Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi

भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान(का.हि.वि.),वाराणसी
Official Logo of IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Motto	संस्कार ही शिक्षा (Sanskar hi Shiksha)
Motto in English	Education is Character
Type	Public
Established	1919
Parent institution	Banaras Hindu University
Director	Rajeev Sangal
Academic staff	265
Undergraduates	4500+
Postgraduates	414
Doctoral students	210
Location	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Urban
Acronym	IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Website	www.iitbhu.ac.in

Coordinates: 25°16′7″N 82°59′25″E / 25.26861°N 82.99028°E / 25.26861; 82.99028

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi (commonly known as IIT (BHU), Varanasi) is a public engineering institution located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It was designated an Indian Institute of Technology in 2012. IIT (BHU), Varanasi has 13 departments and three inter-disciplinary schools.

IIT (BHU), Varanasi has formerly been known as the Banaras Engineering College (BENCO), the College of Mining and Metallurgy (MINMET), the College of Technology (TECHNO) and the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU). Its establishment is intimately linked with that of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). The first convocation ceremony at BHU was held on 19 January 1919. The Chancellor of the University, Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar of Mysore who had come to preside over and address the convocation, performed the opening ceremony of the Banaras Engineering College (BENCO) Workshop buildings. An Artisan Course was started on 11 February 1919. BHU has the credit of first starting degree classes in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgy and Pharmaceutics, thanks to the foresight of its founder, Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya.

The Department of Geology was started under BENCO in 1920. Courses in Mining and Metallurgy were introduced by the Geology Department. The Department of Industrial Chemistry was started in July 1921. In 1923, Mining and Metallurgy was established as a separate department and in 1944 it was raised to the status of a college forming the College of Mining and Metallurgy (MINMET).