| THE HIGHLIGHTS | x | |
| I | ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES | 1-10 |
| General Body | 1 | |
| Board of Governors | 2 | |
| Finance Committee | 3 | |
| Senate | 4 | |
| Examination Committee | 6 | |
| Administrative Appointments | 6 | |
| II | ACADEMIC WORKING | 11-76 |
| Academic Calendar | 11 | |
| Registration of Students | 11 | |
| Flexibilities permitted | 11 | |
| Award of Degrees | 11 | |
| Award of Medals | 12 | |
| Academic Counselling Board (ACB) | 12 | |
| Academic Monitoring Board (AMB) | 13 | |
| Admissions | 13 | |
| BITSAT 2009 | 14 | |
| Placement and Campus Interviews | 14 | |
| Number of Courses Offered | 16 | |
| Project-oriented courses | 16 | |
| Certain Humanities Courses towards inculcating values | 17 | |
| New Programmes and Courses | 18 | |
| Special Lectures by Invited Scholars | 18 | |
| Third Prof. V. Lakshminarayanan Memorial Lecture by Dr. K. Kasturirangan | 18 | |
| Seminars | 19 | |
| GRE Preparation Course | 26 | |
| Communicative English Course | 26 | |
| Research & Consultancy | 27 | |
| First Degree Thesis | 27 | |
| Higher Degree Dissertation | 27 | |
| Ph.D. Programme | 27 | |
| Ph.D. Aspirants' Scheme | 29 | |
| Sponsored Research Project | 29 | |
| Sponsored Projects | 30 | |
| Activities of Discipline Groups & Associations | 57 | |
| A Report on BITS, Pilani - Goa Campus | 68 | |
| A Report on BITS, Pilani - Hyderabad Campus | 73 | |
| A Report on BITS, Pilani - Dubai Campus | 76 | |
| III | UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY LINKAGES | 77-85 |
| Practice School Programme | 77 | |
| PS-II Assignments : Institute's Contribution to Industrial Development | 78 | |
| PS-II Stations added during the year 2009 | 79 | |
| PS-II Stations where Monthly Stipend has increased during the year 2009 | 82 | |
| PS Planning | 82 | |
| PS Instruction Monitoring | 82 | |
| Student's Involvement in PS Division-Based Projects | 82 | |
| Off-Campus Work-Integrated Learning and Collaborative Programmes | 83 | |
| Salient Features | 83 | |
| Programmes Offered during the year 2009 | 84 | |
| IV | SPECIFIC COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS | 86-102 |
| NEW COLLABORATIONS | 86 | |
| Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL), New Delhi | 86 | |
| University of Toledo, College of Engineering Toledo, Ohio USA | 86 | |
| L&T e-Engineering Solutions (L&T-eES), Vadodra | 86 | |
| Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai | 86 | |
| Sabre Travel Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore | 86 | |
| Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan | 86 | |
| Matrix Laboratories Ltd, Hyderabad | 86 | |
| State Health Society (SHS), Jaipur | 86 | |
| Madras Medical Mission (MMM), Chennai | 87 | |
| Frontier Lifeline Pvt Ltd (FLL), Chennai | 87 | |
| Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram | 87 | |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun | 87 | |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Bhopal | 87 | |
| Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Management Training Institute, Ranchi | 87 | |
| Ecole Nationale Superieure D'ingenieurs de Limoges | 87 | |
| Lupin Limited, Mumbai | 88 | |
| EXISTING COLLABORATIONS | 88 | |
| Altera International Limited, Hong Kong | 88 | |
| Amdocs Development Center India Pvt. Ltd. (DVCI), Pune | 88 | |
| Arizona State University Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering | 88 | |
| Ashok Leyland, Chennai and Hosur | 88 | |
| Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT), Sathyamangalam | 88 | |
| Bhaktivedanta Institute, Mumbai | 88 | |
| Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad | 88 | |
| Bharat Forge Ltd. (BFL), Pune | 89 | |
| Binghamton University (State University of New York), Binghamton, New York U.S.A. | 89 | |
| Birla Institute of Astronomy and Planetarium Sciences, Kolkatta | 89 | |
| Bombay Hospital, Mumbai | 89 | |
| B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education & Research Development Centre (PERD), Ahmedabad | 89 | |
| Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) | 89 | |
| Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), New Delhi | 89 | |
| Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai | 89 | |
| Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani | 90 | |
| Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Noida | 90 | |
| Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune | 90 | |
| Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (CFCL), Gadepan | 90 | |
| Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai | 90 | |
| Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), Chennai | 90 | |
| Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore | 90 | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc | 90 | |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai | 90 | |
| College of Engineering; Iowa State University of Science and Technology, AMES, IOWA, USA | 91 | |
| Consultancy Development Centre, New Delhi | 91 | |
| Cornell University, Ithaca, U.S.A. | 91 | |
| Dabur Pharma Limited, Kalyani | 91 | |
| Development Consultants Limited, Kolkata | 91 | |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad | 91 | |
| DSL Software Ltd. (DSL), Bangalore | 91 | |
| Essar Power Ltd. (EPoL), Hazira | 91 | |
| ETA Ascon, Dubai, UAE | 91 | |
| Finolex Industries Limited, Ratnagiri | 92 | |
| Ford India Limited, Chennai | 92 | |
| GE India Technology Center (GEITC), Bangalore | 92 | |
| George Mason University | 92 | |
| George Mason University, Fairfax, U S A | 92 | |
| George Washington University, Washington, U.S.A. | 92 | |
| GKD Charity Trust, Coimbatore | 92 | |
| GRASIM, Nagda | 92 | |
| Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland | 92 | |
| Hetero Drugs Ltd., Hyderabad | 93 | |
| Hewlett-Packard (HP) India, Bangalore | 93 | |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd., Renukoot | 93 | |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore | 93 | |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Chanderiya (HZL) | 93 | |
| Hogskolan I Boras (University College of Boras), Sweden | 93 | |
| Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab. Pvt. Ltd. (HTSL), Bangalore | 93 | |
| HP Labs India, Bangalore | 93 | |
| IBM India Ltd., Bangalore | 94 | |
| IBM / Tata-IBM | 94 | |
| Indian Institute of Quality Management (IIQM), Jaipur | 94 | |
| Indian Rayon, Veraval | 94 | |
| Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bangalore | 94 | |
| Indo-Gulf Fertilizers, Jagdishpur | 94 | |
| Industrial Toxicological Research Centre, Lucknow | 94 | |
| Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Kharghar | 94 | |
| Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, Chennai | 94 | |
| Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), Hyderabad | 94 | |
| Institute of Pathology, New Delhi | 94 | |
| Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.(INTEL), Bangalore | 95 | |
| International Institute of Information and Technology, Pune | 95 | |
| IPCA Laboratories Limited, Mumbai | 95 | |
| IRCAMTECH, Gwalior | 95 | |
| Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, Kansas, USA | 95 | |
| Kathmandu University, Nepal | 95 | |
| Learning Byte International India Limited, Hyderabad | 95 | |
| Lund University (LU), Sweden | 95 | |
| L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad | 95 | |
| Mahindra British Telecom Limited (MBT), Pune | 96 | |
| Mascot Systems Limited, Bangalore | 96 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) | 96 | |
| MAYTAS INFRA Limited, Hyderabad | 96 | |
| Medical Research Foundation, Chennai | 96 | |
| Microsoft Research Lab India Private Limited, New Delhi | 96 | |
| Motorola Inc., U.S.A. | 96 | |
| National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore | 96 | |
| National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata | 96 | |
| National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi | 97 | |
| National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), GOI, New Delhi | 97 | |
| National Thermal Power Corporation | 97 | |
| NOKIA Corporation, Finland | 97 | |
| Northeastern University, Boston and Al Ghurair University, Dubai | 97 | |
| Oneworld South Asia, New Delhi (OWSA) | 97 | |
| Patni Computer Systems Ltd. (PATNI), Mumbai | 97 | |
| Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Persistent), Pune | 97 | |
| Philips Software Centre India Private Limited, Bangalore | 98 | |
| Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A. | 98 | |
| Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA | 98 | |
| Qualcomm Incorporate | 98 | |
| R L Institute of Nautical Sciences (RLINS), Madurai | 98 | |
| SAP Labs India Pvt. Limited (SAP), Bangalore | 98 | |
| Satyam Computer Services Limited, Hyderabad | 98 | |
| Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) Ltd., Chennai | 98 | |
| S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai | 99 | |
| State University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A. | 99 | |
| Strides Arcolab Ltd. (SAL), Bangalore | 99 | |
| Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), Babrala | 99 | |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai | 99 | |
| Techlead Software Engineering Pvt. Limited, U.S.A. | 99 | |
| Technip India Limited, Chennai | 99 | |
| Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. (THDC), Rishikesh | 99 | |
| TELECOM Bretagne, France | 99 | |
| Texas Instruments, Bangalore | 100 | |
| Texmaco Ltd. (Texmaco), Kolkata | 100 | |
| The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research of Ben Gurion University (BIDR-BGU), Israel | 100 | |
| Tolani Education Foundation (TEF), Mumbai | 100 | |
| Transtech International, Inc., Maryland, U.S.A. | 100 | |
| Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, U.S.A. | 100 | |
| Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital (THONEH), Selangor, Malaysia | 100 | |
| Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital, Malaysia (THONEH) | 100 | |
| TVS Motor Company Limited (TVS), Hosur | 100 | |
| Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. | 101 | |
| University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, New York | 101 | |
| University of Dundee (UoD), UK | 101 | |
| Universities of Ontario, Canada | 101 | |
| University of Maryland, College Park, USA | 101 | |
| University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia | 101 | |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA | 101 | |
| University of Oklahoma, Norman, U.S.A. | 101 | |
| University of Southern California, California | 101 | |
| University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada | 101 | |
| Utah State University, Logan, USA | 101 | |
| Victoria University of Technology “Victoria University”, Melbourne, Australia | 101 | |
| Wadhwani Foundation National Entrepreneurship Network, Mumbai | 102 | |
| Waseda University, Tokyo (Japan) | 102 | |
| Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai | 102 | |
| Yahoo!, Software Development India Pvt. Limited | 102 | |
| York University, Canada | 102 | |
| V | FACULTY PROFILE | 103-109 |
| Some Faculty Statistics | 103 | |
| General Break-up of Average Work Load of Teaching Staff | 104 | |
| Faculty Recruitment | 105 | |
| Human Resource Development | 105 | |
| Sum Up | 107 | |
| BITS, Pilani – Goa Campus | 108 | |
| BITS, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus | 108 | |
| BITS, Pilani – Dubai Campus | 109 | |
| VI | CENTRES FOR SPECIALISED ACTIVITIES | 110-116 |
| Technology Innovation Centre | 110 | |
| Centre for Biotechnology | 110 | |
| Centre for Desert Development Technologies (C-DDT) | 110 | |
| Centre for Educational Technology | 111 | |
| Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) | 111 | |
| Centre for Materials Science and Technology | 113 | |
| Centre for Robotics and Intelligent System | 113 | |
| Centre for Renewable Energy & Environment Development | 114 | |
| Centre for Research on Educational Innovation and Institutional Development | 114 | |
| Centre for Software Development | 114 | |
| Centre for Women Studies | 115 | |
| Centres Established with Strong Industrial Support | 115 | |
| Embedded Controller Application Centre | 115 | |
| Technology Business Incubator (TBI) | 115 | |
| Centres for Specialised Activities at Goa Campus | 116 | |
| VII | CENTRAL FACILITIES | 117-129 |
| Central Library | 117 | |
| Engineering Services | 119 | |
| Workshop | 120 | |
| Instrumentation | 120 | |
| Information Processing Centre | 121 | |
| Computer Assisted Housekeeping | 122 | |
| Central Analytical Laboratory Facility | 123 | |
| Central Animal Facility | 124 | |
| Centralised Purchase | 124 | |
| Maintenance, Renovation and Construction | 125 | |
| Central Facilities at Goa Campus | 126 | |
| Central Facilities at Hyderabad Campus | 128 | |
| VIII | STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES | 130-148 |
| Students Union | 130 | |
| Secretaries of Clubs | 130 | |
| Sports Club | 131 | |
| BITS Open Sports Meet | 132 | |
| Swimming Club | 133 | |
| Health Club | 134 | |
| Martial Arts | 134 | |
| Yoga Programme | 134 | |
| National Service Scheme | 135 | |
| Astronomy Club | 136 | |
| National Science Day Celebrations | 136 | |
| OASIS 2009 | 137 | |
| APOGEE 2009 | 137 | |
| INTERFACE 2009 | 137 | |
| Ragamalika | 138 | |
| SPIC MACAY | 139 | |
| MATRIX | 139 | |
| National Talent Search Scheme | 140 | |
| Earn While You Learn Programme | 140 | |
| Aditya Birla Group Scholarships | 140 | |
| GE Fund Scholarship Program – 2008 – 10 | 140 | |
| Institute Fellowship | 141 | |
| Alumni Scholarships | 141 | |
| Nokia Fellowship | 141 | |
| MNES Fellowship | 141 | |
| CSIR/UGC/ICMR Fellowship | 141 | |
| Fellowships under Externally Funded Projects | 142 | |
| NXP Semiconductor Fellowships | 142 | |
| HP Lab. India Fellowship | 142 | |
| International Students' Association | 142 | |
| IEEE - Student Branch | 142 | |
| BITSAA - BITS Alumni Association | 143 | |
| Students Activities at Goa Campus | 145 | |
| Students Activities at Hyderabad Campus | 146 | |
| IX | COMMUNITY WELFARE | 149-153 |
| Medical Centre | 149 | |
| Infant Care Centre | 149 | |
| Celebration of National Days | 149 | |
| BITS Staff Housing Group | 150 | |
| Recreation Activities Forum (RAF) | 150 | |
| Loan facilities for Staff Members | 150 | |
| BITS Coop. | 151 | |
| Community Welfare at Goa Campus | 152 | |
| Community Welfare at Hyderabad Campus | 152 | |
| X | FINANCE AND FUND SUPPORT | 154-168 |
| Finance and Funds During 2008-2009 | 154 | |
| Financial Assistance to Students | 154 | |
| UGC and Other Grants | 155 | |
| Eleventh Plan | 155 | |
| Finance and Fund Support at Goa Campus | 164 | |
| Finance and Fund Support at Hyderabad Campus | 167 | |
| XI | ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMMENDATIONS | 169-178 |
| XII | GLEANINGS FROM WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT BITS | 179 |
| XIII | LOOKING AHEAD | 180-181 |
| XIV | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 182 |
| XV | OBITUARIES | 183 |