Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

With as many as 140 departments, 4 interdisciplinary schools, 16 faculties, BHU is one of the premier institutes of learning in India. It has more than 20,000 students on its rolls. Admission into the university is through an entrance test. The University offers academic programs at undergraduate, post graduate levels. Also offered are research programs, Post Graduate Diploma programs, Special courses, and undergraduate diploma programs. Popular events that are organized by the university include National Seminar on Geodynamics and Metallogenesis of the Indian Lithosphere, National Seminar on Trends in Modern Advertising, Symposium on Feminist Methodology, and National Colloquium on Recent Advances in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.

Facts
Name of Institution	Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Affiliated/Constituent Colleges	Arya Mahila Degree College, D.A.V Degree College, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Kamacha, and Vasant College for Women
Type of University	Central University
Departments/Faculties	Arts, Commerce, Education, Law, Management Studies, Performing Arts, Science, Social Sciences, Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan Sankaya, and Visual Arts
Address	Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh, India
Contact details	Telephone -2368938, 230 7220, 237276