An article in Economic Times dated July 11, 2005 titled “Wanna join IIT? Go to Varanasi first.”
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1166557.cms
The article states that over 400 coaching classes have mushroomed in Varanasi city, to prepare students for IIT, management and medical college entrance exams. It also refers to classes run by IT-BHU alumni such as Amarendra Kumar Jha and Prateek Upadhyaya. Excerpts from the article:
"The city, housing over 400 coaching institutes of different capacities, is today sending 1,000 engineering aspirants (including 200 IITians) and 250 budding medicos to different institutions for admission.”
"Making a similar claim, Prateek Upadhyaya, who also runs one of the leading coaching centres of Mahmoorganj area, said that about six students left a famous institution in Kota to join his centre. Both Jha and Upadhyaya, alumni of Benaras Hindu University, are the products of the Institute of Technology.”