BITS Pilani has launched The School of Interdisciplinary Research and Entrepreneurship (SIRE). It is an online space that BITS Pilani aims to advance research and innovation, according to an official announcement.

As per the institute, SIRE’s main goal is to create an environment where people from diversified academic areas work together to solve difficult problems through teamwork and a mix of different kinds of research. 

The primary activity of SIRE would be to offer various interdisciplinary PhD programs, including the Ph.D. DRIVE programme. In addition, the entity shall also manage existing interdisciplinary research and innovation programs such as CDRF, Ph.D. programs under various centres of excellence (CoE), SPARKLE, SOLVE, etc. Prof. Hitesh Datt Mathur will head this department at BITS Pilani. 

“As we welcome students to join our newly launched School of Interdisciplinary Research and Entrepreneurship (SIRE), we’re taking a big step into a future filled with new ideas and collaborative initiatives at BITS Pilani. SIRE shows how much we want to learn new things, work together on different topics, and support creative people who will shape the future of research and starting businesses,” Sanket Goel, dean, Research and Innovation (Institute-wide), BITS Pilani Hyderabad, said.