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The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between BITS and Texmaco of  Dr K K Birla Group was signed on Saturday, September 22, 2007 with the objective of fostering collaboration between the two institutions to promote academic and research interactions for Industry-centric knowledge and skill upgradation. The MoU was signed by Prof L K Maheshwari Vice Chancellor on behalf of BITS Pilani and Shri Ramesh Maheshwari President and CEO on behalf of Texmaco The function was attended by the top executives of Texmaco, Dean Distance Learning from BITS Pilani and Prof HS Jabbal coordinator of BITS Kolkata centre.

The 74 year young Shri Ramesh Maheshwari minced no words in stating that upgradation of technology, skills and systems at Texmaco and make it a global player was his top priority. Prof L K Maheshwari was emphatic in stating that human resources trained in latest manufacturing practices and strategies, application of ICT and innovative management techniques are a must in evolving a world class manufacturing organization.

BITS would operate an off-campus centre of Excellence at Kolkata and offer off-campus work integrated learning philosophy based educational programmes to meet the HRD needs of Texmaco and other associated organizations leading to specific degrees of BITS sucha s BS Manufacturing Engineering & MS Engineering Management.

The candidates admitted to the BITS programmes under this collaborative arrangement will be treated as BITS students and will be governed by the fee structure and academic regulations of BITS and also by the service rules and regulations specified by the sponsoring organizations.

A Coordination Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellor, BITS as Chairman, and two nominees each from Texmaco and BITS would plan, coordinate and monitor the academic and research programmes as well as all related operational matters within the framework of the academic regulations of BITS and the objectives outlined by Texmaco so as to commence the Session from Second Semester 2007-2008.

BITS Pilani firmly believes that there are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond reach. In India Today, this tie-up of BITS Pilani is yet another milestone in Industry University Collaborations

A Coordination Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellor, BITS as Chairman, and two nominees each from Texmaco and BITS would plan, coordinate and monitor the academic and research programmes as well as all related operational matters within the framework of the academic regulations of BITS and the objectives outlined by Texmaco so as to commence the Session from Second Semester 2007-2008.