Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Bananas Hindu University (BHU) offers an MBA program with 4 specializations. The duration of the BHU MBA program is 2 years.Bachelor Degree in any discipline OR equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks is the minimum qualification for admission to MBA program. Candidates need to appear in CAT exam for the admission in BHU MBA.For Admission in MBA/MBA -IB in Banaras Hindu University candidates need to be graduate with at least 50% marks. Admission process is as follows:

Admission to MBA will be based on Combined Merit acquired by a Candidate in CAT, Academic Record, Group Discussion and Interview.

1. Merit list of qualified candidates on the basis of CAT scores will be uploaded by BHU.
2. 50% weightage will be given to the CAT Score while calculating the merit for admission to the above Programs.
3. 20% weightage for academic records.
4. Qualified candidates will be called for group discussion and interview.
5. Group Discussion and Interview Score will be given 30% weightage.
6. Selected candidates will have to report to university with original documents for verification.
7. Non-appearance of the candidate in any of CAT , Group Discussion and Interview on the scheduled date shall disqualify him/her for admission.

Documents Required for Admission Procedure:

• Photo identity proof (Aadhaar Card / PAN)
• Self-attested copy of the CAT Scorecard.
• Self-attested copies of Mark-sheets of Class X, Class XII and qualifying examination (year wise Mark-sheets).
• Appearing Certificate from the Head of the Institution (in case if the candidate is appearing in the qualifying examination).
• Self-attested copy of Caste Certificate (if applicable).
• Self-attested copy of disability certificate (if applicable)
• Demand Draft of INR 2000/- (or for the amount to be mentioned through GD-PI call letter) in favour of the Registrar, Banaras Hindu University is payable at Varanasi as processing fee for GD PI.
• Marksheet of 10th and 12th
• Graduation mark sheet
• CAT scorecard
• Migration certificate (if applicable)

Application Process:

The application form can be filled and submitted online through the official website of BHU.

1. Visit http://bhuonline.in/
2. Click “Register Yourself”
3. Enter name, email id and contact number
4. Fill the required personal information
5. Enter academic detail and CAT scores
6. Upload scanned supporting documents
7. Upload scanned photograph and signature
8. Pay the application fee of INR 2000/- (INR 1000/- for SC/ST category) through Credit card, Net banking or ATM-cum-Debit card.
9. Submit the filled application form
10. Take the print out of submitted application form for further reference

Registration for BHU MBA has been started. Last date for submission of application form is January 25. Application fee of INR 2000 (INR 1000 for SC/ST category) should be paid via Net Banking/Debit/Credit Card.

Reservation criteria for the MBA program is 15% for SC,7.5% for ST,5% for PC and 27% for Non-OBC candidates.

Hi...

In order to be eligible for the CAT Exam, the candidate has to pass at least their Bachelor's degree with at least 50% (for General Category and for candidates from the NC-OBC caste). For SC/ST and Differently Abled (DA) candidates, the percentage required is 45%.

60 percentile does not fetch you good colleges even if you score 60 percentile because of high level competition. Even though the minimum cut off which IIMs require is 50 percentile ,but this cut off peaks above 90 percentile based on the application pool.

You as a  SC- candidate have to score about 90 percentile and ST- around 81 percentile.

This score is likely to increase with every passing year as more and more candidates apply under this category.

Colleges you can apply for are:

IIM Kozhikhode

MDI Gurgaon

IIM Indore

SJMSOM/NITIE

NITIE/SJSOM

SIBM Pune

IIM Shillong

DoMS, IIT DELHI

IIM Ranchi/IIM Trichy

IIM Trichy/IIM Ranchi

IIFT Kolkata

IIM Udaipur

IIM Rohtak

IMT Ghaziabad

IIM Kashipur

SCHMRD Pune

IIM Raipur

DoMs IIT Madras

IIT Kanpur

Being an SC/ST/OBC does not provide that much of an advantage to you. You still have to work hard.Competition has become really tough and nobody knows the last cutoff for top IIMs. It totally depends on the application pool.  Giving false hopes like I was getting. it's not easy for anybody to reach top!

Best luck...

Hi Divya, 

As you know that getting a seat in bhu for fms is not less then a hustle, people loses their chances even by 1 or 2 marks 

As you said you have scored 80 percentile in cat exam its a good score indeed but this time the cutoff percentile for fms bhu is around 84-85, so according candidates with that much percentile will going to get a call for gd and pi rounds.

I just wanna say don't lose hope and try for some other institutions as well as there are many good mba/padma institutions out there too.

Good luck. 

Hello Deepali,

Kindly mention your graduation details, too. Since you belong to NC-OBC category, there may be a chance that you can get accepted if you have fared well in GD-PI process. You don’t need to clear a CAT percentile cut off this year, so there’s no saying whether you are a sure shot admit. Rest assured you can hope for the best, as previously, people have been accepted at these scores.