IIT BHU - Indian Institute of Technology

History and Background

The Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, also known as IIT (BHU) Varanasi, completed 100 years in 2019. The institute was established by Bharat Ratna Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

Engineering education at BHU started in 1919 with the establishment of Banaras Engineering College (BENCO). Later, the College of Technology (TECHNO) and the College of Mining & Metallurgy (MINMET) were also established.

In 1968, BENCO, MINMET, and TECHNO were merged to form the Institute of Technology (IT-BHU). IT-BHU had been admitting students through the JEE conducted by the IITs since 1972. IT-BHU became IIT (BHU) Varanasi on June 29, 2012, by an Act of Parliament.

Faculty Achievements and Awards

Several faculty members at IIT (BHU) Varanasi have received awards and recognition for their work. These achievements cover research, teaching, and professional contributions.

Research Excellence Fellowships

Prof. Monoj Kumar Mondal and Prof. Kausik Chattopadhyay are recipients of the Research Excellence Fellowships. These fellowships were instituted by the 1994 batch alumni.

Professional Appointments and Recognitions

• Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Vice-Chair for the Bioceramic division of the American Ceramic Society in 2024.
• Dr. Kalpana Chaudhary has been nominated as a Fellow of IETE in 2023.
• Dr. Kalpana Chaudhary is featured as one of the Women Achievers in the "Women in STEM Compendium" in 2023, awarded by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India.

Individual Awards

• Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh received the Dare 2 Dream 3 award: Second prize in the individual category by the Defence Research Development Organization, Govt of India.
• Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh received the Fumio Okano Best paper presentation award 2024 by the SPIE-USA, sponsored by the NHK Foundation.
• Dr. R. K. Srivastava has been selected for the Dr. GK Dubey Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award 2022.
• Dr. Somak Bhattacharyya has been selected for the IETE-Smt. Manorama Rathore Memorial Award 2022 for significant contribution in the field of Electronics and Communication during the last 05 years.