BHU PET 2027: Notification Expected December, Eligibility, Cutoff and CAP-PG Counselling

BHU PET 2027 (Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test) is the gateway for admission to more than 140 postgraduate programmes at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi — one of India’s oldest and most prestigious central universities. Since 2022, BHU has been conducting its PG admissions through CUET PG (Common University Entrance Test – Postgraduate), organised by the National Testing Agency (NTA), followed by BHU’s own Centralised Admission Process for PG (CAP-PG). As of September 2026, the 2026 admission cycle has concluded its mop-up round, and the 2027 cycle is expected to begin with the CUET PG 2027 notification in December 2026.

• CUET PG 2027 Notification: The official CUET PG 2027 notification is expected in December 2026. In the 2026 cycle, NTA released the notification on December 14, 2025. Keep checking pgcuet.samarth.ac.in for the official announcement.
• CUET PG 2027 Exam Date: The exam is expected in March 2027 in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode, with 75 MCQs, 300 marks, and a 90-minute duration. In 2026, CUET PG was held from March 1 to April 1, 2026.
• BHU CAP-PG 2027 Registration: After the CUET PG 2027 result, BHU will open its own CAP-PG portal for preference-filling and seat allotment. In 2026, BHU CAP-PG registration opened on May 19, 2026 and closed on June 4, 2026.
• BHU CAP-PG 2027 Round 1 Allotment: Based on the 2026 pattern, Round 1 allotment for BHU PET 2027 is expected in the third week of June 2027. In 2026, Round 1 allotment was released in the third week of June 2026 across 140+ programmes and 4,000+ seats.

What is BHU PET 2027?

BHU PET stands for Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test. It is the common name for the PG admission process at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. BHU is a central university established in 1916 and is one of the largest residential university campuses in Asia. More than 30,000 students study across its main campus and affiliated institutes.

Since 2022, BHU has replaced its own standalone PET with CUET PG — the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate admissions conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). So when students say "BHU PET 2027", they are referring to a two-stage process: first, the CUET PG 2027 exam conducted by NTA, and then BHU’s own Centralised Admission Process for PG (CAP-PG) for seat allotment and counselling.

BHU offers more than 140 PG programmes across 16 faculties, including Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Education, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Agriculture, Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan (SVDV), and Engineering. More than 4,000 PG seats are available in total, making BHU one of the largest central university PG admissions available through a single entrance score.

The CUET PG 2027 exam will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) of 90 minutes with 75 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) carrying 300 marks. Each correct answer gives +4 marks and each wrong answer costs -1 mark. There is no separate General Test section from 2026 onwards — all 75 questions are subject-specific.

BHU PET 2027 Key Highlights