IIT BHU - Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi

IIT-BHU used to be a part of Banaras Hindu University, in 2012 it became an IIT but it still shares the same campus with BHU. The campus is spread over a 1350 acre campus (acclaimed to be the largest residential campus in Asia) and well equipped with all the basic necessities. There is a full-fledged hospital and a health centre within the campus. There is also a trauma centre nearby, in case of emergencies. Students have much more freedom here compared to any other IIT. You can go in and out of the campus at any time (although girls have a 10 PM hostel curfew). Due to the large student population, there are shops inside the campus, or just outside from where students can buy basic necessities.

Pros:

• Placements are really good - at par with top IITs. (The average CTC for this year was ranged between 10 LPA to 58 LPA )

• Only IIT which allows students to keep their own vehicles within the campus (officially, from 2nd year).

• You can get your branch changed after the first semester results. (Provided you fulfill the required CGPA)

• Being over a hundred years old, this college offers a vast alumni network.

• There is a great coding culture and students from various branches and departments take part.

• The campus is a ragging-free zone. This is not really required because the senior-junior interaction is really healthy.

• There are several councils and clubs offering all types of activities.

• There is an active Student Counselling Service - which has proven beneficial for freshers. There is also an induction programme to get students used to the college before the curriculum takes off.

• You can get access to books from libraries of both IIT(BHU) and BHU. This makes for a very LARGE collection.

• Only IIT with two pure vegetarian messes, without Onion and Garlic. There is also a special South-Indian mess. Non-veg is also provided within the mess itself.

Cons:

• The infrastructure in some of the hostels is quite old. The rooms are usually small.

• The college does not have some sporting facilities yet, such as - a squash court, its own pool, etc. and students have to share with BHU, which puts up some restrictions.

• The gym is usually crowded - although there are private gyms nearby (you will have to pay for them).

Overall, IIT BHU is a good college with amazing placements and decent academics.

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IIT BHU is underrated primarily because of its infrastructure. There’s a lot of issues with this since it is a 100-year-old construction and since then, there have only been renovations all around the campus. Also, it has become an IIT only in the year of 2012 and started receiving hefty funds only since then. Over the years IIT BHU improved its infrastructure but it will take few more years to reach the same level as other IITs. After getting the status of an IIT, the institute is looking after the students’ facilities and spending a lot on the extra-curricular activities. It is surely underrated as of today because of the infrastructure, but hopefully, that will change in the coming years.

As a fresher, you’ll need some of your documents such as Aadhar card, PAN card, fee receipts, and photographs very frequently for the library, hostels, SIM cards, and various other purposes. So it would be better to have photocopies of the above things with you. Another suggestion would be to join a sport or a club of your liking and stick to it till the end. It would help you stay active and aware which would eventually be helpful during your placements and internships.

Many of the seniors may say that CGPA won't matter and give examples of their friends who might have excelled at other fields or bagged a quite nice offer from some MNC. Those stories may be true but CGPA does matter, so focus on improving your CGPA. Attend all the classes and tutorials. This will help you during semester exams and you won’t have to mug up the syllabus right before exams. You’ll be getting high-speed internet here, so just make sure that you do not invest all of your time binge-watching serials, movies, TV shows, and youtube. Instead, explore the campus and the city itself as the campus life at IIT BHU will be your best 4 years of life.

Consultancies do recruit from IIT (BHU). However, there are relatively fewer hires for these positions as compared to other sectors. Some of the famous consultancies that hire from this IIT are - Deloitte, McKinsey, B. EXL, ZS Associates, Capgemini. In 2020, only 21 students were recruited for consulting positions, as compared to about 800 recruits overall. The reason behind this is stated below:

• As it is an Institute for technology, most students prefer going to more technical areas of work.

• After graduating some students prefer to pursue an MBA after a couple of years of work in the field.

• Students do not have courses in IIT which solely focussed on leadership skills and/ or business management. Also, there are no courses in economics and finance.

• There are usually fewer job opportunities in consulting - even lesser for people coming from purely technical institutions.

• Some people go into building start-ups rather than going into entry-level management/ consulting positions, especially since they can develop the technical skill-set in college itself.

IIT BHU in Varanasi is one of the top-ranked institutions in our country. It’s currently ranked 11th in the nation. It is one of the oldest engineering colleges and has a huge campus, notably the second largest (1400 acres) campus in India. The campus provides an ideal environment to study, with its lush green campus along with the necessary infrastructure and faculty.

First stepping into academics, the professors are great and are highly experienced professionals, but if seen from the research side, the campus doesn’t fare much well. Infrastructure wise the campus is top-notch. It has well-equipped classrooms and a two-storied air-conditioned library with a huge repository of books for usage. It also has spacious hostels with adequate places to relax like lawns and sports facilities. Apart from this, the campus boasts of high-speed internet facilities which for students to use. The Mess food here is actually great with different varieties of food served daily, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. The campus also allows you to have your personal two-wheeler.

Coming to placements, IIT BHU has been maintaining a placement rate of 100 percent consistently. Recruiters from the Big4 Companies, Oracle, Reliance, Tata, etc. visit the campus for the placement drive. Students here also get a unique opportunity to pursue a foreign language during their stay here. Overall IIT BHU offers an excellent opportunity for the overall development of the student with great infrastructures for developing the student academically and in co-curricular with an array of student clubs, fests, and sporting infrastructure, the campus will provide you great memories and an amazing experience during your student life.

IIT-BHU is one of the most reputed colleges in India and is a real IIT. This question might have popped up because IIT BHU got converted from IT BHU to IIT in 2012. But, even before that, it pretty much met the standards of IITs. Students who got admission, even before 2012, had qualified JEE Advanced. Below mentioned points will back up the above statements.

• In almost all old IITs, there is a shortage of faculty. But IIT BHU has well qualified and extremely knowledgeable faculty. 
• IIT-BHU students have proven their mettle in various national and international contests. Students and the faculty have contributed a lot to the development of our nation through sustained research.
• The course framework of IIT BHU is very student-friendly as compared to that of other IITs. Here, students have a plethora of opportunities to hone every skill they like. The courses are designed so that students do not feel pressured by them and get a lot of time to pursue their interests.
• IIT BHU has the best sports facilities one can think of. Name any sport, and you can see students playing that here. IIT BHU fitness-enthusiasts make it very tough for other participants in Inter-IIT sports meet. 
• IIT-BHU has the largest campus among the universities in India. Sometimes miscreants do make trouble, but that’s severely dealt with, and the campus administration consistently strives to make the campus safer.

The points, as mentioned above, very well prove that IIT BHU is very worthy of being an IIT.

In IIT BHU, students are expected to attend all the classes for their respective courses. However, if for some reason students fail to attend all classes, they need to maintain a minimum of 85% attendance. The 85% attendance rule is applicable for theory classes, however, for laboratory classes students are expected to maintain 100% attendance. If any students miss lab class for some emergency they can contact the teacher concerned to make up for it. Students are allowed leave for medical emergencies provided they submit proper documentation. Many professors follow the attendance rule strictly while others may not. To be safe students should maintain a minimum of 85% attendance as the institute takes disciplinary measures for students who fail to do so.