Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University

Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University welcomes you. This is not an official page. It offers B.Sc.(Hons.) and M.Sc. courses in most disciplines, M.Sc.

Institute of Science comprises thirteen Departments and six Center for Advance Studies covering almost all the branches in modern science. (Tech.) in Geophysics, MCA, and conducts research programmes in all areas. Two vocational courses, Industrial Microbiology and Electronics Instrumentation and Maintenance have been introduced in recent years at U.G. level. The Departments have expertise in vari

ous related fields and are engaged in advanced research activities. The School of Biotechnology has introduced a new course on Cell Biology and Virology. It has a Bioinformatics User Center. The Department of Chemistry has been conducting research in the frontier areas of subject like Nuclear and Radio Chemistry, Organometillic Chemistry, Biosensor. The Department of Geography has a new course of Satellite Imagery Interpretation. The Department of Geology is a pioneering department in the country. The Department of Mathematics has thrust areas of research in relativity, fluid mechanics and operations research. The Department of Physics, a leading Department in the country, has International Collaboration Programmes like Indo-German and Indo-US. The Department of Statistics has two major research projects sponsored by Rockefeller Foundation. The Departments of Statistics & Botany have introduced Self-financing courses in Population Studies and Environmental Science respectively. Department of Computer Science runs B.Sc. courses. Home Science is taught at MMV. Department of Biochemistry has postgraduate teaching and research programmes. The Departments of Botany, Zoology,Physics,Geology and Chemistry are recognized Centers of Excellence and Centers of Advanced Study. The Department of Geophysics receives grants under Special Assistance Programme. The Faculty 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 Faculty have received distinctions and honors like Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, FICCI Award, etc. and several are fellows of the various academies. Recently the Faculty has started on its own a Center of Advanced Studies in Science to cater to the interdisciplinary aspects of research and teaching and a self-financing course in Molecular and Human Genetics. A training and placement cell has also been started.

30/11/2025

MIT physicists performed an idealized version of the double-slit experiment, stripping it to its quantum essentials. They confirmed that light exists as both a wave and a particle but cannot be observed in both forms at the same time.

"Michael Riordan surveys the extraordinary events of 1964 – a year that witnessed the birth of the quark model, the inve...
18/10/2025

"Michael Riordan surveys the extraordinary events of 1964 – a year that witnessed the birth of the quark model, the invention of the Higgs mechanism, the discovery of CP violation and the first observation of the cosmic microwave background."

Michael Riordan chronicles 1964, the year that saw the birth of the quark model, the Higgs mechanism, and the discovery of CP violation and the cosmic microwave background.

18/10/2025

Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic explains how relatively few heat-trapping molecules can have a planetary effect.

21/02/2025

Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture

19/01/2025

“It’s really this whole change from letting the animals’ immune system do the work to now being able to do it very intentionally on the computer.”

30/12/2024

Biologists used artificial intelligence to make discoveries about molecules and the brain, and overturned long-held assumptions about the immune system and RNA.

29/12/2024

Physicists discovered strange supersolids, constructed new kinds of superconductors, and continued to make the case that the cosmos is far weirder than anyone suspected.

29/12/2024

Marek Karliner and Jonathan Rosner ask what makes tetraquarks and pentaquarks tick, revealing them to be at times exotic compact states, at times hadronic molecules and at times both – with much still to be discovered.

Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and ne...
01/11/2024

Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and negative attitudes.

Rohini Godbole, a pioneering theoretical physicist in collider physics, inspired generations of researchers worldwide with her work and advocacy.

16/08/2024

Understanding that memories are interpretations can transform you.

16/08/2024

India being placed 17 out of 20 by MIT Review CyberDefense Index poses serious questions about the country’s ability to protect itself from cyber attacks

28/04/2024

First proposed in 2012, the Circular Electron Positron Collider in China is soon to enter an engineering design phase.

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