Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) is a Central University located in Vidya Vihar, Lucknow. It has been accredited 'Grade A' by NAAC and approved by UGC & MHRD. The university has 69th position in the overall category by NIRF, 2023. BBAU is running a number of 40+ departments under which numerous UG, PG, Research based and Integrated courses are provided. There are several streams such as Humanities and Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Business, Law, Education and Environmental Sciences. 

Candidates wishing to get admission in BBAU, should visit the official website of the university as the application process is done online. The university accepts few national level entrance exams such as CUET/ CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ GPAT/ GATE etc for the professional courses, otherwise for the regular programs the university conducts online entrance tests and interested students need to go through this test to be selected for the traditional UG or PG curriculum. 

BBAU has scholarship and financial assistance for the students who belong to the economically weaker section and reservation categories. The university offers 10% seats reserved for the EWS and 50% seats for all the reserved category students. 

The reviews assess that the university has several amenities to offer such as library, health centre, residential facility, centre for personal development and also multiple activity centres for the students' conveniences. Multiple affiliated colleges are under the affiliation of BBAU. 

BBAU Quick Facts

  • A satellite campus at Amethi was started by BBAU in 2016
  • The university has taken various social initiatives such as Green Initiatives, Institutional Distinctiveness Responsibility, Plantation, Unnat Bharat etc
  • Along with a centre of personality development the BBAU has Residential Coaching Programme and remedial Coaching Centre also
  • BBAU, has plans to take the educational institution to new heights such as international collaboration, professional preparation, strategic initiatives, focus on global educational engagement, fair etc
  • The university plans to own a radio station for the outreach of community related information, education and knowledge
  • The university always takes up a step forward than the traditional pedagogical method
  • 50% seats are reserved for the reserved category students

BBAU Important Dates 2023

Event Dates
UG Registrations and Choice Filling Start Date July 04, 2023
UG Registrations and Choice Filling Last Date August 10, 2023
Merit List August 18, 2023
PG Registration Window July 24 – August 10, 2023
PG Merit List August 18, 2023
MBA/MBA RM GD & PI August 10, 2023
MBA/MBA RM Selected Candidates List August 17, 2023
Last date to submit the fee for MBA/MBA RM August 18, 2023
Spot Round Admission/Counselling for all UG and PG programs September 08 – September 09, 2023
List of selected and waitlisted candidates for spot round admission September 10, 2023
Last date to submit the fee September 12, 2023
NTA Registrations Start Date for PhD Entrance Test August 09, 2023
NTA PhD Entrance Test Registration Last Date September 22, 2023
NTA PhD Entrance Test  Application Form Correction September 23 – September 24, 2023
NTA PhD Entrance Test October 26, 27, 30, and 31, 2023
Last date to apply for Certificate Course in Music October 15, 2023

BBAU Cutoff 2023 (Released)

BBAU Cutoff 2023 for all UG and PG programs based on CUET scores is out now. Course-wise CUET cutoff marks for general category Male and Female students are as follows:

BBAU UG Cutoff 2023


Courses		 CUET UG Cutoff Marks 2023
Female (General) Male (General)
B.Com (Hons) 390.78 384.40
BBA 386.93 392.88
BBA LLB 751.60 752.86
B.Sc Life Sciences 711.26 645.06
B.Sc Geology 645.80 651.94
B.Sc M.Sc Basic Science 681.79 657.41
BA Public Administration 750.68 717.47
BVOC 304.53 308.70
B.Tech Computer Engineering 670.86 647.90
B.Tech Civil Engineering 516.65 560.58
B.Tech Electrical Engineering 574.99 597.61
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 574.99 626.27
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 516.65 576.01

BBAU PG Cutoff 2023

Courses CUET PG Cutoff 2023 Marks
Female (General) Male (General)
M.Sc. Food & Nutrition 236 206
LLM 233 272
M.Sc. (Zoology) 279 254
M.A. (Yoga) 180 221
M.A. (Education) 277 275
M.A. (Sanskrit) 210 225
M.Sc. (Yoga) 115 321
MSc Economics 177 211
M.A Public Administration 218 207
M.A Political Science 257 252
M.A Sociology 255 227
M.A Economics 216 211
M.A History 218 232
MBA (MM, HRM, FM, IEVD, DSSM) 270 290
MBA (RURAL MANAGEMENT) 189 258
M.Sc Chemistry 180 199
M.Sc Physics 207 244
M.Sc Mathematics 180 218
Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) 244 225
B.Ed 277 257

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BBAU Merit List 2023 (Released)

Course Merit List
BTech Computer Engineering  Click here
BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering Click here
BTech Civil Engineering Click here
BTech Electrical Engineering  Click here
BTech Mechanical & Automobile Engineering Click here
BCom (Hons.) Click Here
BSc Life Sciences Click Here
Integrated B.Sc-M.Sc (Basic Science) Click Here
BSc Zoology Click Here
BBA Click Here
BBA LLB Click Here
BA Public Administration Click Here
BVoc Click Here
Diploma Click Here
MSc Food and Nutrition Click Here
LLM Click Here
MSc Zoology Click Here
MBA Click Here
MPharm Click Here
B.Ed Click Here

BBAU Rankings & Accreditations

  • Ranked 69th in the overall category by NIRF, 2023
  • Ranked 10th in the Law category by NIRF, 2023
  • Ranked 52nd in the universities category by NIRF, 2023
  • Ranked 78th in the management category by NIRF, 2023

BBAU Courses & Fees

In a handful of specialisations all the courses are provided by BBAU at UG, PG, Doctoral & Diploma level. The details of the courses are listed in tabulated form below: 

Courses  Courses Details Selection Criteria
B.A (Hons.) Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: students should have done 10+2 level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board
Fees: INR 9,000		 On the basis of CUET Exam 
B.Sc Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: candidates need to pass 10+2 with 50% marks in aggregate with PCM/ PCB subjects combination from a recognized board
Fees: INR 9,000
B.Sc (Hons.) Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: applicants must pass 10+2 level with 50% marks in aggregate with PCM/ PCB subjects combination
Fees: INR 1.20 lakhs 
B.Com Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: students must have done intermediates level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board 
Fees: INR 90,000
B.Com (Hons.) Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: candidates need to complete 10+2 level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board 
Fees: INR 90,000
B.Voc Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: applicants should have completed intermediate level with 50% marks in aggregate with PCM/ PCB subjects combination 
Fees: INR 60,000
BCA Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: students must pass 10+2 level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board 
Fees: INR 9,000
BBA Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: candidates need to have done intermediate level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board 
Fees: INR 1.50 lakhs 
B.Tech Duration: 4 years 
Eligibility: applicants must complete 10+2 level with 50% marks in aggregate with PCM subjects combination from a recognized board
Fees: INR 4.40 lakhs
B.A + M.A Duration: 5 years 
Eligibility: students should have done intermediate level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board
Fees: INR 9,000
B.A LLB Duration: 5 years 
Eligibility: candidates must pass 10+2 level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board 
Fees: INR 6 lakhs
B.Sc + M.Sc Duration: 5 years
Eligibility: applicants must have done 10+2 level from a recognized board with 50% marks in aggregate 
Fees: INR 2 lakhs 
B.Ed Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: students need to pass graduation or master's in any disciplines with 50% marks in aggregate or B.Tech or B.E with 55% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 40,000
B.Lib.Sc Duration: 1 year 
Eligibility: candidates need to complete graduation with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 3,000
M.A Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: students should have done graduation in relevant field with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognised university 
Fees: INR 6,000
M.Sc Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: candidates need to complete Bachelor's degree with 50% marks in aggregate in related discipline from a recognized university
Fees: INR 6,000
MCA Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: applicants must pass graduation with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 12,000
LLM Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: students should have done LLB with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 3,000
M.Lib.Sc Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: candidates should pass B.Lib.Sc with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 11,650
MJMC Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: applicants must have done graduation with 50% marks in aggregate in any discipline from a recognized university
Fees: INR 19,350
M.Tech Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: students should have completed B.Tech or BE with 50% marks in aggregate in related field from a recognized university
Fees: INR 1.40 lakhs 		 Admission will be done on the basis of GATE score
M.Pharm Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: applicants need to complete B.Pharm with 55% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 40,000		 Selection will be granted on the basis of obtained valid score in GPAT
MBA Duration: 2 years 
Eligibility: candidates must have done graduation with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized university
Fees: INR 1.80 lakhs 		 Admission is based on the basis of CAT/ MAT/ XAT qualified score
M.Phil Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: students should complete Master's with 55% marks in aggregate in related field from a recognized university
Fees: INR 90,000		 Admission is granted on the basis of valid score in PhD based entrance test followed by an interview or a qualified score in ICAR/ ICMR/ CSIR/ DBT/ GPAT/ GATE/ SLET/ JRF or NET
PhD Duration: 3 years 
Eligibility: candidates need to pass Master's with 55% marks in aggregate in related field from a recognized university
Fees: INR 9,000
Diploma Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: applicants must have done intermediate level with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized board 
Fees: INR 9,500		 Selection will be granted on the basis of merit in the previous examination
PG Diploma Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: students should complete graduation or diploma from a recognized university		 Admission is based on the merit secured in BBAU entrance test 

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BBAU Admission 2023

The university follows a common application process for all the provided courses. There few steps that students need to follow for application process: 

  • Students seeking admission to BBAU, need to visit the official website of the university
  • After opening the homepage there will be a link, click on ‘Online Admission System’
  • Candidates need to register themselves and fill the application form with required information
  • After filling up the form, the application fee should be paid of INR 1000 (INR 500 for SC/ST/ PWD) through Credit/ Debit Card/ Net-Banking or NEFT
  • Submit the application form along with requisite documents and fee can also be paid through Challan from ICICI Bank

Required Documents: 

  • Scorecard of entrance exams
  • Marksheet of 10+2, graduation, master's
  • Scanned copy of Photograph, ID proof, signature of candidate, thumb impression (Left for Male and Right for Female)

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BBAU Scholarships

The University offers scholarships to students on merit basis and who are physically challenged with the help of National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Uttar Pradesh Scholarship.

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BBAU Placements

BBAU has a placement cell for the students' convenience. It works for the students' skill development and makes them ready for the competent industry field. 

The key highlights of BBAU placement are as follows:

  • More than 70% of students get placed every year with a decent salary package
  • The highest package is around INR 5 LPA and the lowest package is around 1.5 LPA 
  • Marketing manager, accounting assistant, non-technical back office, and payroll team support are offered
  • 30% of students get internship opportunities 

Various reputed companies visited the campus & offering best placement opportunities are as follows:

Eureka Forbes Ernst & Young Aegis Godrej
TCS Jaipur ITC Wipro Amcat
Cadbury Nestle India Amul Pepsico
HCCB Parle Agro Dabur India Ltd. Acc
Likewise United Trust Hindustan Unilever Limited Syntel

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BBAU Facilities

BBAU provides various facilities to its students. They are:

  • Library: The library equipped with books and periodical sections having adequate reading rooms, journals and video library. The Library services are also extended to non-teaching staff and visitors. 
  • Computer Center: The university has a Computer Centre equipped with computers and internet facilities for all. It is also connected with the National Knowledge Network. 
  • LAN/ Wi-Fi Campus: The entire campus of BBAU is connected with a strong wifi network. Most buildings in the university like Administrative Block, Departments, Hostels, and some Residential Quarters in the campus are fully equipped with LAN facilities. 
  • Mess/ Canteen: The university provides a mess facility that is available in all the hostels. A Canteen is also running in the university campus during working days. 
  • Sports: The College has multiple playgrounds available for playing Football, Volleyball, Cricket, Athletics and indoor games such as Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, and Carom, etc. There is an indoor Gymnasium with all modern equipment for physical training. 
  • Health Care: The university provides medical facilities through Medical Consultants to all the students, Administrative staff, Faculty members and Subordinate staff of the University including Boys‟ Hostel and Girls‟ Hostel for the residential students of the university. 

Apart from these, the university campus is endowed with many other facilities, viz., Post Office, Bank, Electricity Substations, Students Hostels (for both Boys and Girls), Guest House, Staff Quarters, University Science Instrumentation Centre, Coaching Centre for SC/ST and Minorities, Residential Coaching Academy, Placement Cell, Women Cell, RTI Cell, SC/ST Cell, Legal Aid Clinic and Bus Shuttle Service, etc.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Ques. Is BBAU a good college?

Ans. It is a huge campus with good facilities and many courses, but the placements are low. BBAU, Lucknow is a central university that offers about 85 UG, PG courses. It is one of the most popular universities in UP. The university has excellent facilities for Environmental Science, Social Studies, M.Tech courses but the facilities are substandard for UG courses like B.Tech, B.Com, BBA.

Ques. Is BBAU UGC approved?

Ans. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) is a Central University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is approved by UGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU.

Ques. What is the BBAU exam?

Ans. National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) Entrance Test 2023 for admission to the Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) programs for the academic session 2023-24 in Computer Based Test mode. The date of examination will be announced later.

Ques. How are the faculties at BBAU?

Ans. Faculties are very good and supportive, they are well qualified and they have good teaching skills. Teachers prepare students for real-world jobs by teaching them through presentations.

Ques. Is BBAU good for B.Tech?

Ans. Although the university is popular for its PG courses, it also has a good amount of UG courses. The BTech course has the most no. The university has excellent facilities for Environmental Science, Social Studies, M.Tech courses but the facilities are substandard for UG courses like B.Tech, B.Com, BBA.

Ques. How is hostel allotted in BBAU, Lucknow?

Ans. It's alloted according to the category. Preference given to SC and ST, then students of different states.