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M.A. in Linguistics
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Banaras Hindu University 
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PG Degree

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M.A. in Linguistics
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26,000
9,750
35,750
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M.A. in Linguistics
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Banaras Hindu University 
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M.A. in Linguistics
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Students Ratings & Reviews

3.9/5
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Seggam Raghunandan Verified Icon
M.A. in Linguistics - Batch of 2023
Offered by Banaras Hindu University
4.2
4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money
Our college provides excellent education and good environment.
Placements: In our college, many students are placed. We have a batch of 52 students, and around 20 students are placed on campus. The highest salary package offered is 7 LPA and the lowest salary package offered is 4.4 LPA. Top recruiting companies visit our campus. Students can apply for internships.
Infrastructure: Our college provides excellent infrastructure and facilities. The campus has its own cyber and central libraries that are accessible to each student. Hostels are good. The quality of the food in the hostel is not good. Medical facilities and sports facilities are excellent.
Faculty: Our teachers are well-deserved and qualified. The teaching quality is excellent. Semester exams are not difficult. If you study, you will pass. Exams are conducted on time.
Other: The best thing about our course is the knowledge and etiquette that I acquired from it. The experience could be better if the university had someone to handle student issues more quickly. Fests and events are conducted annually. Extracurricular activities are good.
Reviewed on 16 May 2023Read More
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M.A. in Linguistics - Batch of 2020
Offered by Banaras Hindu University
3.2
3Placements4Infrastructure3Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money
If you want to pursue linguistics then BHU has some of the best faculty for the subject.
Placements: Linguistics is a field of study which offers wide range of research opportunities as well as jobs. However, in India we don't have many jobs available as of now. There are some companies like Welocalize which offer job roles such as translator, linguist, lexicographer etc. But there aren't many vacancies. Computational linguistics is also a great option for jobs but one require knowledge of some programming languages and basic coding.
Infrastructure: BHU is famous for its old buildings and ancient style infrastructure. We have a central library in campus which is open for all students. Labs, classes and departments are a bit rusty but are okay. Medical facilities are at best since for students all facilities are free.
Faculty: Faculty in linguistics department are the best. They are well experienced and knowledgeable. The curriculum for Masters is well structured and follows the latest research in the field. The semester exams are moderate and one can pass easily. There are many fests organized throughout the year.
Reviewed on 18 Jul 2022Read More
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M.A. in Linguistics - Batch of 2019
Offered by Banaras Hindu University
4.4
2Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money
The college provides all the facilities that are required by the student.
Placements: The college doesn't provide any placements. Although the college provides a few placement opportunities, there will be no placements for our department. There were no placements for the student of the linguistics department. Some other colleges organise these programmes, and this must be initiated in BHU too.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the college is up to the mark, and all the facilities are available here. The entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled. Students are provided with their individual codes and ID number to use Wi-Fi. Classes are conducted in two zones; one is the old CHC building, and the other one is the new lecture theatre.
Faculty: Our faculty members are knowledgeable, qualified, and very much helpful. There is good communication between students and teachers. They are very cooperative in every situation. Time management and punctuality are given importance. Our faculty are friendly and very helpful. We have 4 teachers in our department.
Other: Co-curricular activities are highly encouraged, and the student also participate in them.
Reviewed on 28 Jan 2019Read More
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Ayush Mishra
M.A. in Linguistics - Batch of 2027
Offered by Banaras Hindu University
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M.A. in Linguistics from BHU.
Placements: Not much placements. If you opt for papers like computational linguistics then there are good chances of placements considering you have good knowledge of Python. Jobs like translators are good positions in industry other than that opportunity of professor and teacher is there.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure wise it? S good. A big campus with a lot of facilities from health centre to central and cyber library everything is there. Wi-Fi is available everywhere from library to classroom and hostel rooms. Quality of food is okay. Sports and extra curricular are in ample amount. Every hostel has its ground and one amphitheater for whole campus so there? S a scope for every kind of sports.
Faculty: Teachers are very dedicated and helpful. They are very professional and they give their 100% and that? S why they also want 100% in return. Semester exams are not very difficult you can easily score 8 CGPA if you are regular in classes and follow your teachers. You need to score 40 out of 100 to pass.
Other: Considering feels the course is definitely value for money. The feels is 1800 per semester which is very nominal considering the facilities we get in return. There are many societies for literature, dance, theatre, music and they keep organizing different events. Crowd is good because you have opportunities to interact with a number of people other than your course which is best thing about BHU.
Reviewed on 31 Aug 2025Read More
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VIKASH KUMAR GUPTA
M.A. in Linguistics - Batch of 2021
Offered by Banaras Hindu University
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5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money
Satisfied with my university. Good opportunities for jobs. Really best infrastructure and facility.
Placements: 15-20% students have placed in private companies. Others go for research in this fields and get jobs in Central universities 5-6 Lacs for privates and 25-30 in government Amazon, flipcart 20, Many of Professor, translator, guider, forensic linguists, .
Infrastructure: Wi-Fi, classrooms, library Light, Wi-Fi. All are available here. Food is not bad. It is better than private hostels. And it is also very cheap than other out side restaurant price Medical facility is 24*7 available Sports, games and gym are also available.
Faculty: Teachers are helpful, qualified, knowledgeable, teaching quality is very good. They all have atleast one Ph.D. degree from central universities. They all are regular and do their jobs on time. Many of teaches have name and fame in all over world.
Other: -My interest is in this course, so I chose this one -This course is very interesting, all things are relates to language, your daily use language -Research -everything.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:   Are all BHU courses offered through CUET only?
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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.

Q:   Does BHU accept admission through CUET?
A: 

Yes, Banaras Hindu University accept CUET score for multiple UG courses, including BA (Hons), BCom (Hons) BSc (Hons), etc. The university is also offering admission to its PG courses based on merit in CUET-PG. Aspirants who meet the eligibility requirements can register on the BHU admission portal for counselling. The admission is done in order of merit based on the normalised score of the CUET (PG) and reservation policy as per the provisions laid down in the BHU PET Information Brochure.

Q:   How are the placements in Faculty of Science (BHU)?
A: 

BHU Science programs placement report 2025 is not released. However, according to NIRF report 2025, the key highlights of UG 3-year and PG 2-year placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2022)

UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2023)

UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2024)

Median package

INR 8 LPA

INR 8 LPA

INR 8 LPA

Total students

3564

4872

4876

Students placed

480

503

510

Students selected for higher studies

2910

4298

4301

Particulars

PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022)

PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023)

PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2024)

Median package

INR 8 LPA

INR 9 LPA

INR 9 LPA

Total students

4112

4331

5733

Students placed

882

946

1097

Students selected for higher studies

3015

3275

3872

Q:   Which college is better for BSc among DU and BHU?
A: 

Both DU and BHU are among the top universities in India. However, to allow students to make a choice easily, we have mentioned the ranking and BSc course fee details for both universities in the following table:

BSc offering Universities

NIRF Ranking '23

Fee*

BHU

05

INR 600 - INR 35,460

DU

11

INR 540 - INR 2.4 lakh

As per the given statistics, BHU looks like a better choice for students. However, students can make a choice by considering the mentioned or more factors.

*The fee mentioned here is taken from external sources. Hence, the actual amount may vary. It also includes course fee at the affiliated colleges.

Q:   How many seats are there in BTech at BHU?
A: 

The total seat count for BHU BTech course is 60. There are 1,563 seats at IIT BHU as well for BTech students.  Candidates wanting to take admission must visit the CUET-UG website to apply for the entrance exam. It must be noted that the mentioned seat details are as per the official website/ sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative. 

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Placements

ParticularsStatistics (2023)
Median SalaryINR 9.00 Lakh
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Important Dates

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CUET-PG
Apr 22 - 24, 2025
CUET-PG-CUET PG 2025 Answer Key Objection Window
May 6, 2025
CUET-PG-CUET PG Final Answer Key 2025
May 6, 2025
CUET-PG-CUET PG 2025 Result

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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (General-All India)
Round20242025
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2171106
3168101
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Round2024
1174
2158
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (OBC-All India)
Round20242025
114420
211220
39620
49620
CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (OBC-Home State)
Round2024
1120
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380
463
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Q:   What is the overall the highest package offered during BHU placements?
A: 

According to the IMS BHU MBA placement report 2025, the highest package offered during MBA & MBA IB and MBA Agri-Business placements 2025 was INR 19.8 LPA and INR 16 LPA, respectively.

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Q:   Is BHU entrance tough?
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Yes, BHU entrance exam is quite tough as the competition is high. To get admission, candidates must have valid scores in accepted entrance exams such as CUET-PG,  CAT,  BHU PET, and others. Cracking BHU entrance examination is a little bit tough but it is not impossible. All the student has to do is practice the sample question papers. Work hard and prepare prior to the entrance exams.

 
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Q:   What is the cut off of BHU?
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BHU CUET PG cutoff 2025 has been announced for admission across multiple specialisations including MA, MSc, MCA, MTTM, LLM,  and MBA. In CUET PG 2025, the overall closing score in the General category stood between 20 and 699. Wherein, the toughest and the easiest course among all the courses are MPA in Vocal Music (Hindustani) and MA in Persian due to high and low score, respectively.

Moreover, the MA cutoff for the General AI category quota ranged between 20 and 241 with Social Work as the most competitive course as per the Round 2 seat allotment results. To check out detailed BHU 2025 cutoff, candidates can click here

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Q:   Can I get a seat at BHU with 200 marks in CUET?
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Banaras Hindu University cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to UG and PG courses. As per round 4 of the CUET UG BHU cut off 2025, the cutoff scores ranged between 94 and 628.46 for the B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology for the General category All India quota candidates.  So, considering the BHU latest round cutoff, a cutoff score of 200 is sufficient to get a seat in some courses at BHU.

BHU Varanasi 2025 cutoffs are tabulated below for UG courses for round 4. The cutoffs below are for the General AI category students. 

Course2025
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com. Hons.)529.07
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture604.12
B.Ed. in Languages201
B.Com (Hons.) in Financial Markets Management536.27
B.Ed. in Mathematics191
B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Social Science and Humanities)94

For a complete list of BHU courses and their cutoff scores, click here.

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