The BITS education system offers several opportunities to members of faculty to pursue research in various areas and to involve students at all levels through specialized projects. Research in the institution is promoted through various means, such as

• Faculty development scheme
• First degree & higher degree research programme
• Sponsored research projects by national & international agency
• Consultancy services

Faculty Development Scheme

The faculty members possessing post graduate degrees, such as M.E., M.Tech, M.Phil. Degrees, are provided opportunity to pursue their Ph.D. degree, after qualifying the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination (PHQE), conducted by RCEDD, BITS, Pilani Goa Campus. The qualified candidates are required to submit research proposal under the supervision of senior faculty members for the approval of the research board at BITS Pilani.

Research at Student Level

Every semester, the students of first-degree programmes opt for project courses (as elective courses), under the supervision of faculty Instructors. These courses aim at developing skills and capability for undertaking lab oriented experimental work, computer oriented software based application development and testing, advance study pertaining to research problems at hand. About 250 students opt for these courses every semester in various disciplines.  Senior undergraduate students have the choice of doing research for a semester and submit a thesis under the guidance of expert faculty. 

Research Projects

Faculty members are encouraged to submit research proposals to various funding agencies for sponsored research projects. The research for the sponsored projects is carried out by recruiting special purpose staff, as provided under the project and faculty members who are pursuing research. Till date, many faculty members have obtained research funds from various research agencies including Department of Science and Technology, DRDO, CSIR, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India, Swedish Research Council, etc. The ongoing projects include twenty two sponsored research projects, in different research areas viz Bio-Nano Technology, Environmental Bio-technology, Radio Astronomy, Biosensors & Bioanalysis, Membrane separations, Semiconductor Physics and Materials, New Energy, Environmental Management etc.

Consultancy Services

Faculty members are encouraged to take up industrial problems and provide the appropriate solutions / services. Several faculty members are involved in these services.  

Research Areas/Expertise

The Institute through its intense faculty recruitment drive has been constantly adding manpower at the senior level to provide leadership for R&D and at junior level to provide research work force.
Several faculty members in engineering as well as science disciplines are engaged in research in various areas including Biotechnology, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Advance Separation Techniques, Energy and Environmental Management, Data Mining, Fiber Optics, Computer Aided Analysis and Design, Digital Electronics, VLSI and Embedded Systems, Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Image Processing, Power Electronics, Nanotechnology  Materials Science, etc.