The Design Innovation Centre (DIC) at IIT (BHU) and BHU operates on a Hub-and-Spoke framework to foster a multidisciplinary innovation ecosystem—accelerating functional prototyping, cross-institutional research, and scalable societal impact.

Network Architecture

HubIndian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi & Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Spokes

  • Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad
  • Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad
  • University of Allahabad

Institutional Leadership

Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi
Vice-Chancellor
Banaras Hindu University
Dr. Amit Patra
Director & Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT (BHU)

DIC Coordination

Dr. Mohd Zaheer Khan Yusufzai
Coordinator, DIC IIT (BHU)
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Manish Arora
Coordinator, DIC BHU
Professor & Head, Department of Applied Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts