BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) is the international campus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, one of India's leading private technical universities. Established in 2000, it was the first Indian university to open an overseas campus, and in September 2007 it moved into its permanent home in Dubai International Academic City, Dubai's purpose-built higher-education free zone. The campus delivers BITS Pilani's credit-based curriculum and its distinctive Practice School model entirely in English, offering Bachelor of Engineering degrees across a range of specializations, a BBA Honours, Master of Engineering and MBA programmes, and PhD research across engineering and science disciplines. The campus is regulated in the UAE through KHDA and Dubai International Academic City, earned a QS 5-star rating via KHDA in 2022, and secured accreditation from the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation in 2025. Led since August 2024 by Director Prof. Souri Banerjee, BPDC enrols on the order of a thousand or more new students per intake and emphasises industry readiness through its seven-and-a-half-month Practice School internships with more than 400 companies across the UAE. In 2025 it marked 25 years in the UAE and hosts the region's largest inter-university sports festival, the BITS Sports Festival.
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BITS Pilani Dubai charges tuition per semester (two semesters a year), payable before each semester's registration. Indicative figures place the Bachelor of Engineering at roughly AED 27,750 per semester (about AED 55,500 per year) and the taught master's programmes in the region of AED 16,000 to 17,000 per semester, with the PhD at a low research-fee rate; all figures are indicative because the official campus fee pages were unavailable at build time and must be confirmed on bits-dubai.ac.ae. Students also budget for a one-time AED 220 application fee, UAE student-visa fees, mandatory medical insurance, and, for residents, hostel and mess charges of roughly AED 20,000 per semester plus a refundable AED 2,000 caution deposit. A 5% VAT applies to most charges. Generous merit scholarships of up to 75% of first-year tuition, and up to a full waiver for board toppers, can substantially reduce the first-year cost.
Placed 1st / 2nd / 3rd in a recognised national or international board with a minimum 90% aggregate.
Banded on the Grade 12 aggregate: 40% for 95% and above, 25% for 90 to 94.9%, 15% for 80 to 89.9%, 10% for 70 to 79.9%.
A strong BITSAT score (for example 300 or above) unlocks an enhanced merit award (BITSAT is optional for Dubai admission).
Unlike the Indian campuses, BITS Pilani Dubai does not require the BITSAT entrance exam. Admission to the Bachelor of Engineering programmes is merit-based on Class 12 (Grade 12) board marks, and a strong BITSAT score is optional, unlocking additional scholarship rather than admission. Postgraduate admission is based on the qualifying degree (with an interview for the MBA), and doctoral admission on a relevant master's degree.
Create an account on the BITS Pilani Dubai application portal.
Fill in the online application form with your academic and personal details.
Upload your Grade 10 and Grade 12 mark sheets, passport, photograph and (for postgraduate) prior-degree documents.
Pay the one-time AED 220 application fee.
The institute prepares a merit list from your Grade 12 performance (an interview applies for the MBA and other postgraduate programmes).
Accept the admission offer and pay the confirmation deposit to reserve your seat, then complete visa processing.
BITS Pilani Dubai sponsors the UAE student residence visa for its students. A fresh student visa and an annual renewal fee apply, along with mandatory medical insurance. Students already sponsored by a UAE-resident parent may study under that sponsorship instead.
BITS Pilani Dubai is an active, multicultural residential campus with more than 15 student clubs, technical and professional chapters, and large annual festivals spanning sport, culture and technology. Its signature Practice School model places students in industry for a seven-and-a-half-month internship, and it hosts the BITS Sports Festival, the region's largest inter-university sports event.
On-campus hostels provide separate, air-conditioned and furnished residences for boys and girls, described as safe and secure, with rooms allotted by lottery.
The signature Practice School programme gives students a seven-and-a-half-month immersion in industry, and BPDC students have interned with more than 400 companies across the UAE, with 300-plus companies recruiting its graduates. Named recruiters include Emirates, Emirates NBD, HP, Careem, Schindler, Emerson, Sobha, Siemens, PwC and ESRI.
BITS Pilani Dubai occupies a purpose-built campus of roughly 5.7 hectares (14 acres) in Dubai International Academic City, Dubai's dedicated tertiary-education free zone, which it has occupied since September 2007. The campus houses academic blocks and engineering laboratories, a central library and computer centre, on-campus hostels and extensive sports grounds, and in 2025 added an Aerospace Lab, a Creative Lab, an Architectural Design Studio and a Centre of Excellence for Blockchain and AI Research.
A campus library supporting engineering, science and management study and research.
Discipline laboratories across chemical, civil, electrical and electronics, mechanical, biotechnology and computer science engineering.
A central computing facility with around 500 networked computers and multiple servers.
A new (2025) specialist laboratory for aerospace-related engineering study.
A dedicated research centre for blockchain and artificial-intelligence work, opened in 2025.
A design studio (2025) supporting the Architectural and Urban Engineering programme.
A venue for convocations, seminars and cultural events.
Indoor facilities for badminton, table tennis, carrom and chess.
A turf cricket ground, grass football ground, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts and a synthetic athletics track.
Separate fitness gymnasiums for boys and girls.
Separate furnished, air-conditioned residences for boys and girls with a mess and recreation rooms.
A ground-floor clinic with a doctor and nurse for first aid and emergency care.
A cafeteria and dining, plus a grocery store, salon and recreation rooms.
Subsidised bus services connecting Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Director
Director of BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus since August 2024 and a Senior Professor of Physics, leading the campus's academic, research and strategic direction.
Chancellor, BITS Pilani (Group)
Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani (Group)
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BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, Dubai International Academic City, P.O. Box 345055, Dubai, UAE
