JNU - Admissions 2012

The admission process of the Jawaharlal Nehru University will start from 6th February,  2012. This section contains complete information on the admission process and application procedure for the JNU Entrance Examination 2012-2013.

JNU Exam 2012 Application Procedure

Online Application:
Candidates can apply Online by logging on to JNU website www.jnu.ac.in or www.jnuonline.in. Online application portal will remain open from 10:00 AM (IST) on 6th February, 2012 till 5:00 PM (IST) on 21st March, 2012. Last date for submission of confirmation page of online Application Form is 28th March, 2012.

Offline Application:
Set of Application Form and Prospectus can be obtained only through Post by sending crossed Bank Draft for Rs.300/-(Rs. Three Hundred only) drawn in favour of JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY payable at NEW DELHI along with a self addressed (unstamped) envelope of the minimum size of 30 cms x 25 cms clearly indicating the programme of study for which the Application Form is required  on the self-addressed envelope to the SECTION OFFICER  (ADMISSIONS), Room No.28, Administrative Block, Jawaharlal  Nehru University, New Delhi 110067. Last date of submission of completed offline Application Form is 21st March, 2012.

Dates For JNU Admission Examination 2012-2013

• The sale and submission of application forms, both online and offline, will start from February 6, 2012.
• Entrance examinations for admission to various programmes, including Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination will be conducted on May 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2012.
• The online application process starts from 10am on February 6, 2012 and will continue till 5pm on March 21, 2012.
• The last date for submission of the online application is March 28, 2012.
  
  

JNU Exam 2012 Admission Procedure

General Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who have completed their graduation programs can apply for post graduation programs. The candidates who are going to appear in the final year of graduation may also apply for the entrance. However, if they are selected, students will have to submit all the relevant documents, including final mark-sheets before the deadline fixed for registration.

Indian Students: All Indian candidates are required to fill up the application form issued by JNU usually in the month of February. The candidates are required to sit for the entrance examination conducted at various places across the country. For application form and information brochure, please refer to the official website of JNU.

Foreign Students: All Foreign students present in India will be required to appear in the entrance examination subject to their fulfilling minimum eligibility requirement as prescribed for Indian students. However, in the event of their selection they will be considered for admission subject to equivalence of their degrees and they will have to produce the following documents:

(1) Students Visa

(2) Medical Certificate prescribed, if any, by the Government of India.
   
Candidates already in India during entrance examination will not be considered for admission in absentia and they will have to go through the process of entrance examination for admission to various programmes of study.

Note: There is a separate application form for Foreign Nationals wishing to apply from abroad. Their candidature will be considered in absentia subject to their fulfilling minimum eligibility requirement as prescribed for Indian students.

Selection Procedure

Candidates who qualify the entrance examination are called for interview and after clearing this round students are registered for admission to the program.


The JNU entrance examination for admission to various programs is conducted at the following places:-

Agartala	Ahmedabad
Aizawl	Allahabad
Amritsar	Bangalore
Bareilly	Bhubaneshwar
Calicut	Chandigarh
Chennai	Coimbatore
Dehradun	Delhi
Gangtok	Gwalior
Guwahati	Goa
Gorakhpur	Puducherry
Hyderabad	Pune
Secundrabad	Raipur
Imphal	Ranchi
Indore	Sambalpur
Itanagar	Shillong
Jaipur	Shimla
Jammu	Siliguri
Katihar	Srinagar
Kohima	Thiruvananthapuram
Kolkata	Udaipur
Lucknow	Vadodara
Mumbai	Varanasi
Madurai	Vijayawada
Nagpur	Visakhapatnam
Noida	Kathmandu (Overseas Centre)
Pant Nagar

For JNU Entrance Exam Schedule, click here.


Reservation Policy

RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES

22.5% seats (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) in each Programme of Study are reserved for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates. All Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates who have passed the qualifying examination are eligible to appear in the entrance examination irrespective of their percentage of marks.

RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED(HANDICAPPED) CANDIDATES

3% of the seats are reserved for the Physically Challenged (Handicapped) candidates in all the programmes of study. The Physically Challenged (Handicapped) candidates, who have passed the qualifying examination are eligible to appear in the entrance examination irrespective of their percentage of marks.

Such candidates would be considered for admission only to those fields of study/disciplines where their physical disability is not considered as a hindrance in pursuing the course of study.

A candidate, in order to be eligible for any concession/benefits under the Physically Challenged (Handicapped) category, should have minimum degree of disability to the extent of 40% . Further that the certifying authority in all such cases will be a medical board at the district level consisting of the Chief Medical Officer/Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and another expert in the specified field viz. Ophthalmic Surgeon in the case of visually challenged (handicapped) and ENT Surgeon or an Audiologist in case of speech and hearing challenged (handicapped), an Orthopaedic Surgeon or a Specialist in Physical Medicine and re-habilitation in case of locomotor challenged (handicapped). The person having physically challenged certificate for hearing & speech will be referred for verification to government hospitals of New Delhi or AIIMS. The Degree of the disability of the candidates applying under this category will also be verified by the Medical Board of the University.


Scholarships/Fellowships

Scholarships

There are various scholarships schemes available for the students pursuing study or research programs in JNU. The National Scholarships Scheme, Post Matric Scholarships are also offered to the students. Fellowships are offered to the research scholars if they qualify the NET and subsequent interview conducted by JNU. For more details on Scholarships, click here

Freeships

Limited number of free student-ships are available to needy and deserving Indian students as per University rules.

Students' Aid Fund

The University has instituted "Students Aid Fund" out of the contributions from the students and staff of the University and collections from other sources. The objectives of the fund are :

1. to render financial assistance to the poor and deserving students for payment of tuition fees, examination fees, purchase of text-books, stationery etc.
   
   
2. to meet any other need of the students considered to be genuine by the freeship committee of the School concerned; provided that the funds shall not be utilized for award of scholarships/fellowships or stipends or for payments of prizes, rewards etc. to students. A student requiring financial assistance shall apply in the prescribed form, (through the Chairperson of the Centre), to the Dean of the School. Application for a loan may be made in the same form, (through the Chairperson of the Centre and the Dean of the School), to the Dean of Students.
   

The G. Parthasarathi endowment fund for economically weaker sections - The University has created a Fund called "The G. Parthasarthi endowment Fund for Economically Weaker Sections" for providing financial assistance to students coming from economically weaker sections of society including SCs/STs/Backward Classes and Physically Challenged (Handicapped) students. Students belonging to the above categories and who are not in receipt of any scholarship/fellowship or financial assistance from any other sources are eligible to apply for financial assistance , loan or advance out of the above fund and their requests shall be considered subject to availability of funds so as to help the needy students.

Fees Details

Candidates selected for various programmes of study will be required to pay the following fees:

Indian Nationals

	M.Phil./Ph.D. Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D. M.Tech./ Ph.D./ MPH/Ph.D.	M.A./M.Sc./M.C.A. B.A. (Hons.)	Part Time
	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
Tuition Fee (Annual)	240.00***	216.00***	120.00
Sports Fee (Annual)	16.50	16.50	16.50
Literary & Cultural Fee (Annual)	16.50	16.50	16.50
**'Students' Union Fee (Annual)	15.00	15.00	15.00
Library Fee (Annual)	6.00	6.00	6.00
Medical fee (Annual)	9.00	9.00	---
Medical Booklet	12.00	12.00	---
Students Aid Fund (Annual)	4.50	4.50	---
*Admission Fee	5.00	5.00	5.00
*Enrolment Fee	5.00	5.00	5.00
*Security Deposit (Refundable)	40.00	40.00	40.00
Identity Card Folder	10.00	10.00	10.00
Student Hostel and General information Guide	15.00	15.00	---

The fees are subject to revision

* To be paid at the time of Enrolment in the University.
** In terms of Statute 33 of Statutes of the University, membership of any students' organisation shall be voluntary.
*** To be realised in two installments.

Students shall deposit tuition fee:

(i) First Installment at the time of admission;
(ii) Second installment at the time of registration in the Winter Semester i.e. January. Annual Fees shall be paid at the commencement of each academic year.

In the event of student being enrolled simultaneously for a full-time course and one part-time course, he will be charged, in addition to all the fees and other charges for the full-time course, only the tuition fee in respect of part-time course.

If a student does not pay the fees on time, a fine shall be levied as per rules of the University.

Foreign Nationals

For M.Phil./Ph.D., Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D., M.Tech./Ph.D., MPH/Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc., MCA, B.A.(Hons.) and Part-Time Programmes of study:

i) Tuition Fee :
(a) @ US $ 750 per semester for courses in science disciplines;
(b) @ US $ 500 per semester for courses in humanities and social sciences;
ii) Incidental charges :
@ US $ 100 per semester will be charged from both the above categories.

Note:

(1) Name of the defaulter, which shall be put up on the Notice Board, shall be removed from the rolls of the University.

(2) No request for fee waver will be considered.

BINC Examination 2012

BioInformatics National Certification (BINC) Examination 2012
(Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi & School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, JNU, NewDelhi)

• Registration starts: Nov.14 2011
• Registration ends: Feb 03 2012
• Examination: 25-26 Feb. 2012

The online application can be filled from 14 November 2011 to 3rd. February 2012. Syllabus approved by National advisory committee is available online. It consists of five sections:

• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Physical & chemical sciences
• Mathematics& statistics
• IT
  
  

To view the notification, click here.