CASE STUDY -I

INTRODUCTION: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - Hyderabad Campus (shortened to BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus or BPHC) is one of the premier technical and science institutes for higher education in India, located at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. One of the 4 campuses of the university BITS Pilani, it was started in 2008 with the first batch graduating in 2012. Being simply a campus of the parent university, it follows the same curriculum, teaching methodology and educational practices of its parent campus. Most notably, the Practice school system for which BITS Pilani is known is used as it is by the Hyderabad Campus. BITS stands out from most Indian colleges in the sense that it does not implement any State-based quotas during admission. Seeing that the institute has never been affiliated to a faith, there are no religion-based or caste-based quotas either. HISTORY: BITS Pilani was established as an intermediate college by Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla in 1929. During World War II, the Government of India established a technical training centre at Pilani for the supply of technicians for defense services and industry. At the end of the war, in 1946, it was converted it into the Birla Engineering College with degree programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering. In 1964, the Birla Colleges of Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Pharmacy and Science were merged to form the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS). In this period of inception (especially during 1964-1970), BITS Pilani received support from the Ford Foundation and benefited from an alliance with the MIT. BITS Pilani started to expand in India and abroad since 2000. New campuses were established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2000) and Goa, India (2004).

The BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus foundation stone was laid in the presence of the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Y. S. Rajashekara Reddy on 27 April 2007.[6] The institute became a functioning entity in 2008. The library building which is spread over an area of 45,000 sq.ft was inaugurated by E.S.L. Narasimhan, the current Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 16 December 2011.[7] BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus is to eventually have ten centres of excellence in order to step up activities in research and development. According to the director of the institute Professor V. S. Rao, this will allow students to interact with the industry directly and gain skills from professionals. The areas in which the centres of excellence are to be opened are pharmaceutics, mechanics, computer technology and construction engineering. Out of all the campuses of the BITS Pilani University, the Hyderabad campus is the one, which has taken charge of developing a course for Electronics and Computer Engineering. This is because of the campus's presence in Hyderabad, which is notable for a large talent pool in this area. The eventual plan is for the campus to turn into a major IT hub. LOCATION: The campus is situated on the Rajiv Rahadari (SH 1, Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Ramagundam Highway) near the Hakimpet Air Force Station. Other centers in the vicinity are Genome Valley bio cluster and NALSAR Law University. The terrain consists of small hillocks and urban forests, mostly away from major urban centers. ACADEMICS OFFERED

MASTER PLAN OF BITS HYDERABAD CAMPUS

VISION: To generate sources of knowledge that dispel ignorance and establish truth in everything. MISSION: To promote a bank of human talent in diversified faculties like Commerce, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences that would become an investment for a prosperous society. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS TAKEN IN THE CAMPUS: SITE PLANNING: The site is planned in linear pattern. In this the area is divided in to two parts by the internal main road. It enhances the growth of the university at either ends. The administration, academic, residential, and the recreational facilities are separated by landscape and some space is allocated in each zone for future development. SCALE AND PROPORTION: The scale and proportion of a building is mostly is of ground plus three floors and impacts the sense of place within the campus. New buildings and additions acknowledge surrounding context, but recognize and establish human scale. In designing of the building considering the local climate. FORM: The form of the building can greatly impact the texture of its area of campus. A consistent form used throughout a specified area provides a cohesive, identifiable appearance to that area. The roofline, proportion and visual mass of the building affect the overall form. By using similar building forms, a high degree of unity between buildings on the campus can emerge, even among buildings of differing architectural style. BUILDING ELEMENTS AND STYLE: Significant building elements such pronounced entries or porticos, colonnades, awning elements, stairways, and masonry detailing comprise a vocabulary of design features that create a cohesive campus identity. The style of the buildings in complete modern look and responsive to local climate.

SITE PLANTINGS: Planting is done around academic buildings and residential living units and open spaces between buildings to create continuity on campus. Special attention is given to all building entries with plant materials selected for scale, texture, seasonal color and overall visual impact and in between the natural lawn placed statues of great leaders. ADMINISTRATION: The new central Administration building is located between the block A and D, is of ground plus two stories and with all modern facilities like internet, fax, inter com etc. and provision made for all admin units like director chamber, registrar, finance, affiliation, and engineering.

ADMIN BLOCK TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

ACADEMIC BLOCK:

FRONT ELEVATION OF ACEDEMIC BLOCK The campus is spread over a lush green area of 220 acres. The academic block is where the day-today functioning of the institute takes place. It is divided into blocks A through G comprising lecture halls, classrooms, faculty offices, information processing centers (IPCs) and laboratories for all departments. The classrooms are modern. They are fully air-conditioned, have nice furniture, projectors and projector boards, a computer for the instructor to show slides using said projector and chalkboards. There are huge lecture theatres in block F. Two of them are capable of handling around 400-450 students each while the other 4 can handle around 200-250 students each. Instructors use microphones in the lecture theatres. Considered to be part of the institute building but not physically present inside the building is the Central Workshop.

The central library is part of this complex, as is the planned auditorium (under construction as of writing). The campus has laboratories for science and engineering. In front of the academic block is a rock garden that is the inspiration for the name of the college magazine, On The Rocks.

ACADMIC BLOCK C & D

ACADEMIC BLOCK A & B

ADMIN BLOCK

MASTER PLAN OF MAIN BLOCK

VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK

CENTRAL LIBRARY:

THE CENTRAL LIBRARY

This is the newest building on campus with very new infrastructure. It is fully air-conditioned and the institute Wi-fi networks are available here. One can issue upto 5 books at a time for a 2 week period. One is also allowed to carry books home for vacations. The college has subscribed to a lot of magazines, journals and newspapers which one can read here. The IntraBITS LAN allows a student to access the library catalogue from his/her room. By paying a nominal fee, the student can reserve books for himself/herself and can also track the due dates and pending library dues on the library website. He/she receives emails when a book is issued or returned to the library by him/her. Reminders are sent to the student daily in case he/she does not return the books by the due date. A photocopying machine has been installed in the library as well.

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STUDENT HOUSING:

A VIEW OF THE HOSTELS FROM MAIN BLOCK

Beyond the rocks lie the hostels which are divided into two complexes. The first complex consists of Vyas Bhavan, Budh Bhavan, Gandhi Bhavan, Krishna Bhavan, Ram Bhavan and Shankar Bhavan, which serve as boys' hostels. The second complex comprises the girls' hostels Meera Bhavan and Malaviya Bhavan. Every hostel building has four-five floors including the basement. Both these hostel complexes have their own mess buildings. They are separated by an expanse of lawn. On arrival, a student is allotted a hostel room at random. However, students of a batch are generally kept together. Hostel rooms change after the first year. Every student is provided with basic amenities like a cot, table, chair, ceiling fan and cupboard. Internet connectivity has been provided in all hostel rooms. Heavy electrical appliances like iron, hairdryers etc. are not allowed in the hostel rooms. Common room facilities with Cable TVs and telephones are available in each hostel. Table tennis tables, foosball tables and carom boards are also provided. The hostel superintendent has a collection of magazines which students are allowed to borrow. Vyas Bhavan is one of the boys' hostels. Each hostel has a playing area which is used to play a host of games like badminton, volleyball, football, cricket etc. Each floor has three washrooms out of which two are large and one is small. Each hostel is equipped with solar water heating systems which pipe hot water to the washrooms. Each large washroom has six wash basins with mirrors. Every washroom has 8 bathrooms with showers, four urinals, five Indian-style and three Western-style toilets. Each small washroom has two Indian style toilets and two bathrooms with no urinals. Anti-mosquito sprays are used daily by the cleaning staff while cleaning.

GIRLS HOSTELS

DINING HALL

SPORTS FACILITIES AND RIVALRIES:

STUDENTS' ACTIVITY CENTRE

BASKETBALL COURT

MENS GYM

The college boasts of having great facilities for badminton, basketball, table tennis, carom, foosball, etc. The football and cricket grounds are slated to be completed soon. A well-equipped and well-maintained gym is present as well with weights as well as machines for training. Coaches are called regularly for training teams for various sports fests and the like. The college can boast of having strong teams in many fields and have healthy rivalries in many sports. The closest colleges to BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus are NALSAR, IIIT Hyderabad, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology and IIT Hyderabad. There regularly occur friendly matches between the various sports teams of these colleges as well as intra-Hyderabad championships. The sports include, but are not limited to Football, Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Table Tennis, Chess, etc.

INTERNAL SPACE

TABLE TENNIS

GYM

SHOPPING COMPLEX & BANK A shopping complex of 15,000 s.ft has been built and is open to cater to the shopping needs of the students and faculty.The facilities provided at the shopping complex are:

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Bank(SBH) and ATM The Book Syndicate MORE Super market Restaurant Bakery Beauty parlour for men and women separately Tele Communications shoppy Medical Shop Juice Corner Fruits and Vegetables Launderer Dairy Parlour and Stationery Tailoring and Fancy Shop.

SHOPPING COMPLEX

BANK AND ATM

MORE SUPER MARKET

FAST FOOD CENTER

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH CARE A medical center has started functioning, and is providing medical facilities for students and staff around-the-clock. Two male doctors along with compounder cum lab-technician and a sister reside on campus, for any consultation. The medical center has an ECG machine and facility to check the blood sugar. Some basic equipment is available and shortly many more facilities will be added. The medical center has arrangements with Medicity Hospital, Medchal, for any emergency situations.

STAFF HOUSING:

LITERATURE STUDY

AICTE NORMS

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TIME SAVER STANDARDS