The Banaras Hindu University announces Common Entrance Test for Admission to classes VI, IX and XI in the Central Hindu Girls’ and Central Hindu Boys’ schools. Application for the same can be submitted online till March 21, 2020. Check complete details on BHU SET 2020 such as eligibility criteria, selection process, application process, exam pattern and more from the page below.
BHU SET 2020 Important Dates
| Availability of Online Application Form on the Entrance Test Portal | 20th February 2020 |
| Last date for online submission of Application Forms | 21st March 2020 |
| Date of correction if any in online Application Form | 23rd to 28th March 2020 |
| Date of issuing of Online Admit Card | 11th April 2020 onwards |
| Dates of Entrance Test: | |
| Class XI Arts & Commerce | 01st May 2020 (Friday) (8 AM to 10 AM) |
| Class XI Biology | 02nd May 2020 (Saturday) (8 AM to 10 AM) |
| Class XI Maths | 04th May 2020 (Monday) (8 AM to 10 AM) |
| Class IX | 05th May 2020 (Tuesday) (8 AM to 10 AM) |
| Class VI | 06th May 2020 (Wednesday) (8 AM to 10 AM) |
| Provisional Answer Key has been uploaded to enable candidates challenge | 18th May 2020 |
| Candidates can register their challenge by | 8 PM of 23rd May 2020 |
| Final Answer key uploaded | 26th May 2020 |
| Tentative date of SET-2020 result declaration | 05th June 2020 |
| Dates of counselling/Admission for external candidates | 20th to 26th June 2020 |
Eligibility Criteria for BHU SET 2020
| For Class VI | 10 Years to 12 years age as on September 30, 2020 i.e. date of birth will not be before 30th September 2008 and after 30th September 2010 and passed class V examination from a school. |
| For Class IX | 13 Years to 15 years age as on September 30, 2020 i.e. date of birth will not be before 30th September 2005 and after 30th September 2007 and passed class VIII examination from a school. |
| For Class XI | 18 Years maximum age as on September 30, 2020 i.e. date of birth will not be before 30th September 2002 and passed class X examination from a recognized Board/University with the required percentage as under noted: |
| For external candidates (coming through SET): | |
| (i) | 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. |
| (ii) | 55% and above in class X marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for commerce. |
| (iii) | 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. |
Selection Process
| On the basis of the marks obtained in the Entrance Test Merit List will be drawn for admission in each class and the candidates will be given a seat in the concerned class strictly on the basis of the merit. In case of a tie the Banaras Hindu University Guidelines will be followed. |
| For admission in class VI, IX and XI, the candidates will have to come for counselling and they will be offered seats in the class/ subject combination of their choice strictly according to their merit ranking so long as the seats remain available. |
| The candidates for admission in class XI will have to exercise their choice combination immediately on the day of counselling. |
Entrance Test 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 2020 Application Process
| Interested candidates can apply online mode only. |
| Application Form for SET – 2020 is available on the BHU‟s entrance test portal (www.bhuonline.in). |
| The application form is to be filled up and submitted online. |
| Detailed instruction for filling up the application form, online payment of application fee and online submission is also provided on the BHU‟s entrance test portal. |
| Candidates have to scan their photo and signature as per instruction given in the portal and upload it. |
| After the candidate has filled up the application form online and clicks on the “CONFIRM‟ button, he/she will be provided with the following options for payment of application processing/test fee. |
Application Fee
| For SC/ST Category | Rs. 200.00 |
| For General Category | Rs. 400.00 |
| Mode of Payment | Online payment through credit card/ debit card through the payment gateway. |
| Cash through “Challan” in any branch of HDFC Bank |
BHU SET 2020 Admit Card
| The Admit Card will be e-mailed to the candidate at the email addresses provided by the candidate in the application form. SMS alert regarding issue of Admit Card on the mobile phone registered by the candidate will also be sent. |
| Therefore the candidates are advised to give correct e-mail addresses/ mobile phone numbers for correspondence while filling up the online application form. |
| Alternatively, Candidates can download the ADMIT CARD from the BHU Entrance Test Portal (www.bhuonline.in) by providing the unique code allotted to them at the time of online submission of application form. |
| If a candidate is unable to download the Admit Card till a week before the date of the Test, he/she should contact the Central Hindu Girls’ School Office on Phone No. 0542-2398710. |
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For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website