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M.A. in Philosophy 

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M.A. in Philosophy
 at 
Banaras Hindu University 
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Course Level

PG Degree

Mode of Course

Full Time

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96

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M.A. in Philosophy
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Banaras Hindu University 
Fees

Fee componentsAmount (2 years)
13,000
9,750
22,750
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M.A. in Philosophy
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Hub of education, and there will be overall development for the students.
Placements: The placements in Banaras Hindu University is just awesome or can say it is more than awesome. Most of the students of the university got selected in the various companies as so many companies come to our campus for the placements. The students of MBA and the students of technology got placed in good companies with a healthy package.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure of Banaras Hindu University is good. The campus of the university is in a huge area. The whole campus is well-equipped with the Wi-Fi facility. Other facilities like classrooms, labs, libraries, parking, hospitals, canteens everything is more than awesome.
Faculty: The faculty of Banaras Hindu University are knowledgeable and helpful in the way they work, and they help the students to improve their knowledge. There are different faculty in this university, and that faculty contains so many departments in them. Their methods are often used to describe the different types of learning difficulties that are taught in different ways.
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M.A. in Philosophy
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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:   Is BHU counselling held online?
A: 

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. 

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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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M.A. in Philosophy
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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

M.A. in Philosophy
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (General-All India)
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (General-Home State)
Round2024
1150
2134
3141
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (OBC-All India)
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175104
24041
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (OBC-Home State)
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167
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310
410
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Students also asked

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:   What is the minimum marks required for BHU in CUET?
A: 

BHU admission 2025 to the undergraduate courses is based on CUET UG scores. BHU merit list 2025 for CUET UG has been released. As per the BHU cutoff 2025, the minimum CUET UG cutoff score was 94 for B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Social Science and Humanities), followed by 191 for B.Ed. in Mathematics. Therefore, according to the BHU Round 4 Seat Allotment result, the minimum cutoff score stood at 94 for the General AI quota. Please note that the minimum required cutoff score for admission varies for different rounds and categories. 

Talking about the BHU maximum cutoff score for 2025, B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology became the most competitive course with a cutoff score of 628.46 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. 

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Q:   What is the median salary trend witnessed during BHU placements?
A: 

The median package for BHU placements can be found in the NIRF report on the institute's placements. The median package reported in the last three NIRF reports has been tabulated below:

Courses  

2022

2023

2024

UG 3-year

INR 8 LPA

INR 8 LPA

INR 8 LPA

UG 4-year

INR 8 LPA

INR 8.5 LPA

INR 9 LPA

UG 5-year

INR 15 LPA

INR 16 LPA

INR 16 LPA

PG 2-year

INR 8 LPA

INR 9 LPA

INR 9 LPA

PG 3-Year 

INR 13.5 LPA

INR 13.5 LPA

INR 13.5 LPA

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Q:   How is the placement at IMS BHU?
A: 

A total of 172 MBA & MBA IB, AG students got placed during the 2025 placements. Check the complete insights of IMS BHU placements seasons 2023-2025 for MBA from the table below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

Highest Package

- INR 38 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 15 LPA (MBA AB)

- INR 23.50 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 16.33 LPA (MBA AB)

- INR 19.80 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 16 LPA (MBA AB)

Average Package

- INR 11.30 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 7.19 LPA (MBA AB)

- INR 11.10 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 8.81 LPA (MBA AB)

- INR 10.1 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 8.7 LPA (MBA AB)

Median Package

- INR 10.40 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 7.50 LPA (MBA AB)

- INR 10.30 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 8.30 LPA (MBA AB)

- INR 9.2 LPA (MBA & MBA IB)

- INR 8.1 LPA (MBA AB)

Students Placed

174

156

-116 (MBA & MBA IB)


-56 (MBA AB)

Total Students

175

168

187

No. of students appeared for placement

174

161

NA

Companies Participated

75

91

-55 (MBA & MBA IB)

-34 (MBA AB)

 

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Q:   Can a one-year dropper student get admission into BHU?
A: 

Banaras Hindu University course admissions is entrance-based for most of the programmes. Thus, one-year dropper student can apply for the desired course, however, qualifying the respective entrance is the a must. Apart from this, aspirant should meet the course-specific minimum eligibility requirements as well. 

Moreover, the student can be asked to submit an application regarding the reason for drop out. Sometimes even this is not required. 

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Answered 3 years ago

The CUET results are not out so you can't get the latest cut off now

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PRERIT Shankar

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 3 years ago

Yes why not, you can do it.

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Pankaj

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 6 years ago

Hi, Eligibility Criteria- B.A. (Hons.)/ B.A. under at least 10+2+3 pattern securing a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate including all subjects studied at B.A. level except those subjects where only pass marks are required and which do not contribute to the total in the final (degree) marksheet

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Dr. Uma Sinha

Scholar-Level 17

Answered 6 years ago

The official website says candidates should have philosophy as one of their subjects in graduation or candidates should have graduation from national/foreign university recognised by BHU and a post graduate diploma in Indian philosophy and religion with 50% aggregate at both the courses.

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BIDISHA GUHA ROY

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 7 years ago

For admission in MA philosophy in BHU, you need to have passed B.A., B.A. (Hons). With B.Com degree, you are not eligible.

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anila k

Guide-Level 14

Answered 7 years ago

Top university /college to pursue M.A in philosophy 1. Institute of Life Sciences, School of Science & Technology- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 2. Hindustan University- Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 3. Institute for Economic Growth- New Delhi. 4. SS College- Gurgaon. 5. Central Institute of Education, University of

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