Hi,

The IITs (top 5 only) and BITS Pilani are EQUIVALENT (not equal though.)

The concept of equal would be that every entity attributed to a college equates with the corresponding factor. But here, colleges are ‘subjective’ quantities and can’t be compared in magnitude. Its just that BITS does better on some fronts and not on some others. Quora already has too much of BITSians listing out their unique (and indeed good) perks and appreciable statistics to support their claim.

For the stardom part, I honestly am of the belief that more than half the people from where all the chatter about colleges come from, don’t even know what they’re talking about. Even a BITSian’s or IITian’s friend won’t know much deep into the insights, pros, cons, experiences be it good or bad , harsh realities or unique perks of these prestigious institutes until they don’t explicitly tell about it.

So, it’s mostly uninformed chatter, and an infatuated sheep mentality of the general populace. Added to it is the vast Media light that falls upon IITs and all the over-hype around it.