[2] Pearl hosts a variety of cultural events and competitions which include music, dance, literary, photography and quizzing.

Initially envisioned as a cultural-cum-technical fest of the campus, the first edition of Pearl was organized in 2009 as a conglomeration of intra-college competitions.

National and international artists and bands including Farhan Akhtar, Grammy-winning Wolfmother, Vishal–Shekhar, Strings, Xandria, and Dark Tranquility have performed during the pro-shows of the fest.

All the cultural clubs of BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus, organize online and offline competitions in the weeks leading up to and during Pearl.

[1] Many of these competitions have regional rounds[2] in metropolitan cities including Kolkota, Sikkim, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Delhi.

[5] Telugu actors Nani and Vijay Deverakonda visited the campus during Pearl 2015 for the promotion of their film Yevade Subramanyam.