BITS Pilani Opens Bangalore Center To Boost Industry Ties And Support Startups

BITS Pilani, has announced the establishment of a Bangalore Center for BITS Pilani. The purpose of this key move is to open the door to numerous opportunities for BITS Pilani students, researchers, faculty, incubators, accelerator programmes and the institution itself.

Located in a city known for its lively technological ecosystem, the new BITS Pilani office at Bangalore has marked presence of over 800 alumni creators and the largest concentration of alumni in any single city worldwide. It is located at the heart of the startup area of Bangalore in HSR Layout , home to nine unicorn offices. The space has been sponsored by Hustlehub, one of the largest providers of enterprise & coworking office spaces, in Bangalore.
The major objective of the BITS Pilani Bangalore Center is to establish collaboration with the corporate community including alumni and non-alumni-led organisations. The center will contribute to the scope of institute initiatives, like adding Practice School and Placement stations, securing industry-sponsored research and consultancy projects and developing the curriculum of the institution to be industry-aligned and make students job ready. A key focus will be to establish networks that can provide mentorship and investment to student and alumni start-ups. Engagement with corporate initiatives related to their Innovation programmes and CSR requirements will support institute incubators and start-ups, infrastructure development and scholarship schemes. These efforts are expected to create significant social impact.

The BITS Pilani Bangalore Center will be led by Mridula Goel from the K K Birla Campus in Goa, supported by the Alumni Affairs Division and the institute's Incubation Societies. Goel has a proven track record of helping BITSians and others transform their ideas into successful startups.