Type | Faculty |
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Established | 1898 |
Parent institution | Banaras Hindu University |
Academic affiliation | Banaras Hindu University |
Dean | Prof. Maya Shankar Pandey[1] |
Location | , , 25°16′12″N 82°59′43″E / 25.26987°N 82.995167°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | Faculty of Arts |
Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University is a faculty in the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India which offers courses in Humanities along with various professional and vocational courses except social sciences. It was founded in 1898 and is the oldest and largest faculty in the University. Faculty of Arts was formerly known as the Central Hindu College (1898–1916). In 1916, the Banaras Hindu University grew around the nucleus of the Faculty of Arts.[2]