Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test (BHU UET)

Banaras Hindu University conducts BHU UET entrance exam for admission to various undergraduate courses offered by the university including B.A., B.Sc., LLB and B.Com. The application form of BHU UET 2019 was released on February 10 and was same for all the the undergraduate courses. Applications were available in online mode only, and was allowed to be filled providing correct and verifiable data. The BHU UET 2019 application filling process include steps like registration, filling of personal, academic and communication details, and payment of application fee. A candidate can apply to multiple courses, but for each subsequent application additional fee will be charged, though at a reduced rate. Admission to various courses will be based on the performance of the candidate in BHU UET entrance exam, which will be conducted in both online and offline modes around various exam centres in India.

Candidates should go through the entrance text structure carefully, as it is different for different streams and is also course-specific in some cases. For example, the BHU UET for most exams under arts stream will be of 120 minutes duration, while for courses in BSc stream the test will be of 150 minutes. 

BHU UET B.A.

Candidates seeking admission to BA courses must meet the BHU UET eligibility criteria 2019 for B.A. programme given below to be considered for admission:

Eligibility Criteria  for admission to B.A. 

Academic qualification: The candidate must have scored a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in 10+2 or an equivalent exam.

• Age limit: The age of the candidate should not be more than 22 years as on July 1, 2019. The candidate should be born on or after 1 July 1997.

BHU UET B.Com

Candidates seeking admission to B.Com and allied courses need to meet the eligibility criteria for the programme as described below:

BHU UET 2019 Eligibility Criteria  for admission to B.Com. (Hons.)/ B.Com. (Hons.) Financial Markets Management

• Academic qualification:  The candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exam with minimum 50% marks with Commerce/ Economics/ Mathematics/ Finance/Financial Markets Management/Computer Science/Vocational courses as one of the subjects. The candidate should also have passed in the subject.
• Age limit: The candidate should not be more than 22 years as on 1 July 2019. The date of birth of the candidate should fall on or after 1 July 1997.

BHU UET B.Sc.

Candidates seeking admission to B.Sc and allied courses need to meet the eligibility criteria specified for that program, or else they will not be considered for admission. Please note that the eligibility criteria of BHU UET 2019 for science stream is divided into sub-groups like Bio Group and Maths Group, each with a different set of eligibility.

BHU UET Eligibility Criteria 2019 for B. Sc. (Hons.) - Maths Group

• Academic qualification: The candidate should have passed 10+2 or equivalent exam with minimum 50% marks with Physics, Mathematics, and any one of the following subjects: Chemistry, Statistics, Geology, Computer Science, Information Technology and Geography. The candidate must have passed each of these subjects individually.
• Age limit: The candidate should not be more than 22 years as on 1 July 2019. The date of birth of the candidate should fall on or after 1 July 1997.

BHU UET 2019 Eligibility Criteria for B. Sc. (Hons.) - Bio Group

• Academic qualification: The candidate should have secured a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in 10+2 or an equivalent exam with subjects Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with any one of the following subjects: Biology, Geology and Geography. The candidate must have passed in each of these subjects individually.
• Age limit: The candidate should not be more than 22 years as on 1 July 2019. The date of birth of the candidate should fall on or after 1 July 1997.

BHU UET B.A. L.L.B

BLAT Eligibility Criteria 2019 is given below for the reference of the candidate:

• Academic qualification: The candidate must have passed/be appearing 10+2 or equivalent exam with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. Candidates who are awaiting their results are also available.
• Age limit: The candidate should not be more than 20 years as on 1 July 2019. The date of birth of the candidate should fall on or after 1 July 1999.

BHU UET L.L.B

BHU LLB 2019 Eligibility Criteria 

• Academic qualification: The candidate must have passed B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com./ Shastri (at least 10+2+3 pattern) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate or must hold any other equivalent degree with minimum 50% in aggregate
• Age limit: The candidate should not be more than 30 years as on 1 July 2019. The date of birth of the candidate should fall on or after 1 July 1989.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

Application Fees

The application form of BHU UET 2019 was available in an online mode only and common for all the courses. Aadhaar details are mandatory for filling the BHU UET 2019 application, which will be open around the fourth week of January, except for candidates belonging to J&K, Assam & Meghalaya. Before filling the BHU UET application form, candidates must ensure that they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria or else the candidate will not be considered for admission. Candidates are allowed to apply to multiple programs but for each additional programme, the candidate has to pay an additional fee. 

Steps to fill the BHU UET 2019 application form

• Registration – The candidate will be able to register on the application portal using valid email id and mobile number
• Authentication of identity – In the next step, the candidates will have to fill an authentication form, where Aadhaar related details have to be entered. In case of candidates belonging to J&K, Assam and Meghalaya, they may enter any other identification like Passport or Driving licence. 
• Online application form entry and selection of course – Before entering choices, the candidates must ensure their eligibility.
• Uploading of photograph and signature – All uploaded documents must be in prescribed format only.
• Payment of application fee – Candidates have the option of paying the application fee either online – credit or debit card, or offline through “Challan” payment.

BHU UET B.A. L.L.B

BHU UET L.L.B

One thumb rule of exam preparation that all candidates need to follow is start their preparation early, at least a year in advance. It will give the candidate enough time to go through each and every topic in detail and also make tweaks to preparation plan if its goes off track. Alternately, if a candidate starts his/her preparation at the fag end, there would be too much pressure and too little time to do anything meaningful.

Useful BHU UET 2019 preparation tips

• Get familiar with the syllabus, otherwise you will get surprises on exam day which may not turn out well. Also, figure out what is in the exam pattern – mode of exam, question type and duration.
• Follow a study plan. It will make you more organized and also help you stay on the top of your preparation
• Take notes and use flash cards. These are found to be very useful strategies to aid memory and sharpen creative process. 
• Solve sample papers to get into the exam mode. By solving sample papers one would also get a true feedback on where one stands
• Do timely revision. It is a process that the candidate must make a part and parcel of the preparation process, as it will make life a lot easier. 
• Stay healthy – both mentally and physically, or else your faculties would not be functioning at their full potential which can affect the output.

BHU UET B.A.

As per the exam pattern of BHU UET 2019, the paper for B. A. can be attempted in either English or Hindi language, but not both. The courses offered under Arts stream is put under two categories – B.A. (Hons.) Arts and B.A. (Hons.) Social Sciences. To learn the exam pattern for each of these categories, refer the table below.

BHU UET Exam pattern 2019 for BA programme

As per the exam pattern of BHU UET 2019, the paper for B. A.can be attempted in either English or Hindi language, but not both. The courses offered under Arts stream is put under two categories – B.A. (Hons.) Arts and B.A. (Hons.) Social Sciences. To learn the exam pattern for each of these categories, refer the table below.

BHU UET 2019 Exam pattern for BA programme                                                                                                                                                                

BHU UET B.Com

Exam authorities will conduct one common exam for B. Com. (Hons.)/B. Com. (Hons.)-Financial Markets Management. The test will include one paper comprising of 150 multiple choice questions. Each question will carry three marks.

BHU UET 2019 Exam pattern for B.Com programmes

BHU UET B.Sc.

It is important that candidates appearing for the B.Sc. paper get familiar with the exam pattern of BHU UET 2019, as it will throw light into the structure of the exam – be it type and number of questions asked, marking scheme, and subject-combination. Please refer the table below for more details.

BHU UET 2019 Exam Pattern for B.Sc. Programme -   

BHU UET B.A. L.L.B

Candidates by going through the BLAT 2019 exam pattern will learn important details about the exam relating to types of questions asked, marking scheme, and test duration. These details will help the candidate plan for the exam accordingly.

BLAT Exam Pattern 2019                                                                                                                  

BHU UET L.L.B

Before starting one’s preparation, it is important that one goes through the BHU UET 2019 exam pattern at least once. It is because it will give key details about the exam – like the test comprises of multiple choice questions, information which can be used by the candidate for more effective preparation.

BHU LLB Exam Pattern 2019                                                                            

The admit card of BHU UET 2019 will be issued about a week prior to commencement of the entrance test. The BHU UET 2019 admit card is an important document that is required to take the entrance exam, along with Aadhaar card. The admit card will carry details like the address of the exam centre, time and date of exam, roll number and exam guidelines. Before downloading the BHU UET admit card 2019, the candidate needs to ensure that the details mentioned on it are correctly mentioned.

Information related to the loading of the admit card on the admission portal would also be intimated to the candidates through email/ mobile number. It is therefore recommended that candidates only use current mobile number and email id for registration.

The exam conducting body will release provisional answer keys of BHU UET 2019 tentatively a week or so after the conclusion of the entrance exam. The BHU UET 2019 answer keys will contain correct answers to the questions asked in the entrance exam, which can be used by the candidate to compare their responses with the official version. The candidate can thus calculate probable scores and access his/her chances of admission based of previous years cutoff. Candidates will have the option to raise objections to any key (s) in the provisional answer key if they deem it to be incorrect. The final answer key of BHU UET 2019 will be published after exam authorities examines all such objections. 

The result of BHU UET 2019 will be published by Banaras Hindu University around the first to second week  of June in an online mode. To check their results, the candidate will have to log-in to the result portal using their roll number and registration numbers. Upon successful log-in, the result of BHU UET 2019 will be displayed on the screen. Some of the details that would be displayed on the result includes – section wise and overall marks, overall and merit in the chosen category. 

BHU UET 2019 Merit list

Admission authorities will prepare course-wise merit lists based on the result of BHU UET for short-listing candidates for counselling and seat allotment. The merit list will include the rank of the candidate for the applied programme; generally higher the rank, higher is the chance of getting a seat (or higher preferred seat). Please note that the merit lists published for each course will further be category-specific, meaning there will be separate merit lists for General, OBC, SC, ST, PwD and Ward categories.

Banaras Hindu University will release the cutoff of BHU UET 2019 in the form of ranks after declaration of results. It will be prepared based on parameters like number of applications received for admission, sanctioned seat, category of the candidate. So, the BHU UET 2019 cutoff is likely to be different for different courses, and will also be category-specific.

The cutoff is usually the last rank for which admission is offered; it is therefore recommended that candidates score equal to or more than the cutoff to have a good chance at admission. Given below is the cutoff for the academic session 2018, which can be used by the candidate as a yardstick.

BHU UET 2018 Cut off Rank                             

Mode of Counselling: Offline

Candidates who will be short-listed after the result declaration can register for the BHU UET 2019 counselling process, which will be conducted in computerized mode. The allotment of seats will be done on the basis of the rank of the candidate and choices entered. The BHU UET counselling 2019 process would include the following steps: 

• Online option entry: In this step the candidate has to enter courses he/she would like to get admission into, seat type and location in the order of priority. The option entry will be open to only those candidates who have been issued counselling call letters. 
• Reporting at counselling venue: On the assigned day, the candidate has to be present in person at the counselling venue. The candidate have to undergo document verification post which provisional admission will be made. Admitted candidates have to next pay the admission fee.
• Submission of proof of payment of admission fee: Finally the candidate has to visit to the counselling venue again and submit the fee payment receipt.