JNU Entrance in May

Feb 05, 2010 : Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi has notified the admissions to various Programmes for 2010. Admissions are  through Entrance Examinations for those courses under Category-A.

The  Entrance Examination for admission to various full-time programmes of study will be held on May 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2010, at Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Dimapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Goa, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Katihar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Pant Nagar, Patna, Pondicherry, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Secunderabad, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Siliguri, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. In addition, the University will hold entrance examination at Kathmandu (Nepal). (The University reserves the right to change/cancel any centre of examination without assigning any reason).

Programmes under Category A:

I. SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

(i) M.Phil/Ph.D in International Politics, International Organisation, Diplomacy and Disarmament, Political Geography; International Legal Studies; International Trade and Development; South Asian, Central Asian, Southeast Asian & Southwest Pacific Studies; Chinese, Japanese & Korean Studies; West Asian Studies, African Studies; Canadian, United States and Latin American Studies; European Studies; and Russian & Central Asian Studies.

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

(iii) M.A in Economics (with specialization in World Economy)

II. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE STUDIES

(i) M.Phil/Ph.D in French, German, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Chinese, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Hindi Translation, English, Linguistics, Japanese and Spanish.

(ii) M.Phil in Portuguese

(iii) M.A in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Persian, Russian, Spanish and Urdu.

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

III. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

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

(ii) MPh/Ph.D (Master of Public Health)

(iii) M.A. in Economics, Geography, History, Political Science and Sociology

IV. SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

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

(ii) M.Sc in Life Sciences: An integrated interdisciplinary programme in Modern Biology.

V. SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

(i) M.Phil/Ph.D in Environmental Sciences including interdisciplinary areas of Biology(Ecology, Biotechnology, Biophysics, Bioremediation), Chemistry (Air, Water, Soil Pollution), Ggeology and Physics.

(ii) M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences: An interdisciplinary course with environmental orientation, drawn from relevant areas of Biological, Chemical, Earth and Physical Sciences.

VI. SCHOOL OF COMPUTER & SYSTEMS SCIENCES

(i) M.Phil/Ph.D & M.Tech/Ph.D

(ii) M.C.A. (Master of Computer Applications) :

VII. SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

(i) Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D in Physical Sciences/Chemical Sciences/Mathematical Sciences. Emphasis is on topics of Chemical Physics, Computational Physics, Disordered Systems, Granular Materials, Mathematical Physics, Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Quantum Chaos, Quantum Magnetism and Strongly Correlated Systems, Quantum Optics, Statistical Nuclear Physics. Experimental areas include Complex Fluids, Materials Science, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Nonlinear Optics, Semiconductors, Polymers and Nanoparticle Physics.

(ii) M.Sc. in Physics

VIII. SCHOOL OF ARTS & AESTHETICS

(i) M.Phil/Ph.D: The School offers M.Phil./Ph.D. programme in Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.

(ii) M.A in Arts & Aesthetics: The School offers M.A. programme with cross disciplinary study of the Visual, Cinematic and Performing Arts.

IX. SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(i) Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

(ii) M.Tech in Computational and Systems Biology

X. SCHOOL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D in areas of Gene Transfer and Expression in Eukaryotic system, Transcription Control and Gene Regulation, Protein Engineering, Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Immunology, Protein folding and Stability, Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production, Structural Biology & Molecular Bioinformatics, and Biochemical Engineering, Molecular Virology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Cell Biology.

XI. CENTRE FOR SANSKRIT STUDIES

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

(ii) M.A. in Sanskrit

XII. CENTRE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D in Areas of Metobolic Disorders, Infectious and non-infectious Diseases, Diagnostics and Molecular Endocrinology

XIII. CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE

M.Phil/Ph.D in Law and Governance

(Category-B) DIRECT ADMISSIONS TO Ph.D PROGRAMME

The University admits a limited number of candidates directly to Ph.D. programme either on the basis of viva-voce or written examination and viva-voce both as may be decided by the University both in Monsoon and Winter Semesters in all Schools/Centres (except Life Sciences). In addition, direct admission to Ph.D is also offered in Group of Political Theory and Comparative Politics (International Relations), Adult Education, Women's Studies and Study of Discrimination and Exclusion. Candidates are required to check the availability of seats in each Centre/School before applying for admission in Winter Semester. Candidates are advised to refer to the admission announcement being notified separately.

(Category-C) ADMISSION OF JRF HOLDERS to M.Phil/Ph.D AND PRE-Ph.D/Ph.D  PROGRAMME IN SCIENCE SCHOOLS

The University admits a limited number of candidates to M.Phil/Ph.D and Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D programmes either on the basis of viva-voce or written examination and viva-voce both as may be decided by the University who have qualified a National Test entitling them to a JRF in Schools of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer & Systems Sciences, Information Technology and Biotechnology.

(Category-D) PART-TIME PROGRAMMES

University will hold Entrance Examination (in Delhi Centre only) 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. Since these are Part-Time programmes, these are intended for candidates residing in Delhi NCR only. Admission to Diploma of Proficiency and Advanced Diploma of 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 Pushto (3) Diploma of Proficiency in Pushto and Bahasa Indonesia (4) Certificate of Proficiency in Italian, Mongolian, Pustho, Bahasa Indonesia and Urdu.

Details of the Eligibility conditions for each Programme is available in the detailed Notification given at http://www.jnu.ac.in

Those 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 16th August, 2010 and they fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed in the Prospectus.

All foreign nationals present in India are required to appear in the Entrance Examination subject to their fulfilling minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed for Indian students as indicated under Category 'A'. However, in the event of their selection, they will be considered for admission subject to equivalence of their Degrees as per eligibility requirements.

Reservation of seats will be 27%, 15% and 7.5% for OBC candidates (non creamy layer), SC, ST candidates respectively in all programmes of study. 3% seats are reserved for Physically Challenged (Handicapped) candidates (with a minimum of 40% disability). All SC, ST and Physically Challenged (Handicapped) candidates who have passed and/or are appearing in the qualifying examination are eligible to appear in the entrance examination irrespective of their percentage of marks.

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 (Details are available in Chapter V of Prospectus). All female candidates are also eligible for deprivation points.

Application is different for each of Category 'A' and Category 'D' (Admission through Entrance Examination), Category 'B' (Direct Admission to Ph.D. programmes) and Category 'C' (Admission of JRF holders).

Application Form and Prospectus can be obtained in person from 10 a.m to 1 p.m and from 2 p.m to 4 p.m, on all working days (Monday to Friday), from the Counter in the Administrative Block of the University, till 15th March, 2010, on payment of Rs. 200/- in cash, per set. BPL card holders will be issued a set of Application form & Prospectus free of cost on submission of a copy of the BPL card issued by the competent authority showing their name in the card.

Sets of Application Form and Prospectus can be obtained by Post till 5th March, 2010,  from the ‘Section Officer (Admissions), Room No. 28, Administrative Block, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067’, by sending a Crossed Bank Draft (valid for six months) for Rs. 300/- drawn in favour of ‘Jawaharlal Nehru University’, payable at New Delhi along with a self-addressed (unstamped) envelope of minimum 30 cms X 25 cms size, clearly indicating the Category for which the Application Form is required on the self-addressed envelope. Those seeking Application Form and Prospectus from Nepal are required to send a Bank Draft of Indian Rs.400/- or equivalent in US Dollars.

For admission through Entrance Examination under Category-A and Certificate of Proficiency (Part-Time Programme) under Category-D, candidates can opt up to 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.) (1st Year) 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 submit separate Application Forms 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 rejected. However, this restriction will not apply to candidates who apply for Direct Admission to Ph.D programme under Category-B, JRF holders to M.Phil/Ph.D and Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D Programmes under Category-C and Diploma/Advanced Diploma of Proficiency (Part-Time Programmes) under Category-D. Candidates are required to submit separate Application Form for each Field of Study for admission to B.A (Hons) 2nd year under category A, Direct Admission to Ph.D programme under Category-B, JRF holders to M.Phil/Ph.D and Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D under Category-C and for Diploma and Advanced Diploma (Part-Time) programmes under Category-D.

Last date for receipt of completed application forms is March 15, 2010.

More details are available at http://www.jnu.ac.in 
For more inquiries, contact director_admissions@mail.jnu.ac.in