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Patna University Ph.D. Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission Dates, Seats

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Patna University Ph.D. Eligibility & Highlights 2025

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Total Tuition Fees 6K
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  • Graduation score55%
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    Q:   Can I get direct admission at Patna University?
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    Patna University offers admission to candidates based on their scores in the entrance exam or the last qualifying examination. The university conducts PUCET for admission to various courses. PU also considers scores in national-level entrance exams such as MAT, CMAT, etc. for admission to MBA programme. Further, Patna University publishes course-wise merit or selection lists.

    Q:   What is the eligibility and selection procedure for PhD at Patna University?
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    Candidates must have a master’s degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised university to be eligible for PhD at Patna University. The selection of candidates is done basis of their scores in PAT. Eligible candidates can apply online by visiting the official website.

    Q:   Are admissions open at Patna University?
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    Patna University admissions are currentlu open for a few courses. Candidates can apply for the course of their choice online or collect the application form offline from the admission office of the university. The selection will be either based on entrance exam-Patna University Common Entrance Test (PUCET) or merit in the last qualifying exam.

    Q:   What is Patna University UG cutoff?
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    Patna University cutoff for the various UG courses including BA and BSc through affiliated colleges like Patna College and Bihar National College. Patna University admission to UG courses is based on PUCET UG exam. As per last year's analysis, the university had released merit lists up to Round 2 for various specialisations of UG courses including Chemistry, English, Mathematics and more. The last round closing rank for the most competitive course was 61 for B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science for the General Category All India Quota candidates. 

    CourseCutoff 2022
    B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry 43
    B.A. (Hons.) in English49
    B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics51
    B.Sc. (Hons) in Statistics 46
    Bachelor of Biotechnology52

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    Q:   What to do after Patna University Entrance Exam result?
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    The Patna University Entrance Exam 2025 results has been announced online on the official website. The candidate's scores and rank will be mentioned. According to the rank secured, qualified students will be called for counselling to the university. Candidates needs to keep their valid credentials ready to be verified by the authorities while claiming a seat via counselling rounds. Students who make the merit list will be called for the counselling session which will be conducted in the university. There will be different phases of counselling, depending on the seats left and the cut-offs.

    Q:   Can one with 60% in Class 12 get admission in Patna University?
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    Yes, candidates with 60% aggregate in Class 12 can easily get admission in Patna University provided they fulfil the selection requirements. Such aspirants can apply for any of the UG courses. For UG courses, candidates are required to qualify Patna University Common Entrance Exam along with fulfiling the eligibility criteria. The entrance exam is conducted in offline mode i.e. pen and paper test. The state-level entrance exam duration of PUCET is for two hours.

    Q:   Is entrance exam accepted for B.Ed at Patna University?
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    Yes, BEET (Bachelor of Education Entrance Test) is a level university-level entrance exam that is held by Patna University for admission in B.Ed courses. With the help of the Patna University BEET exam, students can get admission to Patna Training College for Men and Patna Women’s Training College. Some details about BEET are given below:

    Exam ParticularsExam Details
    Exam NameBEET Exam
    Conducting BodyPatna University
    Mode of ExamOffline
    Duration of Exam 2 Hours
    EligibilityUG Graduation
    Q:   How many departments does Patna University have?
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    Patna University, through its 31 PG departments, 10 constituent colleges, and four institutes offers UG, PG, PG diploma, and certificate courses to the students of colleges under Patna University. The streams include Social Sciences, Science, Education, Humanities, Commerce, Law, and other streams. The below-mentioned Shows the Patna University college list:

    Patna University Affiliated Colleges
    B.N. College

    College of Arts and Crafts

    Magadh Mahila College

    Patna CollegePatna Law CollegePatna Science College
    Patna Training CollegePatna Women's CollegePatna Women's Training College

    Vanijya Mahavidyalaya

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    Q:   Is Patna University good for admission?
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    It is one of the top universities in Bihar. Since its inception, over 1,000 companies have taken part in the university placements drive. The top recruiters of Patna University during recent years have been industry giants like ITC Group, Futures Group, Swatantra Micro Finance, Wipro, Azim Premji Foundation, etc. Patna University offers admission to UG, PG and PhD courses in regular and distance education mode. The university offers courses in multiple streams such as Management, Arts, Science, etc.

    Q:   Does Patna University offer scholarships?
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    Yes, Patna University provides scholarships to students with disabilities. Under this scheme, 2500 scholarships are offered to eligible differently-abled students pursuing professional, technical or postgraduate programme from a recognised institute. Candidates need to apply on the official website of NHFDC for scholarship.

    Out of the total, 30% scholarship is reserved for girls, which is transferable to male students in case of unavailbility of female students.

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    The students who want admission into BSc course at Patna University must complete their 12th class with minimum 45% in either CBSE 12th, ISC or BSEB 12th. They have to appear for CUET exam and clear the cutoff criteria for selection. 

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    Chanakya National Law University Patna is known for its focus on the stream of Law with the institute extending courses in the field across the UG, PG and PhD levels with BA LLB and BBA LLB known as its flagship programmes. Students will find an excellent university if they wish to make a career in

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    Yes, Chanakya National Law University Patna was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar (Bihar Act 24 of 2006) to act as a public university focused on the field of legal education. The university also has its ex officio Chancellor as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and is backed by

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    The course fees for BA LLB or BBA LLB at Chanakya National Law University Patna depends on the fee structure which has many constituents. Though generally one will find that the CNLU Patna UG course fees ranges around INR 2.72 Lakhs for the first year.

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    Yes, Chanakya National Law University Patna is a recognised public university. The university has received recognition from national bodies such as the:

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