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Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University

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Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University main gate
MottoScience is Worship
TypePublic
Established1916 (1916)
Parent institution
BHU
AffiliationUGC
ChancellorDr. Karan Singh
Vice-ChancellorGirish Chandra Tripathi
DirectorProf. Bachcha Singh
Location
Varanasi
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
 India
WebsiteOfficial Website
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Institute of Science, ( 'विज्ञान संस्थान' ) (a.k.a. Science Institute) is one of the pioneering institute , in the field of science, of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India which offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Zoology, Botany, Biochemistry, Computer science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics , Geology , Geophysics , Chemistry, Statistics.[1]

History

Faculty of Science was established in 1916 and in the month of December 2015 it was upgraded to Institute of Science.[1]

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, etc. and several are fellows of the various academies.

There are six Centers and thirteen different Departments in the Institute of Science that offer Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG) and Doctoral Degrees in all the field of modern science.[1]

Institute of Science Seminar Complex

Research Centres

  • Centre for Brain Research
  • Centre for Genetic Disorders
  • Centre for Hydrogen Energy
  • Centre for Nanotechnology
  • DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences
  • 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 SN Bose hostel for female postgraduate students.
  • C. P. Aiyyer hostel for male and Triveni complex for female PhD scholars.

Cultural Festival

Aakanksha is the annual cultural fest of Institute organize every year in the month of February.

Notable Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Institute". BHU website. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

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