A reputed Deemed Private University located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. BITS Pilani consists of 15 academic departments with a focus on education in engineering and the sciences.The institute was established in its present form in 1964 with a vision to realize Jawaharlal Nehru's project of nation-building with its emphasis on "science, technology and modernization" . At that time, its transformation from a regional engineering college to a national university was backed by the Ford Foundation and G.D.Birla. MIT provided the technical assistance that was required for this transformation.The institute has developed and administers the all-India computerized entrance test BITSAT (BITS Admission Test), which is the first of its kind in India. The admission is on the basis of merit (as assessed by the BITSAT Examination) and not through any kind of reservation. The institute is privately supported and fully residential.The institute has strong linkages with industry, as can be seen by its off-campus Work Integrated Learning Program(WILP) which enrolled 19,000 students from corporate enterprises in 2009. Practical experience in the industry is in the curriculum as a "Practice School" program, where students work with companies throughout India.BITS has campuses in Pilani (India - Main Campus), Dubai (United Arab Emirates) , Goa (India), Hyderabad (India) and an extension center in Bangalore (India). BITS also has BITSoM (BITS School of Management) and BITS Law School in Mumbai.