Where and what are BITS Pilani campuses?

Question

I have heard of the 7 IIT campuses, NITs, but I've never heard of BITS. Is it public or private? Does it have any reputation?
Is it pathetic or okay? I've always heard limitless praises of IIT, but BITS is new in the hood for me.

My friends say, " Those who can't make it to IIT are idiots and some of them go to BITS." What is this BITS?

I searched through google and found it is there since 1929 and is ranked 6th. How the hell?

Personally, I don't think it is anything compared to IIT. IIT ranks 3rd in the world after MIT and Stanford, but this unknown BITS is nowhere and I guess it should be no where.

AS I SEARCHED FOR BITS.......:
I may be wrong, but the fact is everybody knows about IIT, though there may be some who don't know about BITS Pilani- Rajasthan, Dubai, Goa whatever.

Lacs give IIT-JEE and only around 60,000 give this BITS as I searched through the site.

I even searched some blogs tagged as IIT vs BITS. Only your BITS were trying to defend themselves. There was not even a single IITian in the blog trying to defend their reputation bcoz they know where they stand. BITS is a merit-based hype. Competitive ability is not decided through merit, but through entrance. It seems as I searched thru d site. BITS has introduced this BITSAT from 2005. IIT-JEE was there since th 70s. So, this shows how BITS has copied its trend. Long live IIT. ****, the others.

YOU KNOW Y I'm SAYING THIS BCOZ I'm from IIT-Kanpur (AIR:45). ( 1st year for me was in 2005. )

There's no institute next to IIT. That's a bloody fact. BITS sucks, IIT rocks.

You see, I'm from IIT-Kanpur.................................NO.1. Doing Comp Sc.. Say, wat u want to say.

Shiv A ,...u r nuts..IIT-Kanpur is where I'm *******...........u think I'd choose this BITS u talk out about for IIT. No chance in hell.

I know wat u mean...........but, u see where I'm.........God, i hope i make a bomb one day and destroy all d BITS campuses.

Answer 1

at the end of the day everybody will complete the marathon
those who r well- equipped will finish early than those who r ill-equipped!!!
i have friends who have finished degree both from IIT as well as BITS,both r well placed and there is absolutely no difference when it comes to name ,fame and other matters!!

Answer 2

an anecdote:
there was a car race in Soviet union(remember?).only two cars participated in the race,one from the us and another from Soviet.
soviet car lost the race.but next day news read "while soviet was placed honorable second, us came last but one".
thus with out competition a race is always lone horse race.there is always acrimony amongst iit and others.like that tv ad my pappa is the strongest.so everybody says the college they studied is the best and, older an instt. becomes better networking keeps myth going.
finally bits is a private one and only criteria for entry is either through bitsat or no.1 rank from any board. i know quite a few who have opted out iit to join bits.
now you judge for yourself

Answer 3

IIT is not everything
nd BITS is even better than 4 IITS. Its of world reputation nd has very good placement
I f u hv got selected in the xms nd still leavin it, i think u r gone

Answer 4

do u no bits pilani is above 2 iits....roorkee and guahati
there r 2 campuses of bits one in pilani and other in goa
and they r very beautiful and advance