In the survey, the BHU was adjudged better than Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), University of Delhi, University of Calcutta and other prestigious universities on a number of parameters including reputation of the university, quality of academic input, faculty, research publications/reports, projects, infrastructure and placements.
The main campus of this premier central university spreads over 1,300 acres, and has well-maintained roads, extensive greenery, a temple, an air-strip and buildings with unique architecture. The BHU today has nearly 20,000 students including 2,500 research scholars and 650 foreign students from 34 nations under one roof.
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