Located within a 1300-acre campus of BHU, IIT (BHU) Varanasi has huge buildings that showcase exemplary Indo-Gothic architecture dating back to the first half of the 20th century. IIT BHU offers several amenities to cater to the academic and research needs of the students. IIT BHU offers separate accommodations to boys and girls. Scroll down to know more about the IIT BHU infrastructure. 

IIT BHU Campus Highlights

Some of the major highlights related to the IIT BHU campus are given below: 

Particular

IIT BHU Campus Highlights

Area

1300 acres

Hostel

Separate hostel for male & female candidates

Facilities

Library, Cafeteria, Badminton court, Volleyball court, Wi-Fi LAN Internet facility, Hostel, Sports Complex, Gym, Garden etc.

New projects

The Dhaulagiri-2 hostel

IIT BHU Hostel

IIT BHU has 16 hostels, out of which some are dedicated to honouring illustrious Indian mathematicians and scientists. It is situated in the Principal Colony of the IIT(BHU) Campus and can house 51 students in twenty rooms. At IIT Varanasi, the newest boys' dormitory, Dhaulagiri-2, was opened in May 2022. The dormitory has a total of 402 rooms spanning across seven floors and equipped with six elevators, which can accommodate over 1200 people. One of the largest hostels at BHU, the residence boasts two large mess halls that can accommodate all the students. The hostel rooms are equipped with a mess room, basketball court, and a playground. Dhaulagiri-2 Hostel is the most recent addition to the male hostels, inaugurated in May 2022 at IIT (BHU) Varanasi. 

IIT BHU Hostel Facilities

The facilities provided in the IIT BHU hostels are as follows: 

  • 16 Hostels
  • Girls Hostel
  • Dining Hall with mess
  • Lounge
  • Indoor games room
  • Reading Room
  • Gardens

IIT BHU v/s Other IITs: Hostel Comparison

The hostel facilities of some of the IITs are presented below based on parameters such as the hostel fee and number of hostels:

College Name

Hostel fee

No. of Hostels Available

IIT BHU

INR 16,000

16

IIT Delhi

INR 8,000 – INR 10,500

18

IIT Bombay

INR 40,750

17

IIT Kharagpur

INR 30,000

21

NOTE: The fee is as per past years’ data and unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.

IIT BHU Hostel Life

IIT BHU (Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University offers a commendable hostel life experience, according to reviews from students. Here are some insights based on their experiences:
 
Green and Scenic Campus: Much like IIT Bombay, the IIT BHU campus is known for its lush greenery and picturesque surroundings.
 
Well-Maintained Hostels: IIT BHU takes pride in maintaining its hostel facilities to a high standard.
 
Diverse Facilities: IIT BHU offers a wide range of curricular and extracurricular activities, allowing students to pursue their interests beyond academics. 
 
Sports Facilities: The IIT BHU campus is equipped with dedicated spaces for badminton and tennis, providing students with opportunities to engage in recreational sports and stay physically active.

IIT BHU Library

IIT BHU library consists of the Shreenivas Deshpande Library and five departmental libraries, which assist in teaching, research, and extension programs of the institute. The students and the faculty members are allowed to use the library upon taking the membership. The library of IIT BHU offers various facilities to the users, like a collaboration learning space, a Document delivery service, a Remote Access facility, an e-library, a Modern reading room, etc., and programs/workshops for the faculty and research scholars. IIT BHU library has more than 139,871 volumes of books, journals, theses, reports, standards, and pamphlets. The library is home to an excellent print collection. The library's operating hours are from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM, including weekends, and it extends its opening hours into late night during mid-semester and semester exams. 

IIT BHU Sports Facilities

Through its playgrounds, tracks, fields, and game rooms, IIT BHU provides both indoor and outdoor sports facilities. There is an adequate room at the institute for multiple games, such as basketball, badminton, etc. The list of sporting facilities offered by IIT BHU is as follows:

  • Tennis Court
  • Badminton court
  • Basketball court
  • Cricket ground
  • Athletic track
  • Swimming pool, etc.

Places to visit in & around the IIT BHU Campus

  • Vishwanath Temple
  • Sarnath
  • Ghats of Varanasi
  • Ramnagar Fort

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Infrastructure/Facilities

  • Library

    IIT BHU has a well-equipped library with a collection of 88,609 books, 18,132 text book bank, 8,740 SC/ST book bank, 17,738 bound volume of periodicals, 223 thesis and 611 compact discs. It provides more than 50 terminals to access OPAC, databases, e-books, e-journals and other e-resources.

  • Hostel

    IIT BHU provides hostel accommodations for both boys and girls. All the hostels have basic amenities like water purifiers, common room, recreation room, mess, TV, laundry services, security and surveillance system etc.

    Boys HostelIn-Campus Hostel, Girls HostelIn-Campus Hostel
  • Sports Complex
    Available Facilities:
    Swimming Pool|Tennis Court|Indoor Squash Courts|Basket Ball Facility|Volley Ball Facility
  • Labs
    Available Facilities:
    Civil Engineering Lab|Chemistry Lab|Computer Lab|Electrical Lab|Electronics Lab|Mechanical Lab|Physics Lab|Mineralogy and Microscopy Laboratory|Electro Ceramics Lab|Heat Transfer Laboratory|Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory|Microprocessors Lab|Microwave Laboratory|Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory|Rock Mechanics & Ground Control Laboratory|Transducer Laboratory
  • Cafeteria
    Gym
    Auditorium

IIT BHU Infrastructure FAQs

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Infrastructure Reviews

Overall Infrastructure Rating (Out of 5)

3.8

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Srikar | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 4 Dec 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
The best college for placements.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure is not very modern. The Wi-Fi is available all over the campus. The classrooms, library, and labs are very calm without any disturbance. The hostels and mess are very neat. The college has a hospital. For sports, we have several grounds and a student activity centre.

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Pranay | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 2 Dec 2025
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Absolutely satisfied with the good faculty members and placements.

Infrastructure: The college has very good Wi-Fi. It has clean and well-equipped labs. There are very good, nice, and clean classrooms. The quality of the food is not that satisfying but somewhat okay. They mostly cook potatoes. The library is very good. Medical and sports facilities are average.

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Narra siri | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 27 Nov 2025
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3.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
Satisfied with placements, but the infrastructure is not good. They are working on improving it.

Infrastructure: The hostel infrastructure is not very good as it is an old college. I do not like the mess food much, but it is fine. Since I am from the South, I find the food too sweet for my taste.

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Shekhar Singh | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 22 Nov 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Review of IIT BHU mechanical engineering M.Tech B.Tech.

Infrastructure: The IIT BHU mechanical engineering M.Tech had the best classrooms labs and a well managed library. It also had Wi-Fi but it does not have a consistent connection by the way. Hostels were decent newer ones were better and hygienic but older ones were also good enough and hygienic.

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Abhinandan Dilip ... | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 22 Nov 2025
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Review of IIT BHU Pharmaceutical Engineering.

Infrastructure: As you know, IIT is one of the biggest institutions in the world, and to be specific, IIT BHU is very old and well settled in this field, so it takes care of students and knows the problems of students with this much experience. The hostels are very clean, the lecture halls have AC, and the hostels have Wi-Fi, and it's high-speed.

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Abhinandan Dilip ... | B.Tech. in Pharmaceutics Engineering and Technology - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 14 Nov 2025
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Review of Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi.

Infrastructure: The college has pretty good infrastructure and decent amenities. The on-campus housing is actually comfortable and managed well, so many students prefer staying there. The food service is okay, too, not anything special, but it does the job. Overall campus experience was good and nice.

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Chetan | B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 29 Oct 2025
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It is the best college with good campus life and placements.

Infrastructure: Our college has good sports facilities and big grounds for every game. There are many games like badminton, basketball, cricket, boxing, and many others. There is a sports fest, namely Spardha. Every year, many colleges come and compete, making the campus joyful. Good labs are there for students’ experiments and deep learning.

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Jeswanth Kumar | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 20 Oct 2025
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
Decent infrastructure and well-experienced faculty.

Infrastructure: The Wi-Fi facilities are good. The teaching quality is good. While coming to labs and equipment, it is perfect. The library and classrooms are good too, but the spacing is small compared to the total students. The hostels are a bit old, and the food is decent, too.

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Shekhar Singh | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 13 Jul 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
One of the best engineering colleges.

Infrastructure: We do not have restricted internet. LAN points are present in every hostel room. The campus's main buildings have centralized Wi-Fi known as IITG-Connect, and we can log in through our ID and ERP password. Internet speed is mediocre. Each hostel has an AC library and gym of its own. There is a big central library and a gym for the whole campus. Classroom infrastructure is way beyond what we will see in other Tier 2 colleges. There are canteens in every hostel. There are 10 boys' hostels and 3 gi...

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Soumya | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mining Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 24 Apr 2025
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Improved placements in 2025 at IIT BHU.

Infrastructure: Our department is well-equipped with different facilities like Wi-Fi, computer labs, AC in every classroom, and smartboards attached. The mess food is fairly good with varieties in the menu. Talking about hostels, some new hostels are decent with good infrastructure and facilities.

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Dhruv Bisht | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Material Sciences and Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 11 Apr 2025
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Fully satisfied with what it provides, good infrastructure and facilites.

Infrastructure: Our material science department has complete high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity all over the same in the lecture halls. Department has AC-furnished rooms but not lecture halls as of now. Also, material science department has some world-class quality instruments for research so research-oriented students can surely come. My hostel (Satish Dhawan) reading rooms are equipped with AC and good food quality in a mess with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food options. Canteens are open from 3:00 PM up to...

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Shekhar Singh | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 31 Mar 2025
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4.2
Placements 3 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
The college provides very satisfying services and facilities.

Infrastructure: The campus is very clean and surrounded by greenery everywhere, which gives fresh air. A well-stocked library is present in a huge area. Wi-Fi facilities are available for everyone on the campus. The hostel rooms are very nice and comfortable. The quality of food is hygienic.

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Anonymous | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 23 Mar 2025
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
The best thing about IIT Varanasi is Varanasi and good placements.

Infrastructure: The PC Ray Hostel that we got in the first year is the best among hostels in IITs. The rooms are spacious, the corridors are big, and it is equipped with all facilities like LAN, Wi-Fi, washing machines (most IITs don't have), vending machines, etc. The food is okayish, but the canteens are good.

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Sachin Sharma | B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 18 Mar 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Absolutely satisfied because of its sports and games.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure of our college is quite old. But is very good according to me. Wi-Fi is available at good speed on our campus. In library, all facilities are available like Wi-Fi, AC, silence, etc. Our hostel is also good. One room shared with 3 persons with 3 beds, 3 tables, 3 chairs. Mess food according to me is average and canteen is also good. Medical facilities are also available. You can play most of the sports and games in our college.

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Faiz Aman | Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mining Engineering - Batch of 2026
Reviewed on 9 Mar 2025
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
A complete and exhaustive review of IITBHU.

Infrastructure: Hostels are a bit old, although most of the facilities are provided, but a lot of them are not working, so they are a bit on the bad side. We have Wi-Fi and many things in all places. Labs, classrooms, and a library are fully equipped. The hostel mess is decent. Other facilities like sports and games are decent, with IIT (BHU), having a brand new students activity center.

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