Institute of Technology is the Engineering School of Banaras Hindu University. BHU is one of the oldest and largest educational Institutions in India. It was founded by the great nationalist and educationist Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1916. Located on the banks of the river Ganga in the holy city of Varanasi (Banaras), Uttar Pradesh, it spans over 6 sq Km area.

Banaras Hindu University has a rich history. Gandhiji gave his first political speech in India (on return from S. Africa) at the foundation stone laying ceremony of BHU. Over the years, the university has produced many scholars who have shined with an unmatched luminosity in national as well as international intellectual community.

IT was formerly known as BENCO (Banaras Engineering College) and celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1994. IT-BHU offers Undergraduate and Graduate level courses in almost all fields of Engineering and Technology. It is affiliated to the Indian Institutes of Technology and has a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), an intensely competed nation wide exam for admission to the undergraduate programmes. The mission of the institute has been to develop an intellectually stimulating environment conducive to impeccable work ethos, development of solid foundation of state-of-the-art-knowledge and personality, enhancement of creativity through motivation and drive and upholding the the glory of intense Indian culture and values. For a long time, IT-BHU has been playing a leading role in technological manpower development and research program comparable to the best in the world. It has been known for providing quality technological and scientific education and frontier research in various disciplines, so IT-BHU students are seen to occupy key positions in Industry and academia in all over the world.

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