We are elated to bring to you that 23 students from IIT (BHU), Varanasi, have been selected for the Google Summer of Code 2021, and one student has been selected as a GSoC student mentor. The numbers have been rising over the past years with 11 selections in 2020 and 9 selections in 2019. As […]
History of IIT (BHU)
There is a magic and enchantment in the very name “Benaras” ; a city that thrills the heart and fires the imagination. It is only befitting that in this ancient city stands the Temple of Knowledge – our Indian Institute of Technology , at Banaras Hindu University. It was founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya […]
IIT (BHU) Foundation Access Fund awards its first set scholarships to students at IIT (BHU)
IIT (BHU) Foundation’s Access Fund established through a generous gift from alumni, awarded its first set of scholarships to 21 students starting at IIT (BHU) in the current academic year (2021-2025). The Foundation Scholarship – the very first scholarship under the IIT(BHU) Access Fund- is a means-based scholarship, seeded by Palo Alto Networks’ generous grant of […]
Alumni Interview: Mr. Naresh C Jain (MEC’67)
The Naresh C. Jain School of Decision Sciences and Engineering has been made possible by the generous gift of our alumnus Mr. Naresh C Jain (MEC ’67). The Naresh C. Jain School of Decision Sciences and Engineering has been made possible by the generous gift of our alumnus Mr. Naresh C Jain (MEC ’67). As […]
IIT (BHU) Foundation receives generous INR 5 Cr donation to support the infrastructure requirements for IIT (BHU)’s new School of Decision Sciences and Engineering
INR 5 Cr donation from philanthropist and IIT (BHU) graduate Naresh C. Jain will help establish the new school, a future global leader in producing decision-makers who will contribute to the progress of society. (Albany, N.Y.) February 15, 2022 — The IIT (BHU) Foundation, a U.S.-based all-volunteer, non-profit association of IIT (BHU) alumni, announced that […]
Mr. Jay Chaudhry (ECE ’80)
Mr. Jay Chaudhry‘s generous gift of $1 Million enabled IIT (BHU) to establish its own Entrepreneurship Center. Mr. Jay Chaudhry is a proud alumnus of the electronics engineering department of IIT (BHU), Varanasi, from the 1980 batch. He is also an accomplished entrepreneur who has founded a number of successful start-ups, including Airdefense Inc, CipherTrust, Core Harbor Inc., Secure&IT, and Zscaler, […]
IIT (BHU) Foundation receives generous grant to create a sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at IIT (BHU)
IIT (BHU) Foundation receives generous grant to create a sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at IIT (BHU) $1 million donation from serial entrepreneur and IIT (BHU) graduate Jay Chaudhry establishes the Entrepreneurship Center with focus on software innovation, allowing students to explore technology and business. (Albany, N.Y.) January 6, 2022 — The IIT (BHU) Foundation, a U.S.-based […]