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BHU BA Admission 2024: Fees, Eligibility, Application Form, Last Date

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Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons.}

Course Fees

Course Duration

3 Years

Tuition Fees

1.98 K

1 Year Fees

1.98 K

Total Fees

5.95 K

Detailed Fees

general

year	Tuition Fees	Total Fees
year 1	₹ 1982	₹ 1.98 K
year 2	₹ 1982	₹ 1.98 K
year 3	₹ 1982	₹ 1.98 K

Course Information

Course Details

BHU BA (Hons) admission 2024 is ongoing. The application portal is now active for admission to the BA (Hons) courses for the academic year 2024. The last date to complete the registration process is August 05, 2024. It must be noted that the subject preferences can be filled after the declaration of CUET UG 2024 results.

Check: BHU Admission 2024

Table of Content

BHU BA (H) Highlights
BHU BA (H) Admission Criteria
BHU BA (H) Admission Guidelines
BHU BA (H) Course Details
BHU BA (H) Fee Structure
BHU BA (H) FAQs

BHU BA (Hons) Highlights

BHU BA (Hons) courses consist of 6 semesters, with a duration of 3 years.
The specializations offered by the Faculty of Arts, BHU include Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, English, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology, History of Art, Philosophy, Linguistics, Geography, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, etc.
Specializations offered by the Faculty of Social Science, BHU include Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics, and Geography.
The minimum eligibility to apply is 10+2 or equivalent with at least 50% marks in aggregate.

BHU BA (Hons) Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be qualified with the following to be eligible to apply:

The applicant has to have passed 10+2 or an equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
The applicant must not be more than 22 years of age at the time of application.
For B.A. Hons. (Economics), the student must have had Mathematics as one of the subjects at 10 + 2.

BHU BA (Hons) Admission Criteria

Candidates seeking admission to BA (Hons.) in BHU have to appear for CUET (UG) 2024. They are required to opt for Section I A – Language Test - (Hindi or English) and Section III – General Test. Candidates who will not appear in both Sections will not be considered for admission. The selection will be based on the merit list released by the university. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of combined Score of Section IA +Score of Section III of CUET. Based on the merit obtained by a candidate in allotment of Honours subject under the B.A.(Hons) Social Sciences group following honors subjects would be made at the time of counseling: Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics, and Geography.

BHU BA (Hons) Application Process

Candidates applying for BA (Hons.) in BHU are required to apply for the CUET on the official website of NTA. The application process for CUET is as follows:

Candidates must visit the official CUET website at exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG.
Upon opening the website candidates will find the ‘Register’ tab, they must click on it.
After reading and understanding the information provided, candidates must hit the ‘Proceed’ button.
After this, candidates will be directed to the application form. Candidates must fill in the required details carefully.
After filling the necessary details candidates will have to upload important documents such as signature, photograph, marksheet, etc. Candidates must upload all the required documents.
Candidates need to pay the application fee at the time of submitting the form or else the Online Application Form will not be considered.
After submitting the fee, candidates print out the form and save a hard copy for future references.
Candidates can login to their portals for any new updates, college cutoffs and so forth.

Check More: BHU Cutoff

BHU BA (Hons) Entrance Exam

Admission to the BA program of BHU is will be done through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by NTA. The exam will be conducted in online mode as a computer-based test mode. The duration of the exam varies as per the course opted by the candidate.

CUET Question Paper consists of objective-type questions. Candidates can attempt the entrance test in 13 languages namely, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi, and Urdu. As per CUET Exam Pattern, CUET consists of the following four sections.

Section IA - 13 Languages
Section IB - 20 Languages
Section II - 27 Domain-specific Subjects
Section III – General Test

CUET Exam Pattern

Candidates appearing for CUET must know about all four sections. A brief description of the same is tabulated below:

Section	Subject/Tests	Number of Questions	Questions to be attempted	Duration
Section IA	13 Languages	50 questions (per language)	40 questions (per language)	45 minutes for each language
Section IB	20 Languages (Apart from Section IA)	50 questions (per language)	40 questions (per language)	45 minutes for each language
Section II	27 Domain-Specific Subjects	50 questions	40 questions	45 minutes for each subject
Section III	General Test	75 questions	65 questions	60 minutes

Check More: CUET Exam Pattern

BHU BA (Hons) Course Details

BHU BA (H) inclde a total of 35 specializations, under the faculty of Arts, and Social Sciences. The courses are mentioned below.

Faculty of Arts
Arabic	Bengali	Hindi
Marathi	Persian	Kannada
Pali	Sanskrit	Tamil
Telugu	Urdu	Nepali
Japanese	Chinese	English
German	French	Russian
History of Art	Tourism and Travel Management	Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology
Linguistics	Geography	Mathematics
Economics	Philosophy	Statistics
Faculty of Social Science
Economics	History	Political Science
Sociology	Psychology	Mathematics
Geography	Statistics	-

BHU BA (H) End Semester Examination

The courses are of 6 semesters, and of 3 years duration. The semester examination details are as mentioned below.

The end semesters are a timed Open Book Examination.
The total duration of the examination will be 4 hours.

The Question Paper will contain 08 questions out of which students have to answer any 04.
The question paper will be of 70 marks with each question carrying 17.5 marks.
Each question can be answered in up to 350 words.

BHU BA (Hons) Fees

The fee structure for the B.A courses is as mentioned below.

Fee Bifurcation	Fee Charged
Student Welfare Fund	INR 200
Cultural Activities & Literature	INR 170
Academic Assessment	INR 100
Campus Utility Fee	INR 100
Computer & Internet Fee	INR 100
Tuition Fee	INR 75
Library Fee / Alumni Activity Fee / Admission Fee	INR 50 (each)
Student Health Welfare Scheme	INR 350
Fac. Dev. & Extra Activities	INR 200
College Caution Money	INR 300
Total + Misc	INR 2,082

Check: BHU Courses & Fees

BHU BA (Hons) FAQs

Ques. What is the intake for the B.A courses in the various BHU campuses?

Ans. The course intake in the various campuses of BHU are as follows:

Faculty	Campus	Intake
Social Sciences	BHU Campus (Male and Female)	573
	Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (Female)	193
	AMPGC (Female)	383
	VKM (Female)	249
	VCW (Female)	210
	DAVPGC (Male & Female)	326
Arts	BHU Campus (Male and Female)	765
	Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (Female)	286
	AMPGC (Female)	383
	VKM (Female)	286
	VCW (Female)	412
	DAVPGC (Male & Female)	309

Ques. What documents should I be carrying at the time of BHU BA (H) admission?

Ans. Aside from the ‘call letter’ which you will receive if you are selected, you must carry the following documents:

Transfer Certificate
Migration Certificate
High School mark sheets and certificate/equivalent certificate
Intermediate (+2) mark sheets and certificate/equivalent certificate
CUET Admit Card/CUET Score Card
SC/ST/OBC Certificate
Certificate(s) for 'Sports Seats'
Certificate of being the offspring of a present/past employee at BHU

Ques. What relaxation does BHU grant SC / ST / OBC candidates for BA (H) admission?

Ans. There are several concessions granted. Some such relaxations include:

There is no minimum requirement for eligibility for SC and ST candidates.
A 5% relaxation in marks is granted to OBC and PwD candidates to fulfill the eligibility criteria.
There is an age relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit for candidates belonging to SC / ST categories and 3 years in upper age limit for candidates belonging to OBC category for admissions.
To qualify the UET, candidates from SC and ST categories should achieve at least 25% of the marks achieved by the Topper of the examination.

Ques. Does BHU reserve seats for special categories for BA (H) admission?

Ans. Yes, the reservation of seats is as follows:

Category	Reservation
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC	27%
EWS	10%
Persons with Disabilities	5% (on a horizontal basis)

Ques. How do I download my CUET Admit Card for admission to BA (Hons) at BHU?

Ans. The steps to download the Admit Card are as follows:

Visit the official website of CUET – cuet.samarth.ac.in.
Click on Admit Card.
In the newly opened web page, fill in your email ID or registration number.
Download the Admit Card.

Placement

Highest Placement	₹ 1.2 Crore
Average Placement	₹ 23.1 Lakhs
Top Companies

2022

Courses	General	SC	ST	EWS	OBC NCL
BA Hons.	340	290	250	333	333

BHU, Varanasi NEET Cut-Off 2024

NEET cut off Round

Quota

20212018

Courses	General	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PC AI	PC HI	PC MD	PC OH	PC VI
BA Hons.	31220	14710	4236	914	4454	218	218	218	218	218

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Answered Questions

Banaras Hindu University - [BHU]: 67 answered questions

Why do students leave BHU?

Amita Santra

15 Nov 22

Although BHU has the best faculty and management, many students tend to leave BHU after a few days. They feel isolated and homesick. Also, the teachers have a lot of political influence. The administration does not let you take a stand for yourself. A lot of inter students riots take place here.

Also, BHU has a sustaining hierarchy and preferential treatment that seeps down to the education part as well. Ex-students become professors without external exposure. So they bring much lesser value in terms of ethics, fair marking, and admission system.

I think these are some minor reasons why students keep leaving BHU after admission.

What is the hostel fee at BHU including mess charge and everything?

Payal Gupta

16 Feb 23

Firstly, the hostel fees at BHU vary from course to course. So all I can do is give you a rough estimate through the information I got from my sister who pursued B.Sc from BHU.

Hostel Fees

1st semester stood: INR 2666
2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th semester: INR 1290 (regular fee and hostel fee both)
3rd, 5th, and 7th: INR 3190 (regular fee and hostel fee)

Mess Charges:

INR 40 for a simple diet
INR 60 for special
INR 80 for chicken

Usually, there are 2 diets a day and on Sundays, there is only one diet. But the Sunday meal is special so it is counted as a double diet. So the approximate price stands at INR 80-100 per day.

If you skip the meal or go home then you can tell Mess Maharaj and you won’t be charged.

What are the cutoff marks for BSc maths (hon) in BHU?

Tajas Mishra

19 Jul 22

BHU cutoff for the BSc Maths group is around 224 (general category). Here is the cutoff for 2020-21.

Category	FMC	MMV
General	224	203
OBC	207	194
SC	127	112
ST	82	78
EWS	209	189
PC	22	12
EMP	6	8

Try to score above 200, to get a shortlist. Naturally, the cutoff varies each year.

What is the Paid Seat system at Banaras Hindu University (BHU)?

Abhishek Nigam

15 Nov 22

There are 2 types of seats in BHU:

Regular seats
Paid seats

For the regular seats you need to pay minimal fees.

For the paid seats, you have to pay an additional fee apart from the regular fee.

If your rank is near the cutoff, then BHU offers paid seats to give you a second chance provided that you pay an additional fee. There are around 10% paid seats in every faculty.

You have to apply separately at the time of counseling. Attend the counseling session to fill in your choice of combination. If your name appears in the list of 10% of students you can get admitted to the university after paying the fees and additional amount.

This amount gets revised every year. Visit the university’s official website for more information.

How many marks have been necessary to take admissions in the BHU (math)?

Vishal Kumar

15 Nov 22

The BSc (Maths) entrance exam is BHU is one of the easiest exams. You can score fairly good marks by just going through your 12th-grade Maths, Physics, and Chemistry books. Study Chemistry from NCERT book. A thorough study of the following chapters will get you good marks:

Biomolecule
Polymer
Animes
Chemistry in everyday life

The questions in the entrance exam are mostly based on direct concepts or formulas.

As far as the number of marks necessary is concerned, there is no fixed digit. But at least attempt 70 questions without mistakes. This means you need to score at least 210 marks out of 450. However, this number keeps changing based on the pattern of the question paper.

Which is better BHU or AMU?

Sakshi Tripathi

15 Nov 22

BHU and AMU are sister concerns. Both institutes carry forward the same legacy so I don’t think they are comparable.

People usually want to believe that these biased universities will divide Hindus and Muslims and worsen their relations. But that’s not the case.

Both universities are loyal to their cause- Education.

As an AMU student, my sister loves her university. She has never visited BHU but she is sure BHU students love their university equally as well.

So I don’t think the two universities stand a chance of comparison when they both are equally good.

Which is better BHU or DU?

Anumita Sinha

13 May 22

To say, one of these is better than the other will be an oversimplification. You should choose BHU or DU based on the course you are interested in. Here is a streamwise comparison of DU and BHU.

Arts - For English and Economics, DU is better. BHU courses are better for Sanskrit, Hindi, Geography, and Philosophy. For the rest of these subjects, these institutes are at a similar level.

Science - BHU is slightly ahead for most of the science stream.

Commerce - For commerce courses, DU is definitely better.

Engineering - It won’t be fair to compare IIT BHU with DU. The former is way ahead of the latter.

Management - FMS is a tier 1 B-School and arguably the best non-IIM school in the country. IMS BHU ranks nowhere near FMS.

Law - For law degrees, DU has a slight advantage because of its location.

Medical - IMS BHU is one of the best medical institutes in the country.

Academics are more or less the same at BHU and DU. However, big names like St. Stephens, SRCC, LSR, etc. are a little ahead of BHU in terms of teaching quality. BHU offers better research facilities, especially for science courses. DU is way ahead of BHU in terms of corporate jobs and civil services.

BHU offers a better campus experience compared to DU. But if we talk about location, choosing a metropolitan city, Delhi will be more advantageous. You will have greater exposure and opportunities

The video comprises a comparative analysis of both universities

If you are getting into one of the top colleges at DU. You should go for it. If you are getting an average college, it’s still better to prefer DU for Commerce, Economics and English. BHU science faculty is good. If you are interested in a Science degree, you can choose BHU.

Hows the hostel life at BHU?

Ashok Sinha

19 Jul 22

BHU offers an enviable hostel life. The hostels are within walking distance from class, library, hospital, playground, gym, and pool. There are 24*7 WiFi facilities available on campus. BHU hostel fees are nominal. Students are required to pay around INR 4500 per year.

Many events and festivals are celebrated in the hostel. What makes the BHU hostel experience more special is the people. You will get to share your experience with people from different social backgrounds. Memories of arranging events together, the adrenaline rush of the night before examination, 2 am walks on the campus, you will get to make many such unforgettable memories.

Is BHU better for UPSE preparation

Sneha Kumari

10 Nov 22

Banaras Hindu University or BHU is not just better but it’s the best for UPSC preparation. There are many examples of students passing the UPSC exam from this university. One such example is Sachin Kumar. He was a student of MA (Political Science) and managed to top the CAPF exam without any extra tuition. His delegation combined with the university’s quality education helped him climb the ladder.

I have mentioned some pros of the university to explain why you should go for BHU:

Hostels- The best thing about BHU has to be its amazing hostels with great facilities and surrounded with lush green beauty. The ambiance is perfect for the preparation of any kind of exam. The AND hostel is one of the best. The hostels are extremely affordable around INR 80 per month.
Facilities- Every resident of the hostel can easily access the classes, food, playground, gym, pool, and other facilities. Free Wi-Fi facility is also available 24/7.
Social activities- The hostels at BHU celebrate all the festivals which bring together students from different communities. This helps develop an emotional bond and makes hostel life memorable.

All in all, BHU is the right choice for UPSC preparation. You will not regret your decision.

How is the life at BHU?

Sumit Chetri

29 Aug 22

BHU offers a vibrant campus life. Many cultural events and extra-curricular activities take place around the academic year. You will hardly find a day without any such activities happening on campus.

The campus is huge and lush green. BHU offers excellent facilities to students such as the university library, many cafeterias, various clubs, etc. Food offered at the mess is average. IIT offers better food in comparison. Bus services are available for students. Having a personal bi-cycle, scooter, or bike will be helpful, in commuting.

The academics offered by BHU are good and the professors are helpful. The examinations are easy in general but you will have to put in extra effort, to secure good placements.