Banaras Hindu University is one among the top universities in India with respect to research and educational output. The university is offering education through four interdisciplinary schools, four advanced centers, 140 departments, 16 faculties and three institutions and there are two campuses for the university. One campus is the main campus at Varanasi and another campus is the Rajiv Gandhi South campus. Therefore, the university has ensures the development of a collaborative atmosphere for learning and students will be able to get exposure to the best international practices and promotion of creativity and innovation.

Admission of students to the different courses offered by the university is done based on the rigorous All India Level Entrance Test. The university is offering education under faculties like visual arts, social sciences, science, performing arts, management studies, law, education, commerce and arts and the list of courses offered by the university through its faculties and institutes is given below:

Faculty of Arts:

• Master of Physical Education

• Master in Journalism and Mass Communication

• Master of Library and Information Science

• M.A. in Tourism Management

• Part-time diploma courses in

o Tourism Management

o Office Management

• Diploma in

o Hindi for Foreigners

o Sanskrit

o Prakrit and Pali

Faculty of Commerce:

• Master of Finance & Control

• Master of Export Management & Promotion(MEMP)

• Master of Risk and Insurance Management(MRIM)

• Bachelor of Commerce (Honors)

• Master of Commerce

Faculty of Education:

• Bachelor of Education

• Bachelor of Education (Special-Visual Impairment)

• Master of Education

• Ph.D.  in Education

• B.Ed. (Special-Hearing Impairment)

• B.Ed. (Special-Mental Retardation)

• M.Ed. (Special-Visual Impairment)

• M.Ed. (Special-Hearing Impairment)

• M.Ed. (Special- Mental Retardation)

• M.Ed. (Part Time)

Faculty of Law:

• Bachelor of Law with specialization in

o Intellectual Property Rights

o Criminology

o Labour Laws

o Animal Laws

o Taxation

o Environmental Law

• Master of Law

o General

o Human Rights & Duties Education

Faculty of Management Studies:

• Doctoral Programme in Management Studies

• Two-year full time Master’s programme in Business Administration (MBA)

• Two-year full time Master’s programme in Business Administration (International Business) MBA (IB)

• Two year full time Master’s programme in Agri-Business Administration MBA (Agri Business)

• One Year Two Semester Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA) for Executives/ Entrepreneurs

• Three Trimester Post Graduate Diploma in Management & Insurance (In colaboration with ICICI Prulife)

Faculty of Performing Arts:

• 3-year Junior Diploma in Music & Dance

• One Year Certificate Course in Music Appreciation

• Two Year P.G Diploma Course in Rabindra Sangeet Shastra

• Bachelor of Music (B.Music)

• Bachelor of Performing Arts

• Master of Music

• M. Musicology

Faculty of Science:

• Bachelor of Science (honors) in

o Botany

o Chemistry

o Computer Science

o Geography

o Geology

o Home Science

o Industrial Microbiology

o Mathematics

o Physics

o Psychology

o Statistics

o Zoology

• Master of Science in

o Applied Microbiology

o Biochemistry

o Biotechnology

o Botany

o Chemistry

o Computer Science

o Environmental Science

o Molecular & Human Genetics

o Geophysics

o Petroleum Geosciences

o Physics

o Statistics

o Zoology

• M.Sc. (Tech.)

o Environmental Science & Technology

o Geology

• M.A./M.Sc.

o Home Science

o Mathematics

o Psychology

o Geography

• Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Faculty of Social Sciences:

• Master of Arts in

o Sociology

o Psychology

o Political science

o History

o Economics

Faculty of Sanskrit Dharmavijnana:

• Shastri (Hons.)

• Acharya

• Ph.D. in Sanskrit

• Diploma/Certificate course in Sanskrit

Faculty of Visual Arts:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts in

o Textile design

o Applied arts, pottery & ceramics

o Painting

• Master of Fine Arts in

o Painting

o Applied Arts

o Plastic Arts

o Pottery & Ceramics

o Textile Design

Apart from the aforesaid courses, Banaras Hindu University offers several other courses through its Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Institute of Technology and Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development. The university established its second campus Rajiv Gandhi South Campus at the city of Barkachha at about 75 kms from the city of Varanasi. The first educational courses in this campus began from the academic year 2006-07 with just six courses and now this campus is offering more than 25 courses. This campus offers education particularly to marginalized sections of people belonging to the region of Mirzapur and adjoining districts of northern Madhya Pradesh, Western Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.