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]
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Other name | ISc-BHU |
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Motto | Science is Worship/Service |
Type | Public |
Established | 1916 |
Parent institution | Banaras Hindu University |
Affiliation | UGC |
Dean | Sukh Mahendra Singh |
Director | Sanjay Kumar |
Location | , , 25°16′06″N 82°59′34″E |
Website | Official website |
History
Faculty of Science was established in 1916 and in the month of December 2015 it was upgraded to Institute of Science.[1][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.[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
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
- 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
Discipline | Science |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Director and dean of the Institute of Science |
Publication details | |
History | 1957–present |
Publisher | Banaras Hindu University Press (India) |
Frequency | Quarterly |
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Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | J. Sci. Res. Banaras Hindu Univ. |
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ISSN | 0447-9483 |
LCCN | 2010219021 |
OCLC no. | 879686832 |
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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
See also
References
External links
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