India, April 8 -- BITS Pilani has launched three new alumni funded scholarships, collectively valued US $500,000. These scholarships will support meritorious students seeking admission to BITS Pilani and reflect the Institution's deepening culture of alumni philanhropy.

As per a press statement issued by the Institute, the newly announced scholarships, which include both merit and merit cum need support for deserving male and female students, are being established by Prof. Krishna Saraswat, Rickey/Nielsen Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University, and alumnus of the 1963 batch, S. K. Roongta, alumnus of the 1966 batch and former Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), and Srikrishna Sridhar and Ar...