BHU Admission 2026: Last Date, Courses, Fee, Eligibility, Application

Admission to most of the BHU UG and PG courses is through CUET score. However, for some courses such as PhD, MFA, etc. the university has a separate admission criteria. Candidates must check the admission requirement for the preferred course before applying for admission.

Yes, the BHU CUET counselling process for both UG and PG courses is carried out in online mode. Candidates have to visit the BHU admission portal to register for the counselling process. The form filling, document upload, and fee payment also has to be done in online mode. Fee payment can be done through credit card/debit card/net banking. 

BHU cutoff 2026 was released for the 2nd round for different All India quota categories for the UG-level courses. The round 2 cutoff ranged from 60 to 212 for the General AI category. Hence, students can get admission at BHU with a score of 200. See below to know which courses are available in the second round.

Course	BHU cutoff 2026
B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Science)	60
B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Mathematics)	64
B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Science)	65
B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment - Mathematics)	73
B.Ed. in Science	126
B.Ed. in Mathematics	136
B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Social Science and Humanities)	145
B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Social Science and Humanities)	145
B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Languages)	156
B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment - Languages)	177
B.Ed. in Social Science and Humanities	191
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)	194

For a complete list of BHU courses and their cutoff scores for different categories, rounds, etc, click here.

Any caste, region, religion students can apply for admission to various courses at BHU. Any caste student must fulfill the eligibility criteria and take admission. While selection process, students are not judged basis their religion, they are judged based on their merit. Hence, any student meeting the eligibility criteria can get admission in BHU. BHU does not descriminate people on any basis.

BHU does not accept JEE Main scores for BTech course admission. The interested students need to take the CUET-UG entrance exam to be eligible for selection. Students who get shortlisted based on exam score have to take part in counselling. The seats are allotted in this round only. 

No, CAT is not necessary for MBA at BHU. The university offers a two-year full-time MBA course at the postgraduate level. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website of the University (bhu.ac.in) to apply online. BHU MBA admission is based on candidates' performance in the CAT entrance test. The final selection is based on the student's performance in the GD & PI rounds. However, for admission to the MBA special courses of study, candidates can get admission with a valid CUET-PG score. Apart from this, the course aspirants must fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements as well.

Candidates seeking admission to MCA course at the Banaras Hindu University must have passed bachelor's degree in any stream with a minimum aggregate of 50%. Candidates must also have Mathematics as one of the subjects in either Class 12 or at the UG level. Besides, aspirants are also required to have a valid CUET-PG score for BHU MCA admission. The final selection is based on CUET-PG counselling. 

BHU CUET PG cutoff 2026 was published for admission to various PG-level courses for the first round. The cutoff was released for different All India quota categories, including OBC AI. 

For the OBC AI quota, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 17 to 220 for different courses. Hence, students with a score above 17  can get admission in the first round at BHU. See the table below to know the cutoffs for the top ten courses. 

Course	BHU CUET PG cutoff 2026
M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics	184
M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology	189
M.Sc. in Floriculture and Landscaping	190
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)	196
M.Sc. in Agronomy	202
Master of Law (LL.M.)	207
M.Sc. in Horticulture (Fruit Science)	212
M.Sc. in Vegetable Science	212
Master of Law (LL.M.)	217
M.A. in Psychiatric Social Works (Mental Health)	220

Other courses' cutoff for different categories, rounds, etc, can be seen here.

Candidates need to upload scanned copies of a few documents during the registration procedure. The documents must be in PDF / JPEG format. Below is the list of documents.

• Matriculation or its equivalent certificate.
• Class 12 mark sheet.
• Caste Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) and income certificate (SC/ST) issued by the appropriate authority.
• PwD Certificate (if applicable).
• BHU employee certificate (if applicable).
• Certificate of admission under sports quota is claimed.
• Scanned copy of a recent colour photograph & signature.

BHU UET counselling process is carried out completely in online mode. Candidates can register for the counselling by following below-mentioned steps:

STEP 1: Candidates need to visit the BHU admission portal to register for the online counselling procedure. To create login credentials, candidates have to provide their NTA application number, and other details along with email ID and create a password to activate the registration account.

STEP 2: Login by entering the Email ID and password and start filling out the application form and upload the required documents. The documents to be uploaded (PDF/JPEG format) are:

• Matriculation or its equivalent certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet
• Caste Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) and income certificate (SC/ST) issued by the appropriate authority
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)
• BHU employee certificate (if applicable)
• Certificate if admission under sports quota is claimed
• Scanned copy of a recent colour photograph & signature

STEP 3: The payment of fee can be done via debit card/credit card/net banking. Table given below mentons category-wise registration fee:

Category	Registration Fee
General, OBC & EWS	INR 300 (For every additional course, INR 100)
SC/ST/PwD	INR 150 (For every additional course, INR 50)
Paid seat (all categories)	INR 700 (has to be paid only once for any number of courses)

STEP 4: After fee payment, preference entry page opens. Candidates can fill in their preferences separately for all the programmes in this form. Seat allotment result is then announced by the university.

The hostel fee structure for BHU is INR 3,000 - INR 4,000 per semester depending upon the degree. The hostel fee does not include mess charges. Banaras Hindu University is spread across a 1,300-acre campus. There are 41 hostels for boys and 21 for girls. Additionally, there is separate accommodation for international students. All the hostels have basic amenities like water purifiers, a common room, recreation room, mess, TV, laundry services, security and surveillance system, etc.

Yes, to apply for BHU BSc (Hons) course, candidates need to register online for CUET-UG. From 2022, the BHU-UET exam is replaced with this exam. Based on the merit of candidates' performance in the entrance exam, candidates are then required to register separately for the counselling round. National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted CUET-UG entrance test from May 21 to Jun 23 and the result was declared on Jul 15.

Of course. BHU is one of the most renowned universities of the country and it offers aided education to students from all categories and classes of the society. It has special reservation policies for students belonging to the weaker sections of the society. Additionally, the university also offers scholarships to the female students to encourage more and more participation of the women in the academia of the university.

Banaras Hindu University has seat reservation of SC, ST, OBC, and other such category candidates. Additionally, seats are reserved for females, physically challenged, visually impaired, etc., candidates as well. Some key pointers related to BHU reservation policy are as follows:

• The university reserves 15% and 7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, respectively for each course.
• 27% of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the OBC category (excluding under creamy layer); not applicable for all courses.
• 3% of seats are reserved for Physically Challenged Candidates. Wherein, 1% is for each category: Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired, and Orthopaedically Handicapped.
• 15% of seats are for only female candidates out of the total seat intake for M.P.Ed. course. If the seats are left vacant, male candidates are allotted seats based on merit.
• 15% of the supernumerary seats in all the courses are for the sons/daughters (including married daughters) of permanent employees (including those on probation) of BHU currently in service.
• There are also supernumerary paid seats available (not exceeding 15% of the total number of seats) for some courses (not available for Special Courses)
• About 15% of supernumerary seats are for Foreign nationals, out of which 5% of seats shall be filled up by children of NRIs and 5% by children of Indian workers in Gulf and South Asian Countries

No, maths is not compulsory for admission to BCom in BHU. However, it is necessary that the candidate studied a subject related to commerce (Commerce/Economics/Maths/Computer Science/Finance/Financial Markets Management/Vocational Courses) in Class 12. Candidate further should hold the qualifying exam pass certificate for verification purposes as well or the application can be treated as invalid.

Yes, candidates seeking admission to BCom (Hons) courses need to appear for the CUET-UG entrance test. Based on the entrance test scores, BHU will conduct a counselling round. BHU is currently accepting applications for BHU BCom (Hons) admission 2023, interested candidates must visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to apply for the CUET-UG entrance exam.