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9,354Students, all levels
6,506Undergraduates
1,061Postgraduates
1,787Research students
2,018Women students22% of the student body
395Faculty23.7 students per member of faculty
422Staff
20Departments & schools
575Sponsored projectsOngoing
1,745Consultancy projectsFY 2024-25
21Centres & facilities
100Research areasNamed by two or more faculty
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Identity
Institutional facts
- Full name
- Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
- Name in Hindi
- भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (का.हि.वि.) वाराणसी
- Founded
- 1919 — as an engineering college within Banaras Hindu University
- Status
- Indian Institute of Technology since 2012
- Founder
- Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Location
- Banaras Hindu University campus, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh
- Governed under
- The Institutes of Technology Act, Ministry of Education, Government of India
- Documents published
- 6,721 across 2005–2026
Scale
Faculty by department
All departments| Department | Type | Faculty | Professors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | engineering | 41 | 21 |
| Civil Engineering | engineering | 38 | 15 |
| Mathematical Sciences | science | 31 | 10 |
| Physics | science | 30 | 10 |
| Chemical Engineering & Technology | engineering | 28 | 8 |
| Electrical Engineering | engineering | 28 | 13 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | engineering | 28 | 11 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | engineering | 26 | 6 |
| Electronics Engineering | engineering | 25 | 5 |
| Mining Engineering | engineering | 19 | 8 |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology | engineering | 19 | 8 |
| Chemistry | science | 18 | 4 |
| Humanistic Studies | humanities | 16 | 3 |
| Ceramic Engineering | engineering | 13 | 3 |
| Materials Science & Technology | school | 13 | 6 |
| Biochemical Engineering | engineering | 12 | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | engineering | 12 | 5 |
| Architecture, Planning & Design | engineering | 10 | 0 |
| Decision Science & Engineering | engineering | 0 | 0 |
| School of Physical AI | school | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of individual faculty profiles published by each department. Two units — Decision Science & Engineering and the School of Physical AI — publish no individual profiles yet.
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