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CONTENTS
Introduction03
Application Form 04
Eligibility08
Courses10
Exam Pattern 12
Important Dates 14
Result15
Cutoff18
Counselling21
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ALL ABOUT JNU ENTRANCE EXAM
The university starts the admission procedure for the academic year almost six months prior to
the usual admissions conducted in other universities. JNU admissions registration procedure
starts in the month of September with the application forms and ends with the counselling
procedure which is conducted in the last week of July and first week of August. JNU conducts
the entrance exam every year in the offline format for both undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes.
All about JNU e-book will help candidates understand the admission procedure of the univer-
sity. This e-book will given candidates details about the application procedure and registration
for admissions which two of the most important steps in the admission process of JNU.
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Application process
Given below is the detailed application process. Candidates can follow the steps given below
while filling the application form.
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●● Enter the name, Date of Birth, Address, Mobile Number, Email Id and Study Programmes you wish
to apply for.
●● Create a password following the instructions given for the same. (Make sure to keep the password
in mind for further references)
●● Enter the Captcha mentioned and click on the ‘Register Now’ tab.
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The application fee details pertaining to different categories are given below for reference.
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●● Candidates should to keep the UAN in hand for future references as candidates will be provided a
registration number at the time of issue of admit card 2019.
●● Candidates are also advised to get printout of application form for further references.
●● Candidates need not send application form to the official address of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Given below are the filed which can be edited when the correction window in opened.
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JNU ELIGIBILITY
The eligibility criteria mentions the specific eligibility criteria to apply for each of the dif-
ferent subjects offered by the university. All the programmes offered by the university have
mentioned the minimum marks required by candidates in their qualifying examination.
Given below are the eligibility for the different courses.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates can check the eligibility criteria given below as per the different programmes
offered by the University.
Subject Eligibility
B.A (H) Arts Candidates should have completed Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equiva-
lent examination with minimum of 45 percent marks.
The candidates who are due to appear in Senior School Certificate (10+2) or
equivalent examination are eligible to apply.
M.A. in Politics (with Candidates should have completed their graduation in any discipline under
specialization in Inter- 10+2+3 education pattern with minimum 50 percent marks.
national Studies)
M.A. in Economics Candidates should have a Bachelor Degree in Economics (H) with Mathematics
(with Specialization in as an additional subject.
World Economy) Candidates with a Bachelor degree in Mathematics (H) with Economics as an
additional subject or bachelor degree in Statistics (H) with Mathematics and
Economics as subsidiary subjects under 10+2+3 education pattern securing at
least 50 percent marks aggregate are also eligible.
M.A. in Arabic, Chinese, For English and Linguistics, candidates must have a undergraduate degree in
French, German, Japa- any discipline under 10+2+3 education pattern with at least 50 percent marks
nese, Hindi, Korean, in aggregate.
Linguistics, Persian, For German, candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline under
Russian, Spanish and 10+2+3 education pattern securing at least 50 percent marks in aggregate with
Urdu adequate proficiency in German language.
For languages other than English, Linguistics and German, candidates should
have bachelor’s degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 education pattern secur-
ing at least 45 percent marks aggregate with adequate proficiency in the lan-
guage programme concerned.
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Subject Eligibility
M.A. in Economic, For Geography and Sociology, candidates should have completed their bach-
Geography, History, elor’s Degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 academic pattern securing at least
Political Science, Soci- 45 percent marks in aggregate of all subjects.
ology, Philosophy and For Economics, candidates must have a Bachelor Degree in any discipline
Development & Labour securing at least 50 percent marks aggregate, with knowledge of Mathematics
Studies at 10+2 level.
For Political Science, candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any disci-
pline under 10+2+3 education pattern securing at least 50 percent marks in
aggregate of Social Sciences subjects and at least 55 percent marks aggregate
of Science & Technology subjects.
For History and Development & Labour Studies, candidates need to have a
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 education pattern securing at
least 50 percent marks in aggregate of the subjects.
M.Sc in Life Sciences Candidates must have a Bachelor Degree either B.Sc. /B.Tech or Equivalent in
Biological/ Physical/ Agricultural Sciences or Biotechnology stream from any
state or central recognised Institute/ University.
Candidates must have obtained at least 55 percent marks in aggregate of all
subjects.
M.Sc in Environmental Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any branch of Basic or Applied
Sciences Sciences under 10+2+3 education pattern from school/ Institute/ University as
recognised at state or national level.
Candidates need to have secured at least 55 percent marks in aggregate of
subjects of qualifying degree examination.
MCA (Masters in Com- Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 edu-
puter Applications) cation pattern from any state or Nationally recognised Institute or University.
Candidates must be competent adequately with at least 55 percent marks at
graduation level in aggregate of all subjects.
M.Sc in Physics Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree with Physics as one of the subjects
in any discipline under 10+2+3 education pattern securing at least 55 percent
marks in aggregate.
Candidates who have qualified Bachelor’s Degree either in Physics, Chemistry
and Mathematics combined or in Physics Honours or with B.Tech in Electron-
ics/Electrical/Mechanical/Computer are also eligible.
M.A. in Arts and Aes- Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 aca-
thetics demic pattern.
Candidates need to have obtained minimum 50 percent marks to be eligible for
admissions.
M.A. in Sanskrit Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Sanskrit or in any subject under
10+2+3 education pattern from any recognised Institute or University.
Candidates should have a minimum of 45 percent marks for admissions to M.A
in Sanskrit.
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JNU COURSES
Jawaharlal Nehru University offers both undergraduate and post graduate programmes.
Candidates can check below th different programmes offered by the university along with
their centres and intake.
Centre for Chinese & South-East Asian Studies B.A (H) Chinese 35
Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies B.A (H) Spanish 31
School of Language, Literature M.A. in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, 212#
and Culture Studies Hindi, Korean, Linguistics, Persian, Russian, Spanish
and Urdu
School of Social Sciences M.A. in Economic, Geography, History, Political Science, 434#
Sociology, Philosophy and Development & Labour Stud-
ies
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Events Dates
Notification September
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JNU RESULT
The Results of JNU entrance exam will be released by the university by the month of Feb-
ruary. The result will be released online. Candidates can find here the steps to follow while
downloading the result and the components you will find in your JNU result.
Events Dates
Conduct of JNUEE Last week of December
JNU Merit list for Viva-Voce based programmes Second week of April
●● Click on the official link given below (Link will be activated after the results are declared by the
university)
●● Candidates can either click on ‘Search by Application Number’ or ‘Search by Registration Number’
●● A drop down will appear where candidates will have to select ‘Programme of Study’ from the menu
●● Select the ‘field of study’
●● Enter your Application/ Registration Number
●● Click on ‘Search’
●● The result showing the marks and ranks scored by the candidate will appear.
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ST 7.5%
OBC 27%
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JNU CUTOFF
The cutoff of JNU will be released by the third or fourth week of February. The cutoff men-
tions the minimum marks required by candidates to make it to the registration process of
JNU admissions. Given below are the cutoff marks from the previous years for the different
subjects offered by the university.
MA in Urdu 77 67 37 54 58 NA
M.Sc in Chemistry 68 62 51 45 NA NA
MA in Political Science 67 56 53 57 35 34
MA in Philosophy 67 56 52 44 31 40
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MA in Urdu 76 NA NA NA NA NA
M.Sc in Chemistry 66 56 NA NA NA NA
MA in Ancient History NA 58 53 NA 29 NA
MA in Political Science 65 NA 50 55 34 NA
MA in Philosophy 66 NA 37 54 NA NA
MA in Sanskrit NA NA 38 NA 35 NA
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MA in Urdu 77 67 37 54 58 NA
M.Sc in Chemistry 68 62 51 45 NA NA
MA in Urdu 76 NA NA NA 53 NA
M.Sc in Chemistry 66 56 NA NA NA NA
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JNU COUNSELLING
The counselling procedure of JNU will begin with the registration process which will start
after the merit list is declared. Candidates will have to register for the admissions process
after which a second merit list will be declared which will be considered as the final admis-
sion list. Candidates can check here the counselling procedure along with the list of docu-
ments that need to be submitted during the counselling process.
Event Dates
Publication of merit list (for viva-voice papers) April
Last date to deposit fee for JNU admissions Last week of July
Release of second merit list for JNU admissions Last week of July
(wherever applicable)
●● Enrolment Form
●● Five copies of recent passport size photographs
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Following documents will be submitted by the candidate (in original) at the Admission
Counter in a separate envelope while taking admission/registration:
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