IIT BHU is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. IIT BHU is a renowned academic institution for engineering in India, also known as IIT Varanasi.
IIT BHU is famous for its intensive academic curriculums in different engineering, science and technological fields. The institution provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in different subjects like Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, etc. IIT BHU campus is very well designed with state-of-the-art buildings and infrastructures, research facilities and well-equipped laboratories which help support the academic and research work of students and faculties effectively. IIT BHU has a reputation for offering good placement to its students. Every year many leading companies visit the campus for recruitment. The students are very well trained by the institute and are highly sought after by employers.
IIT BHU is ranked 13th in India amongst other universities and it ranked 571 globally in the QS World University Rankings 2024 released in June 2023.
IIT BHU is one of the premier academic institutions in India. IIT BHU is known for its exceptional curriculums and courses. It is ranked amongst the top institutions nationwide and it is known for its extensive courses and world-class faculty members. However, the overall ranking of the institution may vary from year to year depending on certain parameters and the sources of ranking. IIT BHU offers both theoretical and technical knowledge to students along with good placement opportunities that help them start their professional careers.
The IIT BHU physics faculty is highly qualified and supportive. They hold professional degrees from prestigious Indian and international institutes. Our teachers are the finest; they have outstanding backgrounds in both academia and industry. Some specialisations of the faculty of physics include solar physics, quantum information, astrophysics, biophysics, nuclear physics and photonics to name a few.
Here is a list of some of the faculty members of Physics at IIT BHU and their backgrounds.
IIT BHU Physics Faculty | Educational Background |
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Dr. Deba Prasad Giri | PhD (1997), Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar |
Dr. Prabhakar Singh | PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Muenster, Germany |
Dr. Anita Mohan | PhD in Physics, IIT BHU |
Dr. Rakesh K Singh | PhD in Optics, IIT Delhi |
Dr. Swapnil Patil | PhD, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
The IIT BHU pharmacy department is really good. They offer a BTech program, an MPharm, an integrated dual degree program and a PhD in Pharmacy. IIT BHU Pharmacy graduates find good careers in pharmaceutical production, research and development, medication delivery systems, etc.
The pharmacy specialisations offered by IIT BHU are:
The IIT BHU faculty is supportive and welcoming. They have advanced degrees from top universities in India and abroad. We have the finest professors who have excellent backgrounds in both industry and research. They are highly knowledgeable in key concepts and regularly publish in high-impact journals.
I have listed some of the latest achievements of the IIT BHU faculty below.
IIT BHU Faculty | Designation | Notable Achievements |
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Dr. Kalpana Chaudhary | Associate Prof, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT BHU | One of the Woman achievers in “Women in STEM Compendium”, 2023 |
Dr. Monoj Kumar Mondol | Prof & Head, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Technology | Appointed as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC London. |
Dr. Rakesh K Singh | Associate Prof, Dept. of Physics, IIT BHU | Promoted to Senior Member of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), USA |
Dr. Om Jee Pandey | Assistant Prof, Dept. of Electronics Engineering, IIT BHU | Selected as Young Professional Star of the Month at IEEE UP, 2021 |
Dr. RK Srivastava | Professor, Dept of Electrical Engineering, IIT BHU | Selected for Dr. GK Dubey Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, 2022 |
IIT BHU doesn’t directly offer an MBA program. MBA is offered by BHU under the Faculty of Commerce. The MBA program at BHU is ranked considerably high at #56 in India by NIRF 2023. It is the 8th-best MBA program in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
The MBA program at BHU is mainly core-based. The programs offered are.
The Kashiyatra Fest in 2024 was really exciting and vibrant. It was held in January’24 and had notable performances from artists like Vishal & Shekhar, Akhil, Sachdeva, Ravator, etc.
There were many events like Natraaj, Enquizta, Crosswindz, Banish, Samvaad, etc. Overall, I witnessed a wide range of experiences and thrilling evenings.
IIT BHU has a considerable number of prestigious alumni. I have made a table of a few of the notable alumni of IIT BHU below.
IIT BHU Notable Alumni | Significant Contributions |
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Deepak Ahuja | Former CFO at Tesla |
Thomas Anantharaman | One of the developers of the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer |
Prem Jain | Father of Green Buildings in India |
Manick Sorcar | Award-winning artist & animator |
Palle Rama Rao | Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhusan awardee and renowned scientist |
During IIT BHU summer internships 2024, students were offered a summer internship at “Summer of Bitcoin”.
Other brilliant summer internship offers secured by IIT BHU students include programs like DAAD-WISE, Mitacs GRI, ANU FRT, etc.
In the summer internships of 2023, the average stipend was INR 1.15 lakhs per month, while the highest stipend went up to INR 4.50 lakhs per month.
IIT BHU library is really good. IIT BHU library has over 1,42,000 books, journals, theses, reports, etc. It also gives access to over 10,000 e-journals and 3500 e-books.
There are a total of 6 IIT BHU libraries, including the Shreenivas Deshpande Library and 5 departmental libraries, which are available to all students, faculty members and employees of IIT BHU.