The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India

 The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay  India

                                           The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (abbreviated IITB or IIT Bombay) is a public engineering institution located in Powai, Mumbai, India. It has been ranked among the top engineering colleges in India. It is the second-oldest institute of the Indian Institutes of Technology system.

                                           IIT Bombay was founded in 1958. It was the first IIT to be set up with foreign assistance. The funds came from UNESCO in roubles from the Soviet Union. In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance. A high-power committee of Government of India recommended in 1946 establishment of four higher institutes of technology to set the direction for the development of technical education in the country. Planning for the Institute at Bombay began in 1957 and the first batch of 100 students was admitted in 1958.Since its establishment in Powai, the institute has physically expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 2.396 gross square feet (550 acres or 2.22 km²).

IIT Bombay has a comprehensive graduate program offering doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Currently IIT Bombay has a total of 14 academic departments, six centers, one school, and three interdisciplinary programmes. Over the last 53 years, around 39,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the institute.Educational programmes here extend beyond the physical sciences and engineering into humanities and social sciences such as Economics, English, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology and into management studies. Over the years, the institute has also created a niche for its innovative short-term courses through continuing education and distance education programmes.

Establishment: 1958
Institution Type: Institute of National Importance
Membership: The University is a member of The Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
UGC Recognition: Yes
UGC Grants: Not Funded By UGC
Other Information about the Institution

The Institute is ranked #4 amongst Top Indian Engineering Colleges as per India Today-AC Nielsen-ORG Marg Survey of Colleges for 2006-07. Mint C-Fore Top Government Engineering College Rankings for 2008: #3 of 50


CONTACT INFORMATION

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay  India

This institution is also popular as Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai
Powai
Mumbai
Maharashtra
India

Pin Code: 400076

Telephone: +91-22-2572-2545

Fax: +91-22-2572-3480

Official Website / Institution home page: iitb.ac.in

Email: director@admin.iitb.ernet.in / registrar@admin.iit

Bangalore University (BU) Karntaka, India

 Bangalore University (BU) Karntaka, India

Bangalore University (BU) is a public university located in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. The university is one of the oldest in India, dating as back as 1886, and is renowned as one of the leading major universities in India. The city of Bangalore is rapidly growing into one of the world centers of technology development, and BU has tied itself strongly to that growth. The university nears the status of "Potential for Excellence" which is reserved for the top 10 universities in India under the Guidelines of the University Grants Commission(UGC).

 History
The University was opened as the Central College in 1886, by the then British Government. It was endowed with the status of university on July 10, 1964 by the government under the then State of Mysore to consolidate institutions of higher education in the city of Bangalore.
The Central College and the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) established in 1912, the two original institutions in Bangalore were subsumed into this university. With the promulgation of the Karnataka State Universities Ordinance of 1975, which aimed at bringing uniformity to all universities in the state, the university lost its federal character and became a state-affiliated university. In 1973, the University moved to the Jnana Bharathi Campus located on 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of land.
By virtue of the University producing the largest number of Ph.D.s in India, it has also established a good reputation in foreign universities. Consequently, at present the university hosts a growing number of foreign students.

University departments
Bangalore University is structured into six faculties: Arts, Sciences, Commerce & Management, Education, Law and Engineering. It has 41 post-graduate departments, one post-graduate Centre at Kolar (started during 1994-95), 3 constituent colleges, 473 affiliated colleges (of which 88 have Post-Graduate courses) and several other Centers and Directorates of higher learning and research. With nearly 300,000 students enrolled in its various colleges, Bangalore University is one of the largest universities in India, and perhaps the world.
The current Vice-Chancellor is Dr. A.N. Prabhudev. In 2001, the University was accredited by NAAC and received Five Star Status. The University produced many great alumni through its Central College and UVCE. Sir C.V.Raman, Nobel prize-winning physicist, was associated with the University while working at the Indian Institute of Science.
BU with over 400 colleges in Bangalore is contributing to the production of world class graduates. Many graduates of the BU are studying and working in several countries with successful positions.

List of colleges
The University includes the Surana College P.G. Centre, the M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Dayanand Sagar College, Brindavan College, and the Community Institute of Commerce and Management Studies.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Bangalore University
Jnana Bharathi Campus
Jnana Bharathi Post
Bangalore - 560 056
Karntaka, India
Phone: + 91 - 80 - 2296 1005, 2296 1006, 2296 1007
Website: www.bub.ernet.in

Calcutta university Kolkata India

Calcutta university Kolkata India

                                          Calcutta university is the university which is established by the British government. It is the Best university in the South Asia for the disciplinary and provide a Good study features for the student .The establishment of the Calcutta university is, 24 January,1857. University of Calcutta is residential  university in teaching and research area. Governor General Lord Canning   was the first Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor.

The main campus of this university  are “Ashutosh shiksha prangan” and some other campus also affiliated by the university of Calcutta. Calcutta university have 170 college in the Kolkata and there near cities .And a lot of student comes their from India or Aboard   for  study in Calcutta university.

There are different departments which they provide different courses for  the under graduation or post graduation programme. Calcutta university have 65 departments with containing 8 faculty. The name of the department of the Calcutta university  Arts, Agriculture ,Science, Technology etc. There are different course for the  under graduation or the post graduation in the technical field or in the research field .Its a very big level university which contain a  lot of subject in every degree programme.

The university of Calcutta provides all kinds of diploma courses for the students like Ph.d, Law etc. Library of the Calcutta has a lot of parts in which all kinds of book, magazines  and web services provides for the best future of the student.

                                                 Calcutta University has sixty five departments organised into eight faculties: Agriculture; Arts; Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management; Education, Journalism and Library Science; Engineering & Technology; Fine Arts, Music and Home Science; Law and Science. The university has 153 affiliated colleges under its umbrella. See the template for a list of affiliated or associated institutions.

University of Calcutta is recognized as a "Five Star University" and a "Centre with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission.


CONTACT INFORMATION

Calcutta university Kolkata India

Senate House
87 /1 College Street
Kolkata
West Bengal
India
Switchboard:

91 33 22410071
Fax: 91 33 2241 3222
Web: www.caluniv.ac.in

Jamia Milia Islamia University Delhi India

 Jamia Milia Islamia University Delhi India

The university was established by nationalist Muslim leaders in 1920 prior to partition. Its campus is located in South Delhi. The university provides undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate courses. Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920 became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language, Jamia means ‘University’, and Millia means ‘National’.

The story of its growth from a small institution in the pre-independence India to a central university located in New Delhi—offering integrated education from nursery to research in specialized areas—is a saga of dedication, conviction and vision of a people who worked against all odds and saw it growing step by step. They “built up the Jamia Millia stone by stone and sacrifice by sacrifice,” said Sarojini Naidu, the nightingale of India.

About Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI)

Establishment: 1920 at Aligarh in United Provinces, India

Institution Type: Central University since 1988

Membership: The University is a member of The Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

UGC Recognition: Yes

UGC Grants: Funded By UGC

Other Information about the Institution

Total enrollments in 2000 under Distance/Open University mode: 2500


CONTACT INFORMATION
Jamia Milia Islamia University Delhi India
Jamia Nagar
Delhi
India
Pin Code: 110025
Telephone: +91-11-26981717, 26984617, 26984658, 26988044, 26987183
Fax: +91-11-2698 0229
Official Website / Institution home page: jmi.ac.in

Madras University Chennai India

 Madras University Chennai India

                                                The Publics Petition dated 11-11-1839 initiated the establishment of Madras University. It was in January 1840 with Mr.George Norton as its President, The University Board was constituted. In 1854 after a lapse of 14 years Government of India formulated a systematic educational policy for India and as a sequel to this on 5th September 1857 by an act of legislative council of India. The University of organised and the Model of London University.

Madras University is the mother of almost all the Old Universities of Southern India. The University area of Jurisdiction has been confined to, however, 3 districts of Tamil Nadu in recent years. This is consequent to establishment of various Universities in the State and demarcation of the University territories. This University has been growing from strength to strength while widening its teaching and research activities.

he University imparts both Under Graduate and Post Graduate Education to the Affiliated Institutions which are spread over the district of Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram. Apart from teaching research activities in Arts, Humanities, Science, Management and Technology are the main portals at the University. A number of institutions affiliated to Madras University Concentrate in research activities were Ph.D., Programme is available in the respective specialisations.
University has also offer teaching and Research in 4 Campuses of Madras University. The University Department of study and Research which are 68 Departments spread over in 4 Campuses organised into 18 Schools offer Post Graduate Courses in respective specialisation part time and full time Ph.D. Programmes, Diploma and Certificate Programmes.
Accessing the need for educating large number of the people in the Country The University offered both under Graduate and Post Graduate education through the Institute of Correspondence Education of the University of Madras (MU). The Institute which is popularly called ICE of Madras offers courses both under Open University System and Regular formal University system. Some of the courses offered by ICE as no parallel in this country to name a few,

1. B. Music - Traditional Indian Music
2. M. Music - Indian Music at Post Graduate level
3. M.A. in Vaishnavism and Christian Studies - The courses of religious Philosophy
M.Sc. in Psychology and M.Sc. in Geography - well designed practical and Professional training for the aspiring graduate in the respective specialisations.
In recent years, The University by its quality education has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the highest rating. The UGC has recognised as the first centre for potentials of excellence in the Country.

Nobel Laureates
    C. V. Raman (B.A., M.A. 1902), Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954)
    Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar(B.Sc 1925), Nobel Prize in Physics (1983), Copley Medal(1984)

Law and politics
Governor-General

    Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, Governor General of Independent India (1948–1950), Bharat Ratna (1954)

Presidents

    Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, second President of India (1962–1967), Bharat Ratna (1954)
    V. V. Giri, fourth President of India (1969–1974), Bharat Ratna (1975)
    Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, sixth President of India (1977–1982)
    R. Venkataraman, eighth President of India (1987–1992)
    A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India (2002–2007), Bharat Ratna (1997)

Chief justice

    Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India
    K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of India

Ministers

    Chidambaram Subramaniam, Minister, Bharat Ratna (1998)
    Palaniappan Chidambaram, Home Minister of India
    CN Annadurai – former chief minister of Tamil Nadu
    Shankarrao Chavan - Former Finance Minister of India (1988-1989)

Science and technology

    Gunamudian David Boaz- Famous Indian Psychologyist.
    A.V. Balakrishnan, applied mathematician; professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles
    G.N. Ramachandran (M.Sc. 1942), Biophysicist who described the structure of Collagen
    Sathamangalam R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Abel Prize (2007)
    K. S. Krishnan, Physicist, co-discover of Raman scattering, Padma Bhushan (1954)
    Indra Nooyi, Chairman, Pepsi Co.

Literature

    David Davidar-Former CEO of Penguin Group and Harvard University Faculty.
    Najmul Hoda, scholar, writer and poet, ex-head of the departments of Urdu, Arabic and Persian
    Syed Waheed Ashraf, Sufi, Poet, Scholar, Ex-head of the departments of Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Arts

    John Isaac (photographer), award-winning photojournalist, including Chief Photographer for the United Nations, author (1966)

Film

    M.G. Ramachandran, Honorary Doctorate, actor in Tamil films and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
    Mani Ratnam, Tamil Indian film director, writer and producer, Padma Shri (2002)
    Vanamali, Telugu film lyricist, Ph.D. in Telugu literature

Trivia

    C. W. Thamotharampillai from Jaffna was the first graduate of the University of Madras. He, along with a fellow student from Jaffna, Daniel Caroll Vyramuttu Visuvanathapillai, were the only two who sat for the University's final B.A. exams in 1857, and both passed the exams to become the first graduates of the University of Madras. Thamotharampillai scored higher marks and was placed first, so is considered the first graduate of the University.

    Dr Muthulakshmi Reddi is the first Indian female (Alice Van Ingen from Ceylon is the first-ever woman) to get a Medical degree from University of Madras in 1912.

    Cadambi Minakshi became the first woman to get a doctorate from the University of Madras in 1936.

    Kamala Sathianathan is the first woman graduate (BA and MA) from Madras University, having for her bachelor's degree in 1909. She went on to become a noted journalist.
    A.L. Venkataramana Pantulu, M.A., B.L. is the first double graduate of the University of Madras.

    Sir S Subramania Iyer became the first recipient of an honorary degree from the University when he was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law in 1908.

Grants

In 2011, the University Grants Commission selected the university as a university with potential for excellence, under which the university gets INR 250 million. The university had been selected under phase 1 of the scheme in 2001-02 along with a few other universities in the country. UGC has identified the school of geology and the school of zoology of the university as centres of excellence and has allotted INR 32.5 million each for their development. The university is planning to use the funds to buy equipment and improve infrastructure.


CONTACT INFORMATION
This institution is also popular as Madras University

University Centenary Building
Chepauk
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
India

Pin Code: 600005

Telephone: +91-044-2536 8778

Official Website / Institution home page: unom.ac.in

Email: webmaster@unom.ac.in

The Osmania University (OU) Hyderabad India

The Osmania University (OU) Hyderabad India

                                                The Osmania University (OU) is a public state university located in Hyderabad, India, founded in 1908. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian university to have Urdu as one of the medium of instruction.

In 2012, the University is placed Sixth among the Nation's Premier Universities in Humanities, Sciences and Commerce stream, which bagged the University with Potential for Excellence status. On the other hand, the Main Campus is ranked Tenth among the State Universities, as published by India Today. As of 2012, the university hosts 3,698 international students from more than 80 nations.

The OU is one of the largest university systems in the subcontinent with over 300,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. It is particularly known for its faculty of Engineering and Technology, Law, Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Management departments. Osmania Medical College was once a part of the same system. However, It is now under the supervision of NTR University of Health Sciences.


CONTACT INFORMATION

The Osmania University (OU) Hyderabad India
Osmania University Campus
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India

Pin Code: 500007

Telephone: +91-40-27098048 / 27682364 / 27098951 / 27098043

Fax: +91-40-27090020 / 27098004

Official Website / Institution home page: osmania.ac.in

Email: vcou@osmania.ac.in / registrar@osmania.ac.in

The University of Delhi,INDIA

 The University of Delhi,INDIA

The University of Delhi is known for its high standards in teaching and research.
The University of Delhi was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university. The University of Delhi is the premier university of the country and is known for its high standards in teaching and research and attracts eminent scholars to its faculty. The University of Delhi South Campus conducts various teaching programmes under different faculties. Students joining courses such as English, Hindi, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Commerce and Mathematics at the masters level, have the option to get themselves enrolled in the University, either through college or directly at the South Campus. Admission tests are held locally in Delhi for courses such as M.Tech and some M.Sc. Admissions for courses for which there are no admissions tests are made on the basis of graduation marks according to the eligibility categories and course requirements. In a given category, admissions are made on the basis of marks. One goes to the next category; only after all eligible candidates of the higher categories have been given admission. Centres in Delhi University:


    Agricultural Economics Research Centre
    Centre For Envir. Management of Degraded Ecosystem
    Centre for Inter-disciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment
    Centre For Professional Development in Higher Edu.
    Centre For Science Education & Communication
    Developing Countries Research Centre
    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre For Biomedical Research
    Women Study Development Centre

The University of Delhi caters to a very large student population. Besides its superb academic environment, the University of Delhi has many opportunities for the promotion of overall development of it students. The University has a very active and vibrant Sports program. The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the best overall sports performance among Indian Universities has been won by the University of Delhi many times. The University campus has facilities for many sports including archery, cricket, basketball , swimming etc. Each college also has a sports programme and several of our students have been outstanding sportsmen at the National and International levels. Culture Council of the University of Delhi is active in promoting cultural activities in the University. Student governance is an important part of student life in the University of Delhi. The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) is very active and elections are held every year where students from all the colleges and faculties choose their student representatives. Several of the DUSU office bearers have gone on to play an important part in national and state politics.

Apart from being the capital of India, Delhi is also the travel hub of northern India. It serves as an excellent base for visiting the colorful state of Rajasthan and Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, is less than three hours away. Delhi is India's main entry point for overseas visitors, and has two airports, one international named Indira Gandhi International Airport and the other domestic named Palam airport.

For the benefit of students coming from different cities and states, the Delhi University runs eleven hostels with a large number of rooms. These hostels are typically available for post-graduate and research students. Apart from this,several colleges also have hostel facilities. List of Postgraduate Hostels in University of Delhi. 1. Ambedkar-Ganguly Students House for Women 2. D.S. Kothari Hostel 3. Geetanjali Hostel (South Campus) 4. Gwyer Hall 5. International Student's House 6. International Students House for Women 7. Jubilee Hall 8. Mansarover Hostel 9. Meghdoot Hostel 10. North Eastern Students House 11. Post-Graduate Men's Hostel 12. University Hostel for Women 13. V.K.R.V. Rao Hostel 14. WUS University Hostel Gwyer Hall is the oldest and most prestigeous Men's Hostel in the Delhi University. The Hall has now 76 single bed rooms and 12 rooms for double occupancy to accommodate 100 full-time postgraduate students and research scholars of the University. Gwyer Hall is equipped with a modern Kitchen, Gymnasium and has two big beautiful lawns. It also has a Canteen, run on contract basis. The Hall has a few Guest Rooms.The University Hostel for Women accommodates full time post-graduate women students of the main campus of University of Delhi. The total number of beds in the University Hostel for Women is 290. The University of Delhi provides several amenities for its staff and students convenience. There is a post office and a bank on campus for the use of the University community as well as the general public. The WUS Health Center provides comprehensive health services for the University Community. The Computer Center, the University Press and the University Science Instrumentation Center are some of the other facilities which can be used by the students and staff of the University. The University Guest House can be used by the University staff to house guests while the Coffee House provides a nice environment and delicious food.

 
CONTACT INFORMATION

The University of Delhi,INDIA
University Road
Delhi
India

Pin Code: 110007

Telephone: North Campus EPABX: +91-11-23922480, 27667725; South Campus EPABX: 24111955; Vice Chancellor: 27667011, 27667190; Registrar: 27667853

Fax: North Campus : +91-11-27667126; South Campus: 24116427; Vice Chancellor: 27667049; Registrar: 27666350

Official Website / Institution home page: du.ac.in

University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
The University of Hyderabad (UoH) also known as Hyderabad Central University (HCU), is one of the leading Public Research universities in India, which is largely devoted to postgraduate and doctoral studies. Founded in 1974, Prof. Gurbaksh Singh was its first Vice Chancellor.[1] In 2012, the University is ranked seventh, ahead of the Indian Institute of Science, as published by India Today.

With 46 different Departments and Centres organized in 11 Schools of study, latest addition to the schools list is the School of Economics ( inaugurated on 22 october 2012)the University has over 400 faculty and about 5000 students. The University offers close to 150 different programmes of study ranging from doctoral studies to Masters level degrees, as well as a range of post graduate diplomas and short term courses through the distance mode. It also has an innovative 5-year Integrated Masters Programme.

The University hosts an ever increasing number of foreign scholars. UoH has built up a reputation for providing high quality academic training, and has been recognized through a number of awards: PURSE, given by the Prime Minister of India, a grading of A, which is the highest, by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).


The University is counted among the top 100 in Asia in many of its academic areas of study. These include the Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Medical Science, Engineering Science, the Social Sciences, the Humanities, and the Arts, Fine Arts, Media Studies and Communication, in addition to more recent efforts in areas such as Folklore Studies, Health Psychology, Dalit Studies, Women’s Studies, Neural and Cognitive Sciences.

The faculty of the UoH have been recipients of major national and international awards- the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize of the CSIR, the Ramon Magasaysay Award, the J C Bose Fellowship of the DST, the Humboldt Prize, the TWAS Awards, the British Council, Commonwealth and Fulbright awards, and the Padma Awards of the Government of India also nominated for Marie Curie People in Specific Subject.

Several of UH faculty also belong to major national and international Academies - the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), the National Academy of Sciences of India (NASI), the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), the Sahitya Akademi, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS).




The entire campus has 24 hours surveillance system and is connected on 1 Gbit/s NKN connectivity, Wi-fi enabled and this facilitates networking, vital for sustaining academic activity. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Library at the University has a collection of more than 350 000 books and other reference material and subscribes to about 600 foreign journals and 18,000 online journals and 10 online databases. This fully computerized Library with special software for visually-challenged students operates through the week.

A number of Institutions find their home on our campus. These include the C R Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (AIMSCS), the Association of Management Development Institutions of South Asia (AMDISA) and the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS). A cluster of neighbouring institutions contribute to the academic environment. These include the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB)

The University of Hyderabad has 10 Schools of Study -
- Mathematics & Computer/Information Sciences,
- Physics,
- Chemistry,
- Life Sciences,
- Humanities,
- Social Sciences,
- Management Studies,
- Sarojini Naidu School of Perfoming Arts,
- Fine Arts & Communication,
- Engineering Sciences & Technology and
- Medical Sciences.



CONTACT INFORMATION

University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India

Pin Code: 500046

Telephone: +91-40-3010500, 23010121, 23010245

Fax: +91-40-23010145 / 23011090

Official Website / Institution home page: uohyd.ernet.in

Email: prr@uohyd.ernet.in / vigad@uohyd.ernet.in

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi INDIA

 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi INDIA

                                         Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi was one of the first six Universities in India to initiate a Postgraduate teaching and research programme in the field of Biotechnology in 1985. Since 1985, it was running as the Special Centre for Biotechnology (CBT) under the joint sponsorship of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. To begin with, it was started to initiate Biotechnology education programme with an impetus to generate a workforce that could turn into a substantially trained pool to meet the country's demands. Considering the growth of Biotechnology at an international level, its applications in general spheres of life and the significant contributions made by the faculty of the Centre for Biotechnology, the Executive Council of JNU resolved to elevate the status of the Special Centre for Biotechnology to that of a School of Biotechnology (SBT) in 2006. Over the years, Biotechnology programme at JNU has established itself as a leading academic programme both from the teaching and research point of view. The faculty of the School is internationally recognized for their contribution to basic and applied aspects of Biotechnology research.

Young at forty two years, as universities go, what has lent strength and energy to Jawaharlal Nehru University is the vision that ideas are a field for adventure, experimentation and unceasing quest and diversity of opinions its chief premise. In the early 1970s, when JNU opened its doors to teachers and students, frontier disciplines and new perspectives on old disciplines were brought to the Indian university system. The excellent teacher-student ratio at 1:10, a mode of instruction which encouraged students to explore their own creativity instead of reproducing received knowledge, and an exclusively internal evaluation were a new experiment on the Indian academic landscape; these have stood the test of time. The very Nehruvian objectives embedded in the founding of the University, national integration, social justice, secularism, the democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society had built into it constant and energetic endeavour to renew knowledge through self-questioning. The once rugged terrain of the Aravali hill range, where the 1000 -acre campus is housed is now lush green. Parts of it host dense forests, sustaining a birdwatcher's paradise and some forms of wild life. The JNU campus is a microcosm of the Indian nation, drawing students from every nook and corner of the country and from every group and stratum of society. To make sure that this is so, annual admission tests are simultaneously held at 37 centres spread across the length and breadth of the country, and special care is taken to draw students from the underprivileged castes and ethic groups by reserving 22.5 per cent of seats for them. Overseas students form some 10 percent of the annual intake. Students' hostels and blocks of faculty residences are interspersed with one another, underlining the vision of a large Indian family. Even as class room teaching and, work in the library and the laboratories have their share in the mode of instruction, personal interaction between students and teachers and among students themselves form an extremely important and lively medium of generation and transmission of knowledge. Sometimes high decibel disputes about the validity of theoretical premises or cultural substructures of a particular scientific or economic thesis do spill over from the class and hostel rooms onto the middle of the campus roads, at times causing traffic bottlenecks. Happily, these have never caused a road accident! The annual Students Union elections are conducted entirely by students. Fierce poster and cartoon wars, verbal duels and competitive yet peaceful group meetings are a viewers' delight during the elections. Violence is the only alien on the campus. Several Centres in these Schools have been declared by the UGC to be Centres of 'Excellence'. These are Centre for Historical Studies, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Centre for Political Studies, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, all in the School of Social Sciences. In addition three Science Schools--School of Physical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and School of Environmental Sciences have also received the UGC recognition as Centers for Excellence.

CONTACT DETAILS
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi

New Mehrauli Road
Delhi
India

Pin Code: 110067

Telephone: +91-11-26717676, 26717557

Official Website / Institution home page: jnu.ac.in

Banaras Hindu University, INDIA

 Banaras Hindu University, INDIA

The Institute of Technology or IT-BHU is the engineering school of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi. It is one of India’s oldest and highest-ranked engineering colleges. Like the rest of BHU, it is a residential and co-educational institute. The University is situated in a magnificent main campus spread over nearly 1300 acres at the southern end of the ancient city of Varanasi on the banks of the holy river Ganga and another campus of 2700 acres. The admission for undergraduate students is through Indian Institutes Of Technology - Joint Entrance Examination and for post-graduates is through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Since its inception, the Institute of Technology, BHU has not only evolved to become a premier educational institution producing Graduates Technocrats and Entrepreneurs, but has remodeled itself into an educational beacon which provides versatile postgraduate training and conducts sophisticated research in Engineering and Technology. IT-BHU is now scheduled to become India’s 16th IIT and the first that will bear in its name link to another institution viz BHU.

About BHU

Banaras Hindu University ranks among the first few in the country in the field of academic and research output. This university has two campuses, 3 institutes, 16 faculties, 140 departments, 4 advanced centers and 4 interdisciplinary schools. The University is making its mark at the national and international levels in a number of frontier areas of Science, Social Science, Technology, Medicine and Agriculture etc.
A university can grow successfully only when research and teaching mesh together seamlessly - one without the other is incomplete. Therefore we have ensured the development of a collaborative environment conducive to learning, exposure to the best international practices and promotion of innovation and creativity.
BHU today has nearly twenty thousand students including 2500 research scholars and 650 foreign students from 34 nations, under one roof who are pursuing different academic programmes at this campus as well as the newly established Rajiv Gandhi South Campus. These are some of the brightest young minds in the country and abroad, who have joined this University after clearing a rigorous All India Entrance Test.
We realize that the rapid pace of development in the country has raised the awareness as well as expectations of the people. Institutions of higher learning are instrumental in providing equality of opportunities, which is the essence of participatory democracy. This will not only remove a sense of alienation and neglect in the backward regions but also prevent out migration from these areas.
BHU has established the Rajiv Gandhi South Campus at Barkachha about 75 Kms southwest of Varanasi on 2760 acres of land. The first academic session commenced from 2006-07 with six programmes which has increased to more than 25 in the present session. This campus is emerging as a potential hub to impart education, training and entrepreneurship development skills, to the youth, women and marginalized sections of society in the backward region of Mirzapur and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh, Western Bihar and Northern Madhya Pradesh. The Campus is heading well as per your vision for education to generate new breed of human resource who would be job creators and not job seekers.

Hostel and Residential Accommodation

There are 60 hostels (including 17 Girls Hostel) with an accommodation capacity of 9128 students (7003 boys and 2125 girls) in the campus. The University provides accommodation to its faculty as well as staff. The numbers of residential quarters are 538 and 678 respectively for teaching and non.teaching staff. In addition, the University has 4 guest houses and a transit house to provide accommodation to the guests.


CONTACT DETAILS 

Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
India

Pin Code: 221005

Telephone: +91-542-2369401 / 2369410, 2368938, 2368558

Fax: +91-542-2368174 / 2369951

Official Website / Institution home page: bhu.ac.in

Email: vc_bhu@sify.com / registrar@bhu.ac.in