Discontinued (Apr 2023)- Master of Financial Management (Risk and Insurance) 

at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

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.

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 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

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

The accepted exam for Banaras Hindu University MBA is different in the Institute of Management Studies (IMS) and at other campuses. Find below the application procedure for the MBA programmes:

For admission to MBA and MBA (IB) at IMS BHU, candidates can apply with a valid CAT score. Hence, aspirants shall apply for the CAT exam and then at the university. Read about CAT Application Process.

For other MBA courses, the CUET-PG exam score is accepted. Thus, aspirants need to visit the NTA official website to apply. Check out the steps to apply for CUET-PG.

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.

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.

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: 

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.