BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021: Educational Qualification, Marks, Age

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Banaras Hindu University will release the BHU PET 2021 eligibility criteria along with the official notification brochure. The eligibility criteria of BHU PET 2021 is decided by the admission committee. The BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021 is the minimum academic qualification and age required for a candidate to be eligible for admission to Banaras Hindu University. It must be noted that BHU PET 2021 eligibility criteria differs for each postgraduate programme. Before filling the application form of BHU PET 2021, the candidates must check the BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021 to see if they are eligible to apply for admission. If a candidate fails to meet the BHU PET 2021 eligibility criteria, they will not be eligible for admission even after passing the Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test. Only those candidates who match the BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021 and have passed the entrance examination can take admission in various PG programmes offered by Banaras Hindu University. For more information read this article on eligibility criteria of BHU PET 2021.

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Faculty of Arts

Candidates seeking admission to M.A programmes in subjects such as Hindi, English, Bengali, Sanskrit, German, Arabic, French, Marathi, Persian, Urdu, Telugu, Pali, History of Art, Linguistics and Philosophy have to meet the following BHU PET 2021 eligibility criteria set by the faculty of arts.

• Applicants must have completed their graduation in B.A. with a minimum 50% aggregate excluding subjects which require only passing marks according to the BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021.

• The candidates must have studied the subject in their undergraduate course for which they have applied for. Candidates can check the table given below to know the BHU PET 2021 eligibility criteria for these respective courses.

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Faculty of Arts

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Faculty of Social Sciences

To get admission to the Faculty of Social Sciences which offers various M.A. courses in History/ Sociology/ Economics/ Political Science/ Psychology, candidates have to meet the BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021 given below.

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Faculty of Social Sciences

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Faculty of Commerce

Candidates seeking admission to various M.Com. courses offered by the Faculty of Commerce of Banaras Hindu University must have a Bachelor’s degree in B.Com/B.Com (Hons.) or B.Com (Hons.) Financial Markets Management. They also must have a minimum aggregate of 50% excluding those subjects which only require passing marks.

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Institute of Science

Candidates who wish to get admission in various courses such as M.Sc in Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Computer Sciences, Biochemistry, Geology, Geophysics must satisfy the eligibility criteria laid down by the Institute of Science. The required BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021 is given below.

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in B.Sc./ B.Sc. (Hons.) with a minimum 50% aggregate.

• The candidates must have studied the subject(s) in the qualifying exam for each course in M.Sc. The eligibility criteria of such subjects for each course is given below.

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Institute of Science

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development

Banaras Hindu University offers admission to various M.Sc programmes such as Environmental Sciences (Ecological Science), Environmental Sciences (Earth and Atmospheric Science) and Environmental Sciences (Environmental Biotechnology). To match the BHU PET eligibility criteria 2021 of Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, candidates must have a degree in B.Sc Hons./ B.Sc/ B.Sc Hons. Agriculture/ MBBS/ B.Pharm/ B.E/ B.Tech or an equivalent degree in undergraduate course offered by Banaras Hindu University with at least a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Institute of Agricultural Sciences

The Institute of Agricultural Sciences offers eligible candidates admission to various M.Sc course in various subjects such as Agriculture, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Extension Education, Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Mycology and Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Plant Physiology, Soil Science and Agricultural Economics. To take admission in any of these M.Sc programmes, candidates have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria -

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 – Institute of Agricultural Sciences

BHU PET Reservation Criteria 2021

As per the BHU PET 2021 reservation criteria, candidates belonging to SC/ST categories do not have to score any minimum percentage in the qualifying examination. Candidates of OBC categories are given a 5% relaxation in minimum aggregate to be scored in the qualifying test. The table given below consists of the percentage of seats reserved for candidates belonging to reserved category.

BHU PET Reservation Criteria 2021

BHU PET Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Key Points

• Candidates who belong to reserved category have to present their category certificate during the admission process.

• Candidates who are in the last year of their graduation course can also apply for BHU PET 2021. In such cases candidates have to present the original mark sheet on the counselling day. If candidates fail to produce the mark sheet by the submission date, then their candidacy for admission will be cancelled without any fees refund.

• If a candidate's mark sheet does not show the equivalent percentage of marks then they have to get a certificate of conversion from their respective institution which mentions the converted percentage or formula of conversion from grade points to numerical.

• Candidates have to submit the photocopies of both sides of degree/grade sheet if in case it mentions the equivalent percentage or conversion formula of grade sheet.

• During counselling, the grace marks given to the candidates in the qualifying examination will also be taken into account by the university. The final mark sheet of candidates will only be used to calculate the aggregate marks. However, if there are more than one type of final mark sheet then total marks of three years will be taken in account to determine the aggregate. The marks obtained by candidates in subsidiary subjects will also be taken into account even if the final marks sheet is solely based only on Hons. subject.

• Candidates who have completed 10+2 courses from Madrasas approved by Jamia Millia Islamia are also eligible for admission to BHU.

• Candidates can apply for admission to various courses if they are eligible for each of them and the entrance test is being conducted on different dates.

• After taking admission to Banaras Hindu University, candidates are not allowed to pursue any other programme from other universities.

• Only the degrees and certificates which are recognized by Association of Indian Universities are considered equivalent degrees/certificates.

• The credibility of distance education degrees or certificates is decided by the Distance Education of Council of IGNOU. The candidates who are studying through a distance education programme are eligible for sitting in the exam, however they have to provide the certificates issued by Distance Education of Council of IGNOU.

• The supernumerary category includes the seats which are reserved for BHU employee wards, Sports seats, Paid seats and Foreign Nationals.

BHU PET Application Form 2021

Banaras HIndu University will release the BHU PET 2021 application form in the last week of January, 2021. Candidates must check the eligibility criteria of BHU PET 2021 before filling the application form. To fill the BHU PET application form 2021, candidates need to enter their personal details such as candidate's name, mobile number, category and address. They also need to upload their official documents. The candidates must submit their BHU PET 2021 application form before the submission deadline. The information mentioned in the application form of BHU PET 2021 must be correct.