The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, was formed in 1964 when colleges that had grown from a small school started in the early 1900s were amalgamated, according to its about page; its founder was G.D. Birla. It is an institution deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, by a notification of 18 June 1964.
Its flagship Vidya Vihar campus is beside the town of Pilani in Rajasthan. It also has the K.K. Birla Goa Campus, a Hyderabad campus and a Dubai campus, and links to schools of management, law and design in Mumbai. Its NIRF 2025 data submission reported 11,917 undergraduate, 1,634 postgraduate and 2,126 PhD students for 2023-24. Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is Chancellor.