IIT Varanasi- New Member of Colleges Accepting IIT JAM Score
                     IIT Varanasi
 
The New 
Member of 
Colleges 
Accepting 
IIT JAM 
Score
About the News
As per the notification, three new institutes have added the list of colleges 
accepting IIT JAM score card. The new members as per the notification are:
 IIT Varanasi
 IIT Bhilai
 IIT Palakkad
These newest members will be accepting the IIT JAM Score Card for admission 
in the MSc courses. IIT Varanasi also known as IIT BHU is the oldest IIT from 
these three.
About IIT Varanasi (IIT BHU)
IIT Varanasi is a public engineering college which is located in Varanasi (UP). The 
institute was formerly established in pre-independence phase as Banaras 
Engineering College in 1919. 
After independence, it became the Institute of Technology in year 1968 and the 
name changed to Banaras Hindu University. The institute was later designated 
as Indian Institute of Technology in the year 2012 and then it got the name – IIT 
BHU.
Ranking of IIT Varanasi (NIRF 2019)
With the motto of “Sanskar hi Shiksha”, the Institute is ranked among the top 
colleges of the nation. 
As per the NIRF 2019 (National Institute Ranking Framework) the institute was 
ranked 3rd among all the universities in India. On overall factors, the institute is 
ranked 10 in India.
Courses in IIT Varanasi for IIT JAM 
Aspirants
Those who are preparing for IIT JAM Exam  can take admission in two 
courses which are offered by IIT Varanasi. These two courses are:
 Two-year MSc in Chemistry
 Two-year MSc in Physics
So, those who are preparing for IIT JAM Chemistry and IIT JAM Physics can 
take admission in IIT BHU for a bright career ahead.
Number of Seats For MSc 
Aspirants at IIT Varanasi
IIT Varanasi is offering a total of 40 seats for the M.Sc. courses. This is a really good news 
for JAM aspirants. As per the latest notification, below is the seat matrix for the M.Sc. 
aspirants of IIT BHU:
 Number of Seats for M.Sc. Chemistry in IIT BHU
GEN – 10, OBC – 5, SC – 3, ST – 2
 Number of Seats for M.Sc. Physics in IIT BHU
GEN – 10, OBC – 5, SC – 3, ST – 2
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