University record
Banaras Hindu University
Central University in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. On the University Grants Commission's own list of universities at entry 876, recognised 1916, and ranked by NIRF 2025 in Medical, University, Overall, Dental, Research and Management.
Where the numbers come from
Everything below is somebody else's record.
The recognition below is the UGC's and the rank is NIRF's.
The UGC record
Banaras Hindu University appears at entry 876 on the UGC's consolidated list of universities, the list as published on 25.01.2023 It has been recognised since 1916. It is recorded there as a central university in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
NIRF 2025
NIRF publishes a separate ranking for each field and ranks only the institutions that sent data for that field. Banaras Hindu University appears in 6 of them. Being absent from the others is not a mark against it; usually it means no submission was made for that table.
Its strongest position is Medical, at rank 6 of the 50 institutions that table lists, where the highest score was 91.80 against this one's 70.05.
On the same UGC list, Uttar Pradesh holds 74 universities, and 13 of them appear anywhere in NIRF 2025. This is one of those 13.
NAAC accreditation
We do not have a confirmed NAAC record for this institution yet, so we are not printing one. We only publish a record when we are certain it belongs to the right institution.
NAAC's own list is linked below, and the institution's office is the right place to ask for its current accreditation status. Worth knowing when you ask: NAAC moved to Binary Accreditation in June 2024, which records whether an institution is Accredited rather than giving a letter grade, so many institutions are between systems right now. When we have a record we are sure of, it will appear here.
SOURCE: NAAC, “Institutions accredited by NAAC having valid accreditation”, as on 14 August 2025. Checked 08.09.2026. naac.gov.in
The most useful link on this page
Each filing above is a PDF the institution itself sent to the government. Under Sanctioned (Approved) Intake it carries the real seat numbers for every programme across six years, with student strength, faculty count and expenditure beside them. If anybody promises you a seat, the promise has to fit inside those numbers.
Four things this page cannot settle
A record is a starting point, not a verdict.
Recognition and rank say nothing about what your family pays or what your degree is worth. Each of these has its own page, written once and kept current.
The state portal for Uttar Pradesh, and the central schemes, are listed on our government scholarships page, and every other university in the state is on the Uttar Pradesh page.
Questions people actually ask
What a family wants to know about Banaras Hindu University.
Is Banaras Hindu University recognised by the UGC?
Yes. Banaras Hindu University appears at entry 876 on the University Grants Commission's consolidated list of universities, the list as published on 25.01.2023. It is recorded there as a central university in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It has been recognised since 1916. Recognition on that list is what makes a degree from it valid. CollegeJaancho publishes the UGC's record and adds no rating of its own.
Is Banaras Hindu University a fake university?
No. The UGC publishes a state-wise list of fake universities, meaning institutions operating without the authority to award a degree. Banaras Hindu University is not on that list. It is on the UGC's list of recognised universities instead, at entry 876. Those are two separate UGC documents, and both are linked from this page.
What is Banaras Hindu University's NIRF 2025 rank?
NIRF 2025 ranks Banaras Hindu University in 6 categories: Medical (rank 6 of 50, score 70.05); University (rank 6 of 100, score 67.28); Overall (rank 10 of 100, score 68.71); Dental (rank 15 of 39, score 60.14); Research (rank 16 of 50, score 58.28); Management (rank 60 of 100, score 52.14). Its strongest position is Medical at rank 6. NIRF ranks only the institutions that submitted data for a given field, so absence from a table is usually a missing submission rather than a mark against the institution. Every rank on this page links to the institution's own filing.
What NAAC grade does Banaras Hindu University hold?
CollegeJaancho does not hold a confirmed NAAC record for Banaras Hindu University, so this page prints none. That is not a statement that the institution lacks accreditation. NAAC moved to Binary Accreditation in June 2024, which records whether an institution is Accredited rather than awarding a letter grade, so many institutions are between the two systems. NAAC's own file is linked on this page, and the institution's office is the right place to ask for its current status.
Where is Banaras Hindu University located?
Banaras Hindu University is in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. On the same UGC list, Uttar Pradesh holds 74 universities, and 13 of them appear anywhere in NIRF 2025.
How can I verify Banaras Hindu University myself?
Open two documents, both linked on this page. The UGC consolidated list of universities carries the recognition at entry 876. The institution's own NIRF 2025 filing carries its Sanctioned (Approved) Intake, the real seat count for every programme across six years, with student strength, faculty count and expenditure beside it. If a promise about a seat does not fit inside those numbers, the institution cannot keep it.
Does CollegeJaancho recommend Banaras Hindu University?
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Source of every figure on this page: the UGC consolidated list of universities as published on 25.01.2023, and the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025. This page is not an endorsement.