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Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi [5] (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.
The following is a list of educational institutions in Varanasi.Varanasi (known earlier as Benares) is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is approximately 800 kilometers(497 miles) southeast of national capital Delhi.
The university's engineering institute was designated as an Indian Institute of Technology in June 2012, and henceforth is Indian Institute of Technology (BHU). [24] Centralised in 1916 through the Banaras Hindu University Act, Banaras Hindu University is India's first central university. BHU celebrated its centenary year in 2015–2016. [25] [26]
Name Class Year Degree Notability References Adya Prasad Pandey: BSc (Zoology, Botany), M.A., MBA, Ph.D. Former Vice Chancellor ; Recipient of the BHU Gold Medal [6] Amara Ranatunga: Sri Lankan singer [7] Amarnath Sehgal: Indian sculptor, painter and poet, Padma Bhushan (2008) [8] Ananda Shankar: Hindustani classical musician [9] Bettina Bäumer
The first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 at the site of the Hijli Detention Camp in Kharagpur, West Bengal. [44] The name "Indian Institute of Technology" was adopted before the formal inauguration of the institute on 18 August 1951 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. [45]
Name Notability Degree and Class Year References Late Krishan Kant: Former vice-president of India, Governor of Andhra Pradesh (1990–97), member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977–80), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966–1972, 1972–1977)
IIIT Raichur started its academic activity in August 2019 from the temporary campus of Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana. [20] Then, in September 2021, IIIT Raichur shifted to the Transit in GEC Yermarus Camp, Raichur, Karnataka, where all academic activities are currently taking place.
Spread over 16.5 km 2 (4,100 acres) with a student population of about 30,000, BHU is the largest residential university in Asia. Malaviya' son Pandit Govind Malaviya served as the vice-chancellor of BHU from 1948 to 1951. His grandson Justice Giridhar Malaviya was the chancellor of BHU from 2018 to 2024, till his demise.