FIRE 2025

Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

17th - 20th December

We warmly invite organizations and individuals to support our upcoming event through sponsorships or donations. Your generous contributions will help us successfully organize the conference and promote research, innovation, and collaboration in the field. Sponsors/Donors will receive due recognition on all official platforms.


GST Applicability:

Sponsor Type GST Applicability
Donations No GST
Government Sponsors No GST
Non-Government Sponsors 18% GST

Note on Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM):
In cases where the sponsorship payment is made from outside India or by entities liable to pay GST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism, the responsibility of GST compliance will rest with the sponsor/donor, as per prevailing Government of India guidelines.


For Indian Sponsors/Donors

Bank Details for Payment:
Account Name: IIT(BHU)-Main Account (Institute Development Fund)
Account Number.: 32778803937
Type of Account: Current
Bank Name: State Bank of India
Branch Name: IT-BHU Branch
Branch Code: 11445
IFSC code: SBIN0011445
MICR code: 221002036

For Foreign Sponsors/Donors

Bank Details for Payment:
Account Name: The Registrar, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Account Number.: 32778803937
Bank Name: State Bank of India
Branch Name: IT-BHU Branch
Branch Code: 11445
Swift code: SBININBB125


Note: After payment, please fill out this FORM

For any queries, write to us at fire2025@itbhu.ac.in.


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