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BHU BA Hons Eligibility & Highlights 2023
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) offers a three-year full-time BA (Hons) programme in the stream of Social Sciences and Arts covering several specialisations. Earlier, admission to the UG courses was through BHU-UET scores. However, now BHU BA admission is based on merit in CUET-UG conducted by NTA. Candidates applying on the official website will be redirected to CUET's official website. Moreover, a lot of BA (Hons) courses in different specialisations such as Psychology, Economics, Political Science, etc. are offered by BHU-affiliated colleges. For complete details about BHU BA (Hons) courses admission process, Click Here.
Commonly asked questions On Highlights
The minimum CUET scores required for BHU admission would differ based on category, course and rounds. For the General AI category, the minimum score accepted in the first round was 73.
The CUET BHU cutoff 2026 was published for different All India quota categories for the first round. See the table below to know the minimum score required by different categories.
| Category | BHU CUET cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 73 |
| OBC | 83 |
| SC | 60 |
| EWS | 68 |
| ST | 70 |
| PWD | 83 |
BHU cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for different All India quota categories for the UG-level courses. The round 1 cutoff ranged from 73 to 217 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 first round.
| Course | BHU cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment - Mathematics) | 73 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Science) | 74 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Science) | 93 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Mathematics) | 98 |
| B.Ed. in Science | 130 |
| B.Ed. in Mathematics | 144 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Social Science and Humanities) | 151 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Social Science and Humanities) | 165 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Languages) | 177 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment - Languages) | 180 |
| B.Ed. in Social Science and Humanities | 187 |
For a complete list of BHU courses and their cutoff scores for different categories, rounds, etc, click here.
BHU placements are good. Highest and average package secured by MBA students was INR 19.8 LPA and INR 10.1 LPA. Median salary stood at INR 9.2 LPA. During the placement drive 2025, total 177 placement drives were held and more than 950 students were placed. The highest salary package offered was INR 19.8 LPA.
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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 accepts CUET scores for admission to UG and PG courses. The admissions are over within few weeks of CUET counselling. CUET-PG is usually jeld in March whereas, CUET-UG takes place in May. Students must check the complete schedule for exact dates. CUET applications for the coming year will begin in February and continue till April.
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.
The CUET BHU cutoff 2026 was published for the first round for different All India categories. For the General AI category, the cutoff ranged from 73 to 217. Hence, a safe score would be above 73 for CUET BHU admissions 2026 for this category. See the table below for more information.
| Category | CUET BHU cutoff 2026 (Lowest Score) |
|---|---|
| General | 73 |
| OBC | 83 |
| PWD | 83 |
| SC | 60 |
| EWS | 68 |
| ST | 70 |
Other rounds will have different cutoffs.
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No, if you do not belong to the reserved categories. For this category, students should have scored at least 60% marks in class 12.
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Dear reader,
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