IIT Varanasi

The New
Member of
Colleges
Accepting IIT
JAM Score
 About the News

As per the notification, three new institutes have added the list of colleges accepting IIT JAM score
card. The new members as per the notification are:

 IIT Varanasi
 IIT Bhilai
 IIT Palakkad

These newest members will be accepting the IIT JAM Score Card for admission in the MSc courses.
IIT Varanasi also known as IIT BHU is the oldest IIT from these three.
 About IIT Varanasi (IIT BHU)

IIT Varanasi is a public engineering college which is located in Varanasi (UP). The institute was formerly
established in pre-independence phase as Banaras Engineering College in 1919.

After independence, it became the Institute of Technology in year 1968 and the name changed
to Banaras Hindu University. The institute was later designated as Indian Institute of Technology in the
year 2012 and then it got the name – IIT BHU.
 Ranking of IIT Varanasi (NIRF 2019)

With the motto of “Sanskar hi Shiksha”, the Institute is ranked among the top colleges of the nation.

As per the NIRF 2019 (National Institute Ranking Framework) the institute was ranked 3rd among all
the universities in India. On overall factors, the institute is ranked 10 in India.
Courses in IIT Varanasi for IIT JAM Aspirants

Those who are preparing for IIT JAM Exam can take admission in two courses which are offered by
IIT Varanasi. These two courses are:

 Two-year MSc in Chemistry

 Two-year MSc in Physics

So, those who are preparing for IIT JAM Chemistry and IIT JAM Physics can take admission in IIT
BHU for a bright career ahead.
 Number of Seats For MSc Aspirants at IIT
Varanasi

IIT Varanasi is offering a total of 40 seats for the M.Sc. courses. This is a really good news for JAM aspirants. As per
the latest notification, below is the seat matrix for the M.Sc. aspirants of IIT BHU:

 Number of Seats for M.Sc. Chemistry in IIT BHU

GEN – 10, OBC – 5, SC – 3, ST – 2

 Number of Seats for M.Sc. Physics in IIT BHU

GEN – 10, OBC – 5, SC – 3, ST – 2
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