BITS Design School, under the aegis of Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, has signed a five-year articulation agreement with RMIT University, Melbourne, creating a formal pathway for its students to transfer to, and carry credits into RMIT’s Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) program. This is a continuation of the relationship between BITS Pilani and RMIT.
Under the agreement, students who complete the first two years of the Bachelor of Design (Honours) program at BITS Design School’s Mumbai campus will be eligible to transfer to RMIT and complete their degree at RMIT. Up to five students will be able to transfer each year, with the intake to be reviewed after two years.
On transfer, students will be awarded 192 credit points toward the RMIT program and will complete their remaining coursework, including design studios, a design honours project, and a major from four options: Design for Advanced Manufacture, Design for Sustainability, Interaction Design, and Design for Sound Interfaces and Environments at RMIT’s Melbourne City and Brunswick, Victoria campuses.
The agreement was signed by Nandita Abraham, Dean, BITS Design School, and Tim Marshall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Design and Social Context, Vice-President, RMIT University.
The first cohort eligible to transfer under this agreement will be students who began the BITS Design School program in July 2025. They can move to RMIT from Semester 2 in 2027, or Semester 1 in 2028, with an expected completion in 2029.
