Released on = May 8, 2007, 7:20 pm

Press Release Author = Prof BR Natarajan

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = BITSians excel in applying creativity, knowledge, inter
disciplinary approach and technical abilities towards making the world a better
place through technology.

Press Release Body = The world\'s premier student technology competition, the Imagine
Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination,
their passion, and their creativity to imagining technology innovations that can
make a difference in the world today. The theme for this year is 'Imagine a world
where Technology enables better education for all'. The Imagine Cup began in 2003,
and has traveled the world from Spain, to Brazil, to Japan, to India and this year
to Seoul South Korea.

Over 12,000 students from over 1,000 colleges across India participated in this
contest. At the final round held at New Delhi on 04 May 2007, in a nail biting
finish, the BITS Pilani Goa Campus team GRAS (Gaurav, Roshan, Abhishek, Subham)
emerged as First Runners Up with their Grid Computing based project and won the
prize money of Rs 75,000/- along with offer of Internship at Microsoft as well as
join Microsoft's coveted Innovation Centre.

The team got their inspiration from the Pilani campus Project Grid-One spear headed
by Dr Rahul Banerjee, Chief of Software Development and Educational Technology Unit
and the lush green lawns in the picture some Goa campus must have prompted them to
opt for the name GRAS.

In the Imagine Cup 2005, Ishan Shukla and Mayur Karthik, BITSians from Pilani campus
got the Second Position and award of $4000. Winning in tough challenging situations
is indeed a way of life for students of BITS Pilani whichever campus they come from.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is a Leading University in
India today offering degrees in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Sciences,
Engineering Technology, Information Systems, General Studies, Finance, etc presently
at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the near future at Hyderabad campus. BITS
Pilani also offers an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast
spectrum of Indian corporates.

Web Site = http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Contact Details = Prof BR Natarajan
Dean
Work Integrated Learning Programmes
BITS Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India