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Indian American alumnus donates $4M to BITS Pilani
The contribution has pushed BITS Pilani’s endowment corpus past $34 million as the institute works toward a $100 million fund.
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Staff Reporter - Thu, 05, Feb 2026
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U.S.-based alumnus Chand P. Garg and his wife, Manju Garg / X (@ramgopal_rao)
U.S.-based alumnus Chand P. Garg and his wife, Manju Garg, made a record $4 million donation to BITS Pilani, marking the largest individual contribution by an alumnus to the institute.
The contribution was announced by V. Ramgopal Rao, group vice-chancellor of the BITS Pilani campuses, who said the donation reflects increasing alumni participation in long-term institutional funding.
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According to the institute, the donation will be used to support 16 meritorious students each year with full financial assistance, enabling them to pursue and complete their education at BITS Pilani. The support will prioritize students from financially constrained backgrounds, including female students.
Chand Garg, a mechanical engineering graduate from the 1968 batch, is an entrepreneur with experience in international trade. He has credited his education at BITS Pilani as central to his professional development.
“I feel deeply indebted to BITS Pilani—whatever I could achieve in life, it started from the education I received at this very place, Pilani,” Garg said in a statement. “Through this donation, my wife and I believe that we are just relaying the means to ensure that deserving students with financial need can experience the same education that shaped my journey.”
The donation has pushed the institute’s endowment corpus past $34 million as BITS Pilani works toward building a $100 million endowment fund, the first such initiative by a non-government higher education institution in India.
BITS Pilani said the endowment fund is intended to strengthen faculty recruitment, expand research capacity, support student scholarships, and enhance international academic engagement as part of the institute’s efforts to improve its global standing.
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