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BITS Pilani’s WILP Awards Degrees to Over 15,000 Working Professionals
✍️ Telangana Today
🗓 23 Aug 2026, 11:03 PM
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The Work Integrated Learning Programme of BITS Pilani conferred academic degrees on 15,153 professionals, marking a large‑scale graduation ceremony.
The Work Integrated Learning Programme (WILP) of BITS Pilani held a mass graduation ceremony in which 15,153 professionals received their academic degrees. The ceremony, reported by Telangana Today, highlighted the scale of the programme’s outreach to working individuals across the country.
WILP, an initiative that blends industry experience with BITS Pilani’s curriculum, enables students to pursue higher education while remaining employed. The recent batch includes engineers, managers and other specialists who completed the required coursework and examinations alongside their jobs.
Awarding degrees to such a large cohort underscores the growing demand for flexible, industry‑aligned education in India. Graduates now hold BITS Pilani credentials that are widely recognised by employers and academic institutions alike.
The university plans to expand the WILP model further, aiming to accommodate more professionals seeking advanced qualifications without interrupting their careers.
WILP, an initiative that blends industry experience with BITS Pilani’s curriculum, enables students to pursue higher education while remaining employed. The recent batch includes engineers, managers and other specialists who completed the required coursework and examinations alongside their jobs.
Awarding degrees to such a large cohort underscores the growing demand for flexible, industry‑aligned education in India. Graduates now hold BITS Pilani credentials that are widely recognised by employers and academic institutions alike.
The university plans to expand the WILP model further, aiming to accommodate more professionals seeking advanced qualifications without interrupting their careers.