Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety and Management 

at Patna University, Patna

Patna University has not released the schedule for admission yet. As per the old schedule, the university usually begins the admission cycle in May/ June with registration. Candidates can apply both online or offline for admission. The university conducts Patna University Common Entrance Test or PUCET to shortlist candidates for various UG and PG courses. The entrance exam is likely to commence in June and go on till July. 

The minimum qualifying percentage depends upon the applied course plus the overall scores recorded in that session's entrance examination. Patna University specifies the minimum aggregate for some of the courses, while for some minimum qualification is the only requirement. Below is Patna University eligibility criteria for top courses:

No, it is not tough to get into the BSc programme at Patna University, as the admission is through the merit secured in Class 12 exams. In addition to that Patna University has multiple affiliated colleges that provide admission in the BSc programme. Therefore, candidates taking admission into the university or any affiliated college will be eligible for admission if they have secure atleast 45% in their Class 12.

It is one of the top universities in Bihar. Since its inception, over 1,000 companies have taken part in the university placements drive. The top recruiters of Patna University during recent years have been industry giants like ITC Group, Futures Group, Swatantra Micro Finance, Wipro, Azim Premji Foundation, etc. Patna University offers admission to UG, PG and PhD courses in regular and distance education mode. The university offers courses in multiple streams such as Management, Arts, Science, etc.

Patna University Common Entrance Test (PUCET) is conducted for admission to undergraduate and vocational courses. Candidates seeking admission to these courses must appear for the entrance exam. BEET is the entrance exam conducted for admission to B.Ed programme. Check below details for Patna University entrance exam:

When applying for at Patna University, candidates are required to submit the below specified documents:

• Aadhaar card
• Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets and passing certificates
• Passport-size photograph
• Scanned copy of candidates’ signature

Yes, candidates with 60% aggregate in Class 12 can easily get admission in Patna University provided they fulfil the selection requirements. Such aspirants can apply for any of the UG courses. For UG courses, candidates are required to qualify Patna University Common Entrance Exam along with fulfiling the eligibility criteria. The entrance exam is conducted in offline mode i.e. pen and paper test. The state-level entrance exam duration of PUCET is for two hours.

Patna University cut off marks are determined on the various key factors. Following are the determining factors that are considered while releasing the Patna University cut off, including:

• Aggregate marks of candidates in the qualifying exam
• The number of applications received for the programme
• The total number of seats available for the programme
• The cutoff trend over the years
• Candidate’s category

Patna University BSc admission take place through the merit secured in Class 12 examinations. Candidates appearing for their Class 12 board exams can apply for admission into the programme once they have appeared for the exam. Once the results of the exams are announced candidates are provided with provisional admission. Admission is only finalised when the candidate has done the document verification and some amount of the tuition fee is paid.

As of now, the University has released the median package for UG and PG courses. When comparing the past three years' data (2021 to 2023), a declining trend was observed in the PG (3-year) and PG (2-year) courses median package. Alongside, the median package for UG (3-year) courses has dropped from 2021 to 2022 and was the same in past two years. The following table depicts the Patna University placement package trends for better clarity:

NOTE: The above salary statistics are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.