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On September 24th , a bright sunny day in Santa Clara, the IBGAA hosted the global alumni re-union at the beautiful, spacious Convention Center. With over 300+ alumni and family registered, it was a lively, fun, and wonderful event with a walk down memory lane. It also provided an opportunity to showcase the amazing work […]

The IIT (BHU), Varanasi Main Library naming ceremony was held on June 24, 2022 at IIT (BHU), Varanasi in honor of Shri. Shreenivas Deshpande, a 1948 alumn with a B.Tech in Industrial Chemistry. This was made possible through a generous gift of USD 1 Million (INR 7.5 Crores) to the IIT (BHU) Foundation by Boston-based […]

Student Activity Center has been made possible by the generous gift of our alumnus Mr. Ramesh Srinivasan (MET ’82). As a student it was really fun interviewing Mr. Ramesh Srinivasan who is also a sports enthusiast, and hearing of his journey from playgrounds of Madras to hostels of Varanasi and finally the United States. This […]

Mr. Nikesh Arora and Palo Alto Networks have established the IIT (BHU) Foundation Access Fund with a $2Million endowment, allowing underserved students to prepare for technology careers.Mr. Nikesh Arora, a 1989 graduate from the Electrical Engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, is currently the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman […]

IIT(BHU) Foundation receives $2 million for alumni scholarship fund Donation from cybersecurity executive and IIT (BHU) graduate Nikesh Arora establishes the IIT (BHU) Foundation Access Fund, allowing underserved students to prepare for technology careers Mr. Nikesh Arora ‍ (Albany, N.Y.) November 11, 2021 — The IIT(BHU) Foundation, a U.S.-based all volunteer, non-profit association of IIT(BHU) […]

IIT (BHU) will be now home to a new Student Activity Center (SAC) for sports benefiting students and faculty of this all-residential campus. This development was made possible by a generous gift of $1.3 Million from our alumnus Mr. Ramesh Srinivasan (Metallurgy,  1982). It has created a landmark history as the largest ever single gift […]

The Student Activity Center for Sports is planned to set up at the heart of the Institute from the gift made by our esteemed alumnus, Mr. Ramesh Srinivasan (Metallurgy 1982, President & CEO Agilysys (Nasdaq: AGYS)). With an intent to benefit the students and faculty of this all-residential campus, the center is planned to have […]

The Department of Pharmaceutics was established at Banaras Hindu University as early as 1932. The University takes pride in being not just the first Institution in the country to start the Degree level Pharmacy Education, but also the pioneering center for Pharmacy Education in the Asian, African and Far-East region of the world.It was started […]

Let’s take you down the history of one of the largest and oldest departments of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, the Chemical Engineering and Technology department. It was established in 1921 at Banaras Hindu University as the Department of Industrial Chemistry. Subsequently, in 1956, it was renamed the Department of Chemical Engineering […]

While IIT (BHU) has a long history, IIT (BHU) Foundation is its new experience. These are images of two iconic hostels, S.C. De (top) and Morvi (bottom), clicked between the 1930s-50s. A picture of S.C De Hostel A picture of Morvi Hostel ‍ Let’s traverse the times together. (Source: History of Banaras Hindu University (book))