Goa is a well-known and popular hotspot on the tourist map of India and the world. The name immediately brings to one’s mind the lush green meadows, hills and valleys, the sea and its attractive beaches. This charm and beauty sets the right ambience for BITS, Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, an Institute of Eminence in Technology and Sciences.
Nesting in the lap of verdant hills, overlooking the Zuari River, the Campus is spread over an area of 167 acres. The location of campus is unique in the respect of scenic beauty and panoramic view of picturesque surroundings encompassing Zuari River, hillocks, waterways, forests and landscape. The BITS, Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus, is about 10 kms south of Vasco-da-Gama, 20 kms north of Margaon and 7 kms east of Goa Airport, along National Highway – 17B, Bypass road. In the midst of idyllic, sylvan beauty, the Campus houses the Main building, having academic and administrative offices, Guest House, Hostels for boys and girls, Student Activity Centre, faculty and staff quarters, Medical Centre, Playground and Shopping Complex.
The Campus, in keeping with the tradition of creativity, has given a state-of-the-art touch to the infrastructure of the entire institute without diminishing in the least, the natural beauty of Goa, surrounding its Campus. Spacious labs, state-of-art classrooms with soundproof acoustics, modern furniture, computer labs with Internet facility and a majestic Library define the infrastructural counters of the institution. BITS Pilani, a pioneer in higher education in India, is known for its teaching excellence, pedagogical innovations, academic freedom and flexibility, modular course curriculum, robust industry connect (through unique programs like the Practice School and Work Integrated Learning Programme), strong roots in innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship (gave the country 13 unicorns and more than 7500 founders and co-founders of companies) and excellent placements for its graduates. BITS Pilani is now an established institute of research excellence with significant publications, national and international collaborations, citation records, patents, extramural funds and innovative technologies. We are committed to ethical standards, diversity, social outreach, green and clean environment.
Being fully residential, separate hostels are provided for both girls and boys. The students are provided with single room accommodation, furnished with a bed, a wardrobe, a computer cum study table, a mirror and black granite shelf. Internet connection is provided in each room as a part of Project BITS Connect!. Entertainment facilities are in the each hostel’s common room with TV and cable connection and with National and Local newspapers. A Shopping Complex with, departmental store, cafeteria, bank and all other utility shops provide needful support to the campus inmates. The campus also has a Medical Centre with two doctors, pharmacist and other support staff who provide round the clock medical coverage to all the residents of the institute.
The Goa Campus was commissioned in 2004, and we are celebrating 20 years of sojourn.