Visiting Summer Research Intership (ViSRI), BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

About BITS Pilani

BITS Pilani is a deemed-to-be University, offering on-campus programmes 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 171stin Asia and 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 398 crores as external research funding in the last 5 years. State-of-the-art facilities have been developed to support innovative research, led by students and about 930 faculty members, leading to a Scopus h-index of 156, with 221 patents filed so far, and 41 patents granted. Currently, there are 14 BITSian Unicorns and 1 Decacorn. There are over 7500 BITSian founders and co-founders of enterprises.

TIMELINE

Last Date for applications : 23rd Feb, 2026
Selection Announcement : 16th March, 2026

ABOUT INTERNSHIP

The Visiting Summer Research Internship Program aims to provide undergraduate students with hands-on research experience, enabling them to gain experience in problem formulation, experimentation, and technical reporting. Interns will work under the guidance of a faculty mentor on a focused research problem in emerging research areas at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Highlights

  • Attractive stipend
  • Access to research facilities at BITS Pilani
  • Expert sessions and workshops
  • Hands-on sessions on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Poster session

Duration

  • 20th May 2026 to 15th July 2026