Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University is a constituent institute of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India which offers courses in Zoology, Botany, Biochemistry, Computer science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics , Geology , Geophysics , Chemistry, Statistics.[2]
Motto | Science is Worship |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1916 |
Parent institution | Banaras Hindu University |
Affiliation | UGC |
Director | Dr. Anil Kumar Tripathi [1] |
Location | , , 25°16′06″N 82°59′34″E |
Website | bhu |
History
Faculty of Science was established in 1916 and in the month of December 2015 it was upgraded to Institute of Science.[2]
Organization
Institute of Science's administrative head is a Director. The Director is responsible for all aspects of the Institute's operations, including budgets, administration, planning, support services, institute appointments, curricula and student affairs. The Director is appointed by an executive body and reports to the Vice-Chancellor of the university. The Institute of Science keeps itself alive with regular academic activities like seminars, workshops, conferences. It is equipped with advanced and sophisticated laboratories. Faculty members have liaison with research institutions of repute in India and abroad. A large number of the teachers of the Institute have received distinctions and honors like Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, FICCI Award, TIFR Fellowship etc. and several are fellows of the various academies.
There are six Centers and thirteen different Departments of which many are centres of advanced study and research in the Institute of Science that offer Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG) and Doctoral Degrees in all the field of modern science.[2]
Research Centres
- Centre for Brain Research
- Centre for Genetic Disorders
- Centre for Hydrogen Energy
- Centre for Nanotechnology
- DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences for computer science, Mathematics and statistics
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Life Sciences (a.k.a. DBT-BHU Interdisciplinary School of Life Sciences)
Departments
Courses
The institute offers Undergraduate (B.Sc), Post graduate (M.Sc) and Ph.D courses in various courses under the departments and centres in the institute. Also, it offers M.Sc. (tech) in Geophysics and MCA as well.
Hostels
There are ten hostels to accommodate students of institute:
- Ramakrishna hostel for male and WWH for female first year undergraduate students.
- Broacha hostel for male and Gargi hostel for female second and third year undergraduate students.
- Bhabha and Dalmiya hostels for male and JC Bose hostel for female postgraduate students.
- C. P. Aiyyer hostel for male and SNPG hostel for female PhD scholars.
Cultural Festival
Aakanksha is the annual cultural fest of Institute organize every year in the month of February and SANGANAN is its annual technical festival.
Notable alumni
References
- "Director". bhu.ac.in. Banaras Hindu University, Institute of Science, Varanasi. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "About Institute". BHU website. Retrieved 18 December 2015.