IIT (BHU), Varanasi

lications. IIT (BHU) Varanasi has 13 departments and 3 inter-disciplinary schools. Established in 1919, it is one of the oldest and highest ranked engineering institutes in India.[2]

IIT (BHU) Varanasi has a residential and co-educational campus within the larger BHU campus which is spread over nearly 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) at the southern end of Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges river. In 1971, three faculties of Banaras Hindu University viz., Banaras Engineering College (BENCO), College of Mining & Metallurgy (MINMET) and College of Technology (TECHNO) were integrated together to form Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU). In 2009, IT-BHU was slated for conversion into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) by amending the Institutes of Technology Act 1961 through The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.
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The University
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Banaras Hindu University was founded in the year 1916 by the great visionary and patriot, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji. The University is situated in a magnificent campus spread over nearly 1300 acres at the southern end of the ancient city of Varanasi on the banks of the holy river Ganga. The University has ―within the same campus‖ three pioneering Institutes, viz. the Institute of Technology, the Institute of Medical Sciences and the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, and fifteen Faculties. This residential University has teaching and research facilities in over 135 diverse disciplines including Ancient History, Oriental Learning, Performing and Fine Arts, Management, Science, Social Sciences, etc.
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Engineering Education
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Engineering Education in Banaras Hindu University commenced as early as in 1919 with the establishment of Banaras Engineering College (BENCO). The University has also pioneered engineering education by being the first in the country to start degree courses in Mining, Metallurgy, Ceramic Engineering and Pharmaceutics with the establishment of the College of Mining and Metallurgy and the College of Technology in the years 1923 and 1932 respectively. In 1969 these three colleges were amalgamated to form the Institute of Technology. degree programme(UGD), 2-Years M.Tech./M.Pharm. degree programme(PGD), 5-Years Integrated B.Tech.-M.Tech./B.Pharm.-M.Pharm. dual degree programme(IDD), 5-Years Integrated M.Tech. degree programmes (IMD) and Ph.D. programmes. The Institute has a highly qualified and motivated faculty of over 265 teachers. Besides teaching, the faculty members are also engaged in research and consultancy. The students are also encouraged to do projects under the able guidance of the faculty members. The research and development activities are supported by different National Agencies, viz. University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, Department of Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Defence Research and Development Organization, through programmes such as SAP, COSIST and FIST, and sponsored research projects, etc. The Institute of Technology consists of 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
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(Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Technology).
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Academic Programmes
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The Institute has well equipped laboratories and workshops, excellent computer facilities in all departments/schools in addition to a Central Computer Centre. The Institute has one Main Library along with many Departmental Libraries. These libraries house more than 200,000 books and subscribe to a large number of scientific and technical journals. Online access of these journals is also possible. All the students are provided with textbook bank facilities where a certain number of books are issued to them for full semester. IT-BHU follows the semester system. An academic year (July-May) consists of two semesters each of approximately 20 weeks duration. The odd semester begins in the third week of July and ends in the first week of December. The even semester starts in the third week of December and ends in the first week of May. Each theory and laboratory course has a certain number of credits assigned to it depending on its lecture and laboratory contact hours in a week. Each course is coordinated by a Coordination Committee, which has full responsibility for coordinating the course, holding the tests and awarding grades. A seven-point letter grade (with specified number of grade points) is awarded in each course for which a student is registered. A student‘s performance is measured by the number of credits that he/she has earned and also by the weighted grade point average earned by him/her for a semester/year/course.
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Financial Assistance/Scholarships
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Large numbers of scholarships are awarded to the undergraduate students. Merit-cum-Means Scholarship is awarded to 25% of the students in each class of each branch. There are a large number of Endowment Scholarships which are awarded to specified categories of students in different branches. The Institute of Technology, BHU is also one of the recognized institutions for award of scholarship to SC/ST students under Central Section Scholarship Scheme of top class education scheme of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Offices.
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Training and Placement
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Training and Placement Cell of the Institute is actively involved in arranging in-campus placement of students in various industries and organizations and also arranges summer practical training which is an essential component of academic curricula. This cell also organizes soft skill development programme and gives pre placement training on various aspects. The placement record of the Institute has been excellent and the job offers are approx 180% for each students. These job offers mostly comes from organizations like Microsoft, Hindustan Unilever, De Shaw, NTPC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, BHEL, GAIL, Goldman Sachs, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, DRDO, Tata Motors, etc. The alumni of the Institute are in the apex seat of esteemed organizations/institutions in India and abroad. Large number of students are also opting for higher studies in reputed universities all over the world. The students who have aptitude for management are qualifying for management programmes in IIMs. The industry oriented summer internship programme is aimed at inculcating professional culture amongst the students and familiarizing them to the work environment in the industry. The students are also encouraged to opt for summer internship in industrial/R&D/reputed educational institutions in foreign countries.
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Hostels and Health Care
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The Institute has nine hostels for boys and two for girls. All the hostels are equipped with modern amenities. The messes are very well managed by students and wardens. The students of the Institute are normally provided with single seated accommodation from second year onwards. There is an Institute Cafeteria, which runs during working hours. The health problems of the students are looked after by Students Health Care Complex. For specialized treatments, the consultation of senior specialists is available from the renowned Sir Sunder Lal Hospital attached to the Institute of Medical Sciences of the University.
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Personality Development
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The analytical, creative and managerial skills of the students get a chance to flourish through activities of the vibrant Institute Gymkhana, which has cultural, sports & games, and co-curricular wings. The Institute has full-fledged cricket and football grounds, and also volleyball, basketball and lawn tennis courts. All the hostels have facilities for indoor games and entertainment. Apart from these, all students of the Institute enjoy the privilege of a swimming pool, a gymnasium with lateral facilities and indoor stadiums. Gymkhana activities, mainly managed by the students, encourage artistic and creative talents in dramatics, elocution, music and visual arts. Gymkhana has various active clubs, viz. HAM, Audio, Photography, Automobile and Aeromodelling, Cine, Computer, Astronomy, etc. Students actively take part in managing three national level events every year, viz. All India Cultural Festival ―KASHI-YATRA‖, All India Sports Competition ―SPARDHA‖, and All India Exhibition of Engineering and Technology Models ―TECHNEX‖.
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Rules for Change of Branch
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1. A student enrolled in an UG Degree/IDD/IMD programme through JEE, shall be eligible for change of branch/programme at the end of Part-I
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(First Year) provided he/she has scored YGPA > 8.0 & satisfies the following criteria:
2. While making the change of branch of a student, the number of students in a class should not fall below the existing number of students by more than 10% and should not exceed the sanctioned number of students by more than 10%. For this purpose the existing number of students refers to the total number of students in the class of a given branch registered in the beginning of the third semester excluding the failures and re-admission cases.
3. The change of branch of UGD, IDD or IMD students will be within their respective programmes only.
4. A student admitted to UGD/IDD programmes in Pharmaceutics shall not be permitted change of branch.