IIT (BHU) Varanasi

About

IIT (BHU) Varanasi, formerly the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, is one of the oldest and most distinguished technical institutions in India. Elevated to the status of an Indian Institute of Technology in 2012 by an Act of Parliament, IIT (BHU) combines over a century of engineering tradition with the dynamism and resources of a premier IIT. The institute is consistently ranked among the top IITs in the country and features prominently in both the NIRF engineering rankings and international QS subject rankings. Located on the sprawling BHU campus on the banks of the Ganga, IIT (BHU) carries the unique distinction of operating in a spiritual and culturally vibrant city that has been a seat of learning for millennia. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in a wide range of engineering, science and technology disciplines including mining engineering, metallurgical engineering, ceramic engineering — areas in which it has historical depth and national pre-eminence. IIT (BHU) has a strong research culture, with faculty actively engaged in projects funded by DRDO, DST, SERB, CSIR and various international agencies. The institute has established centres of excellence in areas including advanced materials, clean energy, AI and data science, and earthquake engineering. The entrepreneurship ecosystem at IIT (BHU) is growing rapidly with an active incubation centre and a start-up culture that has resulted in several successful ventures in deep tech and social impact domains. Placements are outstanding with leading global technology, consulting and finance firms recruiting from campus. Alumni of IIT (BHU) are prominent in technology leadership roles at companies like Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and several unicorn start-ups.