BHU MSc Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Cutoff, Seats, Placements

Banaras Hindu University offer MSc course at the PG level. It is available in different specialisations. Candidates must meet the eligibility and selection requirements for admission. Mentioned below are a few course specialisations:

• geophysics
• Mathematics and Computing
• Botany
• Statistics and Computing, etc.

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 admission to most of the courses is entrance-based, hence it is compulsory to appear for the CUET-UG/ CUET-PG entrance exams to get admission to BHU undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The university also accepts other entrance exam such as NEET, GATE, CAT, etc. for admission to specific courses. Hence, aspirants need to appear for the accepted entrance-exam and also meet the course-specific eligibility for admission at BHU.

BHU BSc (H) admission is strictly entrance-based. Earlier, admission was through BHU-UET, however, now the students need to take the CUET-UG exam. The shortlisted students have to take part in the counselling round for seat allotment. For more information regarding BHU course admissions, Click Here.

M.D. cutoff is based on NEET PG scores for admission to the MD and MS courses. As per NEET PG cutoff the Round 1 closing ranks for top courses including MD in Radiodiagnosis closed at 159 and MD in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy closed at 388 for the General category All India candidates. Also, NEET PG was concluded after the release of the Round 5 Seat Allotment. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table given below to check out the BHU cutoff 2023 MD and MS courses for Round 1 closing ranks for the General category All India candidates for top courses:

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. 

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.

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. 

BHU conducts placement drives for its students. According to the annual report 2025, key placement highlights are mentioned below:

The following is a list of few top recruiters who were part of Banaras Hindu University placements 2026:

NEET PG 2025 cut off has been reduced in comparision to last few year cut off. The cut off is the minimum marks required to qualify for the exam in that particular caregory. Only candidates who score the minimum marks can participate in seat allocation process. The table given below contains the cut off for each category:

 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. 

Other categories, rounds, etc., will have different cutoffs. 

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. 

The score required to take admission at BHU depends on the category you belong to and the course chosen. For the General AI category, the round 3 cutoff ranged from 6 to 260 for different PG-level programmes as per the BHU CUET PG cutoff 2026. So, yes, General AI category students can get admission to this institute with a score of 20.

If you belong to the OBC AI category, the minimum score required was 13 in the fourth round. For this category, the cutoff varied from 13 to 242. For more information, click here.

Banaras Hindu University offers traditional courses, such as Sanskrit and Philosophy. Candidates can pursue courses at UG, PG and diploma levels. BHU was the first university in India to offer modern and traditional subjects. Students can pursue programmes from modern subjects, such as Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. 

Candidates may not be allowed to apply for another course at BHU in the next year. Aspirants may not be allowed to pursue two degree courses at the same time. The applications can be accepted for Banaras Hindu University Diploma or certificate courses. Students must cancel admission in the running course before applying for another course. 

BHU has become more vibrant and inclusive since the time co-education was introduced in its Faculty of Social Science and Faculty of Arts. While the IIT-BHU still has a more conservative culture, BHU offers its students more freedom and facilities.

Students are free to eat at any mess of their hostel. The cost of a general diet is INR 40 - 45 per day. The cost of a special diet (served twice a week) is INR 50 - 90 per day. Students with friends at IIT have access to higher quality food.

BHU is the largest residential university in Asia, with over 70 hostels. Students ranked under 300 - 400 are easily inducted into hostels.

Yes, foreign national students can get admission in the UG and PG courses in BHU. 15% of supernumerary seats in each programme are reserved for foreign nationals. Candidates under the Foreign Students category must register through the Foreign Students' Registry only. Admissions under the foreign students' category will be merit-based. They do not have to appera in CUET exam. 

Candidates can check below the BHU CAP application Fee: 
CAP (PG) registration fee for each of the categories:

CAP (UG) Registration Fees