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. 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 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 |
| INR 40,750 |
17 |
|
| 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 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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IIT BHU Infrastructure FAQs
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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 is one of the largest IIT campuses in India because to its enormous 1300-acre campus. 14 departments and three interdisciplinary schools are housed on one large campus, which offers 64 unique courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. It has a total of 16 hostels and the library has more than 139,871 volumes of books, journals, theses, reports, standards, and pamphlets, the library is home to an excellent print collection.
Campus life at IIT BHU is an engaging mix of rich cultural heritage & highly active, professional sports culture. Situated within sprawling 1300 acre BHU campus in Varanasi, students balance intense academics with many fests, over 24 student run clubs & vibrant hostel communities.
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 ComplexAvailable Facilities:Swimming Pool|Tennis Court|Indoor Squash Courts|Basket Ball Facility|Volley Ball Facility
- LabsAvailable 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
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Student Forum
Answered 7 months ago
Indian Institute of Technology BHU has different hostels for the students like Aryabhatta I & II Hostel, S. N. Bose Hostel, Dr. C. V. Raman hostel, Dhanrajgiri Hostel amd many more. There is a separate hostel for male & female candidates. IIT BHU has 16 hostels, out of which some are dedicated to h
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Answered 7 months ago
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Answered 3 weeks ago
A good IIT JAM rank would differ depending on the category, branch and round. For the General AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 328 to 507. Hence, a good rank could be somewhere around 300 for the General AI category. To know the estimated good enough rank for other categories, see the tab
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Answered 3 weeks ago
IIT BHU JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 ranged from 601 to 7870 in the first round for the OBC AI category. In the last round, the closing cutoff ranged from 601 to 9002 for the aforementioned category. Check the table below to know the Round 1 and last round closing cutoffs for different courses.
| Course | Round 1 Cutoff 2026 | Last Round Cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 601 | 601 |
| B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing | 826 | 845 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering | 1167 | 1189 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 1497 | 1529 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 2760 | 3175 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 3394 | 3609 |
| B.Tech. in Engineering Physics | 3490 | 3620 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 3834 | 3980 |
| B.Tech. in Materials Science and Technology | 3886 | 4257 |
| B.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering | 4269 | 4494 |
| B.Tech. in Industrial Chemistry | 4389 | 4681 |
| B.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering | 4798 | 5067 |
| B.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering | 4877 | 5156 |
| B.Tech. in Ceramic Engineering | 4899 | 5245 |
| B.Tech. in Mining Engineering | 5031 | 5329 |
| B.Tech. in Pharmaceutics Engineering and Technology | 5424 | 5776 |
| Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) | 7870 | 9002 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
IIT BHU CSE cutoff 2026 ranged from 1436 in the first round to 1439 in the last round for the General category under the All India quota. Hence, a rank of at least 1439 is needed to qualify for admission to the CSE course. Check the table below to know the overall cutoff range for other categories.
| Category | IIT BHU CSE cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 1436 - 1439 |
| OBC | 601 - 601 (R1) |
| SC | 313 - 373 |
| ST | 161 - 170 |
| EWS | 245 - 245 (R1) |
| PWD | 66 - 66 (R1) |
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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.