Complex sentence: Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968; it was designated an Indian Institute of Technology in 2012.
Split into simpler sentences: Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It was designated an Indian Institute of Technology in 2012.