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National, 25 June, 2026: BITS Pilani, an Institute of Eminence, announced the launch of a new Bachelor of Computer Science programme in collaboration with RMIT University, Melbourne, under the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy. The programme will be offered from the 2026 academic intake, further strengthening one of India’s most successful...

BITS Pilani students visited RMIT for a taste of Melbourne, before returning for their final study phase in 2027. RMIT received funding from the Victorian government, under its ‘Yes to International Students Fund’, partially contributing to this year’s immersion visit fund. RMIT Vice-President, International, Layton Pike, said the state government...

BITS–RMIT Academy students embark on Academic immersion in Melbourne In June 2025, 110 students from the BITS–RMIT Higher Education Academy undertook a transformative nine-day academic immersion at RMIT University in Melbourne. The visit offered a first-hand experience of university life, enriched by campus tours, faculty-led sessions, and industry interactions. This...

The BITS–RMIT partnership welcomed its newest cohort in August 2025, inviting 117 students to join the program. To support their transition, BITS arranged orientation sessions on all three of its campuses: Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad. During these sessions, students were introduced to the program framework, academic requirements, and upcoming milestones....

The BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy is pleased to announce it will now offer a new dual program – a Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, BITS Pilani and Bachelor of Engineering – Software Engineering (Honours), RMIT University that will be launched for the upcoming August 2024 intake. This new offering will...

This partnership is the first Australian/Indian dual degree program, contributing to the development of a globally engaged and skilled workforce. Commencing mid-2023, the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy (The Academy) aims to provide high-quality transnational education to Indian students and facilitate significant regional collaboration between Australia and India. Initially offering four...

Six students from RMIT’s Australia and Vietnam campuses travelled to BITS Pilani’s Goa campus for a study tour where they were immersed in Goan culture. One of the students, Seokyung Kim, an international student from Korea studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at RMIT, leapt at the opportunity to undertake...

RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alec Cameron last week visited India to meet with students currently studying undergraduate engineering courses as part of the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy. Professor Cameron also had the opportunity to connect with RMIT Alumni and a diverse group of partners and key stakeholders in New...

The Indian education minister has visited RMIT, to explore best practice research and industry partnerships. Dharmendra Pradhan today joined federal education minister Jason Clare, RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alec Cameron and university students at the City Campus. The ministerial visit reinforced RMIT’s bilateral relations and regional collaboration – and...

RMIT University has welcomed over 90 engineering students from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani on a two-week immersion tour of the campuses and Melbourne. These students are the inaugural cohort of the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy, the first dual-degree initiative between Australia and India. This partnership aims...

Australia’s first dual degree program with India will commence this year, in an exciting new higher education venture. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS) and RMIT have partnered to deliver the first dual degree program between India and Australia. Commencing in mid-2023, the BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy...