Workshop
The workshop at the Institute is well equipped with all the general
We have well-equipped laboratories of international standards for purpose machine tools needed for hands-on training in manufacturing 23
different lab-based courses. These include: technology and special machine tools for doing project work.
• Manufacturing Process Lab
• Engineering Graphics & CAD Lab Academic Advising
• Computer Networking Lab
Academic Advising is available to assist students in understanding
• Physics Lab
and resolving their educational and vocational related issues.
• Chemistry Lab
Academic Advising is carried out by faculty members as Academic
• Biology Lab Advisors to students. The Academic Advisors interact periodically with
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering Lab their Advisees and discuss their performance and progress in the
• Measurement Techniques in Civil, Chem & Mech Engineering Lab registered academic programme.
• Analog Electronics Lab
• Communication Lab The goal is to help students reduce programme related stress and
• Digital Electronics and Computer Organization Lab maximize opportunities for academic performance improvements
• Instrumentation Lab leading to a high quality professional life. Students can also meet their
• Electromechanical Energy Conversion Lab respective course faculty during the prescribed time slot (known as
• Microprocessor Programming & Interfacing Lab Chamber Consultation Hour) for clarifying doubts or seeking help.
• Production Techniques Lab
• Transport Phenomena Lab Earn-while-you-learn
• Prime Movers and Fluid Machinery Lab
• Heat Transfer Operations Lab We enable students to earn while learning under the Earn-while-you-
learn Scheme. The students of second, third and fourth years are
• Selected Chemical Engineering Operations Lab
given the opportunity to be Professional Assistants for assisting in
• Process Control Lab
laboratories and other academic / administrative activities. Professional
• Microbiology Lab
Assistants help junior students and assist the faculty in conducting /
• Instrumental Methods of Analysis Lab understanding experiments. They are paid an honorarium based on
• Advanced Molecular Biology Lab the work done along with a certificate. Students are also encouraged
• Genetic Engineering Lab to contribute to activities like software development; creation, updation
• Industrial Microbiology & Bioprocess Engineering Lab and maintenance of the website; feedback monitoring and so on.
 Student Housing

24 Separate hostel facilities are available for boys and girls. The accom-
modation is suitably equipped to provide a safe and secure living
environment. Each hostel has a resident warden and other essential
staff. The hostel rooms are fully air-conditioned and furnished with a
bed, cupboard and study table. All rooms are provided with internet
facility at a nominal cost. The hostels are also provided with Laundro-
mat / Gymnasium/ Salon / Firstaid and Sports facilities. Both vegetar-
ian and non- vegetarian food is provided in the hostel mess.

Cafeteria

There is a full-fledged cafeteria within the campus for students and

faculty to have snacks, meals, soft drinks and beverages. There is a
Mini Mart within the premises which sells several items including food
and stationery. Vending machines for snacks and hot / cold beverages
are provided across the campus at various locations.

Health Services

The Institute provides an ambulatory clinic in the campus with a doctor

and nurse available for first aid and emergency care. The students are
transported to the hospital in cases of emergency.

Health Insurance

It is mandatory for every student to have medical insurance. Students

must submit proof of valid health insurance which can be used in
U.A.E. at the time of admission. The Institute has made arrangements
with a leading insurance company to provide health insurance to their
students at a reduced cost.

Student Visa

It is mandatory for all students to have a valid U.A.E. residence visa. If

the U.A.E. resident parents cannot sponsor their ward or if the student
is from another country, then we can facilitate U.A.E. Student
Residence Visa through Dubai International Academic City (DIAC)
subject to the submission of necessary documents and rules & regula-
tions of the Institute and Government of U.A.E. If visa is not granted by
the Government of U.A.E., admission is not possible.

Transport Services

Transport facility for day scholars is arranged through a leading trans-

port agency in air-conditioned buses for students from different points
in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman. The transportation fee is set as per the
destination category, the details of which are available on the fee
structure page. Transportation is also facilitated for students residing
in Abu Dhabi.
Student Activities
25

Cultural, Social and Sports Activities

Extracurricular activities are like a refreshing symphony in the

academic atmosphere of our campus. We provide facilities and
services that encourage the personal development of every student in
the social, cultural and interpersonal domains. These are in direct
support to our mission to produce self-reliant young professionals.

There are ample opportunities for students to showcase their talents

through various extra-curricular activities such as painting, sketching,
singing, dancing, art etc. and competitions such as Just a minute, The
Big Fight, Impromptu Histrionics, Proscenium, etc. are organized by
the respective clubs.

The faculty and students actively promote and participate in several

socially relevant activities such as blood donation camps, city clean-
up drives, environment protection related activities etc. that contribute
to the service of the society and help create awareness on social
issues.

Students and faculty are encouraged to be involved in recreational

sports through intramural and extramural competitions and tourna-
ments. An indoor sports complex provides for badminton, table tennis,
carrom, chess etc., in addition to the outdoor sports facility for basket-
ball, volleyball, throwball, football, handball and nets for cricket
practice. The facilities are supervised and maintained by a separate
instructor who is also responsible for training the students and
supervising their activities. An inter-university sports festival called
BITS Sports Festival (BSF) is organized every year in which more
than 20 colleges / universities from across the U.A.E. participate. It
includes tournaments such as throwball, football, cricket, table tennis,
chess and badminton.

Student Clubs

Student Clubs add to the rich mosaic of student life. There are active
student clubs like: Dance, Astronomy, Programming, Gaming,
Mathematics, Music, Art, Sports, Photography, Drama, Public Speaking,
Literary, Quiz, Social and Environment Clubs. The aim of each club is
to enrich the social and cultural life on the Institute campus.

Discipline Association and Professional Bodies

We are among the very few institutions in the Middle East to have
recognized student chapters of professional bodies such as IEEE,
ASHRAE, ASME, SAE, ACM etc. Associations of students of specific
academic disciplines and student branch chapters of professional
bodies organize distinguished lectures, seminars and other activities
throughout the semester and during technical festivals.
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• Schlumberger, U.A.E.
• Siemens LLC, U.A.E.
• Sony Ericsson, NC, U.S.A.
• Standard Chartered Bank, U.A.E.
•Tata Consultancy Services, India
• Wipro, India
• Worley Parsons, U.A.E.
• W.S. Atkins, U.A.E.

Several Graduates have opted for further studies and have completed
or pursuing Masters and Ph.D. from more 75 reputed universities
across the world. Some of the reputed Universities are:
• Carnegie Mellon University, USA
• Cornell University, USA
• Duke University, Durham, USA
• ESSEC Business School, Paris
• Harvard University, USA
In keeping with our tradition and recognizing the importance of career • IIM Calcutta, India
counseling and services as an integral part of an Engineering • Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Institution, we organize Campus Placement Programme (CPP) for • McMaster University, Canada
Graduates every year and invite local and international companies to • MIT Sloan School of Management
recruit the graduating students. All facilities for conducting • New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
pre-placement presentations, interviews and screening tests are • Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, USA
provided to the visiting companies and the students are given an • Stanford University, USA
opportunity to interact with the organization officials. • Texas A&M University, USA
• University at Buffalo, New York, USA
Graduates of BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus have been recruited by more • University of Leicester, UK
than 800 companies across the globe both through Campus Place- • University of Manchester, UK
ment Programme and through their own initiative. • University of Pennsylvania, USA
• University of Texas, Dallas & Austin, USA
Some reputed companies where our students are employed are: • University of Toronto, Canada
• ABB, U.A.E.
• Clipsal Middle East, U.A.E.
• Dell International Services, India “DNV is extremely happy with the students you have sent to us. They are good,
• Emirates Industrial Gases Co., highly motivated and do a great job.”
• Etisalat, U.A.E. Employer Mr. Torger Baardseth
• Halliburton, K.S.A. Speak Vice President, DNV
“The students have high level of programming skills, structured approach to problem
• Honeywell Middle East, U.A.E.
solving, combined w th the highest degree of commitment to their work truly making
• Infosys Technologies Ltd, India them as outstanding candidates for any organization.”
• J Ray Mc Dermott, Middle East, U.A.E. Abid A. Junaid
• L&T, U.A.E. Executive Director
• Maersk, U.A.E. ETA-Ascon
• Microsoft, U.S.A. “The qual ty of students we had for internship is very good and they actively
participated in the project execution activities. We are recruiting Graduates of BPDC
• Oracle, U.S.A. as Management Trainees as we see significant potential in them to go up to the
• Panasonic – Middle East, U.A.E. management level very fast and become better leaders of tomorrow.”
• Petrofac International, U.A.E. Mudit Goel
• Procter and Gamble Gulf FZE, U.A.E. Chief Executive
• RTA Dubai, U.A.E. L&T Electrical and Automation FZE, U.A.E.
Admissions
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FIRST DEGREE PROGRAMME HIGHER DEGREE PROGRAMME
Admission to BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) is based entirely on Eligibility Criteria for M.E. / M.B.A. programmes:
the candidate’s merit, facilities available and availability of seats in the • A minimum aggregate of 60% in the qualifying degree as indicated
discipline preferred. below for each programme.

Eligibility Criteria M.E. Design: B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

• For admission to any of the first degree programmes, candidates M.E. Microelectronics: B.E. / B.Tech. in EEE / E&I / ECE / CS or M.Sc.
must have passed the requisite qualifying examination, which is the Physics or equivalent.
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination of Ministry of M.E. Software Systems: B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.C.A or equivalent
Education, U.A.E. or Senior School Certificate Examination of the M.E. Biotechnology: B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. with adequate preparation
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE-12th grade), New in Microbiology and Biochemistry or equivalent.
Delhi, India or Advanced Levels from Cambridge International M.B.A. Programmes: B.E. / B.Tech. or its equivalent
examinations/ Edexcel or its equivalent from any recognized State,
National or International board with Physics, Chemistry and The admission will be based on the performance in the qualifying
Mathematics.
degree, experience, Admission test and interview.
• The candidates must have obtained a minimum 60% overall aggre-
gate* of marks in the qualifying examination and must have a minimum
Application Procedure
aggregate of 60% in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics subjects with
at least 50 marks in each subject. If instead of marks any letter grades
or GPA are awarded (or any other system of evaluation), their equiva- The Applications are available under the link www.bits-
lences in marks will be decided by the Admissions Committee. dubai.ac.ae/admission/hd and can be applied through any of the
following methods.
• English is the medium of instruction and a good proficiency in English • Apply Online
is essential for admission. Hence, candidates who have completed • Fill a printed Application with Pen and send by email
their qualifying examination from a Non-English medium school must
have a TOEFL Score of 500 in paper based test or 61 in internet based In both the methods, the original application with signatures and all the
test or have an IELTS Score of 5. If required, they may also be requisite documents must be sent by courier or submitted in person.
assessed by the Admission committee for English comprehension.

Admission through BITSAT DOCTORAL PROGRAMME

Candidates who have appeared in BITSAT 2014 will be eligible for
preferential admission in Dubai Campus provided the BITSAT score is Eligibility Criteria
equal to or more than the cut-off score for 2014 admissions to Indian
Campuses of BITS Pilani and subject to meeting the above eligibility M.E./ M.S./M.B.A./M.Phil. of BITS Pilani or its equivalent with a
criteria and availability of seats. minimum of 60% aggregate.
The admission will be based on the performance in the qualifying
Application Procedure degree, experience and Admission Test.
The Applications are available under the link www.bits-
dubai.ac.ae/admission/fd and can be applied through any of the
Application Procedure
following methods.
• Apply Online
Admissions to Doctoral Programme are done in both the semesters.
• Fill the form on computer and send by email
Candidates interested in applying for Doctoral Programmes can
• Fill a printed Application with Pen and send by email
In all the above 3 methods, the original application with signatures and collect the application form from the Admissions Office or download it
all the requisite documents must be sent by courier or submitted in from the website: www.www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai. All Applications
person. received by the due date will be considered for admission.

Please refer to the Admission Bulletin 2014-15 for more details on the application and Admission Procedure.
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Dual Degree Admission with Advanced Standing
One of the most popular flexibilities provided in the BITS Pilani's Candidates seeking admission to any First Degree programme of
educational structure is the Dual Degree Scheme. Under this scheme, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus with a preparation higher than the
it is possible for a student to work for and complete two Degrees within minimum entrance qualification (12th Grade) will be considered for
a reasonable period of time. All the admitted students are given an admission at some intermediate stage in a programme under the
opportunity to take up a Dual Degree. This assignment is made by provisions “Admission with Advanced Standing”, wherein candidate
competition based on the performance of the student in the first year will be given credit for the courses cleared with good academic perfor-
of the programme. In such a case, the student will take a minimum of mance matching with the course requirements of the programme, to
one additional year and pay an additional Admission/Tuition fee to which the candidate seeks admission.
complete both the degree programmes and receive the Degree in Here the guiding principle is two-fold: The courses the candidate has
respective disciplines. already done before entering the institute cannot be repeated and also
For example: A Student who has been allotted Chemical Engineering that the time spent elsewhere is not wasted.
or any other discipline can choose to take Computer Science or any
other discipline as his/her Dual Degree. Eligibility Criteria for Admission with Advanced Standing:
In order to be considered for Admission with Advanced Standing, a
Transfer candidate is required to meet the below criteria.

It is possible for a student to seek transfer from one programme to 1.Satisfy the basic eligibility criteria mentioned under Section 2 of the
another in the middle of a programme without starting from the begin- Admission Bulletin 2014-15.
ning. This is possible because he/she is given credit for what he/she 2.The academic programme pursued after Grade 12 must be in a
has done till then towards the requirements of the programme to which recognized and accredited University.
he/she seeks the transfer. 3.Must have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours or 10 courses at
university level.
Since admission to a programme is done on assigned and competitive 4.The latest/last semester studied at the university, the minimum
basis, there cannot be any scope of undoing the fact of an assigned overall aggregate must be 70% or a CGPA of 7 on a 10 scale.
admission through transfer. Thus only exceptionally meritorious
students in a limited number of cases can expect to compete for trans- Admission will be offered in one of the programmes offered from the
fer to a more sought-after programme. On the other hand, transfer to campus, clearly indicating the courses which are exempted and
a less sought-after programme for a student who is unable to cope expected normal time student will take to complete the degree.
with the rigours of the programme in which he/she has been admitted Courses with a performance of 60% or above (or equivalent Grade)
would be readily used to rehabilitate him/her without much loss of will only be considered for evaluation. The exemption for a course will
time. In any event, transfer must be treated as an admission process. be based on an individual evaluation of course studied to determine
whether the course is equivalent to the corresponding course offered
by BITS Pilani. A candidate can get a transfer of a maximum of 70
Second Semester Admission credit hours only.
The structural flexibilities available in the Institute make it possible to
admit students in both the semesters. The few admissions made for The discipline allotment will be done based on the student's latest
the second semester (February 2015) are essentially to meet the performance, Grade 12 percentage and availability of seats in the
depletion during the first semester and also to get the most outstanding discipline of student's preferences.
students who could not apply in time for the first semester admissions.
The second semester admissions of the students are merged with the Application Procedure:
students admitted in the first semester. They may be doing courses In addition to filling up the Application for admission, Candidates
with the students admitted in the same academic year or in the next applying for Advanced Standing admission must fill up the supplemen-
semester (academic year). The total normal duration of programme tary information form for advanced standing (available on the website
will be 4 years (Eight semesters). These students also get the option or can be collected from the admissions office), and submit it with the
of Practice School. below mentioned additional documents:
a)Official College Transcript / Mark Sheets for the semesters/ years
The Admission Notification for second semester admissions will be completed.
issued in October 2014. b)Syllabus of courses cleared.
c)Question Papers of the Examinations for the courses cleared.
Important Dates in the First Degree Admission Process
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For Non-GCC
Event For GCC Candidates
Candidates

Last date for receipt of

8 June 2014 6 July 2014
Applications*

Announcement of Admission
List & Dispatch of admission 10 June 2014 8 July 2014
offer letters

Last date for receipt of

acceptance of admission offer
2 July 2014 3 August 2014
along with required documents
and fee

Reporting for Admission 1 September 2014

Orientation and Registration 1-2 September 2014

Classwork begins 3 September 2014

Important Dates in the Higher Degree and Ph.D. Admission Process

Event First Semester Second Semester

Last date for receipt of

1 June 2014 15 Dec 2014
Applications*

Orientation and Registration 2 Sep 2014 1 Feb 2015

Commencement of Classes 3 Sep 2014 2 Feb 2015

 Fee Structure
30 Each Academic Year consists of two semesters. First Semester: September-January and Second Semester: February-June

A. One-Time Fees (Payable at the time of Admission)

FEE FIRST DEGREE HIGHER DEGREE Ph.D.

Application Fee AED. 200/- AED. 200/- AED. 200/-

Admission Fee AED. 1,500/- AED. 1,500/- AED. 1,500/-
Activity Fee AED. 1,000/- AED. 1,000/- AED. 1,000/-
Caution Deposit * AED. 5,000/- AED. 2,000/- AED. 2,000/-
Hostel Caution Deposit* AED. 2,000/- AED. 2,000/- AED. 2,000/-
B. Tuition Fee
First Semester AED. 17,500/- (payable in 2 installments) AED. 12,000/- (payable in 2 installments) AED. 12,000/- **
Second Semester AED. 17,500/- (payable in 2 installments) AED. 12,000/- (payable in 2 installments) AED. 12,000/- **
Summer Term AED. 4,500/- (Payable for PS I after 2nd year) AED. 6,000/-
C. Visa / Insurance Fee (Payable for each Academic Year)
DIAC / Visa Fee (For Students on Visa provided by the Institute)
Fresh Visa Fee : AED. 2,250/-
Visa Renewal Fee : AED. 1,650/-
DIAC Jawaz Card Fee : AED. 150/-
Emirates ID Card Fee : AED. 280/-
Medical Insurance Fee : AED. 1,550/-
(Currently prevailing Visa Fee, subject to change by Govt of U.A.E.)
D. Hostel Fee (Only for Hostel Residents)

First Semester : AED. 15,000/-

Second Semester : AED. 15,000/-
Summer Term : AED. 5,200/-
Internet facility Fee : AED. 750/- per annum
Laundry charges and service charge for using refrigerator in the room are additional and information on the same is available on the website.
E. Transport Fee (Only for Day Scholars)
For Dubai : AED. 1,750/- per semester
For Sharjah & Ajman : AED. 2,000/- per semester
(Currently prevailing Transport Fee, subject to change)

*Refundable on graduation or on leaving the Institute, after due adjustment for damages, breakages caused by the student, f any.
**1. Full- time On-Campus Ph.D.Scholars will be considered for 80% Tuition Fee waiver and Part-time Ph.D.Scholars will be considered
for 70% Tuition Fee waiver for the normal duration of the Programme subject to terms and conditions.
2. On-Campus and Part-time Ph.D. scholars who are UAE/GCC Nationals are considered for 100% Tuition Fee waiver and may be offered
suitable Research Assistantships/Fellowships.
Scholarships & Concessions 2 . Fee Concessions
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FIRST DEGREE PROGRAMMES 2.1 For GCC/ Arab Nationals
Meritorious GCC / Arab Nationals will be offered full tuition fee schol-
1. Merit Scholarships arship throughout the programme.

1.1 Board Toppers 2.2 For Sudden bereavement of earning member of the family
Students who have secured top three positions (First, Second and The Institute helps such students by waiving off 100% tuition fee for a
Third position) in 12th standard in their respective boards (General semester for those students who face financial hardships due to the
Secondary Education Certificate Exam of Ministry of Education, U.A.E. sudden and untimely demise of the sole earning member of their
or CBSE-India or any other State, National or International Board) are family in that semester. A scholarship of up to 75% can be offered in
given a merit scholarship of 100%, 75% and 50% of the first semester the subsequent semesters, on a case to case basis, depending on
tuition fee respectively for the first semester. means and need and the overall performance/ discipline of the
student.
1.2 Merit in Qualifying Examination
a) Students who have obtained 90% or above in the aggregate of the 2.3 For Physically Challenged Students
qualifying examination are given a merit scholarship of 20% of first All physically challenged students satisfying the conditions laid out are
semester tuition fee. given a 15% concession on the tuition fee throughout the programme
subject to satisfactory academic performance in each semester.
b) Students who have obtained 80% or above but less than 90% in the
aggregate of the qualifying examination are given a merit scholarship 2.4 For Sibling
of 15% of the first semester tuition fee. For families that have more than one child enrolled concurrently, a
concession of 25% on the tuition fee is offered to the second child until
1.3 Merit in BITSAT 2014 (BITS Online Admission Test) the first child graduates.
a) Scholarship: Admitted candidates with BITSAT 2014 (or BITSAT
2013) score of 200 or above will be eligible for the following merit 2.5 Sports Excellence
scholarship for two semesters (first year) of Academic Year 2014-15, a) Students who have participated and won medals in International
depending on the score secured in BITSAT. championships are given scholarship of 50% of the first semester
tuition fee and students who have participated in the International
S. No. BITSAT Score Scholarship Championships are given scholarship of 15% of first semester tuition
fee.
1 >300 75% of Tuition Fee*
b) Students who have participated and won medals in National tourna-
2 250 to 299 50% of Tuition Fee* ments are given scholarship of 20% of first semester tuition fee and
students who have participated in National Tournaments are given
3 200 to 249 25% of Tuition Fee scholarship of 5% of first semester tuition fee.
The above scholarship is applicable for first year only(Academic year 2014-15) and subsequently,
the students will be eligible for the merit scholarship of the institute as mentioned under 1 5 below. HIGHER DEGREE PROGRAMMES
*Students availing this scholarship will not be eligible for any other Scholarship/Concession in the first year.

b) Hostel Fee Concession: Admitted Candidates with BITSAT 2014 (or 1. For New Admissions
BITSAT 2013) score of 150 or above will be offered a 25% concession a) Students who are UAE Nationals will be offered full tuition fee schol
in the Hostel fee for the normal duration of the programme (four years). arship for the normal duration of the programme.
b) BITS Alumni, Candidates from Collaborative Organizations/
1.4 Merit in Competitive Examinations Companies and Siblings / Parents of continuing students will be
Students who have taken up the JEE Main or Advanced competitive offered a 10% concession on the tuition fee, during the normal
examinations for admission to engineering programmes are awarded duration of the programme.
scholarships ranging from 25%-75% in the first year tuition fee
2. Merit Scholarship For Continuing Students
depending on the score secured in the examination.
Merit Scholarship amounting to 20% of semester tuition fees is
awarded to the topper of each programme every semester based on
1.5. Merit Scholarship for continuing students
the performance of the students in the previous semester. The
All Students who obtained a CGPA of 9.00 or above on a 10.00 scale
minimum CGPA for the eligibility of this scholarship shall be 9 on a 10
at the end of a semester are given a merit scholarship of 20% of tuition
point scale.
fee for the following semester.
Note : * At any given time, a student can avail more than one scholarship/ concession unless otherwise mentioned, provided the total scholarship/concession amount does not exceed more than 50%of the tuition fee
amount of that semester including all or any scholarship/concession availed by the student.
* The decision of the institute shall be final and cannot be contested on all matters of scholarships and concessions at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus.
 Special Moments in Time
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H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific His Excellency Humaid Mohamed Obaid Al Qutami, Minister of Education,Government
Research, U.A.E., being greeted by Dr. R.K. Mittal, Director on his vis t to the BITS of U.A.E. awarding the degree at Convocation 2011, seen w th the Vice-Chancellor
Stand at GETEX, 2011 and Director.

The International Conference on Cloud Computing Technologies, Applications and Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chancellor, Dr. B.N. Jain, Vice Chancellor, Dr. R.K. Mittal,
Management (ICCCTAM -12) held at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus from 8-10 Decem- Director and University Officials / Facu ty seen with Dr. Abdullah Karam, Director
ber 2012. Seen are Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director of DKV and DIAC, Dr. Eesa General, KHDA, Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director, Education Cluster- Tecom
Bastaki, Chairman, Emirates Science Club, Dubai and Ms. Maryam Al Thani, Chair, Investments and Mr. M. Salahuddin, Managing Director, ETA Group at Convocation
IEEE UAE Section with Dr. R. K. Mittal, Director, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus 2012.

Dr. Kiran Bedi, Retired IPS Officer and Social Activist invited to deliver a lecture Ms. Sania Mirza (World Tennis Champion), Chief Guest at the 8th BITS Sports
during the Inter-University Tech-Fest “Enginuity” in April, 2011. Festival, 2011.
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H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai w th Prof. Dr. R.K. Mittal, Director, Mr. M. Salahuddin MD, ETA Ascon Group, BITS
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India during their visit to BITS Pilani, Dubai Pilani, Dubai Campus, seen w th the Hon’ble President of India, Mrs. Pratibha
Campus in the year 2003 Patil during her visit to Dubai International Academic C ty in November, 2010.

The Chief Guest at Convocation 2013, Padma Shri Kiran Karnik, Member of the Scientific Inauguration of the new campus at the Dubai International Academic C ty by Dr. K. K. Birla,
Advisory Council to the Government of India seen awarding the certificate to the top student the then Chancellor, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus in the presence of Mr. M. Salahuddin,
along w th Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director, DIAC, Dr. B.N Jain, Vice-Chancellor and Managing Director, ETA Ascon and Star Group and Mr Essa Al Ghurair, Director, ETA
Dr. R.K.M ttal, Director. Ascon and Star Group.

Mr. Madan Lal, Former Indian Cricketer – the Chief Guest at the BITS Sports Festival 2013 Facu ty and Staff of BPDC during Chancellor’s visit.
seen with the students and University officials.
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Dubai International Academic City
P.O. Box: 345055, Dubai, UAE • Tel: 00971 4 4200700 / 4200811 • Fax: 00971 4 4200822
Email: admission@dubai.bits-pilani.ac.in • Website: www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai