The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Varanasi (IIHT-Varanasi) offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in the field of handloom and textile technology. The admission process for these programs is as follows:
Undergraduate programs
- Eligibility:
- Students who have passed the 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects are eligible to apply for the undergraduate programs at IIHT-Varanasi.
- Students who have passed the 10+2 examination with a vocational stream in Textiles are also eligible to apply for the undergraduate programs at IIHT-Varanasi.
- Application process:
- The application form for the undergraduate programs can be downloaded from the institute's website.
- The application form along with the required documents should be submitted to the institute by the last date.
- Admission process:
- Admission to the undergraduate programs is based on the merit of the candidates in the qualifying examination.
- The institute also reserves a certain percentage of seats for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories.
Postgraduate programs
- Eligibility:
- Students who have passed a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university are eligible to apply for the postgraduate programs at IIHT-Varanasi.
- Students who have passed a bachelor's degree in a vocational stream in Textiles are also eligible to apply for the postgraduate programs at IIHT-Varanasi.
- Application process:
- The application form for the postgraduate programs can be downloaded from the institute's website.
- The application form along with the required documents should be submitted to the institute by the last date.
Admission process:
- Admission to the postgraduate programs is based on the merit of the candidates in the qualifying examination and the performance in the entrance examination conducted by the institute.
- The institute also reserves a certain percentage of seats for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories.
Doctoral programs
Eligibility:
Students who have passed a master's degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 55% marks are eligible to apply for the doctoral programs at IIHT-Varanasi.
Application process:
The application form for the doctoral programs can be downloaded from the institute's website.
The application form along with the required documents should be submitted to the institute by the last date.
Admission process:
Admission to doctoral programs is based on the merit of the candidates in the qualifying examination, the performance in the entrance examination conducted by the institute, and the interview.
The institute also reserves a certain percentage of seats for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories.
The required documents for admission to IIHT-Varanasi are as follows:
- Photocopy of the qualifying examination certificate
- Photocopy of the mark sheets of all the qualifying examinations
- Photocopy of the character certificate
- Two passport-size photographs
- The application fee for admission to IIHT-Varanasi is INR 500 for general category candidates and INR 250 for SC/ST candidates.
- The admission process for IIHT-Varanasi is conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The institute strives to provide equal opportunities to all eligible candidates.