BHU Sees Significant Increase in International Student Enrolment

VARANASI, 17. 01.2023: International student enrollment at Banaras Hindu University (BHU)reaches new heights in the past five years. BHU, an Institution of Eminence under the IoE initiative of Ministry of Education, Government of India, has seen a significant increase in the enrolment of international students.

During the academic year 2022-23 up to the first week of January, the university has received 276 enrolments from international students.

Of these, 83 students have been admitted under the ICCR scholarship category while 193 students have taken admission in the self-finance category.

At present, the total strength of international students in various courses like undergraduate, postgraduate, research and short-term certificate or diploma including the new admissions, stands at 551.

To boost enrolments of foreign students, BHU has launched a new scheme of providing a scholarship of Rs. 72,000 each year to all the international students who don’t have any scholarship. Those receiving a lesser amount as scholarship will be provided the difference amount.

The university has also commissioned a dedicated boys’ hostel for international students with 400 seats. The hostel (G+10) is equipped with all the modern facilities like spacious living rooms with attached kitchen and washrooms, Wi-Fi, pantry, laundry, gym, indoor games facilities, conference room, common dining area of nearly 125 seating capacity, CCTV surveillance, and 24×7 security. The students are also offered free medical facilities.

To enhance the hostel seats for girl international students, the old boys’ international hostel complex has been converted into girls’ hostel, adding 176 seats.

The existing international girls’ hostel has a capacity of 62, while Siddhartha Vihar hostel complex can accommodate 40 students.

The new international girls’ hostel is near completion and will add 200 rooms offering 400 seats. The new complex is also equipped with all modern amenities.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain has been laying greater focus on developing educational and research infrastructure in the university and further improving student amenities, in order to make BHU a highly sought-after institution.

Prof. S V S Raju, coordinator of the International Centre, BHU, said that the Centre is proactive in assisting and supporting foreign students in the admission process and helping them in registration formalities.

He informed that BHU offers higher education of international standards at very reasonable course fee charges compared to other institutions.

With the continued efforts of the university to provide world-class facilities and support to international students, it is expected that the enrolment of international students will continue to grow in the coming years.