BITSAA International Inc. is a not-for-profit organization registered in New Jersey, USA (
Federal EIN# 22-3835037) and has been granted tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code as of August 20, 2002.
Click here for a copy of the IRS ruling.
Articles and ByLaws are available at -BITSAA International Bylaws
Financial Reports are available at Financial reports.
For any other queries, please contact us at bitsaa-executives[AT]bitsaa[DOT]ORG.
Though BITSAA International, Inc. had its genesis as a 501(C)(3) Non-Profit in the USA, we also actively collaborate with several BITS-based trusts initiated in India and elsewhere by Alumni Batches, Chapters for instance the BITSAA India Trust (80G tax exempt organization as our India Arm), BITSAA-SVC (501(C)(3) serving alumni in the Bay Area), BITS 70-75 Trust, BITS-69 Trust, BITSunami Trust, Prof. LK Maheshwari Foundation, Saxena Foundation etc. Please see these hyperlinks for more information about them.
- BITSAA India Trust
- BITSAA SVC
- BITS 70-75 Trust
- Australia Chapter
- BITSunami Trust
- Prof. L. K. Maheshwari Foundation
Vision
Maximize the potential of BITSians and BITS Pilani
Mission
- Make BITSAA the best and most well networked alumni community in the world and positively enhance your professional and personal lives
- Give back to BITS Pilani to strengthen the infrastructure, student exposure and education quality
BITSAA International engages in charitable and educational activities by raising funds for setting up endowments, creating scholarships, rewarding teaching and research and generally promoting the development of resources at Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani, Dubai, Goa & Hyderabad campuses.
BITSAA International also aims to strengthen the ties, friendship and communication amongst former students, alumni faculty and friends of the Institute. BITSAA International provides a number of channels for people to stay connected with each other and with Birla Institute of Technology & Science.
Structure
The activities of BITS alumni are managed through a not-for-profit organization, BITSAA International, and a network of volunteers throughout the world. The By-Laws of the Corporation are available here.
The key representatives for governance of BITSAA International are listed below.
Board of Trustees
| Raju Reddy | President & Chairman |
| S P Kothari | Board Member & Chairman Emeritus |
| Viggy Mokkarala | Board Member |
| Brij Bhushan | Board Member |
| Chandra Bhople | Board Member |
| Ramaswamy Nagarajan | Board Member |
| Pradeep Sethi | Board Member |
| Srikanth Krishnamurthy | Board Member |
| Rajesh Chelapurath | Board Member & CIO |
| Deepak Sharma | Board Member |
| Niranjan Bose | Board Member |
| Sarath Kolla | Board Member & CTO Emeritus |
| Aditi Pany | Board Member |
| Sandhya Prakash | Board Member |
| Shashikant Khandelwal | Board Member |
| Abhinav Khushraj | Board Member |
| Rohit Koul | Board Member & CEO |
| Vijay Sharma | Board Member & COO |
| Kaushik Subramanian | Board Member & CFO |
Chapter's Council
| Raju Reddy | Chairman (ex-officio) |
| CS Goel | Vice-Chair & ex-officio member of BITSAA Board of Trustees
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| Sudeep Jain | Vice-Chair & ex-officio member of BITSAA Board of Trustees
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| TBD (Open Position) | Secretary (as nominee of the CEO, BITSAA Intl) |
Board of Advisors
| Anupendra Sharma | Co-Founder & Former Board Member |
| Venu Palaparthi | Co-Founder & Former Board Member |
| Aditya Mathur | Former Member, Board of Directors
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| Ashish Garg | CEO Emeritus & Former Board Member |
| Krishna Hegde | CFO Emeritus & Former Board Member |
| Arun Aravind | COO Emeritus & Former Board Member |
| Aalap Tripathy | CEO Emeritus & Former Board Member |
Executive Team
BITSAA Vice Presidents
| Kalyan | Vice President, Communications |
General Counsel
Kevin M. Dyer
Kevin Dyer & Associates
230 Park Avenue
Suite 2400
New York, NY 10169-2402
http://www.kevindyerlaw.com/
Bank and Brokerage Accounts
Please contact the Registered Office for this information.
Fund Managers
Rajesh Chelapurath
Chief Investment Officer
Accountants
Please contact the Registered Office for this information.
Registrar of Shares
Business Filings, Inc.
How to reach us
Registered Office
BITSAA International Inc.
1560 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road,
Suite 200,
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-459
bitsaa-executives@bitsaa.org
eFax: 1-928-962-0400
Phone: (408) 645-0248
Please visit the Teams page for contact Info of Individual teams or visit the contact us link.