IIT BHU - Indian Institute of Technology Courses & Fee Structure

Choose a programme by degree and route first

IIT (BHU) Varanasi offers several academic levels, so compare programmes by the degree you want, the length of study and the admission route before comparing cost. The institute Training and Placement Cell lists a four-year B.Tech through JEE, a five-year Integrated Dual Degree (B.Tech plus M.Tech) through JEE, a two-year M.Tech through GATE, and PhD programmes. Its listed disciplines span core engineering, materials, mining, pharmaceutical engineering, biochemical and biomedical engineering, engineering physics, mathematics and computing, and other areas. This is a broad institute programme summary, not a promise that every listed specialization has seats in every admission cycle. Check the current programme catalogue and counselling seat matrix for the exact branch and degree title.

A practical distinction is between a single bachelor’s degree and a five-year integrated route. The latter commits to a longer course of study and combines undergraduate and postgraduate credentials; applicants should compare the curriculum and exit/continuation rules in the relevant department regulations rather than assuming the fifth year is optional. At postgraduate level, compare the discipline-specific M.Tech or M.Pharm options with your prior degree and accepted qualifying examination. For PhD, the department’s research area and current call matter more than a generic course list.

What the institute’s fee documents actually cover

The Dean of Academic Affairs fee page is the official index, but its labels need careful reading. It lists a “New Fee Structure (2026-27 and onwards)” for M.Tech/M.Pharm and PhD. The B.Tech, B.Pharm, B.Arch, integrated M.Tech and IDD document on the same page is labelled “2019-20 and onwards”; that label does not prove that its values were updated for a new intake. The readable fresher fee booklet is for session 2025-26. A separate 2026-27 PG fee PDF is linked, but its text was not readable in this research pass, so no current PG amount is quoted here.

Treat fees as a package of different charges, not one tuition number. The 2025-26 first-semester booklet breaks out non-refundable admission charges, refundable institute/library/hostel deposits, semester charges, medical insurance in an odd semester, and a separate mess advance. Because several components have different refund treatment and recur on different schedules, a first-semester amount is not the same as annual tuition or the total cost of a degree.

Dated UG example: first-semester 2025-26 amounts

For a concrete historical reference, the official 2025-26 schedule shows ₹1,00,000 tuition in each semester for the full-fee 4-year B.Tech category, plus ₹6,350 in other non-refundable semester charges, ₹500 medical insurance in the odd semester, ₹5,750 one-time charges and ₹9,000 refundable deposits. It lists ₹1,21,600 as the total payable at admission for that category. Its B.Arch/5-year table lists ₹1,22,100 for the comparable full-fee category. These are first-semester admission totals, not annual or programme totals, and the source says the information is tentative and subject to administrative change.

The same 2025-26 table shows different first-semester totals by tuition-remission category. For 4-year B.Tech, it lists ₹54,933 where family gross income is above ₹1 lakh and below ₹5 lakh, ₹21,600 where income is below ₹1 lakh, and ₹21,300 for SC/ST and PwD categories. The corresponding 5-year B.Arch row shows ₹55,433, ₹22,100 and ₹21,800. The institute states that eligible SC/ST and PwD students are exempt from tuition and hostel seat rent; the amount still includes other applicable charges and deposits. Check the schedule’s exact category definitions and evidence requirements before using a remission figure. The 2025 instructions required income proof for specified General/OBC-NCL/EWS applicants with family income up to ₹5 lakh and did not require that income certificate from SC/ST/PwD candidates.

Mess is another separate amount: the 2025-26 fresher instructions required a ₹16,500 mess advance for B.Tech/B.Arch Semester I. It is not included in the ₹1,21,600 first-semester academic total. The 2025 document says the advance applies every semester, but the amount may change in a later session. Hostel charges within the academic schedule do not represent every living expense, and the supplied documents do not establish a complete current cost-of-living budget.

How to compare the total cost responsibly

Use the fee page for the exact programme, entrant category and session, then classify each line as one-time, refundable deposit, per-semester, annual, or separate living charge. For a recurring per-semester line, multiply only when the source says it recurs and the number of semesters is known. Do not add the refundable deposit to tuition as if it were permanently spent, but do allow for the cash required at admission. Do not subtract an amount paid through JoSAA twice: the 2025 fresher instructions show the seat-acceptance fee already adjusted against the institute’s first-semester amount.

The dated figures above are useful as a breakdown example, not as a 2027-28 quotation. A decision based on the old total could be wrong if tuition, hostel rent, deposits, category rules or mess charges have changed. At the time of this review, the official fee index linked new 2026-27-and-onward PG schedules, while its undergraduate-family link was still labelled 2019-20 onward. The sources opened do not establish a 2027-28 B.Tech or IDD schedule. Before paying, open the session-specific admission letter and current fee circular; use the amount and payment deadline printed for your programme and category.

Next step for applicants

First shortlist the degree and discipline using the current IIT (BHU) catalogue. For B.Tech and IDD, confirm the exact 2027-28 programme and seat details in the new JoSAA seat matrix when released. For M.Tech/M.Pharm or PhD, follow the institute’s PG admissions portal and the programme-specific brochure. Then download the fee schedule linked for that same session and create a simple budget with tuition, institute charges, refundable deposits, hostel/mess and any travel or personal costs kept separate.

If a page offers a figure without stating the session, programme length, category and fee basis, do not treat it as a usable total. The strongest currently readable UG example in the opened official material is explicitly 2025-26; the best next action is to confirm the next-session official schedule before accepting an offer, not to project that older number forward.