IIT (BHU) Varanasi
The Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi is a public engineering institution located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It was designated as Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2012. It is one among the top ranking IITs in the country. For more details, visit: www.iitbhu.ac.in
Travel Information
Air Connectivity: The nearest airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) at Babatpur, 26 km from Varanasi. Direct flights for Varanasi are available from Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Goa, New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Bhuvaneshwar, Sharjah (Dubai) and Kathmandu (Nepal).
Railway Connectivity: Varanasi Cantt (BSB), Banaras (BSBS) and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) are the important railway stations that link Varanasi with major cities of India. For booking tickets, visit https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
Visa Requirements
Most international participants/speakers will need to obtain a visa to attend the RHAR 2023 in India.
The Conference Secretariat of RHAR 2023 will be happy to issue a letter of invitation to participants wishing to apply for a visa.
Link for applying regular Visa: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/index.html
Eligible for Visa-on-Arrival (International airports at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai only).
- Japan
- South Korea
- UAE (only for such UAE nationals who had earlier obtained e-Visa or regular/paper visa for India)