Councils and clubs

There are many councils and each council had many clubs which you can join as per your interests and likings. All are fully controlled by students.

Science and Technology Council (SnTC)
It is the council that deals with science and technical activities in the college. It has 7 clubs.
1) Club of Programmers (COPS)
    a)Competitive Programming
    b) Machine Learning
    c) Web Development
2) Robotics Club
3) Aeromodelling Club
4) Automobile Club
5) Innovation Club (CSI)
6) Business Club
7) Astronomy Club

Cultural Council
It is the council dealing with all the cultural events of college. It has many clubs.
1) Indian Music Club
2) Western Music Club
3) Dance Club
4) Quiz Club
5) Drama Club (Masquerades)
6) Literary Club
7) Fine Arts Club

Film and media Council
It is the council which deals with many important parts of college like preparing videos and pictures.
1) Photography Club
2) Cine Club
3) Outreach Club
4) Animation Club
5) Media Club
6) Crestive Design Club

Sports Council
It is the council which takes care of all sports events and inter IIT sports meets. It prepards students in various games. It has many ganes like Cricket, Football, Hockey, Atheletics, Kabaddi, Volley ball, Basketball, Kho kho, Swimming, boxing etc.

Social Service Council
It is the council which do social projects and initiatives to help poor and underprivileged people and children of the city.
It has various different initiatives to help people like KashizUtkarsh and others.

Fests at IIT BHU

We have 3 major fests here at IIT BHU.

SPARDHA - Its the annusl sports fest where many iits and non iits come up to compete against each other. It is for 3 days.
Its quite interesting to be a oart of it.

KASHIYATRA - Its the annual cultural fest of IIT BHU. It is very intesting and lasts for 3 days. There are dj nights and many famous personalities come here during kashiyatra.

TECHNEX - It is the annual tech festival of IIT BHU It also lasts for three days. Here many scientific stiff is shown and there are contests such as robo wars and others.

You will enjoy a lot in all of these. Do watch the Aftermovie of all three on Youtube.

Coding for other branches

If you failed to get CSE and is interested in coding do not worry. You can learn to code by your own with help of many websites and youtube channels and by taking help from seniors.

You can log on to hackerrank and hackerearth and start building your profile. All courses are free and can teach you from basics to advanced level. Practice whenever you get time. In 1st semester you can master C then move on to C++, Java, Python and more.

You can even get an internship in softemware field if you learn it on your oen also.

So start it right away if you are interested.

Branch change

Here at IIT BHU branch changing aspirants have much more opportunities compared to other IITs.
Its because here 50% of a batch can change their branch as compared to 10% in other IITs. But a branch's strength can be increased only by 10%. Also a minimum cpi of 8 is compulsory for a branch change.

Also here at IIT BHU we get 2 chanches of a branch change. One chance after 1st semester and other after 2nd semester. So you dont need to wait for a year. You can get it changed in half year too.

Example: If you are in chemical (it has 132 students) so 66 can change their branch and cse has 84 students so only 8 students can change into cse.

Tips for branch change
1) You need to be focused on your studies. You dont need to study as in JEE. You need to just revise whatever is taught in class and practice problems asked by professor or teaching asistants.

2) You should not miss classes. You must make notes in classes and be attentive.

3) You need to practice problems from the books recommended by professor.

4) Do all your assignments on time as they contain 10 marks.

5) Take practicals seriously as it has 20 marks. Do it carefully so that you score good in them. Viva is also there so revise well.

6) Respect your teaching assistants as they have control of assignments.

7) Do not waste much of your time in movies and games. Inste


8) To get a list of prescribed books and syllabus go to official website of IIT BHU.

All the best.

Hostel LAN and wifi

Once you get your id and password you can use the superfast LAN and wifi in the hostel. Its very fast. PUBG is banned on hostel wifi. Many other things are also banned. Dont try to use VPN to access them as you would get caught.
There are two lan ports in one room. You need to buy a lan wire and use it to connect your laptop with lan service.
You can use IIT BHU wifi on mobile phones too. So you will get all needed stuff there.
Also there are DC hubs and you can use them to access all shared content. Its like a Intranet service.
So enjoy your internet services here.

Do you need a laptop??

In 1st year there is not much need of a laptop but it is strongly recommended to have one if you want to learn coding. For C.S.E students its required always but for other branches it is required to learn coding on your own. C.S.E department professors motivate other branches to stsrt coding and guide them too. Seniors also help in it.
You should not do a bad use of laptop as many start gaming too much or watching many movies. Do watch movies and play games but when you are free. Never miss any classes as it is very important.
If you are interested in coding you can start it right away by using hackerrank, hackerearth and others.
Have command on C, C++, Java, python and others. It will help you in getting good opportunities in non core placements 

Induction Programme

After your admission you will start your induction programme of 5 days.
In this you would daily be waking up at  5a.m. then going to Gymkhana ground and play till 7:30. Then at 9 a.m you need to go to Swatantrata Bhawan for a speech and then departmental visit. At 12:30 you will be free to go to hostel and have lunch. Then again at 2 p.m you need to go to S.B. ( Swatantrata bhawan) till 6:30 then go to gymkhana ground till 7:30-8, and finally go back to your hostel.
Its a hectic schedule but you get used to it. Once the classes start you feel fine.
Many prominent personalaties come in induction programme.
So you will enjoy it.

Items to bring

Here are the things you need to bring to IIT BHU hostels.
Here is a list provided to us by seniors.
See what to bring here.

So now you know what to pack for hostels. You can buy mattress and pillow here also. Carry only what is required.

Campus And Hostels

The whole BHU campus is very big. Its 1400 acres!! And IIT has 300-400 acres of it. Its huge and green. It has many trees. Its greenery all around you. The campus is beautiful and also has Vishwanath Temple in it. Its great to see it. There are about 18-22 hostels in IIT BHU. New comers will be getting Aryabhatta (for boys) and S.C. Dey (for girls). It keeps changing.
There are two types of hostels Old and New. New hostels have smaller lawn while old has bigger one. Old ones have slightly small room size.
There are 3 big playgrounds for you to play any sport you want. Even hostels have a badminton court and there is a common room which has a T.V. for you to watch.

At first you will feel hostel rooms are small but as time passes you get used to it. For freshers its 3 boys in a room and for girls its 2 in a room.

Registration and admission

As you reach hostels go to your room after submitting some documents at entry and put your luggage in the room. Then go  for biometric in Common Hall. Its a fast process and then you can relax in your room or go to mess to have some food. You can take your parents in the mess too. You all will have to pay to eat for few days in July as Mess charge you submitted start from August. Till then they will charge you Rs.25 for breakfast and Rs.40 for lunch and dinner.

So the next day you will have your physical registration. Make sure to carry all the documents. It would take some time so be patient. Once you are done you will get a letter. It will contain your institute email id and password which you will use for next 4-5 years of college. It has unlimited google drive storage. So it is convenient. Also wifi id and password is sent in it later.
You also get your temporary id card there.

How to reach IIT BHU

By railways
Varanasi is well connected with major cities of India. You can get a train easily to come here. At railway station you can book a taxi or auto and say him to drop you to Lanka Gate (BHU Main gate) or if he can take you to IIT BHU then its good. But if he goes only to Lanka then take a e rickshaw or auto to go to the hostel alloted to you. Parents will have to leave you by 9 pm and should book a hotel in Varanasi. Many are available.
Reach early to avoid hassle.

By airways
You can also come here by flights as Varanasi has an airport. At airport you can book a cab or taxi and fllow the same procedure.

An overview

Hello friends. I am Shubham, the creator of this blog. I have to search here and there for deatils about my college when I was about to join it so I decided that I will make a blog which will contain everything required for a fresher's knowledge.

It will guide you to everything you want to know about IIT BHU like how to study, how to get internships, how to change branch etc.

So lets get started with the blog.