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BHU SET 2025 is expected to be conducted in May-June 2025, and the registration window will open in March 2025 (tentative). The exam is organized annually for students who wish to secure admission to these classes and pursue their education at BHU’s affiliated schools.
Admission to LKG, Nursery and Class 1 is done through an E-lottery system. Situated at the heart of the holy city Varanasi, Central Hindu (Girls/Boys) School is one of the oldest educational institutes in the country. Founded by noted freedom fighter Annie Besant in July 1898, the school is now a part of the Banaras Hindu University nucleus.
BHU SET 2025 Exam Date
BHU SET 2025 dates are yet to eb released by the official authorities, students can check the tentative dates for the BHU SET 2025 important events in the table given below.
| Events | Date (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| Availability of Online Application Form | March 2025 |
| Last Date for submission of Application Form | April 2025 |
| BHU SET 2025 Admit Card Release | May 2025 |
| BHU SET 2025 Exam Date | May-June 2025 |
| BHU SET 2025 Exam Results | June 2025 |
About BHU SET 2025
Banaras Hindu University organizes Banaras Hindu University School Entrance Test for students aspiring to get admission into Central Hindu Boys School and Central Hindu Girls School. Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, these schools have a glorious history of providing excellent education in Arts, Commerce, Home Science, Science, and Agriculture streams, ample sports, and extra-curricular activities to ensure all-around personality development of both boys & girls.
Highlights of BHU SET 2025
Candidates are advised to go through the summarized description of BHU SET given below to better understand the commencement of the exam.
| Exam Name | BHU SET |
| Full Form | Banaras Hindu University School Entrance Test |
| Conducting Body | Banaras Hindu University |
| Exam Level | University Level |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Number of Questions | 100 |
BHU SET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria defined by the organizing authorities carefully to avoid unwanted mistakes during the application. Every year the school admits girls and boys into classes VI, IX, and XI, for the next upcoming batch. The eligibility criteria for all of them are as follows.
For Class VI: 10 Years to 12 years age as on September 30, 2025, i.e. date of birth will not be before September 30, 2010, and after September 20, 2012, and passed class V examination from a school.
For Class IX: 13 Years to 15 years age as on September 30, 2025, i.e. date of birth will not be before September 30, 2007, and after September 30, 2009, and passed class VIII examination from a school.
For Class XI: 18 Years maximum age as on September 30, 2025, i.e. date of birth will not be before September 30, 2004, and passed class X examination from a recognized Board/University with the required percentage as stated.
For External candidates (coming through SET):
- 60% marks and above in class X marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for admission in Science Stream. 50% marks and above or equivalent grade is essential in each, Maths and Science as per KVS norms.
- 55% and above in class X marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for commerce.
- Class X passed for Arts stream.
In addition to the above a candidate (excluding SC/ST/OH) shall be eligible for admission to the above classes only if he/she gets a minimum of 33% in the School Entrance Test in which he/she is appearing. These criteria will also apply in case of the sons and daughters of the BHU employees and candidates belonging to SC/ST/Physically Challenged (OH) will be eligible for admission on securing 25% in aggregate as per KVS rules.
BHU SET 2025 Application Form
BHU SET 2025 application window is expected to open from March 2025. To apply for the BHU SET, log on to the portal created by the university. The link is also available on the BHU website. The entire application process for the session is completely online.
The candidates will need to pay the following set of a fee to apply.
| SC/ST | INR 200 |
| General | INR 400 |
The candidate must fill up the SET 2025 Application Form ONLINE as the printed Information Bulletin-cum-Application Form will not be sold by the University. After the candidate has filled up the application form online, he/she will have the following options for payment of the Application Processing/Entrance Test Fee:
- Online payment through credit card/ debit card through the payment gateway available on the Entrance test portal.
- Payment of Entrance Test Fee in Cash through “Challan” in any branch of HDFC Bank: After filling up the application form and its submission and selecting this mode for payment, the candidate can print the Challan from the entrance test portal. The printout of the challan will contain all necessary details of the candidate, bank account details of the Banaras Hindu University in which the entrance test fee will be deposited and the exact amount to be deposited. The candidate will be required to visit any branch of the HDFC Bank of his/her choice, where he/she will be required to deposit the requisite Fee amount to the Bank.
BHU SET 2025 Application Notes
The internal candidates appearing for the SET can avail of the option to appear as external candidates and are eligible for all of the facilities made available to the external candidates. Such candidates must fill in a separate form made available at the school counter.
- The regular students appearing for the Compartmental Examination will not be treated as regular students if they fail to pass the Compartmental Examination within two chances, i.e., July and March next.
- If a candidate wishes to apply for multiple streams in Class XI, the candidate will be required to submit separate application forms for each stream the candidate tends to apply for.
- Candidates possessing an NCC 'A' certificate will be awarded 3 extra marks. At the same time, tabulation of the final result provided they have already secured the minimum qualifying score in the Test.
- Candidates must ensure that they satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed by the BHU SET 2025 Notification before filling out the application form. The eligibility is subject to verification of all the original documents submitted and the marks sheet during counseling.
BHU SET 2025 Admit Card
BHU SET 2025 Admit Card will be available on the official website. The admit card or the hall ticket is a very important document. The admit card must be carried to the examination hall during or on the examination day. The candidate must also carry other essential documents like their ID cards and other important documents as mentioned on the admit card.
The administration shall e-mail the candidate the admit cards as per the information provided by the applicants in the registration form of the application. An SMS alert regarding the admit card update will also be sent based on the mobile number provided by the applicant. Therefore, all the candidates must provide the correct information (email address and phone number) in the application form.
Alternatively, candidates can download the admit cards from the BHU Entrance Test portal by providing the unique code allotted to them after successfully submitting the application form.
If an applicant cannot download the admit card from the portal, she/he should contact the Helpdesk of Central Hindu Girls' School Office at the earliest.
BHU SET 2025 Exam Pattern
BHU SET examination will be conducted offline using a pen and paper OMR-based format. The Question Booklet will be provided at the beginning of the test. The question paper will consist of 100 questions to be answered on the OMR sheet in the duration of 2 hours of the exam. The exam pattern varies according to the different levels of the entrance.
BHU SET Exam Pattern for Class VI
| Subject | Questions |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 20 |
| English | 20 |
| General Knowledge | 20 |
| Maths | 20 |
| Science | 20 |
BHU SET Exam Pattern for Class IX
| Subject | Questions |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 20 |
| English | 20 |
| History, Civics, GK | 20 |
| Maths | 20 |
| Science | 20 |
BHU SET Exam Pattern for Class XI
For Class XI, the test pattern is different based on the core subjects of the class applied for.
| Class XI (Biology) | Class XI (Mathematics) | Class XI (Arts and Commerce) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Questions | Subject | Questions | Subjects | Questions |
| Hindi | 10 | Hindi | 10 | Hindi | 15 |
| English | 10 | English | 10 | English | 15 |
| General Awareness | 5 | General Awareness | 5 | General Awareness | 10 |
| Physics | 25 | Physics | 25 | Basic Mathematics | 10 |
| Chemistry | 25 | Chemistry | 25 | History, Civics, Geography | 30 |
| Biology | 25 | Mathematics | 25 | Economics | 20 |
Important note: The above data has been based on the BHU SET 2017. It is possible that the pattern for BHU SET 2025 may differ from the above layout.
BHU SET 2025 Syllabus
For Class VI: The test question paper will be of class V standard comprising 100 MCQ of subjects: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Social Science and General Science.
For Class IX: The test question paper will be of class VIII standard comprising 100 MCQ of subjects: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Social Science and General Science.
For Class XI: The test question paper will be at class X standard comprising 100 MCQ of subjects -
- For Maths group: English, Hindi, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Gen. Studies.
- For Bio Group: English, Hindi, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Gen. Studies.
- For Commerce & Arts Group: English, Hindi, History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, General Maths and Gen. Studies.
BHU SET 2025 Result
BHU SET 2025 results for classes IX and XI will be declared on the official website in June 2025 after the exam is conducted in May-June 2025. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check their results by entering their roll number. Banaras Hindu Universitywill release the BHU SET 2025 merit list based on the results. Candidates who have been shortlisted in the merit list must participate in BHU SET 2025 admission process.
Steps to Check BHU SET 2025 Result
Candidates can follow the steps below to check BHU SET 2025 results.
- Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website of Banaras Hindu University.
- Step 2: Click on the 'Click Here' below the SET 2025 Result section on the homepage.
- Step 3: Enter the roll number in the designated box.
- Step 4: Click on the 'Search' button after entering the roll number.
- Step 5: Check and download the result for future reference.
BHU SET 2025 Cut Off
The BHU SET cut off is decided by its organizing body, Banaras Hindu University. The cut off is set in order to segregate and select eligible students who have cleared the same. The candidates can find the BHU SET 2025 cut off as soon as it declared by the authorities on the official website.
BHU SET Seats Available
The BHU SET seat availability and allocation will be based on the scores obtained by the candidates. Hence, candidates are advised to score well to secure a seat in the institution.
The seat distribution among various classes for which the BHU SET is conducted follows.
Central Hindu Girls School
| Class | No. of Seat |
|---|---|
| Class VI | 50 |
| Class IX | 20 |
| Class XI (Arts) | 17 |
| Class XI (Commerce) | 16 |
| Class XI (Maths) | 25 |
| Class XI (Biology) | 50 |
Central Hindu Boys School
| Class | No. of Seat |
|---|---|
| Class VI | 90 |
| Class IX | 104 |
| Class XI (Arts) | 12 |
| Class XI (Commerce) | 13 |
| Class XI (Maths) | 38+50* |
| Class XI (Biology) | 25 |
For Class XI Please Note:
- 25% of seats in each stream in class XI in the Central Hindu Boys’ School are reserved for candidates who compete through the School Entrance Test. In addition to the 25% seats in each stream in class XI in CHBS, 50* seats are reserved for Maths group only for external candidates except BHU Employee category through SET.
- In CHBS there is also a provision of 05 seats in each section of class XI only on the basis of merit after the cut off list of merit in the Paid Seat Category as per BHU UET/PET norms. (Maths group- 20 seats, Biology group- 10 seats, Commerce group- 5 seats, Arts group- 5seats)
- However, the possibility of the number of seats for external candidates in both schools and the above may increase depending upon the availability of seats after the admission of internal candidates.
Subject Combinations Available in Class XI
The subject combinations provided by the Central Hindu Boys' School and Central Hindu Girls' School are given below.
Central Hindu Boys' School
Science
- Maths Group
A1: 1. English Core; 2. Physics; 3. Chemistry; 4. Maths; 5. Computer Science.
A2, A3 & A4: 1. English Core; 2. Physics; 3. Chemistry; 4. Maths; 5. Hindi Core/ Sanskrit Core/ Physical Education. - Biology Group
B1: 1. English Core; 2. Physics; 3. Chemistry; 4. Biology; 5. Computer Science/ Agriculture
B2: 1. English Core; 2. Physics; 3. Chemistry; 4. Biology; 5. Hindi Core/ Sanskrit Core/ Maths/ Physical Education.
Commerce
E: 1. English Core; 2. Accountancy; 3. Business Studies; 4. Economics; 5. Maths/ Vocal Music/ Physical Education/ Computer Science/ Hindi Core/ Sanskrit Core.
Arts
F: 1. English Core/ Hindi Core; 2. Economics/ Psychology; 3. History/ Vocal Music/ Computer Science; 4. Political Science/ Sanskrit/ Maths; 5. Geography/ Physical Education.
Central Hindu Girls' School
Science:
- English Core
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Maths/ Biology
- Hindi Core/ Sanskrit Core/Computer Science/ Music (Vocal/ Sitar/Tabla).
Commerce:
- English Core
- Accountancy
- Business studies
- Economics
- Hindi Core/ Sanskrit Core/ Computer Science/ Music (Vocal/ Sitar/Tabla).
Arts:
- Hindi Elective/ English Elective
- History/ Physical Education
- Economics/Psychology/Home Science
- Political Science/Geography/ Painting
- Mathematics/ Computer Science/ English Core/ Hindi Core/ Sanskrit Core/Music (Vocal/Sitar/Tabla).
Note:
- One language (English/Hindi) is compulsory. A candidate may however offer for two languages simultaneously.
- The language may be offered at core/elective level. The same language however cannot be offered both at core and elective level.
- Choice of subject combinations shall be granted strictly on the basis of merit in ‘SET’ and subject to the availability of seats in the subject/combinations.
- For opting Maths (Science, Commerce, Arts) a candidate must have scored 50% and above marks or an equivalent grade in Maths in Class X.
BHU SET Helpdesk
In case of queries, candidates can reach out to the following.
Email: help@bhuonline.in
Address:
Central Hindu Girls' School Office,
Kamachha Rd, Kamaccha, Gurubagh,
Bhelupur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221010
Phone:
Chief Co-ordinator: 0542-2398710
Co-ordinator SET-2025: 8318906315, 9119933077
FAQs on BHU SET
Q: Who is eligible to appear for BHU SET 2025?
A: Eligibility for the BHU SET exam varies by class: For Class VI: Candidates should be between 10 to 12 years old as of 1st July 2025 and must have passed Class V from a recognized school. For Class IX: Candidates should be between 13 to 15 years old as of 1st July 2025 and must have passed Class VIII. For Class XI: Candidates should be between 15 to 17 years old as of 1st July 2025. For admission to Class XI, students must have passed Class X with the required subjects based on the stream (Science, Commerce, or Arts).
Q: How can I apply for BHU SET 2025?
A: The application process for BHU SET 2025 is online. Here are the steps: Visit the Official Website: Go to the official BHU SET admission portal. Register: Create a user account by filling in basic details like name, date of birth, and contact information. Fill the Application Form: Complete the application form with personal, educational, and exam-related details. Upload Documents: Upload required documents such as photographs, signatures, and educational certificates. Pay the Application Fee: Pay the application fee online through debit/credit cards or net banking. Submit the Form: After reviewing, submit the application and download the confirmation page for future reference.
Q: What are the important dates for BHU SET 2025?
A: Here are some tentative important dates for BHU SET 2025: Online Registration Start Date: March 2025 Last Date to Apply: April 2025 Admit Card Release Date: May 2025 BHU SET Exam Date: May-June 2025 Result Declaration: June 2025
Q: How can I prepare for BHU SET 2025?
A: Preparation for BHU SET 2025 requires a good understanding of the syllabus for the respective class. Here are a few tips: Understand the Syllabus: Make sure to familiarize yourself with the syllabus for the class you are applying for. Practice Past Papers: Solve previous year’s question papers to get an idea of the exam pattern and types of questions. Time Management: Practice time management by taking mock tests and working within the time limits. Focus on Key Subjects: For Class VI, focus on General Knowledge, Mathematics, and English. For higher classes, focus on your stream-specific subjects like Science, Commerce, or Arts.
Q: What is the counseling process after BHU SET 2025?
A: Once the results are declared, candidates who qualify the BHU SET 2025 will be invited for the counseling process. During counseling: Candidates can select their preferred school or stream (for Class XI). Necessary documents will be verified, and the final admission offer will be made. Candidates will be required to submit original documents (e.g., mark sheets, birth certificate) and pay the required fees to confirm their admission.
