Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915
| Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 | |
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The university main entrance gate | |
| Indian Parliament | |
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| Citation | Banaras Hindu University Act (Act 16). 1915. |
| Territorial extent | Republic of India |
| Passed by | Indian Parliament |
| Passed | 1 October 1915 |
| Enacted | 1 April 1916 |
| Assented to | 1 October 1915 |
| Signed by | Viceroy and Governor-General of India |
| Signed | 1 October 1915 |
| Commenced | 1 April 1916 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Harcourt Butler |
| Introduced | 11 March 1915 |
| Summary | |
| An act to establish and incorporate a teaching and residential, Hindu university at Banaras. | |
| Keywords | |
| BHU Act | |
| Status: In force | |
The Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 (also called the BHU Act), is an act of Parliament of India, passed on 1 October 1915 and assented by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India on the same day to establish Banaras Hindu University. It was the act number 16 of 1915, and came into force from 1 April 1916 on being published in the Gazette of India on 23 March 1916.
The act has been amended six times thus far, in 1922, 1930, 1951, 1958, 1966, and 1969.