IT BHU

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