Accessibility Statement
Banaras Hindu University is committed to making this website usable by the widest possible audience, including people with disabilities.
Standards followed
This website has been developed following the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW 3.0) issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Accessibility features
- Consistent, predictable page structure with proper heading levels and landmark regions.
- Keyboard-only navigation for all interactive elements — menus, forms, search, and buttons.
- Text alternatives provided for meaningful images, icons, and non-text content.
- Sufficient colour contrast between text and background across the site.
- Resizable text — content can be zoomed up to 200% in most browsers without loss of functionality.
- Compatibility with commonly used screen reader software (see the Screen Reader Access page).
Known limitations
Some documents linked from this website (PDFs, spreadsheets, or scanned circulars published by academic and administrative units) may not yet be fully accessible. Work is ongoing to improve these over time. If you require an inaccessible document in an alternative format, please use the contact details below.
Feedback and grievance redressal
Banaras Hindu University welcomes feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please describe the issue, the page URL, and the assistive technology or browser you were using, and reach out through the Contact Us page. Genuine accessibility feedback is reviewed and addressed as a priority.