BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan: seats, fee and eligibility
BHU offers 24 seats in Acharya in Jain Darshan for 2026-27. Admission is through CUET PG paper ACQP10, and the fee in the department is Rs. 1,000 per semester.
BHU admission 2027Coming soon
BHU has not released its 2027 admission prospectus yet. The official notification is expected soon, and this page will carry the 2027 seats and fees the day it is out.
- CUET UG 2027: CUET UG 2027 Registration Expected in First Week of January
- CUET PG 2027: no registration date is announced yet; the NTA notification is expected soon.
- NCET/ITEP 2027: no registration date is announced yet; the NTA notification is expected soon.
Below is how 2026-27 went: seats, fees, eligibility and tests of the last cycle. It is the latest official base to plan for 2027.
Acharya in Jain Darshan eligibility
For NEP-based Graduates Shastri (Honours) in Jain Darshan, with a minimum of 50% of the total credits earned in the Jain Darshan at the Bachelor's programme with an aggregate of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. OR Bachelor degree (Honours) in Sanskrit as the major subject, with a minimum of 50% of the total credits earned in Sanskrit at the Bachelor's programme with an aggregate of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. For Non-NEP Graduates Shastri/ Shastri (Honours) in Jain Darshan, with an aggregate of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. OR Bachelor degree (Honours) in Sanskrit or studied Sanskrit in all the semesters/ years with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA.
Entrance test and selection
Admission is on the CUET PG score in paper ACQP10, followed by registration on the university's allotment portal.
Acharya in Jain Darshan seats 2026-27
Of the 24 seats, 7 are kept for BHU graduates under institutional preference and 17 are open to everyone. Another 3 extra seats are for children of employees.
Seats by category, all campuses together
| UR | SC | ST | EWS | OBC | Total | PwBD, within the total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
Seats at each campus and college
| Where | Fee | BHU graduates | Open | Ward | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR | SC | ST | EWS | OBC | PwBD | UR | SC | ST | EWS | OBC | PwBD | |||
| Department of Buddha and Jain Darshan | Rs. 1,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Department of Buddha and Jain DarshanPaid fee seats | Rs. 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
UR: unreserved. PwBD seats are counted inside the other five categories, so the seats of a row are UR + SC + ST + EWS + OBC. Ward seats are extra seats for children of employees and are not part of the total.
Acharya in Jain Darshan fee 2026-27
| Where | Seat type | Fee as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Buddha and Jain Darshan | Regular | Rs. 1,000 |
| Department of Buddha and Jain Darshan | Paid | Rs. 2,500 |
In the department the fee is per semester, so the 4 semesters come to Rs. 4,000 at this rate (4 x Rs. 1,000), if the university does not revise it midway.
Fees against a department, the Mahila Mahavidyalaya or the South Campus are per semester; fees against a college are per year. Hostel and mess charges are separate.
Acharya in Jain Darshan cutoff 2025
In Round 1 of 2025 the unreserved closing score was 25. A closing score is the lowest CUET PG score that was allotted a seat in that round.
CUET PG 2025, Round 1: closing score by category
| Where | Quota | UR |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Buddha and Jain Darshan | Non-BHU quota | 25 |
CUET PG 2025, Round 2 (last regular round)
CUET PG 2025, Round 2: closing score by category
| Where | Quota | UR |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Buddha and Jain Darshan | Non-BHU quota | 25 |
All BHU cutoffs, every round and category
How seats are reserved and how a tie is broken: BHU admission rules.
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Questions about BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan
How many seats are there in BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan?
24 seats in 2026-27. 7 are kept for BHU graduates.
What was the cutoff for BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan in 2025?
In Round 1 of 2025 the unreserved closing score was 25. This is the lowest CUET PG score that was allotted a seat. Scores of the reserved categories and of the later rounds are in the table on this page.
What is the fee for BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan?
Rs. 1,000 per semester in the department, as printed for 2026-27. Over 4 semesters that is Rs. 4,000 at the same rate.
Which CUET PG paper is needed for BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan?
Paper code ACQP10. Merit is drawn on the CUET PG score in this paper, and seats are allotted through the university's CAP-PG portal.
What is the eligibility for BHU Acharya in Jain Darshan?
For NEP-based Graduates Shastri (Honours) in Jain Darshan, with a minimum of 50% of the total credits earned in the Jain Darshan at the Bachelor's programme with an aggregate of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. OR Bachelor degree (Honours) in Sanskrit as the major subject, with a minimum of 50% of the total credits earned in Sanskrit at the Bachelor's programme with an aggregate of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. For Non-NEP Graduates Shastri/ Shastri (Honours) in Jain Darshan, with an aggregate of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. OR Bachelor degree (Honours) in Sanskrit or studied Sanskrit in all the semesters/ years with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA.
Compare this course across Central Universities
BHU is the only Central University that offers Acharya Jain Darshan under this name.
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Cutoff figures are from the university's own cutoff lists.
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