IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi (IIT-BHU) is a public technical university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It was later designated an Indian Institute of Technology in 2012. IIT (BHU) Varanasi has 16 departments, 3 inter-disciplinary schools and 1 Humanities & Social Sciences Section. It is located inside the Banaras Hindu University Campus.
भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (का.हि.वि.) वाराणसी | |
Seal of the IIT-BHU | |
Former names | Banaras Engineering College (BENCO) (1919) College of Mining and Metallurgy (MINMET) (1923) College of Technology (TECHNO) (1932) Institute of Technology (IT-BHU) (1968) |
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| Motto | संस्कार ही शिक्षा |
Motto in English | Education is Character |
| Type | Public technical university |
| Established | 1919 |
| Chairman | Kota Harinarayana |
| Director | Pramod Kumar Jain |
Academic staff | 365 |
| Students | 9,540 |
| Undergraduates | 5,575 |
| Postgraduates | 703 |
| 1,016 | |
| Location | , , India 25°16′7″N 82°59′25″E |
| Campus | Urban, 425 acres (172 ha) part of larger 1,300 acres (530 ha) BHU Campus |
| Colours | Cannon Pink Totem Pole |
| Website | www |
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