Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) - Admission Announcement - 2006-07

(A) M.Phil/Ph.D.

International Politics, Organisation, Disarmament, Political Geography and Diplomatic Studies; International Legal Studies; International Trade and Development; South Asian, Central Asian, Southeast Asian & Southwest Pacific Studies; Chinese, Japanese & Korean Studies; West Asian, North African and Sub-saharan African Studies; Canadian, United States and Latin American Studies; European Studies; and Russian & Central Asian Studies.

Eligibility

(i) Candidates with Master's Degree in Political Science, History, Economics, International Relations and Area Studies with atleast 50% marks; or Master's degree in Humanities and other Social Sciences with atleast 60% marks or Master's Degree in Natural Sciences with atleast 65% marks are eligible to apply in fields other than International Legal Studies, International Trade & Development and Political Geography.
(ii) Candidates seeking admission to M.Phil/Ph.D. programme in International Trade & Development must have their M.A. in Economics with atleast 50% marks and familiarity with Mathematics and Statistics upto Bachelor's level.
(iii) Candidates seeking admission to M.Phil/Ph.D. programme in Political Geography must have Master's degree in Geography with atleast 50% marks with sufficient knowledge of quantitative methods and techniques; and with political Science, or International Relations or Economics as a subject at the B.A. level or Master's degree in International Relations, Political Science, History, Economics or Oceanography and Environmental Studies with atleast 50% marks and with Geography as one of the subjects at Bachelor's degree level or with Political Geography as one of the subject at the M.A. level.
(iv) Candidates seeking admission to International Legal Studies must have an LL.B. (Three year) degree after Bachelor's degree with atleast 55% marks; or an LL.B (Five year) degree with atleast 55% marks in the aggregate or an M.A. with International Law as one of the subjects with atleast 55% marks in the aggregate or a LL.M. degree with atleast 50% marks in the aggregate.

(B) M.A. Politics (with specialization in International Relations)

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks.

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree in Economics under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks in aggregate and with either Mathematics or Statistics as a paper or subsidiary subject.

(A) M.Phil/Ph.D.

French, German, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Chinese, Hindi Translation, Urdu, Hindi, English, Linguistics, Japanese & Spanish.

Eligibility

(i) M.Phil./Ph.D. in English

Master's Degree in English or Linguistics or Sociology or History or Philosophy or Folklore or Film & Communication Studies or Culture Studies or Comparative Literature with at least 50% marks.

(ii) M. Phil/Ph.D in Linguistics

Master's Degree in Linguistics or Psychology or Sociology or Folklore or Culture Studies or any Language or M.Sc. in Speech & Hearing or Computer Science Engineering or MCA with at least 50% marks.

(iii) M.Phil./Ph.D. in Hindi Translation

Master's degree in Hindi with 50% marks or Master's degree in any Indian/Foreign language with 50% marks and Hindi as one of the subject at B.A. level.

(iv) M.Phil./Ph.D. in other Languages/Subjects

Master's Degree in concerned Language/Subject with atleast 50% marks.

(B) M.Phil Portuguese

Eligibility

Master's degree in Portuguese with atleast 50% marks or Master's degree in any other Romance Language (Italian, Spanish, French, Romanian) or in English with atleast 50% marks and an Advanced Diploma in Portuguese with atleast 50% marks.

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 45% marks with adequate proficiency in the concerned language.

(D) B.A. (HONS.) in Persian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian and Spanish (with entry points to both 1st and 2nd Year).

Eligibility

(i) For B.A. (Hons.) : (1st Year) : Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent examination with atleast 45% marks.

(ii) For B.A. (Hons.) : (2nd Year) : First year of Bachelor's degree or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto with at least 45% marks under 10+2+3 pattern of education with adequate proficiency in the language concerned.

(A) M.Phil./PH.D.

Programme is offered by the following Centres which have their curricular and research work organized on interdisciplinary basis with a focus on some major problems of study

CENTRES

Economic Studies & Planning ; Historical Studies; Political Studies; Regional Development (Geography, Economics & Population Studies); Social Systems (Sociology); Educational Studies (Psychology, Sociology, Economics & History of Education); Social Medicine & Community Health; Philosophy and Studies in Science Policy.

Eligibility

Master's degree in the subject concerned with atleast 50% marks; or Master's degree in allied subjects or Humanities with atleast 55% marks; or Master's degree in Natural Sciences with atleast 60% marks. For Centre for Studies in Science Policy: Master's degree in Social Science or Humanities or Law or Management with 55% marks or Master's degree in Natural Sciences or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine with 60% marks. For Centre of Social Medicine & Community Health: Master's degree in Sociology, Psychology and Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, History/Social Work, Geography, Population Studies, Public Administration, Nutrition and other relevant Applied Science and Social Science subjects with 50% marks.

(B) MPH/PH.D (Master of Public Health)

Eligibility

MBBS Degree with atleast 50% marks and atleast one year's work experience after internship, or M.Sc. Degree in Nursing with atleast 50% marks and atleast one year's experience in Community Health Nursing.

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 45% marks.

(A) M.Phil./Ph.D.

Areas of Interdisciplinary Research in Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Plant Biotechnology, Genetics, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Neurobiology, Microbiology, Radiation and Cancer Biology, Bio-physics and Structural Biology.

Eligibility

This programme is open to candidates having M.Sc. degree with at least 55% marks or equivalent grades in either biological or physical sciences, as well as to those with an M.B.B.S. degree. Candidates having degree in allied subjects in Life Sciences including Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Zoology, or in Chemistry or Physics, or disciplines of Agricultural Science or M.B.B.S. degree are considered eligible. This basic eligibility criterion would remain the same for both categories of applicants above.

(B) M.Sc. in Life Sciences

An integrated interdisciplinary programme in Modern Biology.

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree in Biological, Physical or Agricultural Sciences or equivalent under 10+2+3 pattern of education with atleast 55% marks.

(A) M.Phil./Ph.D.

Environmental sciences Including Interdisciplinary Ireas of Iiology (Ecology, Biotechnology, Biophysics, Bioremediation), Chemistry (Air, Water, Soil Pollution), Geology and Physics.

Eligibility

M.Sc degree or equivalent in any branch of basic or applied sciences or MBBS degree with atleast 55% marks.

(B) M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences

An Interdisciplinary Course with Environmental Orientation, Drawn from Relevant areas of Biological, Chemical Earth and Physical Sciences.

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree in any branch of basic or applied science under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks.

(A) Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D.

Physical Sciences (Pure Physics and Interface of Physics and Chemistry). The Emphasis is on Topics of Chemical Physics, Computational Physics; Condensed Matter Physics, Disordered Systems, Granular Materials, Mathematical Physics. Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Quantum Chaos, Quantum Optics and Statistical Nuclear Physics. Experimental areas Include Complex Fluids, Materials Science, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Nonlinear Optics, Semiconductors, Polymers and Nanoparticle Physics.

Eligibility

Master's degree in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics with atleast 55% marks. Candidates having majored in Physics or Chemistry should have had Mathematics atleast up to the Bachelor's level. Candidates majoring in Chemistry should have specialized in Physical Chemistry / Chemical Physics at the M.Sc. level. Exceptions can be made in case of applicants with a B.Tech. (Electronics / Electrical) degree provided they successfully compete in our entrance examination.

(B) M.Sc. in Physics

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree (with Physics as one of the subjects) under 10+2+3 pattern of education with 55% marks in the aggregate (or in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics combined).

(A) Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D.

Physical Sciences (Pure Physics and Interface of Physics and Chemistry). The emphasis is on topics of chemical physics, computational physics; condensed matter physics, disordered systems, Granular Materials, mathematical physics. nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, quantum chaos, quantum optics and statistical nuclear physics. experimental areas include complex fluids, materials science, Superconductivity, Magnetism, nonlinear optics, Semiconductors, Polymers and Nanoparticle Physics.

Eligibility

Master's degree in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics with atleast 55% marks. Candidates having majored in Physics or Chemistry should have had Mathematics atleast up to the Bachelor's level. Candidates majoring in Chemistry should have specialized in Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics at the M.Sc. level. Exceptions can be made in case of applicants with a B.Tech. (Electronics/Electrical) degree provided they successfully compete in our entrance examination.

(B) M.Sc. in Physics

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree (with Physics as one of the subjects) under 10+2+3 pattern of education with 55% marks in the aggregate (or in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics combined).

(A) M.Phil. in Arts & Aesthetics (Subject to Clearance by the Academic Council)

Eligibility

Master's degree in any branch of Arts & Aesthetics with at least 50% marks.

(B) M.A. in Arts & Aesthetics

The M.A. in Arts and Aesthetics is devoted to the history, critical theory and aesthetics of visual and performing arts, primarily of India. Specialization is available in the streams of visual and performing arts with a common pool of core courses.

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks.

M.Tech. in Computational and Systems Biology

Eligibility

For Biology Track

Master's Degree in any branch of biological sciences or equivalent, MBBS, or BHMS or equivalent as recognized by Government Council such as MCI with at least 55% marks. Mathematics till class X is required and class XI and above is preferred.

For Non Biology Track

M.Sc in any branch of Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or B.Tech, B.E. or equivalent in any branch of engineering with atleast 55% marks. Biology till class X is required and Class XI and above is preferred.

Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D.

Gene Transfer and Expression in Eukaryotic system, Transcription Control and Gene Regulation, Protein Engineering, Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Immunology, Protein Stability, Conformation & Folding, Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production, Structural Biology & Molecular Bioinformatics, and Biochemical Engineering.

Eligibility

Master's degree in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry or any branch of Biological Sciences with atleast 55% marks.

M.Phil./PH.D. in Sanskrit

Elegibility

Master's degree in Sanskrit or in an allied subject (with Sanskrit up to B.A.) with at least 55% marks.

M.A. in Sanskrit

Eligibility

Bachelor's Degree in Sanskrit or in any other subject under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 45% marks.

Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D

Areas of Metobolic Disorders, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostics and Molecular Endocrinology

Eligibility

Master's degree in any branch of biological sciences/ MBBS/B.V.Sc/B.Pharm.. degree with at least 55% marks.

M.Phil./Ph.D in Law and Governance

Eligibility

Master's degree with 50% marks in Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, History, Philosophy or an equivalent degree in Law; or 60% in any natural science discipline.

The University admits a limited number of candidates to M.Phil./Ph.D. and Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D. programmes (without appearing in the Entrance Examination) who have qualified a National Test entitling them to a JRF in Schools of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer & System Sciences, Information Technology & Centres for Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine.

Eligibility

Only those candidates who fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed for admission of candidates to M.Phil./Ph.D. and Pre-Ph.D. programmes through Entrance Examination in above Science Schools/Centres and have qualified a National Test entitling them to a JRF are eligible to apply.

The University will hold Entrance Examination for admission to Certificate of Proficiency and Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu one-year Part-Time Programmes of Study in the School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies in Delhi only. Since these are Part-Time programmes, it is intended for candidates residing in Delhi NCR only. Admission to Diploma of Proficiency and Advanced Diploma in Proficiency will be made on basis of the past academic record of the candidate which will be assessed in accordance with the criteria laid down by the University for selection.

PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

1) Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu
2) Advanced Diploma of Proficiency in Portuguese & Pushtu
3) Diploma of Proficiency in Italian, Portuguese, Pushtu & Bhasa Indonesia
4) Certificate of Proficiency in Italian, Mongolian, Pusthu, Bhasa Indonesia, Portuguese & Urdu.

Eligibility

1. Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu : A Bachelor's Degree under 10 + 2 + 3 pattern of education with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate with Urdu as one of the subjects at High School or Intermediate or B.A. Level.
2. Advanced Diploma of Proficiency : Senior School Certificate, (10+2) or equivalent with atleast 45% marks in aggregate and Diploma of proficiency in language concerned or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto.
3. Diploma of Proficiency : Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent with atleast 45% marks in aggregate and Certificate of Proficiency in the language concerned or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto.
4. Certificate of Proficiency: Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent with atleast 45% marks in aggregate.

Foreign Nationals

All foreign nationals present in India are required to appear in the Entrance Examination at any one of the Centres in India. Candidates from Nepal and Sri Lanka have an additional facility of Entrance Examination Centres at Kathmandu (Nepal) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) . However, in the event of their selection, they will be considered for admission subject to equivalence of their qualifications as per eligibility requirements.

Foreign Nationals who have passed their qualifying examination from any of the recognized universities in India are required to fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed for Indian students as indicated under Category-A above.

Foreign Nationals who are selected for admission to any of the programmes of study through Entrance Examination are given preference for fee concessions.

Reservation of Seats

15% seats for SC, 7.5% seats for ST and 3% seats for PH (Physically Challenged(Handicapped) (with a minimum of 40% disability) are reserved for candidates belonging to these categories. All SC, ST and Physically Challenged(Handicapped) candidates who have passed and/or are appearing in the qualifying examination are eligible to apply for admission irrespective of their percentage of marks.

Candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (who are not from creamy layer and whose parents are not income tax payers) will be eligible for deprivation points. Besides, all candidates who have passed qualifying examination prescribed for admission to the concerned programme of study from the identified backward districts, will be eligible for deprivation points. All Kashmiri migrants and wards/widows of certain categories of Defence Personnel will be eligible for deprivation points subject to their submitting a documentary evidence of their status(For details, refer to Chapter V of Prospectus). Only those candidates will be eligible for deprivation points as stated above who seek admission through Entrance Examination.

Please note that

There being different Application Forms for different levels of programmes of study for admission to
(i) JRF holders in Science Schools
(ii) M.Phil./Ph.D.,Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D., M.Tech/Ph.D., M.P.H./Ph.D.
(iii) M.A., M.Sc., MCA
(iv) for B.A. (Hons.) in Foreign Languages
(v) Part-Time programmes, candidates should clearly indicate in their request as well as on the top of the self addressed envelope the level of the programme for which the Application form is required.

For admission through Entrance Examination under Category-A above and Certificate of Proficiency (Part-Time Programme) under Category-C above, candidates can opt upto a maximum of three Fields of Study in a single Application Form for the same level of Programmes i.e. COP(Part-Time) or B.A. (Hons) or M.A./M.Sc./MCA or M.Phil/Ph.D., Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D.,M.Tech./Ph.D.,M.P.H./Ph.D., and are not required to fill separate Application Forms. For admission of JRF holders to M.Phil/Ph.D. and Pre-Ph.D. under Category-B above and for Diploma and Advanced Diploma (Part-Time) programmes under Category-C above, the candidates are required to fill in separate Application Form for each Field of Study. In case a candidate submits more than one Application Form for the same level of programmes of study, his/her candidature will be outrightly rejected. However, this restriction will not apply to candidates who apply for admission of JRF holders to M.Phil./Ph.D. and Pre-Ph.D. programmes under Category-B above and Diploma/Advanced Diploma of Proficiency (Part-Time Programmes) under Category-C above.

How to apply

Application Forms together with Prospectus can be had either personally on cash payment of Rs. 120/- per set between 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. on all working days (Monday to Friday); or through post by sending crossed Bank Draft for Rs. 200/- payable to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi alongwith a self-addressed unstamped envelope of the size of 28 cms X 20 cms. to the Assistant registrar (admissions), jawaharlal Nehru university, new delhi-110067. Candidates should clearly indicate the programme of study for which the Application Form is required on top of the self-addressed envelope. Candidates seeking Application Form and Prospectus from Nepal and Sri Lanka are required to send a bank draft of Indian Rs.250/- or US$ 5.00. Money Orders and Cheques are not accepted.

Issue of application Forms from

February 1, 2006

Last date for issue of application Forms

(i) By Post : March 8, 2006
(ii) At Cash Counter : March 17, 2006

Last date for receipt of completed application Forms

March 17, 2006

Note

1. Candidates intending to seek Direct Admission to Ph.D. Programme of study in various disciplines, are advised to refer to the admission announcement being notified separately.

2. Candidates who are due to appear in respective qualifying examination prescribed for eligibility for admission to a particular programme are also eligible to appear in the entrance examination. In the event of their selection, they will be admitted only if their results of the qualifying examination are declared before 14th August, 2006 and they fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed in the prospectus.

3. The candidates for admission to the M.A./M.Sc/MCA programmes who have obtained their Bachelor's degree under the pattern of education other than 10+2+3 would be considered eligible for admission only if they have successfully completed the first year of Master's degree programme or a bridge course in lieu thereof, wherever prescribed, by a recognised University in the relevant discipline with prescribed percentage of marks.

4. The University does not offer correspondence courses.

5. While the University, on its part, shall ensure timely despatch of Application Forms soon after receipt of the request from intending candidates, it will, however, in no way own any responsibility on account of postal delays, if any.

Ref: The Hindu dt. February 9, 2006
Eenadu dt. February 21, 2006