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BITS Hyderabad starts academics from Friday

More than 95 per cent of the faculty have Ph.Ds
5 lakh sft built so far; another 1.7 lakh sft to be built

HYDERABAD: The city’s educational map, already dotted with prestigious institutions, will boast of yet another world-class institution, with the highly respected Birla Institute of Technological Sciences (BITS) starting its academic operations on Friday.

The third campus of BITS in the country, located in Jawaharnagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad, will open its academic gates to 530 students in 13 disciplines in both bachelor and post graduate courses with an orientation programme on Friday while the actual class work will begin from Saturday. Dr. V.S. Rao, Director of BITS Hyderabad said 530 students have been admitted this year of which 120 are girl students. About 350 students are enrolled from the State of whom about 215 hail from Hyderabad city. Prof. Rao said the Hyderabad centre has the advantage of excellent facilities and latest equipment. More than 95 per cent of the faculty, coming from India and abroad, have Ph.Ds. They would be supported with a lecture theatre complex housing six lecture theatres of 400 seats and 200 seats capacity, computer labs, science labs, engineering workshop and a huge mess that can accommodate 1,000 students.

Hostel accommodation

Prof. Rao said the best of facilities have been provided in the two hostels – Krishna Bhavan and Ram Bhavan that have 630 rooms. The Meera Bhavan, carved out of Krishna Bhavan, will accommodate girl students in 133 rooms separated in all respects.

The hostels are provided with solar hot water systems and every room will be connected to the Internet. In fact, students have already occupied their hostels. Dr. Rao said five lakh sft area has been built so far while 1.7 lakh sft area will be built in three phases.

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