National Education Day Celebrations at BITS Pilani Rajasthan

BITS Pilani Motto: Knowledge is Power Supreme

2008-11-11 09:19:08 - The National Education Day is being celebrated across India on November 11 commemorating the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a great freedom fighter, an eminent educationist and the First Education Minister of Independent India. Educational institutions at all levels across the country are organizing seminars, symposia, workshops, panel discussions and rallies to highlight the importance of literacy and nation's commitment to all aspects of education on the 'National Education Day'.

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani Rajasthan which is one among the top ranking universities in India today is organizing a panel discussion covering various issues in Technical Higher Education in India on National Education Day at Pilani on Tuesday.

Faculty members from BITS Pilani Prof Ram Babu Kodali Group Leader Mechanical Engineering, Prof Sundar Balasubramaniam Assistant Unit Chief Information Processing Centre, Prof Vinod Kumar Chaubey Group Leader Electrical & Electronics, Dr Raj Kumar Gupta Assistant Professor Physics and Priya Christina Sande Lecture Chemical Engineering are participating in the discussion Prof. BR Natarajan Dean Off campus Work Integrated Learning Programmes is moderating the discussions. Prof AK Sarkar Dean Instruction Division of the Institute will be highlighting the contributions of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad to the cause of Education in India. Prof LK Maheshwari Vice Chancellor of the Institute will be gracing the occasion.

About BITS Pilani: BITS Pilani Rajasthan which has the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the path breaking BITSAT and setting a bench mark in industry university collaborations is one among the top ranking universities towering above the rest in various best college surveys in India today. BITS offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa and Hyderabad campuses apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute who are Proud to be BITSians peaking with Passion Quotient for Alma mater and spread across the globe from Australia to America are the true ambassadors of Brand BITS Pilani.