Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal

The Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal or BIAS, Bhimtal, is a sister concern of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra ,Ranchi.

This institute has a full 4-year B.Tech course in Electronics & Communication and Computer Sciences and a 3-year MCA affiliated to Uttarakhand Technical University (earlier it was affiliated to Kumaon University).

Birla Institute Of Applied Sciences(BIAS) is located in the most picturesque surroundings of the lake town of Bhimtal, in the Nainital district of Uttaranchal. The campus is spread over an area of about 10 hectares of prime land amongst the Kumaon hills, thus providing a cool climate and lush green environmental surroundings, ideally conducive for academic pursuit. BIAS Bhimtal is a fully residential institute.

The Institute has synergistic networking with Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, along with its extension centers at Noida, Allahabad, Jaipur, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah and Bahrain as well as with other prestigious organizations. It finds its origins in the educational and scientific research endowments of the G. P. Birla Group of Industries.

Infrastructure

The institute campus consists of a central academic block, laboratory blocks, workshops, computer centers and staff quarters besides separate hostels for boys and girls. The institute is fully residential and includes the mess, common room and reading room along with facilities for indoor and outdoor games. The institute is self-contained with its own security arrangements, co-operative store, cafeteria and a PCO to take care of the sundry needs of the residents.

The central academic block consists of lecture halls, computer labs, a well-equipped library, a Dspace Digital Library and an IEEE Digital Library access. It also houses the conference room and various offices. Two V-SAT connections (HCL Comnet and HUGHES) provide internet connectivity to the computer labs 24 hours a day. An adequate standby power supply system ensures that power requirements are fulfilled even during power outages.

About the placement

The placement cell of the institute consists of faculty members as well as students. Many esteemed firms frequently visit the institute to hire students by conducting examinations and interviews in the campus as their selection procedure.

The institute also makes necessary arrangements for the off-campus placements in companies visiting the sister concerns of the institute. A few companies where current students have their placements are HCL Technologies, Birla Soft, CMC Ltd., Momentum Pvt Ltd., Aspire, Allied Electro Magnetic, Torry Harris, Accenture, NIIT Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Infogain and Impetus.

Twelve BE Students were selected by Infosys and four by Accenture from the batch which will pass out in 2008.

Alumni

The institute has a huge support base of alumni, of whom about 50% are placed abroad. The graduated students of the institute are currently working at prestigious positions in reputed companies.

External links

* [http://www.birlainstitute.co.in/ Birla Institute, Bhimtal]