Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) is one of
the top technological institutes of India. The Institute came into
existence in 1971 with the merger of three premier engineering
institutions established by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, namely, Banaras
Engineering College (BENCO), College of Mining and Metallurgy (MINMET),
and the College of Technology (TECHNO).
The Institute of Technology BHU offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D.
programmes. IT BHU has nine Engineering Departments (Ceramic
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Mining Engineering), a
Department of Pharmaceutics, three Applied Sciences Departments (Applied
Chemistry, Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics), and three
Interdisciplinary Schools (Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical
Engineering and Materials Science and Technology).
IT-BHU follows a semester system. The academic year runs July through
May and consists of two semesters, each of approximately 20 weeks
duration. The odd (first) semester begins in the third week of July and
ends in the first week of December. The even (second) semester starts in
the third week of December and ends in the first week of May.
The admissions to the undergraduate programme are made through an all
India competitive examinations known as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
conducted by the seven IITs, IT-BHU and ISM Dhanbad.
The admissions to the post graduate programme are made through an all
India competitive examination known as Graduate Aptitude Test in
Engineering (GATE) conducted by the seven IITs and IISc Bangalore.
Contact Address:
Institute of Technology,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 22100
URL: www.itbhu.ac.in
