JNU Hostel Fees 2026, Facilities, Rooms, Food, Photos

Current Hostel Charges	in Rs.
Admission Fee	005.00
Hostel Security(refundable)	50.00
Mess Security (Refundable)	750.00
Mess Advance (Adjustable)	750.00
Newspapers (Annual)	15.00
Crockery,Utensils etc.	50.00

Room rent for two semesters (recoverable in two instalments)	in Rs.
Single Seated	240.00
Double Seated	120.00
For Students on MCM Scholarships
Single Seated	180.00
Double Seated	90.00
Establishment Charges(recoverable in two instalments of Rs.200 each semister)	400.00

Current Hostel Charges	in Rs.
Admission Fee	5.00
Hostel Security(refundable)	50.00
Mess Security (Refundable)	750.00
Mess Advance (Adjustable)	750.00
Newspapers (Annual)	15.00
Crockery, Utensils, etc.	50.00

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) offers comprehensive hostel facilities with 18 hostels named after Indian rivers, ensuring accommodation for nearly all students, particularly those from outside Delhi. The hostels feature a variety of room options including single and double seater rooms, with dormitories available for larger groups. Fees are exceptionally affordable with hostel charges being as low as Rs. 1200 per year or Rs. 10 per month, while mess fees range from Rs.

2000 to Rs. 3500 monthly. Hostels include basic amenities such as beds, study tables, chairs, and wardrobes. Despite the low costs, the infrastructure varies, with some hostels requiring maintenance. Meals are provided three times a day, with a menu that caters to diverse dietary preferences and is decided by a student-elected mess committee. The registration process for hostels coincides with university admissions, although room allocation may take a few months.

Facilities also include Wi-Fi, sports amenities, and common areas, making JNU hostels a popular choice among students for their cost-effectiveness and community environment.

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Aditya Mani Tripathi

4.8Helpful

BA {Hons.}, French

Reviewed on Feb 14, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

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And basic amenities like clean rooms, common washroom, mesh facilities, study area. Most hostel have Wi-Fi and some even have reading rooms and the food in the mess is decent through its various from hostel to hostel. Security is also well managed and guarded entrance and a strict entry rules for those renting accommodation outside. They knew many student prefer areas like menerica on the location and facilities but a decent single room with basic future and attach bathroom typically cost $8,000 to 15,000 per month water and electricity foods

Nilanjan kumar

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Reviewed on Feb 5, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Life of a student in JNU

Some of the hoatels have room facilities where a room is shared by six people. Whereas in other hostels it's like a big hall with 17 to 18 students per hall. The mess menu is very good as it not only consists of north indian food but also south indian foods too lime idli, dosa. The quality of meals provided is affordable and tasty . Affordability for hostels is feasible. Registration process requies some basic information and domicile certificate. As the priority is given to boys from other states and UTs outside the capital.

Anjali

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Reviewed on Jan 29, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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I live in shipra hostel in JNU . There are almost 13 hostels in JNU and every students got hostel and dorm attached with mess. There are very less charge of the mess. And hostel also the hostel fee for 6 months is 1100

Prateek

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BA {Hons.}, Persian

Reviewed on Jan 27, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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if i talk about the infrastructure of hostel , it is not in well conditon. rooms are very old and paint have left the walls the cement falls down the ceiling and some gates are in poor conditon apart from that the rooms here are duoble sharing and in rooms we get a study table ,a chair , a bed and basic electric facilities including fan , bulb and a plug . every hostel have its own mess and most of hostel mess have renovated and are in good condition but the food is not that much tasty . i eat food here for survival only not to fulfill my apetite . the registration process of hostels is very simple . we alloted a particular hostel and then we have to pay a amount of 6000 out which approx 4500 in refundable when we complete are graduation and 1500 are for other charges of hostel. currently i have my residence in lohit hostel of jnu

rahul

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Reviewed on Jan 24, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

the life of student in JNU

the fees of hostel is low but the infrastructure is also very poor and the drinking water facility is not that much good and the toilets are also very poor .. but each hostel are facilitated with internet which is 24*7 accessible .. the rent is also low but at the time of registration apart from the fee we need to pay an amount ranging 1,000-15,00 and the food quality is also very low in hostel mess

College Ninja

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Reviewed on Jan 1, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

A glimpse to JNU

For the undergraduate there is room shared by two people . Room is very much spacious for 2 peoples . In room two study table , with lamp and ceiling fan , tubelight and socket point provided. If you want to rent pg then but outside the university gate one can rent . Location -Munirka (new delhi)

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Reviewed on Dec 22, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

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There is a table chair fan almirah bed and wide balcony attached to your room. Meal is good but less nutritious and very affordable. Munirka is near by locality where you can take room or pg on rent. Rent generallt ranges between 5000-15000

Hash yadav

BA {Hons.}, German

Reviewed on Nov 27, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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There are separate lockers seperate beds and separate tables also. Talking to meals you will get 3 times a day and quality is good as found in any hostel or pg in india. Registration process will go smooth as seniors will help you at every stage. You will get interaction with good amount of people in your dormitory at starting and after you get hostel you can meet them at dhabas and there are many places in campus to hangout or discussion.

Aryan Aditya

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Reviewed on Nov 19, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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The hostel r decent, but the cost of living is very cheap in JNU nd that's why it is said to be the best university of india, the hostel food is the best acording to what is being charged.
Their is not restrictions related to time in hostel both for boys and girls, and the campus is the safest place for girls nd even for the LGBT community people.

The hostels r descent nd the hostel fees is very cheap which is 650 for a year nd the mess costs around 3k to 4k per month nd the total cost of living in campus u can do in 5 to 6k . And the food is very good u'll feel like home

Ravi Teja

B.Tech, Electronics & Communication Engineering

Reviewed on Oct 14, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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Hostel facility for new students is first they will allotment dormitories then after a six months they will allot hostels with 2 people in a room. On coming to mess the food Is also good ,registration process for hostels and dormitories may take around one day

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