JNU entrance exam Application for Admission 2016-17 Exam Dates, Eligibility

NU Entrance Exam is a premier exam conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University (also called as JNU). JNU Admission 2016 will be organized by JNU for the admissions into different graduate and post-graduate courses. JNU is one of the oldest and popular central Universities situated in New Delhi. JNU was established in the year 1969 by an act of parliament. It was named after India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru and was founded by her daughter and former Prime Minister of India Smt. Indira Gandhi.JNU entrance exam is a gate to enter in country’s prestigious University and takes admissions into various graduates and post graduates courses offered by the University.

JNU Admission 2016-17 Important Dates 

Time-Table for Admission

• 1. Start of Online Application process from 04.00 p.m. on 8^th February, 2016
  2. Issue of offline Application Forms (by post) 8^th February, 2016
  3. Last date for issue of offline Application Forms (by post) 10^th March, 2016
  4. Last date for online Registration till 5.00 p.m. on 21^st March, 2016
  5. Last date of submission of completed Application Form to reach JNU 23^rd March, 2016
  6. Date of Entrance Examination 16^th, 17^th, 18^th & 19^th May 2015
  7. Declation of result of written examination for B.A. (Hons.) 2nd year, M.A. (Foreign Languages), M.Phil./Ph.D., Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D., M.Tech./Ph.D., MPH/Ph.D., COP & ADOP(Mass Media)(for prgrammes where viva is prescribed) by 27^th June, 2016 (Tentative)
  8. Viva-Voce of candidates selected on the basis of written test by 14^th July, 2016 (Tentative)
  9. Publication of merit list for admission to various programmes of study
     i) where viva voce is not prescribed (B.A. (Hons.) 1st year, M.A. (except Foreign Languages), M.Sc. & MCA) by 8^th July, 2016 (Tentative) 
     ii) where viva voce is prescribed (B.A. (Hons.) 2nd year, M.A. (Foreign Languages), M.Phil./Ph.D., Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D., M.Tech./Ph.D., MPH/Ph.D., COP & ADOP(Mass Media) by 22^nd July, 2016 (Tentative)
  10. Registration of candidates selected for admission
      i) For B.A.(Hons.) 1st year 18^th to 20^th July and 28^th July to 1^st August, 2016
      ii) For M.A. (except Foreign Languages), M.Sc., MCA 21^st, 22^nd and 25^th July & 28^th July to 1^st August, 2016
      iii) For B.A. (Hons.) 2nd year, M.A. (Foreign Languages), M.Phil./Ph.D., Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D., M.Tech./Ph.D., MPH/Ph.D. and JRF 26^th July to 1^stAugust, 2016
      iv) For Part Time 2^nd to 4^th August, 2016
      v) For Direct admission to Ph.D. 18^th to 20^th July, 2016
      vi) For Direct admission to Ph.D. for Winter Semester 4^th to 6^th January, 2017
  11. Last date for payment of fees. 1^st August, 2016 
      (Such of the selected candidates who are not in a position to join the programme by stipulated date i.e. 1st August, 2016 owing to non-declaration of their result but submit their acceptance alongwith the Bank Draft of the required amount by 1st August, 2016 will be permitted to complete their registration requirements on or before 16th August, 2016.)
  12. Release of Second List, if any, wherever required as per the admission policy of the University (Candidates are advised to check the list on the website of the University) By 4^th August, 2016 (Tentative)
  13. Registration of Second List 5^th to 16^th August, 2016
  14. Deadline for Admission/Registration 16^th August, 2016

  Note :

  1. The application forms for Direct admission to Ph.D. programme for Monsoon Semester beginning July 2016 is closed on 29th January, 2016 and for winter semester begining January 2017, the application form for Direct admission to Ph.D. programme will be available from 1st September to 14th October, 2016 and last date for submitting the application forms will be 14th October, 2016.
  2. The lists of candidates invited to viva-voce and in respect of those finally selected for admission shall be displayed on the Notice-Boards of the Administrative Block and will also be available on JNU website (www.jnu.ac.in). Although intimation to this effect is sent to the candidates on their e-mail account and also available on JNU website as well as candidates online application form account, yet the candidates are advised to find out from Notice Board or JNU website (www.jnu.ac.in) or through their own sources whether their names appear in the lists and thereby make timely arrangements to appear for the viva-voce and for joining the programme, as the case may be. The University will not issue any paper intimation to the candidates. Candidates are advised to regularly check JNU website for updates.
  3. It will be in the interest of candidates selected for admission to report for registration and join the programme of study immediately after the commencement of registration process.

NU Admission 2016 Application Form

• JNU Application form 2016 will start from the first week of February 201 6. There are two modes of application process i.e. online mode and offline mode. Last date of online registration will be ending March 2016 while offline registration will close on the first week of March 2016. For application, simply go to the official website of JNU. Click on to new registration and candidate login link. Open the application form, fill the required details about you and your educational details. You have to upload your recent scanned coloured photograph and signature in JPG format. Resolution of photograph should be 150×200 pixels and size will be between 20-50 KB. Size of signature should be between 10-20 KB.  The maximum file size for Photo and Signature is 50 KB. Check your complete details before final submission of your application form. After submit the form, candidates could take the print out of the application form and keep it with you for future communication but there is no need to send it by post. Application fee will be paid online through internet banking from State Bank of India. Also you can use your debit or credit card and challan mode. Application fees of this exam will be varying according to the courses. For M.Phil. /M.Tech. /MPH/Pre-Ph.D. /Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc., M.C.A. candidates, fees will be Rs 220/- for general candidates, Rs 110/- for SC/ST candidates and Rs 130/- for OBC candidates. For B.A. (Hons.) 1st & 2nd year and all Part Time
  programmers’, fees will be Rs 430/- for general candidates, Rs 215/- for SC/ST candidates and Rs 250/- for OBC candidates.

Eligibility Criteria

• • For bachelor’s courses, candidates have to get minimum 45% marks in 10+2 from recognized board.
  • For post graduates courses, one have to pass their 10+2+3 with at least 50% marks.
  • Above are some common eligibility criteria in most of the courses in JNU entrance exam 2016, apart from these there are different eligibility criteria for different courses.
  • For that you have to visit the official website of JNU.

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Admit Card

• The JNU Admit card 2016 will be downloaded from JNU official website around one week before exam. Paste your recent passport size photograph in the space given in admit card.

Result

• JNU Result 2016, actual date of result announcement is 27th June 2016. Exact date has been declared now. You can see your result in official website of JNU.

Counseling Schedule

• There is no process of counseling in JNU. Rather than after the result declaration, separate merit lists of the students will be declared for the admissions by 8th July 2016.

Admission

• JNU Admission process 2016 will start from 18th July till 16th August according to the courses. Deadline of the admissions would be 16th August 2016. Candidates are advised to visit official website to know the exact admission details. We will also update you time to time. Keep visiting here regularly.

Exam Pattern

• JNU entrance exam 2016 exam pattern for different courses are given below:
  PhD:  The PhD entrance test for applicants appearing for JNU 2016 is to evaluate the awareness of a candidate in the particular specialized area of his/her interest. The written test will consist analytical and critical appraisal type questions.
  M.SC: Applicants have to go through the topics of physics, physical chemistry and mathematics of B.Sc level. The test will consist of objective type questions.
  MCA: Questions will be of objective types and will consist of questions related to Computer application and information technology.
  M.Tech: All questions will be of multiple choice types. The question paper will be divided into two parts. The first part will consist of questions in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology and the second part will consist of questions in following specialization of Biology and Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics/ Statistics, Engineering Sciences.
• M.A: Candidates will be examined in the subjects and specialization in the standard B.A course.
  BA (Honors): This general aptitude test will consist of objective type questions and short answers.  The entrance test for BA (Honors) Foreign Languages will consist of sections of General Knowledge, General English and Elementary Knowledge.
  For preparation of exam, you can go through the previous year’s papers and sample papers which are available in official website of JNU.