Banaras Hindu University has signed two MoUs with the Confederation of Indian Industry, to bring together academic scholarship, India’s cultural heritage, and industry partnership for the benefit of its students. The two collaborations focus on the organisation of the inaugural Banaras Biennale 2026 in association with Bharat Kala Bhawan, and the establishment of a CII Education to Employment & Enterprise (E2EE) Lounge in association with the university’s Placement & Internship Cell.
The MoUs were signed by Registrar Sh. Rajan Srivastava from BHU’s side. The signatories from CII were Ms. Amita Sarkar, DDG, CII, and Mr. Prashant AN, Executive Director, CII. Under the first MoU, BHU’s Bharat Kala Bhawan will serve as a key institutional partner for the inaugural CII Banaras Biennale 2026, an entire month-long city-wide cultural event planned to be held from 27th November to 31st December 2026.
The second MoU establishes a CII Education to Employment & Enterprise (E2EE) Career Lounge on the BHU campus, developed in partnership with the University’s Placement & Internship Cell. It will provide students with technology-enabled career support, including career counselling, soft-skills training, internships, apprenticeships, placement assistance, job fairs and entrepreneurship mentoring, further strengthening the pathway from education to employment and enterprise.
