What is the reputation of BITS Pilani in common public?

BITS Pilani is a more than 50-year-old institute. Yet it is not well known among the common public as that of the IITs. The various reasons for the same are as follows.

• Advertisement - Though IITs also do not advertise many top private universities do spend a good amount on advertising which is not the case with BITS Pilani.
• Location - Pilani is a very small town, in fact, smaller than an average Indian town.
• Campus - It has only 4 campuses; Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, and Dubai.
• Press Fascination - Our TV/print media (which most of the average Indian consumes more) always idolizes IITs and IIMs.
• General Perception - Government higher educational institutes have a higher trust in India among the general population.

But that does not make it bad. In fact, it is often considered at par with the. Here are some of the factors that make BITS such a great institute.

• No reservation -Though controversial, but without a reservation system BITS Pilani only takes students through merit. So, the student crowd at the institute is great.
• Academic Freedom - The institute has no attendance policy. You can create your own timetable system and also have an option to take dual degrees.
• It does not have a management quota unlike many private institutes and the university has international recognition.

So yes it may not be very well known as that of the IITs/IIMs among the common people but it has its own niche and the people who are well aware of the Indian higher education sector, certainly know about BITS.