Summary:
- Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, has announced a massive expansion plan for BITS Pilani, one of India's top engineering universities.
- The expansion plan involves investing over ₹2,200 crore to set up a new campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, and to develop an edtech platform to offer online courses.
- The new Amaravati campus will have state-of-the-art facilities and aims to provide high-quality education to more students, while the edtech platform will make BITS Pilani's programs accessible to a wider audience.