IIT BHU UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

It's not a requirement to live in the IIT BHU hostel. When enrolled in IIT B HU, you have the option to select different housing arrangements like other hostels, rooms, or PG accommodations based on personal preferences. Although the hostel has good amenities and there are a total of 16 hostel with beautiful gardens.

The table below compares the 2023 placement statistics of IIT BHU with other closely ranked IITs:

A total of 472 internships were made during IIT BHU placements 2026. In 2025, internship details are mentioned below:

The number of offers made during IIT BHU placements over the past two years is mentioned below:

The hostel fee at IIT BHU is INR 300 per semester. This fee does not include electricity charges, Gymkhana, Medical, Amenities and other hostel services. A total of INR 5,000 (approx.) needs to be submitted during the admission to get a hostel and other facilities. The institute has 16 hostels for boys and girls separately.

IIT BHU is spread over 1300-acre of area with all the necessary amenities with amazing campus life. Three major festivals—technical (Technex), cultural (Kashiyatra), and sports (Spardha)—are held annually at IIT BHU. There are various clubs and councils that students can join to help them explore their artistic side.

IIT BHU provides financial assistance to international students by offering various scholarships. The scholarships are:

• Rhodes Scholarships 2019 (University of Oxford) now accepting applications for the citizens of India.
• Japanese Government [MEXT] Scholarship Program 2019 for Research Students.
• Japanese Government [MEXT] Scholarship Program 2019 for undergraduate students, college of technology students and specialised training college students.
• USIEF Fellowships for Indian Citizens: 2019-2020
• Japanese Government [MEXT] Scholarship Program 2018
• Fresh Application for IIT (BHU)-76 Batch Alumni Scholarship for the Session 2016-17
• Fresh Application for BENCO -64 Scholarship for the Session 2016-17
• 2017 DUO-Belgium-Flanders -ASEM - DUO Fellowship Programme
• 2017 Chinese Government Scholarship-2017-2018
• 2017 Korean Government Scholarship Programme

For admission to BTech at IIT BHU, candidates must appear for the JEE Main and paticipate in the JoSAA counselling process. JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) has been set up by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) to manage and regulate joint seat allocation for admissions to over 100 institutes, including IITs, JoSAA3 IIITs, and Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs). To apply at JoSAA, candidates must register and apply via the JoSAA official website. The counselling has an application fee, which must be paid while submitting the form. The candidates need to pay the seat acceptance fee as per the fee details given in the table below:

For 2023, the cut-off was 10232 for General category candidates in All India quota for BTech in Civil Engineering in IIT BHU, Varanasi - Indian Institute of Technology. For female candidates in the general category under the All India quota, 16396 was the closing rank. BTech cut-off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

The syllabus for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main examination is medium in the level of difficulty. The examination is based on class 11th and 12th syllabus of physics, chemistry and mathematics with some additional topics as well. Detailed syllabus can be downloaded from the official website as well as shiksha. 

To know more about the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main refer to the official website of the examination.

According to the IIT BHU cutoff 2023, the closing ranks were  3358 and 3534, for the General AI category as per the first and last rounds.  BTech in  Electrical Engineering admission at IIT BHU is done through the JEE Advanced rank, followed by the JoSSA counselling process. Therefore, going by the 2023 cutoff pattern, IIT BHU BTech cutoff 2024, which is to be expected, could be in the range between 3000 and 3500. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the past three years' cutoff ranks for BTech in EE course: 

IIT BHU has officially released the Round 1 cutoff ranks for MSc admissions through IIT JAM 2025, and the figures show a steady year-on-year change in the Chemistry program. The closing rank for General (All India) category candidates in MSc Chemistry was 453 in 2023, followed by a slightly lower cutoff of 387 in 2024. Now, considering the IIT BHU cutoff 2025, the MSc in chemistry cutoff stood at 308 for the General AI category candidates. This means that candidates with a JAM 2025 rank up to 308 were offered seats in the first round for MSc Chemistry at IIT BHU. But, candidates can wait for the next round to come; it may decrease in the upcoming rounds. Further, candidates can check out the IIT JAM year-wise cutoff for Round 1 seat allotment from the table below:

IIT Varanasi JAM Cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 2. The most competitive course was M.Sc in Chemistry, with the Cutoff of 387, for the General AI category candidates. For the OBC AI category candidates, the Cutoff for M.Sc in Chemistry was 663. 

If not eligible for IIT Varanasi, candidates can opt for IIT Gandhinagar with a linient cutoff of 404, for M.Sc in Chemistry, for the General AI category candidates. 

IIT BHU accepts JEE Advanced score, followed by JoSAA Counselling for admission to the BTech courses. IIT BHU cutoff 2023 was concluded after Round 6 of the JEE Advanced Seat Allotment Result. As per IIT BHU cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for BTech was ranged between 1366 and 24641 for the BTech courses. Tabulated below is the cutoff for IIT BHU 2023 for top five specialisations for General category students: 

IIT Varanasi Cutoff 2024 for admission to BTech/Integrated BTech/BArch courses was concluded. The IIT Varanasi Cutoff 2024 was released throughout 6 rounds, for different categories under the AI quota. Among the General AI category candidates, the Cutoff ranks across multiple specialisations closed at a range of 1071 and 22390. Among the OBC AI category, the Cutoff closed at a range of 524 and 8177. 

Candidates can check the Last-Round cutoff for IIT Varanasi pertaining to the General AI Category in the table below:

The registrations for the JEE Main 2026 session 2 are now over.

The preparation for JEE Main begins two years in advance. It is a national-level exam, which can be passed with a good base of concepts and preparation. A good preparation strategy is what helps a student clear JEE Main 2025 exam. Some of the pointers to include in the action plan are mentioned below:

• Revise topics section-wise
• Cross-check section-wise weightage & syllabus for all subjects covered in JEE Main
• Solve as many Mock Tests as possible. Shiksha.com is providing FREE Downloadable JEE Main Mock Test Paper (with Solutions).
• Solve previous year’s JEE question papers there are high chances of getting questions from there
• Refer to a few reference books to have a better understanding of topics
• To secure admission into prestigious institutions such as the IITs, NITs and IIITs, it is essential for the aspirants to have a strong command of the material taught in their class 11 and class 12. Shiksha is offering free NCERT questions and solutions to aid JEE candidates in excelling in these classes. To access the NCERT solutions, click on the below links: