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

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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IIT BHU Infrastructure FAQs

Given below are the FAQs about the Infrastructure of IIT BHU:

Q:   Is it mandatory to reside in the hostel at IIT BHU?
A:

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.

Q:   How is campus life at IIT BHU?
A:

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.

Q:   How big is the IIT BHU campus?
A:

 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. 

Q:   How is life and sports facilities at IIT BHU?
A:

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 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

Infrastructure Reviews

Overall Infrastructure Rating (Out of 5)

3.8

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Priyanka Meena | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 26 Aug 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
One of the best colleges in Northern India.

Infrastructure: Facilities and infrastructure are very good, excellent. Wi-Fi is available at high speed 24/7. Labs are very high-tech. Classrooms have AC. The library is very spacious. Hostels are very big and clean. Food has always been great for the past 1 year. Sports and games are encouraged a lot. Medical facilities are available 24/7.

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Arpit Gupta | B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 8 Aug 2026
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3.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
Bad college life, but great placements.

Infrastructure: Wi-Fi, labs, and classrooms are available. The Wi-Fi is not very good, the speed is quite slow. Classrooms have AC. The hostel is quite decent. The washrooms are bad. The mess food lacks hygiene a lot. Sport facilities are lacking a bit due to a lot of crowd.

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Lupamudra Sarmah | M.Sc. in Physics - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 28 Jul 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I study at one of the best colleges in India.

Infrastructure: Our institute was very beautiful and green. Wi-Fi was available throughout the campus and in the hostel 24/7. Classrooms had smart board facilities, which helped teachers explain topics effectively. A central library was located in the institute where students could borrow books for reading. Hostel rooms were great, and the mess food was really tasty.

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abeer chhabra | B.Tech. in Industrial Chemistry - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 15 Apr 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Best of IIT, BHU, campus life and facilities.

Infrastructure: The best facilities are provided. The complex is very good, clean and big. Students roam around the campus very easily. Wi-Fi, classes and everything are top class. The canteen is also very good. Medical facilities have a health centre for students. Sport is also very good.

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Ramanuj Agrawal | Integrated B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering + M.Tech. in Power Electronics - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2026
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Great college for study, for the environment, and for campus life.

Infrastructure: Hostel facilities depend on the hostel you are allotted to. Like there are hostels like Dhanrajgiri, Sathish Dhawan, PC Ray, which are new, thus have new infrastructure and facilities like lifts. But other hostels like Vishveshwaraiya, Vivekanand, and Rajputana have old infrastructure, thus fewer facilities, but they have their own old school vibes.

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Anand Rangwani | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
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4.2
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Good for placements, infrastructure is average, not bad. Slightly underrated IIT.

Infrastructure: Classes and the library are good, with good quality Wi-Fi. Mess food is of average quality, better compared to other colleges. Old hostel rooms are not so good. Newly made hostels have better infrastructure. Sports facilities are quite good. You have all types of sports present on the campus.

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Ramesh | B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 27 Jan 2026
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4.2
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Good campus life with a lot of places nearby.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure is a bit old because the college is established in 1919. But the hostels and other resources are very easily available. Wi-Fi is available all over the campus. The food is good and hygienic. For every game, there is a well-developed playground.

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Harsh Singhvi | B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 21 Jan 2026
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4.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 5
If you want a good package, then you should join this college.

Infrastructure: Sometimes there is a problem with Wi-Fi connectivity in our hostel rooms. The library is very good, and it contains all types of books that are required. Classrooms are okay. Labs are very good, but some of the equipment has mechanical errors. The medical facility is excellent. Food quality depends on which type of mess you have joined, like in a sattvik mess, where Jain food is served, the quality of food is excellent compared to other messes. The sports facility is also very good. The canteen ...

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Vansh dubey | B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 21 Jan 2026
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4.2
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Absolutely satisfied with my college IIT BHU because of facilities and good placement in 2026.

Infrastructure: The facilities are very good at IIT BHU. Wi-Fi covers the entire campus, and classrooms are fully modernized. There are 4 lecture theatres in our college. For freshers, IIT BHU has the best hostel among all IITs, named PC Ray Hostel, which covers all required infrastructure and is newly made, so it looks aesthetic as well. There are 3 huge grounds in IIT BHU, which cover facilities for all sports. We have SAC for indoor games and a newly made gym, which is the biggest sports auditorium as well.

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Anonymous | B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 9 Jan 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Very good college ancient college in India.

Infrastructure: There is a wide range of books available in our college. The variety of books is very nice. There we get books of spirituality, competitive exams, novels, biographies, self development and many more. The classrooms of our college are decent. The facilities is vey nice. The sports facilities in our college are excellent. There are 23 sports that are introduced in our college. In our college there are multiple clubs for the interests of every individual in our college. Our hostel is the newly ...

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Anonymous | M.Tech. in Thermal and Fluid Engineering - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 9 Jan 2026
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
IIT Bhu is a vibe, go enjoy it.

Infrastructure: Our college has a library named the Shrinivas Despande Library. It had a vast collection of the latest and historical books. The facilities in the classroom were the latest but they do not have AC in the classroom but it contains a smart board, a green board and a projector. Our college had a gym which had the latest equipment and also three grounds. 2 volleyball court 2 lawn tennis court and many more courts for different games. Mainly, our college had a building name sac which contains all ind...

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Manish Kumar Laur | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 8 Jan 2026
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Our college is nice we love it.

Infrastructure: We have good food, a mess, Wi-Fi, a ibrary and a lot of things. The structure of labs and classrooms is old, it is already a bit old, but new halls are being built which are very good. Initially there are good facilities in the hostel but later on it happens that there is no water and the geyser is facility.

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Aman Purwar | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 30 Dec 2025
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
IIT BHU, The best of the most.

Infrastructure: One thing in which my college lags is infrastructure. It is not as great as other IITs. They are working heavily on improving it. New hostels are being made. Canteen services are being improved. Wi-Fi is good. AC is also being installed.

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Ayush Kumar | B.Tech. in Ceramic Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 30 Dec 2025
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I have an amazing experience at IIT BHU Varanasi.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure is quite good, but not so cool compared to other IITs. Day by day, infrastructure is getting better. Hostels are also getting renovated, and the new ones are quite good (for 1st and 2nd year). Mess food is obviously very good. The canteen is open till 3 AM, so it's very helpful.

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Krish Jain | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 24 Dec 2025
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
College is the support for all the sports and infrastructure, and the food is good.

Infrastructure: Facilities in the hostel are good, with table tennis, volleyball, and a badminton court. Food quality is very nice. Wi-Fi in the classroom is somewhat limited, but in the library it's excellent. An excellent thing about this college is the support for all the sports and infrastructure, and the food is also very good, with a protein-rich diet.

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