Vinoba Bhave University offers UG courses including BA, B.Sc. in multiple specializations as well as B.Ed, B.Com, BBA and BCA. A candidate having passed class 12^th with at least 50% marks in the related stream can apply for any of the bachelor’s courses, except for B.Ed. and LLB in which only a graduate can apply. The admission to UG courses is mainly done through merit list except for B.Ed. course for which the students are required to appear for an Entrance test.

Application form can be obtained from VBU campus on payment of INR 500 (cash) as application fee. Students need to submit the duly filled form along with desired documents to the university address.

Key Note:

As per NCTE norms, a candidate should have secured at least 50% (SC/ST/OBC-45%) marks in the aggregate at the Bachelor's Degree Examination of recognized University or in Postgraduate Exam For B.Ed program.

VBU offers MBBS, BDS courses at UG level focusing on the area of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates seeking admission in MBBS need to secure at least 60% score in aggregate at 10+2 level exam, with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English being the main subject.

In order to seek admission in MBBS, the aspirants need to go through an entrance examination known as NEET, conducted by CBSE. VBU will release the merit list on the basis of student’s performance in NEET.

Admission to the BAMS and BHMS courses are done on the basis of Entrance examination conducted by the Association of Private Homoeopathic Medical Colleges of Jharkhand in the month of May. BPT admissions are done based on the score of entrance exam conducted by VBU in September. Application form along with the prospectus can be obtained from the University on payment of INR 1000 (INR 750 for SC/ST) as application fee.

Note: Candidates interested in MBBS degree must have completed the age of 17 before December 31 of the admission year to be eligible for admission

University offers B.Tech. in various specializations, the duration of which is four years.VBU also accepts admission in second-year Lateral entry under the similar specializations for the duration of three years.

Candidates appeared in 10+2 board examination with Science and Mathematics from any recognized university or equivalent board, will be considered eligible to apply in B.Tech program. To accomplish the eligibility of B.Tech Lateral entry the candidates need to hold a Polytechnic Diploma in the relevant discipline.

Admission to the B.Tech course will be done on the basis of score obtained in JCECE or JEE Main.

VBU offers MD, MS and MDS at the postgraduate level. Duration of MD, MS and MDS programs are three years. A graduate in MBBS/BDS with minimum 50% marks can apply for MS/MD and MDS respectively.  In order to seek admission in both of the PG level medical courses, the candidates have to appear in NEET entrance exam, conducted by NBE.

Minimum eligibility for all the postgraduate courses is a bachelor’s degree in the respective field. Admission to programs like MA, M.Com, M.Sc are offered on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination only. While Admission to M.Tech is through the PG entrance examination conducted by the Government of Jharkhand or through GATE .

MBA brochure and application form is available at the university for INR 1000/- (INR 750 for SC/ST). M.Sc Environmental Science application form is available for Graduate (10+2+3) /MBBS/B.Tech candidates with minimum 50% marks For INR 1000/- ( INR 750 for SC/ST/DA). Application form for a Dual degree in M.Sc Biotechnology+ Forensic science or Food quality assessment & food technology will be available from May until June for INR 1000/- (INR 750 for SC/ST).

Key Points:

• Application form for MBA (Evening) program can be downloaded from VBU’s official website or can be obtained from the campus on payment of INR 1000 as application fee. 
• The application form for MCA program can be filled online or offline on payment of INR 1000 (INR 500 for MCA (Int.)).
• M.Sc (Biotechnology) application form can be obtained from VBU campus on payment of INR 650 or can be downloaded from the official website.

Vinoba Bhave University also offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses in several specializations. Duration for the M.Phil. courses is one and a half years and Ph.D. course is 3-4 years.

Admission under M.Phil. degree is done on the basis of marks obtained in the university entrance test.

For the M.Phil/Ph.D. course, a candidate must have obtained a Master’s degree in the subject or related field with at least 55% marks in aggregate. Candidates with good score in UGC NET or CSIR NET will be preferred during admission.

For Ph.D. every candidate needs to appear in the Doctoral Eligibility cum Entrance Test (DEET) which is conducted by the Vinoba Bhave University. Qualifying DEET is a mandatory requirement for enrolment, and until that stage the admission shall be treated as provisional.

• A candidate who has a minimum 5 years work experience (Teaching/Industrial/Research) may be given relaxation of 5% by the Vice-Chancellor for registration for Ph.D. programme.