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Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly known as Central Hindu College, was founded by Annie Besant and Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1916. It is a public institution with a 1300-acre main campus situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and the second 2700-acre campus at Barkachha in the district of Mirzapur. It consists of 140 departments, 3 institutes, 14 faculties, 4 interdisciplinary centres, 3 constituent schools and a constituent women's college. It also has six advanced studies centres and several specialized research centres. Also, Varanasi's four-degree colleges are affiliated to BHU.

Banaras Hindu University Admission/How to get here

BHU grants admission to most of its programmes through the national-level postgraduate and undergraduate entrance tests conducted by the university during May-June each year. To take the entrance test, admission seekers will have to complete the registration process. Registrations usually start in February or March. Students are admitted based on the applicant's performance in the entrance test and the fulfilment of other programme-specific eligibility criteria.

Placement and Salary Trends

BHU has an independent placement cell that makes every effort to provide students with incredible employment opportunities. Over the last decade, the university's students have been securing excellent placements in numerous prestigious domestic and international companies in every placement season. The exceptional placement statistics of the university promises a high ROI. In the placement season of 2017-2018, three engineering students at BHU received packages of Rs. 1.52 crore annually. Numerous well-reputed companies visit BHU to take part in campus recruitment. Some of these companies include Flipkart, Reliance, Jio, OYO, ICICI Bank XL Dynamics, IBM, E21 Group, Wipro, IDBI Bank, Axtria, Optum (SDE), Indshine, Honeywell, HCL, Tata Communications, Tata Steel, ZS Associates, IVP, Smart Cube, Novartis, Myntra, Paypal, Morgan Stanley, Sapient and Veritas.

Scholarship Opportunities

BHU offers financial assistance and numerous scholarships to meritorious and needy students like:

• Blind students are offered free dinner and lunch under the Annadaan Yojna as well as 20 blind students receive Rs. 5,000 per annum each.
• Students who secure first and second ranks are granted an award of Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 3,000, respectively.
• 100 students coming from economically weak backgrounds are granted a scholarship Rs. 2,000 per annum.
• Pyare Lal - Prem Vati Memorial Scholarship worth Rs. 10,000 is awarded to the student enrolled in the MBA programme who tops the first year exams.
• Dr S.N. Ranade Scholarship is offered to the academically best students enrolled in MBA Agri-Business programme.

Important FAQs regarding BHU

Q. Is BHU a government college?

A. Being an IIT, Banaras Hindu University is a central government university. The university is recognized by the University Grant Commission.

Q. Is BHU a central university?

A. Banaras Hindu University was formerly known as Central Hindu College. It is a public central university. The university is also planning to set up a campus in Bihar. BHU is organised into 6 institutes and 14 faculties (streams) and about 140 departments.

Q. Is BHU better than DU?

A. As far as the number of subjects is concerned, they are somewhat equal. In commerce subjects, DU is an obvious winner. While Medical IMS BHU is one of the best in India. Law is equally good. DU is slightly better because of location and exposure.

Q. Who established Banaras Hindu University?

A. The Idea of a Hindu University was made known to the world by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviyaji at a meeting held in 1904 at Varanasi under the Presidentship of his Highness Maharaja Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh of Varanasi. The idea was implemented when it was built by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Annie Besant.

Q. Is BHU a good college?

A. Banaras Hindu University is one of the best universities in India as it is ranked 39 by NIRF. The university is growing constantly by educating students in all departments through imparting quality education.

Q. Are IIT BHU and BHU same?

A. No. BHU is a university as a whole, consisting of 6 institutes, 14 faculties and 140 departments, out of which IIT BHU is an autonomous institute which is a part of its campus.

Q. What is the hostel fee of BHU?

A. The hostel fees for an MSc student in a BHU hostel is around INR 3000 for a year and the mess charges are by INR 80 per day. With this amount, there is refundable caution money of INR 2500 for hostel during admission and INR 2000 for the mess.