The details of fees for the academic year 2020-21 at BITS Pilani was as follows. Admission Fees - INR 43,800 /- Semester/Term Fees -  First Semester - INR 1,99,000/- Second Semester - INR 1,99,000/- Summer Term (if registered) - INR 69,600/- Hostel Fees -  First Semester - INR 14,150/- Second Semester - INR 14,150/- Summer Term (if registered) - INR 7,075/- Mess & Electricity Charge -  First Semester - INR 10,000/- Second Semester - INR 10,000/- Summer Term (if registered) - INR 5,000/- Other Advances -  First Semester - INR 12,000/- Second Semester - INR 12,000/- Institute Caution Deposite - INR 3,000/- Student's Union Fee (Annual) - INR 450/- Students’s Aid Fund (Annual) - INR 225/-

Yes, each year BITS Pilani increases their tuition fees. According to the official notice, for the students of the 2020-21 batch, the tuition fee will increase 9% each subsequent year, i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23, etc. The tuition fee will increase at this rate each year unless the Govt. announces any tax/levy, in which case all students will be notified regarding any change.

At BITS Pilani, study projects are an easy way to secure an ‘A’ in your elective. You can pick up a subject of your interest and do research on it for the rest of the semester. You will have to submit mid-term, end-term, and presentation on your project, based on which you will be graded. There are options to take lab-oriented projects and research-oriented projects. 

Comparing IIIT Hyderabad and BITS Pilani cannot be done in terms of with as both are reputed institutes. However, they can be compared on the basis of individual parameters. For instance  Campus: BITS Placements: IIIT Hyderabad  Coding: IIIT Hyderabad Now it’s up to you to decide which factor will affect you the most. In my opinion choosing IIIT Hyderabad over BITS Pilani is a no-brainer as IIIT Delhi is the best when it comes to CSE. Its curriculum is designed exceptionally well. Apart from this, it fairs well in terms of modern technology, infrastructure, faculties, placements, and greater opportunities for higher studies and research. The only institutes that give IIIT Hyderabad an edge are IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore. You are bound to gain a lot of fun experience and knowledge at IIIT Hyderabad and won’t regret joining it ever. However, this definitely does not mean BITS Pilani is not any good. It’s just that the outcomes offered by both institutes are different. If you want to go for MBA or Government Services in the future, BITS Pilani is a good choice as it offers a wider range of opportunities in contrast to CSE at IIIT Hyderabad which is suitable only if you want to stay in this field till the end.

Once you get into BITS Pilani you will make many happy memories. Some of my friends are BITS Pilani. Most of them miss the campus and the people. The peoples are the best part of BITS Pilani. You will get to meet many skilled and talented individuals. This is a great learning and networking opportunity. 

BITS Pilani MBA fees for this academic year is INR 11.10 Lakhs. Here is the year-wise fee structure for the MBA program.  First Year Fees  INR 5,61,575 (it includes admission fee of INR 48,100) Second Year Fees INR 5,48,435 (this amount includes practice school fees) Total Fees INR 11,10,010 The course fee is likely to increase upwards for the next academic year. The increase in fees won’t be more than 10% compared to the previous year's fees.

According to my friends studying at BITS Pilani, it is highly advanced when it comes to technology and its advancement. BITS Pilani has added a plagiarism tool on its campus to check the student’s capability to write an essay on an unknown topic. This tool has been generated specifically to go through the soft copies and the answers uploaded on it by digital means. The topics given for the essay writing is an anonymous topic and sometimes students also give in their essays in hardcopy format. In such cases, the student checks and again works on their essay before submitting it. When submitted the hard copy files are scanned and then converted into soft copies and are then made to go through the plagiarism tool. Students are aware of the tool and therefore check the essay multiple times before submitting it. The plagiarism tool is very advanced and also very accurate. It searches the essay multiple times in every order to find out the copied content and identifies as little as phrases used in the same order.

For an MBA degree, BIMTECH will be the best option among these. It has a clear focus on management education and also has the backing of Birla group. BIMTECH placements are pretty good for MBA. According to the recent placement drive, around 95.28% of students got placement offers and the average CTC received by the students was INR 8.07 LPA. 

Yes, you can transfer from a dual degree to a B.E degree in BITS Pilani. The degree program offered by BITS Pilani is as follows. BE only MSc only BE +MSc BE+BE MSc+MSc After completing the first year, you can transfer from one of these programs to another. But the required CG is quite higher for transfer. Usually, it stays above 9.5. 

BITS, Pilani library has a huge collection of books. It stays open from 8 AM to 11 AM. You can take full advantage of the library. For your preparation, you will also get help from your seniors.  BITS Pilani also offers training and special classes for CAT aspirants. Attending these classes can be a great help in your preparation.