Banaras Hindu University Act

Act of Indian Parliament

Banaras Hindu University Act

The university main entrance gate

Indian Parliament

Long title

* The Banaras Hindu University Act of 1915

Citation| Banaras Hindu University Act (Act 16). 1915.
Territorial extent|  Republic of India
Passed by| Indian Parliament
Passed| 1 October 1915
Enacted| 1 April 1916
Assented to| 1 October 1915
Signed by| Viceroy and Governor-General of India
Signed| 1 October 1915
Commenced| 1 April 1916
Legislative history
Introduced by| Harcourt Butler
Introduced| 11 March 1915
Summary
An act to establish and incorporate a teaching and residential, Hindu university at Banaras.
Keywords
BHU Act
Status: In force

Banaras Hindu University Act, also called the BHU Act, formally the Banaras Hindu University Act of 1915 , formerly the Benares Hindu University Act is an act of Indian Parliament, passed on 1 October 1915 and assented by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India on the same day to establish Banaras Hindu University.[1] It was the act number 16 of 1915, and came into force from 1 April 1916 on being published in the Gazette of India on 23 March 1916.[2]

The act has been amended six times thus far, in 1922, 1930, 1951, 1958, 1966, and 1969.[2]

## History[edit]

See also: Banaras Hindu University § History

In 1905[3] at the twenty first conference of Indian National Congress in Banaras Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya announced his goal of establishing a university in Banaras. Mahamana Malviya established a Hindu University Society, with Maharaja of Darbhanga Rameshwar Singh Bahadur as the president to crowd-source the funding from all over Indian subcontinent for the establishment of such university.[4]

The first draft was prepared in October 1911.[5]

On 22 March 1915, then Education Minister Harcourt Butler introduced the Benares Hindu University Bill.[6] In his speech he remarked about the university:

> My Lord, this is no ordinary occasion. We are watching to-day the birth of a new and, many hope, a better type of University in India. The main features of this University, which distinguish it from existing Universities, will be, first. that it will be a teaching and residential University; secondly, that while it will be open to all castes and creeds, it will insist upon religious instructions for Hindus, and thirdly, that it will be conducted and managed by the Hindu community and almost entirely by non-officials

> — Harcourt Butler 11 March 1915, Imperial Legislative Council, New Delhi, India [7]

The bill was passed on 1 October 1915.[1]

## The Act[edit]

* The Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915, as modified upto December 2018
* The Benares Hindu University Act, as passed in 1915

First page of then Benares Hindu University Act, as passed in 1915

## Statutes[edit]

The Statutes in force at the commencement of the university were added into the BHU act as a schedule vide an amendment in 1966.[8] The statutes of the university are published on the official website, and are not usually added to the Act document.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Dar, S.L.; Somaskandan, S. (1966). History Of The Banaras Hindu University. Banaras Hindu University Press. p. 291\. ISBN 8185305226.
2. ^ a b Banaras Hindu University Act (Act 16). 1915.
3. ^ "Sessions of Congress". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
4. ^ Banaras Hindu University, Banaras Hindu University (3 January 2022). "PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA The Man, The Spirit, The Vision". Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
5. ^ Dar, S.L.; Somaskandan, S. (1966). History Of The Banaras Hindu University. Banaras Hindu University Press. p. 269\. ISBN 8185305226.
6. ^ Dar, S.L.; Somaskandan, S. (1966). History Of The Banaras Hindu University. Banaras Hindu University Press. p. 271\. ISBN 8185305226.
7. ^ Dar, S.L.; Somaskandan, S. (1966). History Of The Banaras Hindu University. Banaras Hindu University Press. p. 273\. ISBN 8185305226.
8. ^ Amendment Act 52, 17(2) (PDF). Parliament of India. 1966. p. 12.

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Banaras Hindu University

Leadership|

Founder
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Visitor
President of India
Chancellor
Justice Giridhar Malaviya
Vice-Chancellor
Sudhir K. Jain

Buildings|

* Shri Vishwanath Mandir
* Bharat Kala Bhavan
* Central Library
* Sir Sunderlal Hospital

Institutes|

* Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
* Institute of Agricultural Sciences
* Institute of Medical Sciences
* Institute of Science
* Institute of Management Studies (formerly FMS)

Faculties|

* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Social Sciences
* Faculty of Commerce
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Performing Arts
* Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan
* Faculty of Visual Arts

Colleges|

* Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya
* DAV Post Graduate College
* Mahila Maha Vidyalaya
* Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya
* Vasanta College for Women

Schools|

* Ranveer Sanskrit Vidyalaya
* Central Hindu Boys School
* Central Hindu Girls School

People|

* Alumni
* Vice Chancellors

Publications|

* Banaras Law Journal
* Journal of Scientific Research of the Banaras Hindu University
* National Geographical Journal of India

Miscellaneous|

* BHU Act of 1915
* Kulgeet (anthem)
* Students' Union
* National Geographical Society of India

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