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BHU MA Courses & Fees 2025: Dates, Cutoff (Out), Curriculum, Seats
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Last updated on 25 May '26BHU M.A.What's new?
The CUET PG results have been released for the M.A. course. The counselling is being conducted separately by each participating institution.
BHU MA Eligibility & Highlights 2025
Banaras Hindu University offers MA programme across various specialisations at the PG level. The duration of MA programme is two years. Minimum eligibility criteria for specialisation of MA are mentioned below:
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A pass in BA (Hons)/ BA (10+2+3 pattern) with a PG Diploma/ Advanced Diploma in the concerned subject with a minimum aggregate of 50% in both BA and Diploma |
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- English - Bengali - Hindi |
- A pass in BA (Hons)/ BA (10+2+3 pattern) with a minimum aggregate of 50% in all subjects studied at BA level, except for those where only passing marks are required - Candidates seeking admission must have completed their Honors degree in the relevant subject |
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 |
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| General | 73 |
| OBC | 83 |
| SC | 60 |
| EWS | 68 |
| ST | 70 |
| PWD | 83 |
BHU placements are good. The highest and average packages secured by MBA students in 2025 were INR 19.8 LPA and INR 10.1 LPA, respectively. Median salary stood at INR 9.2 LPA. The university has not yet released the placement data 2026 for other courses. During the placement drive 2025, a total of 177 placement drives were held, and more than 950 students were placed.
BHU cutoff 2026 was released for the 3rd round for different All India quota categories for the UG-level courses. The round 3 cutoff ranged from 30 to 202 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 |
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| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment - Mathematics) | 30 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Science) | 60 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Science) | 65 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Mathematics) | 73 |
| B.Ed. in Science | 123 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impaired - Social Science and Humanities) | 133 |
| B.Ed. in Mathematics | 135 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Social Science and Humanities) | 145 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired - Languages) | 156 |
| B.Ed. in Social Science and Humanities | 173 |
| B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment - Languages) | 177 |
| Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) | 191 |
For a complete list of BHU courses and their cutoff scores for different categories, rounds, etc, click here.
CUET score required for BHU admission depends on candidates' selected course and reservation category. CUET UG cut-off for BHU admission 2026 is yet to be released. As per the BHU CUET cut-off 2025, the closing CUET UG score for admission to most courses ranged from 500 to 600 for the General AI category. For some courses, such as BSc Computer Science & BSc Mathematics with Statistics, the closing score was between 400 and 500 for the General AI category. Cut-off scores for reserved categories like OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and EWS are usually 15-20% lower than the General AI category.
BHU M.A.Popular courses
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Commonly asked questions On All Courses
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.
The CUET BHU cutoff 2026 was published for the third round for different All India categories. For the General AI category, the cutoff ranged from 30 to 202. Hence, a safe score would be above 30 for CUET BHU admissions 2026 for this category. See the table below for more information.
| Category | CUET BHU cutoff 2026 (Lowest Score) |
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| General | 30 |
| OBC | 29 |
| PWD | 83 |
| SC | 61 |
| EWS | 30 |
| ST | 64 |
Other rounds will have different cutoffs.
BHU cutoff 2025 was released for multiple specialisations. Based on the last round cutoff, the closing ranks varied between 1489 and 14447 for the General AI quota. So, if you belong to the General category, you must target to secure JEE Advanced cutoff rank of up to 14447 or below to secure a seat at IIT BHU for BTech admission. For top branches like CSE and Mathematics and Computing, the maximum required cutoff ranks for admission were 1489 and 1924 in the last round.
Note: Cutoff ranks vary for different rounds and specialisations and categories.
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BHU M.A.Fees details 2026
| Fee components | Amount (for 2 years) |
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₹ 5.16 K - 1.26 L | |
₹ 9.75 K - 19 K | |
₹ 2.37 K | |
₹ 17.28 K - 1.47 L |
These are estimated fees information. Actual values may differ.
Commonly asked questions On M.A. Fees
BHU CAP UG registrations 2026 for admissions through CUET UG 2026 has started on Jul 9, 2026. The last date to register for the BHU counselling process is Jul 25, 2026. Seat allotment dates are yet to be released but it will tentatively start during the second week of August.
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 held 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.
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BHU M.A.Admission dates 2026
| Dates | Past Events |
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24 Apr '26 - 24 May '26 | CUET PG 2026 Result |
6 Mar '26 - 27 Mar '26 | CUET PG 2026 Exam Dates |
BHU MA Cutoff 2024
BHU MA cutoff for the last round based on CUET PG has been released. As per that, MA in Sanskrit emerged as the most competitive specialisation with a closing score of 217 for the General AI category. Tabulated below is the specialisation-wise BHU cutoff for MA courses:
5CUET-PG Last Round score (General-All India)
| Course | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| M.A. in Social Work | – / – | 238 | – / – |
| M.A. in Sociology | 236 | 177 | 260 |
| M.A. in Psychology | 255 | – / – | – / – |
| Acharaya in Nyaya Vaisheshika | 106 | 271 | – / – |
| M.A. in Psychiatric Social Works (Mental Health) | – / – | – / – | 237 |
Commonly asked questions On Cutoff
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.
Whether you can get BHU for the BAMS course based on the AYUSH results would depend entirely on the category you belong to. For the General and OBC AI categories, the last round cutoff was 30748 and 32844, respectively. Hence, admissions with a rank of 70K are not possible for these categories.
On the other hand, for the SC AI category, the last round cutoff was 148564. There admissions could be possible with a rank of 70K.
Yes, you can get into BHU with a score of 50 if you belong to the General AI category. The BHU cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for different PG-level courses based on the CUET PG entrance exam.
For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 11 to 250. Students can see the table below to know which courses can be availed with a score of 50.
| Course | BHU cutoff 2026 |
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| Acharya in Vyakarana | 11 |
| Acharya in Yajurveda (Shukla) | 34 |
| Acharya in Sankhyayoga | 35 |
| M.A. in Pali | 45 |
| M.A. in Bengali | 46 |
| Acharya in Dharm Vijnan | 46 |
| Acharya in Bauddha Darshan | 49 |
| M.A. in History of Art | 50 |
Other categories, rounds, etc., will have different cutoffs.
The required score would depend on the category, course and round. The BHU cutoff 2026 was released for the 4th round for admission to several PG-level courses. The cutoff was out for different AI quota categories.
For the General AI category, the round 4 cutoff ranged from 6 to 260. Hence, students who have a score of at least 6 could gain admission at BHU in the third round.
Candidates can see the table below to know the minimum score required by all other AI quota categories.
| Category | BHU cutoff 2026 |
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| General | 6 |
| OBC | 13 |
| PWD | 27 |
| SC | 8 |
| ST | 3 |
| EWS | 15 |
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