Is CUET mandatory for JNU PG admission 2026?

Yes, CUET PG 2026 is mandatory for all MA, MSc, MCA, MTech, MPH, PG Diploma, and ADOP admissions at JNU. JNU does not conduct a separate entrance test for these programmes. MBA uses CAT and PhD uses NET or GATE instead of CUET.

What are deprivation points at JNU and who qualifies?

Deprivation points are bonus marks added to a candidates CUET CBT score before the merit list is prepared. Women candidates receive 5 points. Kashmiri migrants receive 5 points. Defence wards (parent killed in action) receive 5 points. Candidates from rural or backward districts receive points based on their districts development quartile. The maximum is 12 points in total. Deprivation points do NOT apply to MBA admission.

Is there a viva voce for JNU MA or MSc admission?

No. JNU does not conduct any viva voce or interview for UG, MA, MSc, MCA, MTech, PG Diploma, or ADOP programmes. Selection is entirely based on CUET score and deprivation points. Viva voce is conducted only for PhD admission, by the Departmental Research Committee.

What CAT percentile is required for JNU MBA 2026?

JNU does not publish a minimum CAT percentile cutoff. Any candidate with a valid CAT 2025 score may apply. Shortlisting is competitive since JNU calls at least 7 candidates per seat per category for GD and PI. A higher CAT score is important given its 70% weightage in the final composite score.

How many MBA seats does JNU offer?

JNU ABV-SME offers 75 MBA seats for the 2026-28 batch. Reservation as per Government of India norms applies across all 75 seats. No deprivation points are added for MBA.

What is the eligibility for JNU PhD admission 2026?

Candidates need a Masters degree with at least 55% marks in the relevant subject from a recognised university. Alternatively, a 4-year bachelors degree with 75% marks is accepted. Candidates must also hold a valid UGC-NET (with or without JRF), CSIR-NET, or GATE score. NET scores from December 2024 onwards are valid for 2026 admission.

Can final-year students apply for JNU PG and MBA admissions?

Yes. Final-year undergraduate students may apply for JNU PG programmes and MBA. They must submit qualifying degree marksheets by the deadline set by JNU after admission. If documents are not submitted on time, the admission is liable to cancellation.

What is the JNU PG application fee for 2026?

The JNU PG application fee is INR 2,000 for General, OBC-NCL, and EWS candidates. SC, ST, and PwD candidates pay INR 1,000. The same fee structure applies for MBA. The CUET PG or CUET UG registration fee is separate and paid directly to NTA.

Which UG programmes does JNU offer and through which exam?

JNU offers two UG programmes: B.A. (Hons.) in Foreign Languages (3 years) and B.Sc. in Ayurveda Biology (4 years under NEP 2020). Both admit through CUET UG 2026. Candidates must appear in both English Test (Code 101) and General Aptitude Test (Code 501) to be eligible for JNU UG admission.

Is there management quota or direct admission at JNU?

No. JNU is a central government university. It does not offer management quota, NRI seats, or direct admission of any kind. All seats are filled through merit in centralised entrance tests including CUET, CAT, NET, and GATE.

JNU CUET PG 2026 Cutoff : Check Category-wise and Round-wise Cutoff

Course	Cutoff Marks
MA Sociology	100
MA Women Studies	98
MA International Studies	93
MA Political Science	91
MA International Relations	89
MA Economics	88

Category	Round 1 (Closing marks)	Round 2 (Closing marks)
General	40	36
SC	35	27
OBC	30	39
EWS	34	53
ST	31	25

Courses	Round 1 (Closing marks)	Round 2 (Closing marks)
MA Sociology	100	100
MA Women Studies	98	97
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	98	94
MA International Studies	93	93
MA Political Science	91	90
MA International Relations	89	89
MA Economics	88	86
MA World Economy	88	86
MA English	88	88
MA West Asian Studies	87	87
M.Sc Life Science	85	85
MA Arabic	83	-
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	81	81
M.Sc Mathematics	81	78
MA Philosophy	80	75
MA Labour and Development	78	77
MA Linguistics	78	78
MA French	77	57
MCA	77	75
MA Sanskrit	77	75
MA Hindi	76	65
MA Japanese	75	43
MA Ancient History	74	73
MA Geography	74	61
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	74	74
MA Medieval History	73	62
MA Spanish	73	-
MA Arts and Aesthetics	71	64
MA Urdu	69	63
MPH	66	46
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	65	59
MA Disaster Management	63	-
M.Sc Environmental Science	61	59
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	60	-
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	60	54
M.Sc Physics	59	56
M.Tech Data Science	57	53
M.Sc Chemistry	57	52
MA Russian Studies	57	-
MA Chinese	54	-
MA Korean	45	36
MA German	43	42
MA Persian	40	-

Courses	Round 1 (Closing marks)	Round 2 (Closing marks)
MA Sociology	97	-
MA Women Studies	96	-
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	96	-
MA International Studies	89	-
MA International Relations	87	-
MA Political Science	87	-
MA West Asian Studies	86	-
MA English	84	-
MA Economics	83	82
MA World Economy	82	81
MA Arabic	79	-
M.Sc Life Science	79	79
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	78	54
M.Sc Mathematics	78	77
MA Hindi	73	-
MCA	73	39
MA Labour and Development	71	71
MA Geography	70	70
MA Philosophy	70	71
MA Medieval History	68	-
MA Ancient History	68	-
MA Linguistics	68	-
MA Sanskrit	65	55
MA Arts and Aesthetics	64	-
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	64	-
MPH	62	-
MA Urdu	62	-
MA Spanish	61	-
MA Disaster Management	60	-
MA French	60	-
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	57	-
M.Sc Environmental Science	56	55
M.Tech Data Science	54	-
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	54	49
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	51	-
M.Sc Chemistry	49	-
M.Sc Physics	46	46
MA Japanese	41	-
MA Russian Studies	40	-
MA Korean	37	-
MA German	30	-

Courses	Round 1 (Closing marks)	Round 2 (Closing marks)
MA Sociology	94	94
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	93	-
MA Women Studies	92	91
MA International Studies	84	-
MA International Relations	81	87
MA Political Science	81	-
MA West Asian Studies	80	61
MA English	80	83
MA Economics	78	77
MA World Economy	77	76
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	74	68
M.Sc Life Science	71	68
M.Sc Mathematics	70	68
MA Labour and Development	68	66
MCA	66	66
MA Hindi	65	-
MA Arts and Aesthetics	64	-
MA Japanese	64	-
MA Medieval History	62	-
MA Geography	62	69
MA Spanish	61	-
MA Ancient History	60	71
MA Philosophy	60	55
MA Arabic	59	-
MPH	56	50
MA Linguistics	56	-
MA Sanskrit	55	48
MA Disaster Management	54	-
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	54	-
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	53	36
MA Urdu	51	-
M.Sc Environmental Science	50	47
MA Chinese	45	-
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	45	28
M.Tech Data Science	42	27
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	42	-
MA French	40	65
MA Persian	38	-
MA Korean	38	-
M.Sc Physics	38	35
M.Sc Chemistry	36	47
MA German	35	-
MA Russian Studies	35	-

Courses	Round 1 (Closing marks)	Round 2 (Closing marks)
MA Sociology	95	89
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	86	-
MA Women Studies	83	85
MA International Studies	82	-
MA English	80	-
MA International Relations	80	-
M.Sc Mathematics	79	-
MA Political Science	79	-
MA West Asian Studies	76	-
MA Economics	75	73
MA World Economy	71	67
MA Labour and Development	67	-
M.Sc Life Science	64	63
MA Geography	62	-
MA Disaster Management	59	-
MA Hindi	59	-
MA Philosophy	59	-
MA Ancient History	58	-
MA Arts and Aesthetics	57	-
MA Medieval History	57	-
MCA	56	-
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	56	-
MA Linguistics	54	-
MA Spanish	51	-
MA Japanese	50	-
M.Sc Environmental Science	48	-
MPH	48	-
MA Chinese	45	-
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	42	-
MA Urdu	41	-
M.Tech Data Science	39	-
M.Sc Chemistry	39	-
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	39	-
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	37	-
MA Sanskrit	36	28
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	33	-
M.Sc Physics	32	25
MA French	31	-

Courses	Round 1 (Closing marks)	Round 2 (Closing marks)
MA Sociology	98	-
MA Women Studies	97	-
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	96	-
MA International Studies	89	-
MA International Relations	87	-
MA Political Science	87	-
MA West Asian Studies	86	-
MA English	85	-
MA Economics	83	82
MA World Economy	82	81
M.Sc Life Science	80	-
MA Philosophy	78	-
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	76	76
M.Sc Mathematics	76	74
MA Sanskrit	75	74
MCA	74	72
MA Hindi	73	-
MA Linguistics	73	-
MA Arabic	73	-
MA Ancient History	72	-
MA Labour and Development	72	-
MA Spanish	71	-
MA Medieval History	70	-
MA Geography	70	-
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	69	-
MA French	67	-
MA Disaster Management	62	-
MA Arts and Aesthetics	62	-
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	60	-
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	59	53
M.Sc Environmental Science	56	55
M.Sc Physics	55	54
M.Tech Data Science	51	-
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	51	-
MPH	50	-
M.Sc Chemistry	49	-
MA Russian Studies	46	-
MA Urdu	39	-
MA Korean	38	-
MA German	34	-

Courses	2026	2025	2024	2023
MA Sociology	100	78	97	68
MA Women Studies	97	-	-	-
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	94	50	54	31.67
MA International Studies	93	84	85	70.33
MA Political Science	90	83	84	66.67
MA International Relations	89	82	83	65.67
MA English	88	89	71	83.33
MA West Asian Studies	87	-	-	-
MA Economics	86	61	78	64
MA World Economy	86	61	80	67.67
M.Sc Life Science	85	70	73	76.67
MA Arabic	83	85	95	94.33
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	81	65	72	75.33
MA Linguistics	78	69	75	68.67
M.Sc Mathematics	78	67	74	69
MA Labour and Development	77	72	76	63.33
MCA	75	73	68	57.67
MA Sanskrit	75	92	87	90
MA Philosophy	75	84	78	85.33
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	74	27	-	32.33
MA Spanish	73	59	70	58.33
MA Ancient History	73	71	70	65
MA Hindi	65	99	93	76.67
MA Arts and Aesthetics	64	46	55	55.33
MA Disaster Management	63	61	42	74
MA Urdu	63	86	86	81.33
MA Medieval History	62	67	69	65
MA Geography	61	69	67	66.67
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	60	32	-	45
M.Sc Environmental Science	59	63	48	59.33
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	59	51	31	43.33
MA Russian Studies	57	45	52	40.67
MA French	57	73	68	48
M.Sc Physics	56	63	68	73.67
MA Chinese	54	76	38	54.33
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	54	48	44	32
M.Tech Data Science	53	49	-	42.67
M.Sc Chemistry	52	57	63	57.33
MPH	46	76	76	74.33
MA Japanese	43	-	67	69.67
MA German	42	-	58	30
MA Persian	40	32	58	43.67
MA Korean	36	59	64	30.33
MA Functional Hindi and Translation	-	94	-	73.33
MA Pashto	-	-	47	31.67

Courses	2026	2025	2024	2023
MA Sociology	94	68	89	54
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	93	-	-	25
MA Women Studies	91	-	-	-
MA International Studies	84	76	76	56.33
MA International Relations	81	74	75	55.67
MA Political Science	81	75	75	58
MA English	80	76	62	72.67
MA Economics	77	41	54	42.67
MA World Economy	76	39	52	41.33
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	68	52	67	62.67
M.Sc Mathematics	68	58	59	51.33
M.Sc Life Science	68	53	67	67.33
MCA	66	55	50	38.33
MA Labour and Development	66	64	67	53.33
MA Hindi	65	89	83	65.33
MA Arts and Aesthetics	64	30	41	35.33
MA Japanese	64	-	31	39.33
MA Medieval History	62	57	56	52.67
MA Geography	62	58	52	56
MA Spanish	61	36	45	33.67
MA West Asian Studies	61	-	-	-
MA Ancient History	60	61	51	56
MA Arabic	59	-	-	30.33
MA Linguistics	56	37	66	46.33
MA Philosophy	55	74	61	77.33
MA Disaster Management	54	49	29	69.33
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	54	-	28	26.33
MA Urdu	51	42	35	55.67
MPH	50	68	-	50.67
MA Sanskrit	48	65	75	79
M.Sc Environmental Science	47	46	38	50.67
MA Chinese	45	51	-	39
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	42	-	33	31.33
MA French	40	48	44	34.33
MA Persian	38	-	33	-
MA Korean	38	42	-	-
M.Sc Chemistry	36	34	43	45.33
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	36	46	28.6667	31.33
MA German	35	-	48	-
MA Russian Studies	35	37	-	-
M.Sc Physics	35	49	57	56.33
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	28	40	-	29.67
M.Tech Data Science	27	41	-	37
MA Functional Hindi and Translation	-	86	-	65.33

Courses	2026	2025	2024	2023
MA Sociology	97	72	93	60
MA Women Studies	96	-	-	-
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	96	-	41	46.67
MA International Studies	89	77	-	62
MA International Relations	87	77	81	60.33
MA Political Science	87	77	81	61
MA West Asian Studies	86	-	-	-
MA English	84	82	62	76.33
MA Economics	82	52	69	51.67
MA World Economy	81	51	67	51.67
MA Arabic	79	77	93	90.67
M.Sc Life Science	79	65	71	73
M.Sc Mathematics	77	62	73	69.33
MA Hindi	73	93	-	73
MA Labour and Development	71	67	74	58.67
MA Geography	70	64	63	60
MA Philosophy	70	78	-	81
MA Medieval History	68	67	-	59.33
MA Ancient History	68	66	-	61.33
MA Linguistics	68	59	67	57.67
MA Arts and Aesthetics	64	27	-	46.67
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	64	-	-	-
MPH	62	68	-	62.67
MA Urdu	62	66	81	76.67
MA Spanish	61	45	-	47.67
MA Disaster Management	60	56	39	71.33
MA French	60	53	56	28
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	57	47	-	35.67
M.Sc Environmental Science	55	56	45	52
MA Sanskrit	55	85	83	81
M.Tech Data Science	54	46	-	32
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	54	63	68	69
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	51	-	-	34.33
M.Sc Chemistry	49	52	59	49.67
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	49	39	35	35.33
M.Sc Physics	46	61	63	68.33
MA Japanese	41	-	-	48
MA Russian Studies	40	33	-	29
MCA	39	69	67	56.33
MA Korean	37	42	-	-
MA German	30	-	-	34.33
MA Chinese	-	46	-	47.67
MA Functional Hindi and Translation	-	92	-	72.33
MA Persian	-	-	-	32

Courses	2026	2025	2024	2023
MA Sociology	98	74	-	63.33
MA Women Studies	97	-	-	-
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	96	-	45	35.67
MA International Studies	89	81	-	64
MA International Relations	87	79	81	62
MA Political Science	87	79	82	62.33
MA West Asian Studies	86	-	-	-
MA English	85	83	-	76.33
MA Economics	82	55	70	58
MA World Economy	81	57	76	61.67
M.Sc Life Science	80	65	70	75.33
MA Philosophy	78	81	74	82.33
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	76	63	-	74.67
MA Sanskrit	74	86	-	89.67
M.Sc Mathematics	74	60	-	69
MA Hindi	73	98	90	73.33
MA Linguistics	73	56	58.6667	53.67
MA Arabic	73	78	-	78.67
MA Ancient History	72	69	-	63.67
MCA	72	70	67	56.33
MA Labour and Development	72	68	-	58.67
MA Spanish	71	-	-	-
MA Medieval History	70	66	67	57.33
MA Geography	70	61	-	64
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	69	-	-	-
MA French	67	60	-	48.33
MA Disaster Management	62	50	-	72.67
MA Arts and Aesthetics	62	30	-	36.67
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	60	-	-	34.33
M.Sc Environmental Science	55	55	40	52
M.Sc Physics	54	60	67.3333	72.67
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	53	47	-	30.33
M.Tech Data Science	51	48	-	30
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	51	46	-	32.33
MPH	50	60	-	48.33
M.Sc Chemistry	49	53	64	50.33
MA Russian Studies	46	-	-	-
MA Urdu	39	68	87	82.33
MA Korean	38	36	-	-
MA German	34	-	-	-
MA Functional Hindi and Translation	-	92	-	72
MA Persian	-	-	-	44.67
MA Japanese	-	-	-	33.33

Courses	2026	2025	2024	2023
MA Sociology	89	70	90	56.33
M.Sc Computational and Integrative Sciences	86	-	-	-
MA Women Studies	83	-	-	-
MA International Studies	82	71	74	53
MA English	80	78	60	68.67
MA International Relations	80	77	72	50.33
M.Sc Mathematics	79	38	63	57
MA Political Science	79	70	76	55.67
MA West Asian Studies	76	-	-	-
MA Economics	73	44	57	37
MA Labour and Development	67	54	70	51.33
MA World Economy	67	38	51	34.67
M.Sc Life Science	63	44	61	59.67
MA Geography	62	49	54	53.67
MA Disaster Management	59	41	-	65.33
MA Hindi	59	69	69	60.33
MA Philosophy	59	77	66	72.33
MA Ancient History	58	51	52	57.67
MA Arts and Aesthetics	57	32	38	27.33
MA Medieval History	57	61	35	50
MCA	56	40	42	25
M.Sc Molecular Medicine	56	42	55	59.33
MA Linguistics	54	57	65	53.67
MA Spanish	51	-	39	-
MA Japanese	50	-	-	47.67
M.Sc Environmental Science	48	48	35	39.33
MPH	48	65	-	63.67
MA Chinese	45	-	-	-
M.Tech Nano Science and Technology	42	-	-	-
MA Urdu	41	62	73	66
M.Tech Data Science	39	41	-	26.33
M.Sc Chemistry	39	37	39	32.33
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	39	42	-	41.33
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics	37	40	28	-
M.Tech. Nano Electronics	33	-	-	-
MA French	31	45	48	34
MA Sanskrit	28	34	34	44.33
M.Sc Physics	25	39	47.6667	46.67
MA Functional Hindi and Translation	-	65	-	48.67
MA Persian	-	-	41	-
MA German	-	-	41	-
MA Arabic	-	-	94	-

The CUET PG 2025 cutoff for admission to JNU in the General category ranges from 27 to 99 for its postgraduate programs. The most competitive program is MA Hindi with an admission cutoff of 99, followed by MA Functional Hindi and Translation at 94. Other popular courses like MA International Relations show a Round 1 and last round cutoff of 82. Admission cutoffs for programs such as MA Political Science and MA English were in the range of 83 to 89.

Less competitive courses, including MA Arts and Aesthetics and M.Tech Nano Science and Technology, have a cutoff range from 27 to 46. For OBC candidates, the admission cutoff ranges from 27 for MA Arts and Aesthetics to 93 for MA Hindi. In the SC category, the range is 30 for MA Arts and Aesthetics to 89 for MA Hindi. For ST applicants, the cutoff spans from 32 for MA Arts and Aesthetics to 78 for MA English.

The EWS category cutoff ranges from 30 for MA Arts and Aesthetics to 98 for MA Hindi.

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JNU CUET PG 2026 Cutoff : Check Category-wise and Round-wise Cutoff

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JNU CUET-PG Cutoff 2026 Category Wise

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JNU CUET-PG Cutoff 2026 for General Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff 2026 for SC Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff 2026 for ST Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff 2026 for EWS Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for General Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for SC Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for OBC Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for EWS Category

JNU CUET-PG Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for ST Category

CUET PG Cutoff Summary: JNU

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