Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
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Other name | ISc-BHU |
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Motto | Science is Worship |
Type | Public |
Established | 1916 |
Parent institution | Banaras Hindu University |
Affiliation | UGC |
Dean | Prof. (Ms.) Madhoolika Agrawal[1] |
Director | Dr. Anil Kumar Tripathi [2] |
Location | , , 25°16′06″N 82°59′34″E / 25.268469°N 82.992875°E |
Website | bhu |
Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (ISc-BHU) is a constituent institute of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India which offers courses in Zoology, Botany, Biochemistry, Computer science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics , Geology , Geophysics , Chemistry, Statistics.[3]
History
Faculty of Science was established in 1916 and in the month of December 2015 it was upgraded to Institute of Science.[3]
Organization
Institute of Science's administrative head is a Director. The Director is responsible for all aspects of the Institute's operations, including budgets, administration, planning, support services, institute appointments, curricula and student affairs. The Director is appointed by an executive body and reports to the Vice-Chancellor of the university. The Institute of Science keeps itself alive with regular academic activities like seminars, workshops, conferences. It is equipped with advanced and sophisticated laboratories. Faculty members have liaison with research institutions of repute in India and abroad. A large number of the teachers of the Institute have received distinctions and honors like Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, FICCI Award, TIFR Fellowship etc. and several are fellows of the various academies.
There are six Centers and thirteen different Departments of which many are centres of advanced study and research in the Institute of Science that offer Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG) and Doctoral Degrees in all the field of modern science.[3]
Research Centres
- Centre for Brain Research
- Centre for Genetic Disorders
- Centre for Hydrogen Energy
- Centre for Nanotechnology
- DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences for computer science, Mathematics and statistics
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Life Sciences (a.k.a. DBT-BHU Interdisciplinary School of Life Sciences)
Departments
Courses
The institute offers Undergraduate (B.Sc), Post graduate (M.Sc) and Ph.D courses[4] in various courses under the departments and centres in the institute. Also, it offers M.Sc. (tech) in Geophysics and MCA as wel
Cultural Festival
Aakanksha is the annual cultural fest of Institute organize every year in the month of February and SANGANAN is its annual technical festival.
Notable alumni
- C. N. R. Rao[5]
- Jagdish Shukla[6][7][8]
- Jayant Narlikar[9]
- Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty[10]
- Lalji Singh[11]
- Satish K. Tripathi[12]
- Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar[13][14]
- T. V. Ramakrishnan[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Dean". bhu.ac.in. Banaras Hindu University, Institute of science ,Varanasi. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Director". bhu.ac.in. Banaras Hindu University, Institute of Science, Varanasi. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "About Institute". BHU website. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "BHU Prof Selected for US Fellowship to Work on Creating Early Warning Systems of Earthquakes". News18. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ David, Stephen (3 June 2010). "How I made it: CNR Rao, Scientist". India Today. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Science,Department of Geophysics, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Founder Of Gandhi College – Gandhi College". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Jagadish Shukla | GMU College of Science". science.gmu.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Face to Face with Professor Jayant V Narlikar". www.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Former RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 26 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Rajeev, M. (18 August 2011). "Lalji Singh appointed as BHU Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "About Satish K. Tripathi". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar". ssbprize.gov.in. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Death Anniversary : बीएचयू ने देश को दिया था रिसर्च लैबोरेटरी का जनक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Department of Physics - Indian Institute of Science". 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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