Is BHU Down?

If you're experiencing issues with BHU, try these troubleshooting steps:

Basic Steps

• 1. Verify your internet connection. BHU (Banaras Hindu University) portals, including the main site (bhu.ac.in), student login portals, and the exam/result sections, require a stable connection. Test other websites to confirm your internet is not down.
• 2. Clear your browser cache and cookies. University sites often update their forms and authentication modules. Clearing cached data removes outdated files that may cause login errors or page-load failures.
• 3. Try a different browser or use incognito/private mode. Some institutional firewalls and browser extensions conflict with BHU's SSL certificates. Test in Chrome, Firefox, or Edge to isolate the issue.
• 4. Disable VPN or proxy services. BHU's network restricts access from certain IP ranges. If you're using a VPN to access the university's internal portals, disconnect it and try a direct connection.
• 5. Restart your router and device. A simple reboot clears DNS cache and re-establishes a fresh connection to BHU's servers.

Intermediate Steps

• 1. Check BHU's scheduled maintenance windows. The university often performs server maintenance during early morning hours (2 AM – 5 AM IST) for the admission portal, result server, and e-learning platform (e.g., SWAYAM integration). If it's that time, wait 30 minutes.
• 2. Flush your DNS resolver. On Windows, run ipconfig /flushdns in Command Prompt; on macOS, use sudo dscacheutil -flushcache. This forces your system to re-query the authoritative DNS records for bhu.ac.in, which can resolve "connection timed out" errors.
• 3. Test with a different network (e.g., mobile hotspot). BHU's institutional IP blocks sometimes trigger false positives on shared campus connections. If the site loads on mobile data, the issue is local to your ISP or network admin.
• 4. Check if the issue is specific to a subdomain. The main site (www.bhu.ac.in) may be up, but the admission portal (e.g., admissions.bhu.ac.in) or the student webmail might be down. Access the main homepage first; if that loads but a subpage doesn't, the problem is internal to that service.

Still having trouble? If the BHU website remains inaccessible after trying all the steps above, the issue is likely on the server side. Click the 'Report Outage' button on this Is It Down Bro? status page to submit a live outage report, and let other users verify the status as well.