A survey has ranked the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) as the number one university in the country. The varsity was established in 1916 by great visionary Madan Mohan Malviya.
In the survey, the BHU was adjudged better than Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), University of Delhi, University of Calcutta and other prestigious universities on a number of parameters.
"The university teachers and students are elated over the survey findings. In the past two years, the BHU did over 60 international negotiations in academic and research fields, and signed over 24 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with foreign universities," said coordinator of plant biotechnology of BHU, Rajesh Singh. "Significantly, most of the initiatives were taken by foreign universities because they were interested in having academic collaborations with the BHU in view of its multi-disciplinary faculty," he added
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Cool!! BHU Always deserved this. Better late than never.
May 24, 2010 4:23 AM
It is a great news the University, where we spent four years for Civil Engineering Courses during 82-86.
BHU had been the best university of India, as also being in the city of Varanasi which is regarded as seat of learning.
Amaresh Prasad
Mumbai
May 24, 2010 12:12 AM