BITS Pilani is a Deemed-to-be University, offering on-campus programs to more than 18,500 students across its campuses in Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Dubai. It was recognized as an Institute of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 2020.

Having pioneered several curricular and pedagogic attributes, BITS Pilani has a vision to be amongst the top research-led Institutes in the country. The qualities of innovation, enterprise, commitment to excellence, adherence to merit, and transparency have characterized the Institute during its inexorable march to eminence.

The Institute has secured over ₹398 crores as external research funding in the last 5 years. State-of-the-art facilities have been developed to support cutting-edge research led by students and about 930 faculty members. This led to a Scopus h-index 156, with 221 patents filed and 41 patents granted. Currently, there are 14 BITSian Unicorns and 1 Decacorn. There are over 7500 BITSian founders and co-founders of enterprises. In QS Asia University Rankings 2024, BITS ranked 215th in Asia and 22nd in India. Further, BITS Pilani has been ranked among the top 300 in QS World University Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 and within the top 6 in India.

The pharmacy department of BITS Pilani is one of the few early pharmacy schools in India. Established in 1950, under the able leadership of (Late) Prof. M. L. Schroff, Father of Pharmacy Education in India, blossomed into one of the most sought after Schools of Pharmacy in India due to its broad-based education system and university-industry linkages, which is the hallmark of BITS, Pilani. The Department of Pharmacy is involved in several cutting-edge drug discovery and development research areas. Our faculty members have filed national and international patents and published papers in reputed international journals. At the same time, our department faculty members have initiated start-ups. In NIRF ranking 2024, the Department of Pharmacy stood 3rd rank.