Banaras Hindu University (BHU) B.Ed. (Social Science and Humanities) 2026-27

All BHU courses / PG courses

BHU offers 59 seats in Bachelor of Education (Social Science and Humanities) for 2026-27, across 3 campuses and colleges. Admission is through CUET PG paper COQP04, and the fee in the department is Rs. 2,500 per semester.

Department

Department of Education

Faculty

Faculty of Education

Duration

2 years (4 semesters)

Type

Professional Program

CUET PG paper

COQP04

Seats

59

Fee

Rs. 2,500 per semester

Programme code

PG0568

B.Ed. (Social Science and Humanities) eligibility

Bachelor Degree and/or in the Master Degree with at least 50 % marks in either of the degree. Note: I. A candidate must have studied at least one School subject Economics, History (or AIHC & Arch.), Geography, Political Science (or Civics), Home Science, commerce at the graduation level or post- graduation as a main subject. II. The main subjects are those whose marks contribute to the aggregate in the final (degree) marksheet and the subjects have been studied at least for 2-years in the graduation/post-graduation level. III. The issue of equivalence with respect to different degrees shall be determined by the Admission Committee of the Faculty of Education. Candidates with at least fifty percent marks either in the Bachelor's Degree and/or in the Master's Degree in Sciences/Social Sciences/Humanities/Commerce, Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics with 55% marks or any other qualification equivalent# thereto are eligible for admission to the program. A candidate must have studied at least one School subject* at the graduation level or post-graduation as a main subject**. Note: ⮚ #The issue of equivalence with respect to different degrees shall be determined by the Admission Committee of the Faculty of Education. ⮚ The school subjects are: Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Science (Physics and/or Chemistry), Biology (Zoology and/or Botany), Mathematics, Economics, History (or AIHC & Arch.), Geography, Political Science (or Civics), Home Science, Statistics, Commerce, Education and Computer Science. ⮚ In the B.Ed.-Special-V.I.&H.I., there shall be four groups, viz; (A) Languages (B)Science (C)Mathematics and (D) Social Science and Humanities. A candidate to be eligible for particular group should have studied at least any one subject at graduation level (at least for two years)/ post-graduation level as a main subject** ⮚ **The main subjects are those whose marks contribute to the aggregate in the final (degree) mark sheet and the subjects have been studied at least for 2-years in the graduation / post-graduation level. NOTE: a) Exercise of the choice of the group according to his/her eligibility qualifications is the responsibility of the candidate. The candidate appearing for the B.Ed.-Special Education entrance test will have to choose only one group and will have no option to change his/her subject group if once allotted. Choosing subject group not commensurate with eligibility and/or appearing in the test in subject group not opted for, will disqualify the candidature at any stage. Choice once exercised in the application form is final. b) B.Ed.-Special Education is a Teacher Education Programme for preparing teachers for teaching special needs children, such as, Children with Visual Impairment and Hearing Impairment. However, the Faculty will run two specialties, viz., Visual Impairment (V.I.) and Hearing Impairment (H.I.) IMPORTANT NOTE for B.Ed./B.Ed.-Special Education: 1. If a candidate applies for B.Ed. course only, he/she would not be considered for B.Ed.-Special program. Similarly, a candidate applying for B.Ed.-Special Education course only would not be considered for admission to B.Ed. course. Therefore, a candidate desirous to be considered for admission in either of the two courses, that is B.Ed. and B.Ed.- Special Education, he/she will be required to make separate application for both the courses. 2. Though there will be a Common Entrance Test for B.Ed. and B.Ed.- Special Education for each of the four groups (Languages, Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences/ Humanities), separate merit list for B.Ed. and B.Ed-Special Course would be prepared (containing the candidates who have applied for the two courses separately) and counseling for admission to the afore said courses would be conducted independently. 3. As B.Ed. program runs at three locations (Faculty of Education, Kamaccha, Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat and Arya Mahila PG College, Chetganj). Admission shall be made on the basis of merit of the candidate (in the entrance test) and choice/ preference for location given by him/her at the time of Counseling and his/her eligibility for the course. 4. Reservation of seats and other facilities will be as per University rules. In case of smaller number of seats, the Admission Committee of the Faculty will have the right to allot seats for reserved categories so that as far as practicable all the reserved categories get their reservations out of the total seats.

Entrance test and selection

Admission is on the CUET PG score in paper COQP04, followed by registration on the university's allotment portal.

The same paper (COQP04) also counts for: B.Ed. - Special Education (HI) Social Science and Humanities, B.Ed. - Special Education (VI) Social Science and Humanities.

B.Ed. (Social Science and Humanities) seats 2026-27

Of the 59 seats, 0 are kept for BHU graduates under institutional preference and 59 are open to everyone. Another 7 extra seats are for children of employees.

Seats by category, all campuses together

Seats at each campus and college

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.

B.Ed. (Social Science and Humanities) fee 2026-27

In the department the fee is per semester, so the 4 semesters come to Rs. 10,000 at this rate (4 x Rs. 2,500), 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.

B.Ed. (Social Science and Humanities) cutoff 2025

In Round 1 of 2025 the unreserved closing score ran from 114 to 156, depending on the campus, college and quota. 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

All BHU cutoffs, every round and category

How seats are reserved and how a tie is broken: BHU admission rules.

More courses in the Faculty of Education

M.Ed.M.Ed. (Special Education - V.I.)MA EducationB.Ed. (Language)B.Ed. (Science)B.Ed. (Mathematics)B.Ed. - Special Education (HI) LanguageB.Ed. - Special Education (HI) ScienceB.Ed. - Special Education (HI) MathematicsB.Ed. - Special Education (HI) Social Science and HumanitiesB.Ed. - Special Education (VI) LanguageB.Ed. - Special Education (VI) ScienceB.Ed. - Special Education (VI) MathematicsB.Ed. - Special Education (VI) Social Science and Humanities

Questions about BHU B.Ed. (Social Science and Humanities)

Cutoff figures are from the university's own cutoff lists.