JNU New Delhi-Schools and Centers of Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi is the most prestigious university in India. The University has gained international reputation for its standards of faculty, curriculum, research, intellectual capital, infrastructure and facilities for it’s students. The JNU has exclusive centers of study and research in various advanced and conventional disciplines. JNU offer M.Phil, Ph.D, Pre-Ph.D., M.Tech, MCH, MA, M.Sc, MCA, BA (Hons.) and Part Time Programmes in the disciplines of Arts, Social sciences, Humanities, Life Sciences, Languages and International Studies. Following are the important Schools and centers of JNU:

1. School of Life Sciences
2. School of International Studies
3. School of Biotechnology
4. School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
5. School of Environmental Sciences
6. School of Physical Sciences
7. School of Social Sciences
8. School of Information Technology
9. School of Computer and Systems Sciences
10. Centre for Molecular Medicine
11. School of Arts and Aesthetics
12. Centre for Sanskrit Studies
13. Centre for the Study of Law and Governance

Grade and Grade Points of JNU: Following are the Grade points JNU allocate for the candidates based on their performance. There will be rounding off of grade points. Those failed in the course have to repeat that course or should clear another course in lieu thereof.

Grade – Grade Point
A+ = 9
A = 8
A- = 7
B+ = 6
B = 5
B- = 4
C+ = 3
C = 2
C- = 1
F = Fail

JNU offer wide variety of programmes in all the disciplines. Admission to all the programmes will be based on the entrance examinations conducted by the University every year during March – April. Admission notification will announced usually during January. JNU offer number of fellowships and scholarships for the deserved candidates. Excellent hostel facilities, peaceful academic environment and well guided administration are the salient features of JN University. More details of the courses offered by various schools can be obtained from www.jnu.ac.in .

JNU New Delhi Admissions for UG, PG, M.Phil. Ph.D. Courses

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi issued Admission Notification for the year 2012-13. JNU (www.jnuonline.in) is highly reputed university in the country with best faculty and infrastructure. JNU offers UG, PG, M.Phil and Ph.D. Courses in various disciplines an Subjects. There are four categories of admission for JNU. All these are described below along with details of programs and application process. JNU has announced admission notification for the year 2012-13. These details are available at the end of the post. JNU also sell Previous question papers of the entrance examinations. Details may also available on http://www.jnuonline.in/.

Category – A Admissions: JNU shall hold entrance exams for these courses:

1. School of International Studies:

A) M.Phil /Ph.D.: The School offer M.Phil and Ph.D. in these Centers – International Organisation, Diplomacy and Disarmament, International Politics, International Legal Studies; International Trade and Development; Political Geography; Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies; South Asian, Central Asian, Southeast Asian and Southwest Pacific Studies; United States and Latin American Studies; European Studies; West Asian, North African and Sub- Saharan African Studies; Canadian, and Russian and Central asian studies.

B) M.A : Politics (with specialization in International Relations)
C) M.A.: Economics (with specialization in World Economy)

2. School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies:

A) M.Phil. / Ph.D.: German, Arabic, Russian, French, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Chinese, Hindi Translation, Tamil, English, Linguistics, Japanese and Spanish.
B) M.Phil. in Portuguese
C) M.A: Chinese, English, Arabic, German, hindi, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Linguistics, Persian, Spanish and Urdu.
D) B.A. (Hons.): Chinese, French, Arabic, Japanese, German, Korean, Russian, Persian, and Spanish

3. School of Social Sciences:

A) M.Phil./ Ph.D. Programmes offered by these centers: Historical Studies; Political Studies; Economic Studies and Planning ; Social Medicine and Community Health; Social Systems (Sociology); Educational Studies (Psychology, Sociology, Economics and History of Education); Regional Development (Geography, Economics and Population Studies); Philosophy and Studies in Science Policy.

B) M.Phil./Ph.D. (Master of Public health)
C) M.A.: Economics, History, Political Science, Geography and Sociology

4. School of Life Sciences:

A) M.Phil/Ph.D.: Molecular Biology, plant biotechnology, genetics, Genetic engineering, cell biology, immunology, Developmental biology, microbiology, radiation and cancer biology, neurobiology, bio-physics and structural biology.
B) M.Sc. in life sciences

5. School of Environmental Sciences:

A) M.Phil /Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences
B) M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences

6. School of Computer and Systems Sciences:

A). M.Phil./Ph.D. and M.Tech./ Ph.D.: Computers and related sciences
B) M.C.A.:

7. School of Physical Sciences:

A) Pre-Ph.D. / Ph.D. in Physical Sciences/ Pre-Ph.D./ Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences
B) M.Sc. in Physics

8. School of Arts and Aesthetics:
A) M.Phil./Ph.D.: Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.
B) M.A. : Arts and Aesthetics

9. School of Information Technology:

A) Pre-Ph.D/ Ph.D in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
B) M.Tech. in computational and systems biology

10. School of Biotechnology: A) Pre-Ph.D./ Ph.D. in all areas of biotechnology

11. Centre for Sanskrit Studies: A) M.Phil./Ph.D. in Sanskrit B) M.A. in Sanskrit

12. Centre for Molecular Medicine:

A) Pre-Ph.D/ Ph.D

13. Centre for the Study of Law and Governance: M.Phil./Ph.D.

Category B- Direct Admission to Ph.D. Programme:

JNU admits some students directly to Ph.D. programme on the basis of their performance in interview. There will be no entrance exam for this category admissions.

Category-C: JNU offer direct admissio to JRF holders into M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes in all subjects of the School of Sciences.

Category-D : JNU hold separate entrance exam for Part Time admissons

Interested candidates can obtain application form through post / by hand from the office of JNU. Filled in forms should be sent to ‘Deputy registrar (admissions), Room No. 28, Administrative Block, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067.’ ; For more inquiries, contact director_admissions@mail.jnu.ac.in; Website : www.jnu.ac.in . JNU has issued admission notification for the year 2012-13 as well. Details may be available on the website www.jnu.ac.in .

Important Dates:

1. Issue of application forms starts: February 2012
2. Last date for issue of application forms: March 2012
3. Last date for receipt of completed application forms: March 2012

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