JNU Ph.D: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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Ph.D at JNU is a 3-year Full Time Doctorate Degree. The course is offered in 73 specializations. The most popular specializations include Political Science, Law And Governance, Modern History.

The total Ph.D Fees at JNU for 2025 - 2026 academic year is ₹ 1,019. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 720.

To be eligible for the JNU Ph.D program, candidates must have passed Post Graduation (or equivalent). Ph.D admissions at JNU are offered based on NTA PhD Entrance Exam.

Read the section below for further details on JNU Ph.D admission 2025, fees, hostel fees, cutoff, placement, rankings and more.

Ph.D

Total Fees:₹1,025 - 1,031

70 Courses3 Years Full Time

Disclaimer: Offered by both department and affiliated colleges.

Offered By:

Jawaharlal Nehru University, School of Biotechnology- [SBT], New Delhi

(Based on 8.0K views last year)

375 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

Post Graduation+NET

Application Date:

26 June - 07 Jul 2026

Law And Governance

₹1,031

(Based on 680 views last year)

Modern History

₹1,031

(Based on 349 views last year)

JNU Ph.D Fees

JNU Ph.D Fees 2025 - 2026 is ₹ 1,019 for the entire course duration. This is an increase of 3.35% (~₹33) from the previous year fee. Students must pay approximately ₹ 340 per year.

The total Ph.D fees covers-

Total tuition fee of ₹ 720
A Refundable Caution fee of ₹ 40
Total other fee of ₹ 259

The hostel fees for JNU is 5,580.

Based on 4 reviews and 10.3 K views collected by Collegedunia last year, the most popular Ph.D specialisation is Political Science, Law And Governance, Modern History.

Ph.D Political Science total fees is ₹ 1,019
Ph.D Law And Governance total fees is ₹ 1,019
Ph.D Modern History total fees is ₹ 1,019

Quota:

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fees	₹ 720
caution fees*	₹ 40
other fees	₹ 265 - 271
total academic fees	₹ 1,025 - 1,031
hostel fees	₹5,580
total fees	₹ 6,605 - 6,611

* Fees is refundable

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JNU Ph.D Admission 2026

Students must have Post Graduation to be eligible for Ph.D admission at JNU.

JNU Ph.D Admission Dates 2026

The application deadline for admission to JNU Ph.D program was November 24 - December 03, 2025.

Important Events

Events	Dates
Admission Timeline [Ph.D] (Arts)	Jun 26, 2026 - Jul 07, 2026 Tentative

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Last of Admission for Phase-II Winter Admission 2025-26 [Ph.D] (Arts)	Feb 10, 2026
Physical Verification of Admission/Registration for Third/Final List for Phase-II Winter Admission 2025-26 [Ph.D] (Arts)	Feb 05, 2026
Pre-Enrolment Registration and Payment of Fee Third List for Phase-II Winter Admission 2025-26 [Ph.D] (Arts)	Jan 29, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026

JNU Seat Intake 2026

Particulars	Number of Seats
Law And Governance	15
Modern History	1
Economics	14
Geography	17
Life Science	17
Environmental Science	8
Cinema Studies	10
English	13
Hindi	7
Media Studies	7
Biotechnology	14
Computer Science	20
Social Sciences	5
Philosophy	3
Sanskrit	22
Visual Arts	9
Ancient History	6
Public Health	2
Russian & Central Asian Studies	31
South Asian Studies	20
Urdu	1
Computer Science And Engineering	20
Population Studies	1
Japanese	1
Physical Science	7
French	6
Theatre	4
Informal Sector & Labour Studies	13
Medieval History	8
Economic Studies & Planning	20
Arabic	17
Spanish	2
European Studies	11
Political Geography	1
Science Policy	2
Social System	20
African Studies	8
Electronics & Communication	4
Chinese Studies	7
Inner Asian Studies	4
Mechanical Engineering	7
Microsystems	4
United States Studies	15
Comparative Politics	4
Canadian Studies	1
Adult Education	3
Chemical Sciences	9
Chinese	4
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	19
Disaster Management	3
German	4
Greek	1
Korean	10
Latin American Studies	7
Molecular Medicine	2
NanoScience	9
Persian	4
Russian	3
West Asian Studies	10
Women Studies	10

JNU Ph.D Ranking

JNU is ranked by several ranking agencies such as Times Higher Education. Some of these rankings are as follows-

#301-400 out of 400 under Times Higher Education Ranking 2020.

Ranking Agency	Latest
	#282 out of 300 (2026) #46th New Delhi #46 Delhi NCR
	#301-400 out of 400 (2020)

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Comments

Found 3 Comments

fatima

Sep 29, 2023 15:54

I want to do masters in public health from JNU What are the eligibility criteria ???

Ashish Ramtari

Sep 30, 2023 07:12

The eligibility criteria of MPH is to complete a Bachelor of Public Health with at least 45% marks in the aggregate.

prathamesh ajay ghotankar

Dec 23, 2022 20:52

I'm in btech mechanical engineering and i want to take admission in MA history is it possible and if possible which entrance exam is needed

Sinbad Chongtham

Dec 26, 2022 16:31

Yes, you are eligible to apply for admission in the MA History program of JNU if you have completed your B.Tech degree with at least 55% marks in aggregate. Admission is based on the merit of CUET PG. You must register and take this examination with History as your domain subject.

aastha mandal

Jun 22, 2022 16:48

Is there any entrance exam for MA in theatre?

Aniket Ranjan

Jun 22, 2022 20:12

Yes, you need to appear for entrance exam which is conducted by the University itself. The eligibility criteria for admission is a bachelor's degree from recognized University.

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