BITS Pilani is a Deemed to be University, offering on-campus programs to more than 18,500 students across its campuses in Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Dubai. It has been recognized as an Institute of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020.

In QS Asia University Rankings 2025, BITS has been ranked 171st in Asia and at 15th in India. Further, BITS Pilani has been ranked among the top 300 in QS World University Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 and within top 6 in India.

Having pioneered several curricular and pedagogic attributes, BITS Pilani has a vision to be amongst the top research-led Institutes in the country. The qualities of innovation, enterprise, commitment to excellence, adherence to merit, and transparency, have characterized the Institute during its inexorable march to eminence.

The Institute has secured over Rs 450+ crores as external research funding in the last 5 years. State of the art facilities have been developed to support cutting edge research, led by students and about 1030+ faculty members, leading to a Scopus h-index of 183, with 587 patents filed so far, and 125 patents granted. Currently, there are 17+ BITSian Unicorns and 2 Decacorn. There are over 7500 BITSian founders and co-founders of enterprises.