M.Tech. Robotics & Autonomous Systems

M.Tech. Robotics & Autonomous Systems is a BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programme (WILP). BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes are UGC approved.

This programme is designed for working professionals. At the time of submitting the application, candidates must be employed in another organization. Professionals who are owners of a registered business are also eligible to apply. For detailed information, including academic background, work experience, etc. refer to the programme eligibility criteria.

Contact classes are conducted over a technology enabled platform. These classes can be attended via the internet using a computer from any location. These contact classes offer similar levels of interactivity as regular classrooms at the BITS Pilani campus. These are conducted usually over weekends or after business hours for a total of 7-8 hours per week. If you miss a lecture, you can also access the recorded lecture on the internet.

No, BITS Pilani WILP does not offer traditional campus placements.
BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP) are designed for working professionals who want to advance their careers while staying in their jobs. Key features include:

• Tailored for employed individuals continuing their careers.
• Focus on skill enhancement for growth within current roles.
• No need for campus drives, as participants are already in the workforce.

This model lets you apply learning immediately on the job.

Each semester has a Mid-semester Exam and a Comprehensive Exam for each course, which are conducted over weekends. Students will need to appear in-person to take these exams at exams centers in the following locations:
India Centers:

East Zone: Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Guwahati (Assam),Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Kolkata (West Bengal),Patna (Bihar), Ranchi (Jharkhand).

West Zone: Ahilyanagar (Maharashtra), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Bhopal(Madhya Pradesh), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar-Aurangabad(Maharashtra), Goa (Goa), Indore (Madhya Pradesh),Jamnagar (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Nagpur(Maharashtra), Nashik (Maharashtra), Navi Mumbai(Maharashtra), Pune (Maharashtra), Raipur (Chhattisgarh),Rajkot (Gujarat), Satara (Maharashtra), Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli), Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh), Surat (Gujarat),Thane (Maharashtra), Vadodara (Gujarat).

North Zone:  Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Allahabad (Prayagraj) (Uttar Pradesh), Chandigarh (Chandigarh UT), Dehradun(Uttarakhand), Delhi NCR - Delhi (Delhi NCT), DelhiNCR - Faridabad (Haryana), Delhi NCR - Gurugram(Haryana), Delhi NCR - Noida (Uttar Pradesh),Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Pilani (BITS Campus), Renukut (Uttar Pradesh), Udaipur (Rajasthan), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).

South Zone: Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh), Bangalore Central (Karnataka),Bangalore East (Karnataka), Bangalore North (Karnataka),Bangalore South (Karnataka), Bangalore West (Karnataka),Belagavi (Karnataka), Chennai Central (Tamil Nadu), Chennai East (Tamil Nadu), Chennai North (Tamil Nadu), Chennai South (Tamil Nadu), Chennai West (Tamil Nadu), Coimbatore(Tamil Nadu), Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Hubli-Dharwad (Karnataka), Hyderabad (Telangana), Kannur (Kerala), Kochi(Kerala), Kozhikode (Kerala), Madurai (Tamil Nadu),Mangaluru (Karnataka), Mysore (Karnataka), Pondicherry(Puducherry UT), Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), Salem (Tamil Nadu), Secunderabad (Telangana),Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Thrissur (Kerala), Tirupati(Andhra Pradesh), Vellore (Tamil Nadu), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

International Centers:  Abu Dhabi, Doha (Qatar), Dubai - BITS Campus, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Muscat (Oman), Bahrain, Dammam (Saudi Arabia), South Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives), South East Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar), East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia), Middle East (Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Iran), Africa (South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco and other African Countries), Europe (UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Nordic Countries, etc.), North America (USA, Canada), Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, etc.), and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea) — the examinations will be conducted online, and they can be availed by meeting the institute's requirements.

The programme provides a high degree of interactivity between students and the faculty members and programme instructors. Q&A sessions during the contact classes (which you can attend from anywhere over a technology enabled platform) allow participants to pose questions to the faculty members, and seek guidance through voice and chat. Further interaction with faculty members and peers is enabled through the e-learning portal, by using discussion forums and message boards.

The programme features high usage of experiential learn components such as Simulations, Virtual Labs, and Remote Labs, in order to mimic the on-campus experience.
Participants will be given access to portals, that will allow them to access both cloud-based labs, as well as Campus-based physical labs. Using leading industry-recognised Software tools, Programming languages, and Simulation software, participants will be able to perform experiments and run simulations to advance their knowledge

Candidates applying to the programmes must choose a Mentor, who will monitor the academic progress of the candidate, and act as an advisor & coach for successful completion of the programme. Candidates should ideally choose the immediate supervisor or another senior person from the same organisation. In case a suitable mentor is not available in the same organisation, a candidate could approach a senior person in another organisation who has the required qualifications. For detailed information, please refer to the programme brochure.
Kindly note that BITS Pilani does not assign Mentors to programme participants.

The programme is designed for working professionals, and participants are not required to travel to a BITS campus. However, certain programme offer Campus Immersion Modules such as workshops or seminars, which are highly recommended but not mandatory.