BHU PET 2021: The Banaras Hindu University is among the top universities in India which runs various UG and PG degree level course. The University fills PG seats through an entrance test which is known as BHU PET (Postgraduate Entrance Test). Aspirants who are willing to take admission in any PG course in the University must submit their application form to appear in the BHU PET of the said academic year. Candidates must check eligibility criteria before making application form. In this regard, you can find detailed information on BHU’s official notification.
Candidates who are aspiring to take admission in PG Course during the academic session 2021-22, should fill BHU PET 2021 application form before the prescribed due date. You can access relevant information about BHU PET application form, eligibility criteria, exam pattern & syllabus and important dates in this article below.
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Name of the Exam | BHU PET (Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test) |
Regulating Authority | Banaras Hindu University |
Mode of Registration | Online |
Eligibility Criteria | It may vary one course to another. Check eligibility criteria details below. |
Application form availability | February/March 2021 |
Date of Exam | May 2021 |
Examination mode | Offline i.e. Pen & Paper Based |
Participants colleges | Banaras Hindu University and its constituent colleges |
Number of PG Seats | 2582 |
The BHU will release BHU PET 2021 official schedule through online mode. The candidates can check the official schedule of the BHU PET exam 2021 here in the table below:
Event Name | Dates (Tentative) |
Commencement of BHU PET online registration | 2nd week of February 2021 |
Last date for registration | 2nd week of March 2021 |
Admit card release date | Last week of April 2021 |
BHU PET exam date | 2nd week of May 2021 |
Availability of answer keys | 1st week of June 2021 |
Result announcement | 2nd week of June 2021 |
Counselling process will start from | 1st week of July 2021 |
The candidates can check courses offered and number PG seats in the table below. However, the PG seats are subject to increase or decrease.
Name of the Faculty | Programmes | No. of Seats |
Faculty of Arts | Master of Arts (Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Marathi, Bengali, French, German, Nepali, Pali, Telugu, Linguistic, I.P.R, A.I.H.C.& Arch., Philosophy, History of Art) | 1298 |
Faculty of Commerce | Master of Commerce | 184 |
Faculty of Social Sciences | Master of Arts (Economics, Sociology, History, Political Sciences) | 184 |
Institute of Science | Master of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Geophysics, Bio-chemistry, Computer Science) | 381 |
Common subjects | M.A./M.Sc. in Home Science | 72 |
M.A./M.Sc. in Statistics | 51 | |
M.A./M.Sc. in Mathematics | 115 | |
M.A./M.Sc. in Psychology | 51 | |
M.A. in Psychology | 120 | |
M.A. in Geography | 60 | |
M.A./M.Sc. in Geography | 66 |
All the students who are looking for pursuing PG degree course offered by Banaras Hindu University must appear in the BHU PET exam. Candidates have to fulfil the basic eligibility requirements for the concerned course. Here candidates can check important tips with regard to BHU PET eligibility criteria:
Note: The candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria for the concerned subject for appearing in BHU PET 2021 exam. If any candidates found guilty of misleading the authority by hiding facts related to eligibility then his/her candidature will be cancelled at any stage of the admission process and appropriate action will be taken.
All the candidates who are fulfilling the eligibility criteria as mentioned above should keep following things in mind at the time of making BHU PET application form:
The information regarding exam pattern is an essential part of the preparation. Every aspirant should have basic information about exam pattern before appearing in the entrance test. Check the following information in respect of BHU PET exam pattern:
Candidates are suggested to read all the instructions given in the official notification and BHU PET Information bulletin before proceeding for applying online. Here candidates can check some of the important points with regard to the exam:
Applicants can avail answer keys of paper on official portal after entrance test. The answer keys will be available after the exam within two weeks’ time. It will be released in two stages. First the competent authority will issue provisional answer keys and later on, final answer keys will be released. During the provisional answer list, one can approach the concerned authority in case of any discrepancy in the answer keys. Candidates can match their answers with the help of official answer keys which will be helpful in assessing the BHU PET performance.
The Banaras Hindu University will prepare the BHU PET 2021 merit list on the basis of candidates’ performance in the exam. Accordingly, the BHU will release merit list on its official website which can be downloaded easily from the website. The merit will contain the name of the candidate, roll number, score, rank, and category etc.
Candidates should obtain the merit list from the website and keep the printout of the same for future reference. It is important to mention here that the merit list will be prepared on basis of candidates’ written exam performance, the category of the candidates and seat availability.
The Banaras Hindu University will follow the prescribed reserved rules for allotting the seats to the students in different courses. One can check the BHU PET reservation criteria below:
Categories | Reservation (in %) |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
OBC (excluding under creamy layer) | 27% |
Physically Challenged | 5% as per the following manner:
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Sports Quota seats | 6 seats each for science, arts and social science faculty and 2 for commerce stream. |
Paid Seats | Will be updated later |
BHU Employee Wards | 15% of Supernumerary seats |
Foreign Nationals | 15% out of supernumerary seats |
After the announcement of the BHU PET 2021 result, the Banaras Hindu University will invite eligible candidates for Counselling process. The shortlisted candidates must attend the counselling for getting admission in the desired course. Candidates should obtain allotment letter from the website and must report for counselling on scheduled date and time. The BHU PET Counselling will be held through online mode.
Candidates have to register online for participating in the counselling process. The university will publish separate notification for counselling. Candidates should keep ready all the original documents for the purpose of verification. Final admission will be granted to the aspirants on the basis of performance in the written exam, category of the candidate, verification of documents and seat availability in the concerned course.
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