JNU Admission 2024: UG, PG, PhD Courses, Eligibility, Application Form, Last Date

Ans. JNU aspirants can check the JNU Merit lists online jnuee.jnu.ac.in on the official website of the university. Once the students fill in the application form for JNU, merit lists are released based on the CUET scores. Once an aspirant is shortlisted, they must accept the seat and proceed with the document verification. Once the document verification is done, the candidate must proceed to the fee payment. 

Ans. JNU has reservations for every category as per the Indian law. It has seeds resolved for OBC, SC, ST, PwD, EWS categories. It has 35.5% of the total seats reserved for the unreserved or general category. Whereas, 27%, 15%, 7.5%, 5% and 10% is reserved for OBC, SC, ST, PwD, and EWS respectively. 

Ans. Yes, Foreign Nationals present in India will have to clear an entrance examination and/or viva voce subject to their fulfilling minimum eligibility requirement. Production of Student Visa/Research Visa, is mandatory as the case may be. The candidate has to apply online for the Entrance Examination/viva-voce. 

Ans. JNU offers PhD program admissions through JNUEE, GATE and UGC-NET JRF. It has more than 20 disciplines and subjects to choose from. Some of the subjects and schools of studies offering PhD program are as follows:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering - GATE
• Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering- GATE
• Ph.D. in United States Studies - NET JRF
• Ph.D. in Latin American Studies
•  Ph.D. in International Politics
• Ph.D. in International Organization
• Ph.D. in Diplomacy and Disarmament 
• Ph.D. in Political Geography
• Ph.D. in Ancient History
• Ph.D. in Educational Studies
• Ph.D.. in Political Studies - JNUEE
• Ph.D. in Computer Sciences and more.

Ans. No, JNU does not accept NIT scores for BTech programs. The premier institution accepts admissions based on JEE (Main) through JOSAA counselling for Indian nationals. Moreover, foreign aspirants looking for admissions have to appear for JEE (Main) through DASA counselling.

Ans. JNU is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant universities of the nation. Therefore, scoring a high score in CUET becomes essential to get into the university. An aspirant can score great marks in CUET by following the given-below tips. 

• Understand the exam pattern
• Polish the basics and delve into the challenging parts.
• Solve previous year question papers
• Solve official CUET sample papers 

Aspirants can go through the top scorer achievement stories to get their study plan and strategies too.

Ans. JNU admits students on the basis of calibre. Therefore, there is no maximum age limit, as per the admission policy notification 2022-23. However, a minimum age is required to be admitted to B.A. (Hons.) 1st year is 17 years as on 1st October of the year of admission. 

Ans. Foreign national candidates in JNU have the option to pay tuition fee and Incidental charges either in US dollars or in Indian Rupees. Other charges like hostel fees are payable in Indian Rupees.

Ans. No, JNU does not offer hostel accommodation to students enrolled in part-time programs. It is because the part-time students can work full-time and can afford living off-campus. However,, outstation students enrolled in full-time degree are eligible for hosel seats only,

Ans. JNU  accepts admissions into MA programs across 10+ schools and fields. Some of the popular programs include the following:

• M.A. in Politics (with specialisation in International Studies)

• M.A. in Economics (with specialisation in World Economy)

• M.A. in International Relations and Area Studies

• M.A. in Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese ETC

• M.A. in History

• M.A. in Political Science

• M.A in Sociology

• M.A. in Development and Labour Studies and more.

Ans. JNU recognises more than 15 physical disabilities while admitting students. These physical disabilities include: 

• Locomotor disability, acid attack victims, Visual & hearing impairment, Speech and language disability, and more. 
• Moreover, JNU also offers admissions to aspirants with blood disorders, such as thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, chronic neurological conditions etc. 
• Intellectual disability, mental disability such as autism and more. 

Such candidates must upload the required medical certificate to benefit from the reservation criteria.

Ans.  In the event of JNU selection of a foreign applicant, the following documents are to be produced, in original, as well as one copy of each document, for verification at the time of registration:

• All relevant certificates/degrees/marksheets of the qualifying examination in support of the eligibility conditions as prescribed by the University for Admission.

• In case the certificates/degrees/marksheets of the qualifying examination are in a language other than English, the same should be translated into English language and produced at the time of registration.

• Valid passport and Student Visa/Research Visa, as the case may be
• Health Certificate (Medical Fitness Certificate) and Health Insurance Documents.
• 8 passport size photographs.
• Bank Statement indicating sufficient funds in his/her account or Bank Statement of parent(s) with a letter indicating that they will financially support during the study in JNU.
• In case candidate is in service, a permission letter/leave sanction order from

employer for the duration of the programme of study applied for. 

Ans. JNU offers MCA under the School of Computer and System Sciences. The basic eligibility for a Master’s in Computer Applications is either a BCA/ Bachelor in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent Degree with at least 55% marks OR B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.A. with Mathematics at 10+2 Level or at Graduation Level with at least 55% marks.

Therefore, computer science is not a mandatory subject but it can prove to be beneficial for students. Aspirants who fulfil the above-mentioned criteria can easily apply into the computer applications program

Ans. JNU offers Masters in Public Health (MPH) under the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health. An aspirant must appear for CUET PG in order to secure a seat in JNU. The test paper one must appear for is COQP19. It must include English language and Domain specific questions with a general test. 

Ans. JRF qualified candidates will be exempted from the Written Test at JNU PhD admissions. However, such candidates must apply separately under the JRF category. Candidates shall be shortlisted and called directly for the personal interview. Aspirants must note that no one is exempted from the interview round.

Moreover, GATE qualified candidates for the admission in the school of Engineering shall be exempted from Computer Based Test (CBT) too. They must also apply separately under the GATE category to get a call directly for viva-voce. 

Ans. Aspirants can get admission into proficiency diploma courses by appearing in Certificate of Proficiency exams. The Diploma of Proficiency (DOP) offered in Bahasa Indonesia, Hebrew, Mongolian, Uzbek and Pali. The admissions will be based on merit as per the performance in Certificate of Proficiency in respective language. 

Ans. JNU being an all India University, the medium of instruction for all programmes of study is English unless otherwise specified. However, to facilitate students with a medium of instruction other than English at their previous degree level, the University has in-built facilities for remedial courses in English Language. Students must strengthen their foundation in English as well as to cope up with their academic and research programmes adequately.

Ans. The MBA programme is offered under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee School Of Management And Entrepreneurship in JNU. The admissions will be through CAT Scores conducted by IIMs. Moreover, upon shortlisting, the candidate must appear for a Group Discussion and a Personal Interview. The final selection of candidates for the MBA program will be based on CAT score and marks obtained in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview with respective weightage as 70%, 10% and 20%. 

Ans. Aspirants cannot pursue a full-time degree at JNU with full-time employment. One of the conditions to apply for a full-time degree for any applicant is that they must not be employed while applying. It is to make sure that the attendance is maintained by the enrolled student. Moreover, to ensure good results from the student, one must not be employed while pursuing a full-time degree at JNU. 

Ans. Yes, candidates who have completed the M.Phil. programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution

of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates. 

Ans. JNU has CoP or Certificate of Proficiency courses on0-campus for students interested in language specific courses. It is a one year part-time course in the language concerned in which basic skills of reading and comprehension are imparted. 

The languages Certificate of Proficiency (COP) offered are Pashto, Mongolian, Bahasa Indonesia, Urdu, Uzbek and Hebrew. The admission to COP Programmes of Study in the School will be on the basis of the performance in CUET UG conducted by NTA.

Ans. In order to be eligible for a certificate of Proficiency in Hebrew, a candidate must have appeared for CUET with the following combination. Candidates must opt for English Test and General Test in section 1 and 3 respectively. Appearing in both the Sections is mandatory to get admission in JNU.

Moreover, CUET eligibility is at least Senior School Certificate (10+2) with minimum 45% marks is mandatory. The reservation criteria for The SC/ST and Person with Disability (PWD) candidates who have passed the qualifying examination irrespective of their percentage of marks are eligible to appear in the Entrance Examination.

Ans. JNU offers part-time proficiency Courses in the following languages:

1. Certificate of Proficiency in Pali 
2. Certificate of Proficiency in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics: 

iii. Certificate of Proficiency in Yoga Philosophy

1. Certificate of Proficiency in Vedic Culture
2. Certificate of Proficiency in Sanskrit

The admissions in the above-mentioned part-time courses will be made on the basis of CUET scores. Working professionals can take admissions into any part-time course with the approval of their employer. At the time of admission, few documents from the employer must be attached.