Banaras Hindu University Foreign Language

I am working in MNC and there is requirement of Foreign Language. Is there any centralized department available at Banaras Hindu University for Foreign Language? is yes, then what are the courses offered at Banaras Hindu University?

Can you tell me in details about the Faculty of Arts Department of Foreign Languages of Banaras Hindu University? Also list me the names of Faculty members of the Faculty?

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Established in 1961, the Faculty of Arts Department of Foreign Languages of Banaras Hindu University has the distinction of conducting teaching programmes in seven major languages of Asia and Europe; namely, Chinese, Japanese, Sinhalese, Russian, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

These programmes range from Certificate/Diploma courses in all the languages to BA (Hons.), M.A. and Ph.D in Russian and Chinese.

The Department has currently strength of 16 faculty members- (Professors - 2, Associate Professors - 4, Assistant Professors -10). They are supported by 6 visiting foreign teachers who are appointed under various MoUs and exchange programmes with foreign countries.

Their participation facilitates native speaker input to the language teaching. Moreover, it helps us getting latest didactic teaching materials and provides opportunities to our students to get scholarship and other short and long term awards to pursue advanced studies in foreign countries.

The Department caters to more than 600 students from various faculties of the university and professionals from varied sectors from the outside in their part-time Diploma and full time degree courses.

Faculty Members


Prof. Kamal Sheel, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) - CHINESE

Prof. Aditi Jha, M.Phil (JNU) & Ph.D. (BHU) - CHINESE

Prof. Vinodanand Tiwari, Ph.D. (BHU) - RUSSIAN

Shri Kamal Kumar Dutta, M.Phil (JNU) - CHINESE

Visiting Faculty:


Ms. Helena Suchocka - Polish

Ms. Amaya Moaral Garcia - Spanish

Ms. Erica Banco Ghosh - Italian

Ms. Chiaki Suzuki - Japanese

Ms. Watanabe Nao - Japanese

Ms. Lhamo Tso Chinese

Contact Detail:

Department of Foreign Languages
Faculty of Arts
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221005
(O) 0542-230-7417, (O)0542- 6702278