Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

  • #1001-1200 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 29,466Total Students
  • 1,768Faculty
  • 449Int'l Students

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Banaras Hindu University is an Institution in Varanasi,  India. The University has five institutes and 16 faculties and is home to over 30,000 students. It was founded in 1916 and is now one of the largest residential universities in Asia.

Students at Banaras Hindu University  can follow subject spanning the full academic spectrum by pursuing programs in one of the 16 faculties:

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  • faculty of social science
  • faculty of modern medicine
  • faculty of Dental science
  • Faculty of Ayurveda
  • Faculty of Commerce
  • Faculty of Management
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Performing Arts
  • Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan Sankaya
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Faculty of Visual Arts
  • Faculty of Veterinary Sciences

About

Banaras Hindu University is an Institution in Varanasi,  India. The University has five institutes and 16 faculties and is home to over 30,000 students. It was founded in 1916 and is now one of the largest residential universities in Asia.

Students at Banaras Hindu University  can follow subject spanning the full academic spectrum by pursuing programs in one of the 16 faculties:

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  • faculty of social science
  • faculty of modern medicine
  • faculty of Dental science
  • Faculty of Ayurveda
  • Faculty of Commerce
  • Faculty of Management
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Performing Arts
  • Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan Sankaya
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Faculty of Visual Arts
  • Faculty of Veterinary Sciences

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2015
    # 701+
  • 2016
    #701+
  • 2017
    #701+
  • 2018
    #801-1000
  • 2019
    #801-1000
  • 2020
    #801-1000
  • 2021
    #801-1000
  • 2022
    #1001-1200
  • 2023
    #1001-1200
  • 2024
    #1001-1200
  • 2025
    #1001-1200

Student & Staff

Total students
29,466

39%
61%

International students
449

33%
67%

Total faculty staff
1,768

6
1762

Total students
29,466

39%
61%

International students
449

33%
67%

Total faculty staff
1,768

1762
6
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Campus locations

Varanasi, IN,

Varanasi , India ,

Rajiv gandhi south campus,

Mirzapur uttar pradesh , Mirzapur , UTTAR PRADESH , India ,

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