BHU M.Sc. Botany: seats, fee and eligibility
BHU offers 74 seats in Master of Science in Botany for 2026-27. Admission is through CUET PG paper SCQP07, and the fee in the department is Rs. 2,000 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.
M.Sc. Botany eligibility
For NEP-based Graduates Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Botany as the major subject, with a minimum of 50% of the total credits earned in Botany at the Bachelor's programme with an aggregate of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA, and must have studied Chemistry during the Bachelor's programme. For Non-NEP Graduates Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Botany or studied Botany in all the semester/years of Bachelor of Science degree with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA and must have studied Chemistry during the Bachelor's programme.
Entrance test and selection
Admission is on the CUET PG score in paper SCQP07, followed by registration on the university's allotment portal.
M.Sc. Botany seats 2026-27
Of the 74 seats, 16 are kept for BHU graduates under institutional preference and 58 are open to everyone. Another 10 extra seats are for children of employees.
Seats by category, all campuses together
| UR | SC | ST | EWS | OBC | Total | PwBD, within the total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 3 |
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 Botany | Rs. 2,000 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| Department of BotanyPaid fee seats | Rs. 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 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.
M.Sc. Botany fee 2026-27
| Where | Seat type | Fee as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Botany | Regular | Rs. 2,000 |
| Department of Botany | Paid | Rs. 27,000 |
In the department the fee is per semester, so the 4 semesters come to Rs. 8,000 at this rate (4 x Rs. 2,000), 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.
M.Sc. Botany cutoff 2025
In Round 1 of 2025 the unreserved closing score ran from 169 to 180, 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
| Where | Quota | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Botany | BHU quota | 169 | 139 | 154 | 71 | 81 | - |
| Department of Botany | Non-BHU quota | 180 | 158 | 159 | 126 | 117 | 39 |
| Department of Botany | Paid, Non-BHU quota | 174 | 155 | 155 | 120 | 112 | - |
CUET PG 2025, Round 2 (last regular round)
CUET PG 2025, Round 2: closing score by category
| Where | Quota | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwD | Ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Botany | BHU quota | 167 | 139 | 139 | 71 | 81 | - | - |
| Department of Botany | Non-BHU quota | 175 | 158 | 154 | 119 | 114 | 39 | 67 |
| Department of Botany | Paid, Non-BHU quota | 173 | 155 | 150 | 116 | 102 | - | - |
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 M.Sc. Botany
How many seats are there in BHU M.Sc. Botany?
74 seats in 2026-27. 16 are kept for BHU graduates.
What was the cutoff for BHU M.Sc. Botany in 2025?
In Round 1 of 2025 the unreserved closing score ran from 169 to 180, depending on the campus, college and quota. 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 M.Sc. Botany?
Rs. 2,000 per semester in the department, as printed for 2026-27. Over 4 semesters that is Rs. 8,000 at the same rate.
Which CUET PG paper is needed for BHU M.Sc. Botany?
Paper code SCQP07. 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 M.Sc. Botany?
For NEP-based Graduates Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Botany as the major subject, with a minimum of 50% of the total credits earned in Botany at the Bachelor's programme with an aggregate of at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA, and must have studied Chemistry during the Bachelor's programme. For Non-NEP Graduates Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Botany or studied Botany in all the semester/years of Bachelor of Science degree with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA and must have studied Chemistry during the Bachelor's programme.
M.Sc. Botany at other Central Universities
25 Central Universities offer M.Sc. Botany, with 1,043 seats counted between them. Compare seats, fee and entrance of all 25
Allahabad 185 seatsHNBGU 114 seatsManipur Univ 80 seatsGGV 50 seatsCUO 38 seatsDHSGU 37 seatsCUP 35 seatsCUK 33 seatsMGCU 33 seatsNagaland University 33 seatsRGU 33 seatsCUK 30 seatsJMI 30 seatsMZU 30 seats+ 10 more
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