Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University

Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University main gate
Motto	Science is Worship
Type	Public
Established	1916 (1916)
Parent institution	BHU
Affiliation	UGC
Chancellor	Dr. Karan Singh
Vice-Chancellor	Girish Chandra Tripathi
Director	Prof. Bachcha Singh
Location	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Website	Official Website
Institute location on Varanasi district map

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

References

1 2 3 "About Institute". BHU website. Retrieved 18 Dec 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 25°16′06″N 82°59′34″E / 25.268469°N 82.992875°E / 25.268469; 82.992875

Banaras Hindu University

Leadership	Founder Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Visitor President of India Chancellor Karan Singh Vice-chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi Registrar K. P. Upadhayay Controller of Examination K. P. Upadhayay Dean of Students M. K. Singh Chief Proctor Prof. Satyendra Singh University Librarian Ajay Kumar Srivastava	Founder Madan Mohan Malaviya

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Institutes	Indian Institute of Technology Institute of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development Institute of Medical Sciences Institute of Science Institute of Management Studies (formerly FMS)

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Hospital	Sir Sunderlal Hospital

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