Banaras Hindu University (BHU) UG, PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

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.

According to NIRF report 2025, the key highlights of UG placements over the past three years are presented below:

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:

BHU LLB placement statistics is not released. However, as per the NIRF report 2025, the key highlights of UG 3-year placements over the past three years are presented below:

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.

Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University has good placement records.

In Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, during 2023 placements,  the highest and average package offered to MBA and MBA-International Business were INR 38 LPA and  INR 11.30 LPA. Also, the highest and average pacakge offered tp MBA -Agribusiness were INR 15 LPA and INR 7.19 LPA respectively.

In the 2022-23 placement drive, 90 MBA & MBA-IB students and 36 MBA AB students got placed, and the average placement offered by the college was 8.4 lacs, with the highest placement offered being 16 lacs.  The institute partners with over 100 companies for recruitment and the top recruiting companies include Navi, Piramal, Microsoft, and Uber.

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is one of the top-ranking universities in the country. In the NIRF rankings in 2023, BHU is ranked in fifth position under the "university" category. Moreover, as per the university NIRF report 2023, 480 UG (three-year) students were placed out of 3,564. The median package given to the placed candidates stood at INR 8 LPA. This was also the highest median package offered in the last three years. For more information on placements at BHU,  click here.

The key highlights of BHU MBA placement 2025 are presented below:

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:

Candidates who have completed Class 12 or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate can apply for Banaras Hindu University BA (Hons) course. Aspirants must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission. Besides, aspirants must also pass CUET-UG for admission to BA (Hons) programme.

Students can access the CUET UG cut off list only after the cut offs are released by the CUET UG participating universities. The following steps should be followed to access the CUET cut off list of universities candidate is desirous to take admission in.

• Visit the official website of the applied and participating institutes
• On the homepage, click on the link to the current academic session CUET Cut Off
• A new login page will open on screen. Enter the credentials and submit
• Now, you can access the CUET UG cut off list when released

The above steps will be applicable only if instittues release the CUET UG cut offs. Otherwise, if the institutes release merit lists carrying their scores, then the minimum score would be considered as the CUET UG cut off. Universities like Delhi University does not released CUET cut off. Candidates will know the college/course allocated on the basis of the preferences filled by the candidate while filling the application form.

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is ranked no. 5 under the 'University' category by the NIRF 2024 Rankings. It provides placement support to students. The placement report 2023 has not been released as of now. A few more important highlights related to BHU placements for BTech as per media reports are:

Banaras Hindu University accepts CAT and CUET-PG scores for admission to its MBA programmes. For the MBA (IB) and MBA courses, aspirants should have a valid score of CAT. Shortlisted candidates are further called for the group discussion and personal interview round. The selection rounds along with the assigned weightage are mentioned below:

• Qualifying exam: 50% weightage
• Academic record: 20% weightage
• GDPI (conducted by FMS, BHU): 30% weightage

Banaras Hindu University offers an MCA course at the postgraduate level for a duration of two years. BHU offers the MCA course with a total seat intake of 82 students, including the Department of Computer Sciences and Rajiv Gandhi South Campus. Given below is the campus-wise seat allocation for the Banaras Hindu University MCA course: 

Banaras Hindu University offers admission on the basis of both, merit and entrance scores. The eligibility differs for each course. Candidates who wish to apply to BHU Varanasi, must fulfil the course-specific eligibility.

For MBBS in BHU, students shall have secured at least 50 percentile if belonging to the General category, 45 for physically handicapped General candidates, and 40 for the SC/ST/OBC category students. It must be noted that the mentioned information is for reference purposes, candidates shall score at least this much to take admission. However, the percentile can change, as it is taken from unofficial sources. In addition, the cutoff varies every year, as it depends upon volatile factors. Read about BHU MBBS Cutoff.

Yes, Banaras Hindu University offers a two-year full-time MCA course at the postgraduate level. The PG course is offered by the Department of Computer Sciences, BHU and on the Rajiv Gandhi South campus. BHU MCA admission is completely entrance-based and depends upon candidates' performance in the Central University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) or CUET PG entrance exam. Candidates shortlisted based on exam scores further are required to participate in the BHU counselling process. 

The seat intake for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at the Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) varies based on the specialization. Here are the details:

1. MBA (IB) - International Business:

   • Total Intake: 46 seats
   • International Students Intake: 15% seats of the regular approved intake

2. MBA (Risk & Insurance):

   • Total Intake: 40 seats

3. MBA (Foreign Trade):

   • Total Intake: 40 seats

4. MBA (Financial Management):

   • Total Intake: 59 seats

These numbers represent the total number of seats available for each specialisation within the MBA programme at IMS BHU. It's important for prospective candidates to be aware of the specific seat intake for the specialisation they are interested in when applying for admission. Additionally, the percentage of seats reserved for international students is specified for the MBA (IB) program.

Banaras Hindu University is one of the top-ranking universities in the country. As per the NIRF rankings 2023, the university is ranked at fifth position among the top universities in India. Moreover, as per the BHU NIRF report 2023, 480 UG (three-year) students were placed out of 3,564. The median package given to the placed candidates stood at INR 8 LPA. This was also the highest median package offered in the last three years. Moreover, as per media reports, the overall the highest and average package offered during BHU placements 2023 stood at INR 1.2 crore per annum and INR 23.13 LPA. For more information on placements at BHU,  click here.

The registration portal for BHU MCA admission was opened from Jun 27 to Jul 16. This portal is opened again for 5 days after the CUET-PG result declaration. NTA announced CUET PG 2023 result on Jul 20. Hence, the portal will open again soon. The university has announced any date for the same as of now. Candidates are advised to frequently check the BHU official website to stay updates regarding the events and dates.