Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi

New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Jawaharlal Nehru University - [JNU], New Delhi Approved By: NAAC , UGC Type: Public

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About Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University was established in the year 1969 by an act of parliament. It has a 1:10 teacher-student ratio, which helps to develop creative ideas from the students. It is the foremost university in India and a world-renowned university for research and teaching. It was ranked no.3 among all universities by NIRF and Government of India in the year 2016.

At present, there are 10 schools and 4 special centers in the university. JNU Admission for undergraduate, postgraduate, Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D. programs can be done on the official website of the college. JNU courses also include foreign language studies in an integrated MA program. Many members of the faculty and research scholars have own prestigious national and international awards for their efforts.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Highlights:

JNU, New Delhi address	New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, India - 110067
Phone number	011-26704090
Year of Establishment	1969
Accreditation	NAAC
Approvals	AICTE
Infrastructure Facilities	Hostel, Medical facility, Sorts, Library and Auditorium.
Rankings	India Today - MDRA ranking 2018 and NIRF
Highest Package	10.5 lacs per annum
Programs Offered	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral	JNU Fees

Jawaharlal Nehru University Infrastructure Facilities:

Hostel:

There is a total of 18 hostels available at JNU campus for the students.
Every student is provided with a study table, a chair and a bed.
The hostel has a 24 hr water supply.
It also has a mess and canteen facility.

Medical Facilities:

The University Health Center [UHC] has been in service for the students from the year 1973.
UHC provides health care services that are curative, preventive and high-quality to the students.

Sports Facilities:

The university is equipped with indoor and outdoor games facilities.

Library:

JNU has its own central library which is named as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library.
It has rich resources of reading materials in subjects like Social Science, Humanities and Science.
The library is built upon an area of about 1 lakh sq. ft. and it is a nine-story tower building surrounded with lush greenery all around.
It has a depository of all national and international publications.
It also has digital services like the online catalogs, E-newspaper, E-journals, E-books and more.

Convention center:

It has a Convention center that is used for academic activities like seminars, slide and film show, conference, workshops, demonstration and many more.

AIRF [Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility]:

AIRF supports interdisciplinary academic and research activities by conducting regular workshops and training programs for the students.
It is a specialized research facility with 25 sophisticated state-of-the-art instruments.

University Science Instrumentation Centre [USIC]:

USIC was established in the year 1979 for providing in house facilities for design, development and maintenance of scientific instruments.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Courses:

Discipline	Course	Specialization
Arts	B.A	Arabic
		Chinese
		French
		German
		Japanese
		Korean
		Pushto
		Russian
		Spanish
	M.A	Ancient History
		Arabic
		Arts & Aesthetics
		Chinese
		Development and Labour Studies
		Economics
		Economics(with specialisation in World Economy)
		English
		French and Francophone Studies
		Geography
		German Literature
		German Translation/Translation & Interpretation
		Hindi
		International Relations and Area Studies
		Japanese
		Korean
		Linguistics
		Medieval History
		Modern History
		Persian
		Philosophy
		Political Science
		Politics(with specialisation in International Studies)
		Russian
		Sanskrit
		Sociology
		Spanish
		Urdu
Science	M.Sc	Environmental Sciences
		Life Sciences
		Biotechnology
		Physics
Arts	M.Phil	Portuguese
	M.Phil./Ph.D	African Studies
		Ancient History
		Arabic
		Canadian Studies
		Chinese Studies
		Chinese
		Cinema Studies
		Comparative Politics And Political Theory
		Computer & Systems Sciences
		Diplomacy and Disarmament
		Discrimination and Exclusion Studies
		Economic Studies & Planning
		Economics
		Educational Studies
		English
		European Studies
		French
		Geography
		German
		Hindi Translation
		Hindi
		Indo-Pacific Studies (South-East Asia/South-West Pacific)
		Inner Asian Studies
		International Legal Studies
		International Organisation
		International Politics
		International Trade & Development
		Japanese Studies
		Japanese
		Korean Studies
		Korean
		Latin American Studies
		Law & Governance
		Life Sciences
		Linguistics
		Media Studies
		Medieval History
		Modern History
		North East India Studies
		Persian
		Philosophy
		Political Geography
		Political Studies
		Population Studies
		Programme in Social Sciences in Health
		Research Area
		Research Area II
		Research Area III
		Research Area IV
		Russian & Central Asian Studies
		Research Area IV
		Sanskrit
		Social Systems
		South Asian Studies
		Spanish
		Studies in Science Policy
		Tamil
		Theatre and Performance Studies
		United States Studies
		Urdu(URDP)
		Visual Arts
		West Asian Studies
		Women Studies
M.Tech/Ph.D	Computer & Systems Sciences
Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D	Nanosciences
	Biotechnology
	Chemical Science
	Computaional Biology & Bioinformatics
	Mathematical Science
	Molecular Medicine
	Physical Science
Science	M.Sc+Ph.D	Computational & Integrative Sciences
	M.Sc+Ph.D	Molecular Medicine
	MPH/Ph.D	Programme in Community Health
Computer Applications	MCA
Media and Communication	Diploma	Urdu

Jawaharlal Nehru University Placements:

The University has a good placement record. Below are some of the highlights of JNU placement drives.

Packages	INR per annum
Highest Salary	10.5 lacs
Average Salary	8.5 Lacs

Recruiters:

Lister technologies	tekbos	Clicktable
American Megatrends	Sanmina	GoDB tech
Daikin	Honda logistics	avalon group
Aptara	NIIT	Pearson

JNU, New Delhi Scholarships:

JNU scholarship is provided to all eligible students. The students can apply for scholarships if they are eligible.

Scholarships:

Tendulkar Scholarship	Jawahar Bhawan Trust	D S Gardi Sanskrit
Prof. Nurul Hasan	Prof. M J K Thavaraj MCM	Prof. Gauri Shankar Singhal Merit

Fellowships:

Okita Memorial Fellowship	Fox International Fellowship of Yale University	Swamy Pranavananda Memorial Research
G Parthasarthi Endowment	Nippon Foundation [Japan]	Dr. Prafulla K. Pani research
Australian High Commission	Dr Sheila Zurbrigg	Posco Fellowship

JNU Schools:

Jawaharlal Nehru University courses have diverse departments or Schools which has a spectrum of Disciplines.

Biotechnology
Computational and integrated science
Computer and system science
Arts and aesthetics
Engineering
Environmental science
Life science
Language literature and cultural studies
International studies
Social science
Sanskrit and Indic studies
Physical science
Atal Bihari Vajpayee school of management and entrepreneurship

JNU Collaborations:

JNU, New Delhi has made collaboration with universities and institutions in 48 countries. some of the universities and institutions are mentioned below.

Kandahar University, Afghanistan.
Daito Bunka University, Japan
Niigata University, Japan
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Washington University
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
The University of Warsaw, Poland
University of Tehran, Iran
Centralesupelec, France
The University of Havana, Cuba and many more.

JNU FAQs:

Where is JNU located in New Delhi?

The University is located in New Mehrauli Road in the Southern part of New Delhi.

How far is JNU from the Railway station and the Airport?

It is about 17 Kms from the New Delhi Railway station and is at a very short distance from Indira Gandhi International Airport. One can take the metro which connects both the Railway station and the Airport and get down at Hauz Khas Metro Station.

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Student Reviews

Manjul
Master of Science [M.Sc], batch of 2016
2017-01-19 14:11:38

6/10

ACADEMICS & FACULTY

Classes at Jawaharlal Nehru University start from 9 am to 5:30 pm.
The quality of education is good.
My overall experience is good at the college.

CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS

There are clubs like Mountaineering club, cricket club, basketball club etc in Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Sports week, cultural week are celebrated often on the campus.
Life in college is awesome

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Deepak
Master of Arts [MA] (Economics), batch of 2016
2015-04-06 13:57:58

8/10

SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE

JNU has plethora of things to do, something is going inside the campus at any given time of the day and in the city of Delhi you can never get bored.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE & INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

JNU has excellent contacts abroad with different colleges and universities and students usually get scholarships to continue their studies abroad.

ACADEMICS & FACULTY

The name is enough JNU is one the premier institutes with more than good enough professors to help students through everything.
All of them are usually Phd's in their field

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Deepak
Master of Arts [MA] (Economics), batch of 2016
2015-04-06 13:57:58

8/10

SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE

JNU has plethora of things to do, something is going inside the campus at any given time of the day and in the city of Delhi you can never get bored.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE & INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

JNU has excellent contacts abroad with different colleges and universities and students usually get scholarships to continue their studies abroad.

ACADEMICS & FACULTY

The name is enough JNU is one the premier institutes with more than good enough professors to help students through everything.
All of them are usually Phd's in their field

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Manjul
Master of Science [M.Sc], batch of 2016
2017-01-19 14:11:38

6/10

ACADEMICS & FACULTY

Classes at Jawaharlal Nehru University start from 9 am to 5:30 pm.
The quality of education is good.
My overall experience is good at the college.

CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS

There are clubs like Mountaineering club, cricket club, basketball club etc in Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Sports week, cultural week are celebrated often on the campus.
Life in college is awesome

Message Full Review Already liked

Contact Details and Location

Address :	New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, India
Website :	http://jnu.ac.in

Affiliation and Accreditation

The college is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University - [JNU], New Delhi and accredited by NAAC UGC.

Facilities

Computer labs

Sports

Gym

Medical

Cafeteria

Library

Auditorium

Hostel

Eligibility Criteria and Admission Procedure

Jawaharlal Nehru University Eligibility Criteria:

Courses	Eligibility
MA	Candidates should have an aggregate of 50% in Bachelor degree.
MCA	Candidates should have an aggregate of 55% in graduation with Mathematics subject.
M.Sc	Candidates should have completed Bachelor in relevant subject from any recognized university.
M.Phil/Ph.D.	Candidates should have completed masters degree with an aggregate of 55% in relevant subjects.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Admissions:

The below mentioned are the steps to the admission process.

Candidates can download the JNU form for application, from the official website of the college.
Foreign nationals who are living in India will have to appear for the entrance exam/ interview.

Courses and Fees Structure of Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi

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Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Engineering Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Technology [M.Tech] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 778
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Management Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Science Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Philosophy [M.Phil] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 772
Master of Public Health [MPH] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 723
Master of Science [M.Sc] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 728
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Humanities and Arts Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Advanced Diploma 1 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 234
Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons.} 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,097
Master of Arts [MA] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 733
Master of Philosophy [M.Phil] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 778
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031
Ph.D 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Mass Media and Communications Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Arts [MA] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 733

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Medical Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Philosophy [M.Phil] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 778
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Law Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Philosophy [M.Phil] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 778
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Computer Applications Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Computer Application [MCA] 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,087

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Education Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Jawaharlal Nehru University, [JNU] New Delhi Agriculture Courses and Fees Structure
Course Name	Fees	Interested
Master of Science [M.Sc] 2 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 728
Ph.D 3 year(s), Full Time	Rs. 1,031

Hostel Details

JNU, New Delhi Hostel Details:

The hostel rooms are provided with all the basic amenities like a bookshelf, table, chairs, etc.
Jawaharlal Nehru University Facilities include separate hostels for both girls and boys.
The hostels are built for maximum air ventilation and natural sunlight.
The hostel mess serves healthy and delicious food, filtered drinking water.
The hostels have 24 hours of water supply.
There is a reading room, TV, gymnasium in the hostels for the students.
The campus has Bank and ATM facilities.
JNU hostel fees are very affordable.