http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1853 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:31:12 GMT 2026-04-07T20:31:12Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20862 Sena adhikariyon ke liye BITS mein prabandhkiye vikas program shuru Dainik Bhaskar Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20862 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20858 Fewer students going to US could be a new beginning Rao, V. Ramgopal Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20858 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20856 Our college campuses are with us forever: Bhat, Harish Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20856 2026-01-09T00:00:00Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20853 Viral robodog video shows why Indian universities need less spin, more substance Rao, V. Ramgopal The recent episode involving a private university at the AI Impact Summit has been painful to watch. First, a word for the students and faculty. There are good students and committed teachers in every institution. When something goes viral for the wrong reasons, it is not only the management that feels the heat. It is the final year student sitting for placements. It is the young assistant professor building a research profile. Social media can be brutal. The debate quickly escalates into questions of national prestige. That part is deeply unfortunate. Now to the uncomfortable questions. What is fundamentally wrong in such incidents is not one exhibition or one poorly handled explanation. It is a culture where optics begin to dominate substance. A serious academic institution does not send a marketing executive to explain a technical prototype. The person standing next to a demo must be someone who designed it, built it, coded it or experimentally validated it. The moment scripted marketing language replaces technical depth, credibility collapses. In today’s world, every audience member can fact-check in real time. Second, excessive freedom to marketing teams in academic matters is risky. Universities are not branding agencies. Communication must be academically vetted. Leadership must take responsibility. Public claims are not just about visibility. They reflect the intellectual integrity of the institution. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20853 2026-02-23T00:00:00Z