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Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University

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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.[1][2]

Seal of the institute
Other name
ISc-BHU
Motto
Science is Worship/Service
TypePublic
Established1916 (1916)
Parent institution
Banaras Hindu University
AffiliationUGC
DeanSukh Mahendra Singh
DirectorSanjay Kumar
Location
Varanasi
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India

25°16′06″N 82°59′34″E / 25.268469°N 82.992875°E / 25.268469; 82.992875
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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Faculty of Science was established in 1916 and in the month of December 2015 it was upgraded to Institute of Science.[1][3]

Organization

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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.[2] 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. The Institute is currently headed at the director level by Sanjay Kumar, and previously by Anil Kumar Tripathi.[4][5] Sukh Mahendra Singh is the Dean of the faculty of science.[6][7]

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.[1]

Courses

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Institute of Science Seminar Complex

The institute offers Undergraduate (B.Sc), Post graduate (M.Sc) and Newly added BCA course, Ph.D courses[8] in various courses under the departments and centres in the institute. Also, it offers M.Sc. (tech) in Geophysics and MCA as well.

Research Centres

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  • Centre for Brain Research
  • Centre for Genetic Disorders[9]
  • Centre for Hydrogen Energy
  • Centre for Nanotechnology
  • DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences for computer science, Mathematics and statistics[10]
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Life Sciences (a.k.a. DBT-BHU Interdisciplinary School of Life Sciences)[11]
  • Seismic Imaging Centre [12]

Journal of Scientific Research of the Banaras Hindu University

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Journal of Scientific Research of the Banaras Hindu University
DisciplineScience
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDirector and dean of the Institute of Science
Publication details
History1957–present
Publisher
Banaras Hindu University Press (India)
FrequencyQuarterly
Yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Sci. Res. Banaras Hindu Univ.
Indexing
ISSN0447-9483
LCCN2010219021
OCLC no.879686832
Links

The Journal of Scientific Research of the Banaras Hindu University is an open-access scientific journal. It is published since 1950 by the Institute of Science and is double-blind peer reviewed.[13][14]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "About Institute". BHU website. Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "BHU invites application for research event 'Shodh Sangam'". Careers360. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "BHU faculties of science, mgmt studies upgraded". The Times of India. 18 December 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ www.ETEducation.com. "BHU appoints Prof Sanjay Kumar as Director - Institute of Science - ET Education". ETEducation.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "IISER Mohali appoints BHU professor Anil Kumar Tripathi as new Director". The Indian Express. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ "BHU launches two new scholarships for Chemistry students". The Indian Express. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "BHU साइंस फैक्लटी के डीन ने हिन्दी की लाचारी पर किया बड़ा दावा, स्कूलों की खोली पोल | Seminar on Hindi Day organized in Varanasi BHU". Patrika News (in Hindi). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "BHU Prof Selected for US Fellowship to Work on Creating Early Warning Systems of Earthquakes". News18. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. ^ "BHU scientists get German patent for work on combatting SARS CoV-2 virus". The Times of India. 2 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ Desk, EdexLive (12 July 2023). "BHU, US-based ARSI sign MoU to promote teaching, research in Mathematical Science". EdexLive. Retrieved 19 April 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Padmanabhan, Sunderarajan. "DBT's BIRAC approves Bio-incubator at Banaras Hindu University under Bio-NEST programme". India Science Wire.
  12. ^ "Seismic Imaging Centre starts operating at BHU". The Times of India. 9 July 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ Das, Gopinath; Das, Amit Kumar; Dutta, Bidyarthi (September 2021). "Exploring 120 years of Indian physics and astronomy journals". Annals of Library and Information Studies. 68: 238–257.
  14. ^ "JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, BHU, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. ^ David, Stephen (3 June 2010). "How I made it: CNR Rao, Scientist". India Today. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Science,Department of Geophysics, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Founder Of Gandhi College – Gandhi College". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Jagadish Shukla | GMU College of Science". science.gmu.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Face to Face with Professor Jayant V Narlikar". www.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Former RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 26 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  21. ^ Rajeev, M. (18 August 2011). "Lalji Singh appointed as BHU Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  22. ^ "About Satish K. Tripathi". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar". ssbprize.gov.in. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Death Anniversary : बीएचयू ने देश को दिया था रिसर्च लैबोरेटरी का जनक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  25. ^ "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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