BITS also runs a virtual university and an extension centre in Bangalore, Chennai and several important cities of India to cater to the academic needs of Industry.

[8] BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus is to eventually have ten centres in order to step up activities in research and development in pharmaceutics, mechanics, computer technology and construction engineering.

From 2015, the institute also started accepting international students on the basis of performance in the SAT Subject Tests in Physics, Chemistry, and Math II followed by an interview.

Some collaborators include the Science and Engineering Research Council (DST-SERC), the University Grants Commission (UGC), the National Programme for Micro and Smart System (NPMASS), AstraZeneca, etc.

[13] The campus has a Center of Excellence in MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) which is one top academic CoE of its kind in India.

[15] The state allocated additional 75 acres (30 hectares) to the institute to facilitate its phase-II expansion plans making it the largest physical campus of BITS Pilani.

[23] ATMOS aims at improving the technical culture among Indian colleges as well as providing a platform to showcase their abilities.

Each year, a diverse range of challenging and educative Quizzes, Competitions, Case studies, Workshops and Conferences are held, along with interactive sessions with renowned speakers from across the Country.

[26][27] Other Comedians who have performed at Verba Maximus over the years are Kenny Sebastian, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Raunaq Rajani and Kunal Rao.

Mohan Rao, who offers valuable research guidance, contributing significantly to the department's academic development.

Currently, the department has 25 faculty members, including Prof. B M Reddy (former Chief Scientist, CSIR-IICT), and Prof. D. Ramaiah, (former Director, CSIR-NEIST).

The department is supported by national funding agencies and international grants and is equipped with state-of-the-art analytical and characterization instruments.