JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
calendar_month 07 Dec 2007, 00:00
Named after the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a premier institute of learning in the country. The University is located in southern New Delhi, the capital of India and the seat of the Indian Government. JNU`s main focus is research and the postgraduate courses that it offers are therefore research-oriented. There are some 4000 students pursuing different courses at the university. The staff strength is around 500.
The University has been organized into nine schools (these nine schools can have centers of their own) and four independent special centers. A number of these centers like Center for Historical Studies, Center for the Study of Social Systems, Center for Political Studies, Center for Economic Studies and Planning, Center for the Study of Regional Development, all in the School of Social Sciences have been declared as centers of excellence. The JNU campus is well accessible from road as well as the three railway stations i.e., New Delhi, Delhi, Hazrat Nizammuddin. The Indira Gandhi International Airport is located close by.
Jawaharlal Nehru University was established through an Act of Parliament in 1969. The objective behind the establishment of the institution was to have an educational body that promoted the study of principles of national integration, social justice, secularism, and democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach in solving the societyas complex problems. The university, over the years has attained the status of the seat of educational excellence in the country.
The University truly resembles the Indian tradition and its vibrant culture. Students from every nook and corner of the country with varied backgrounds come to pursue different courses at the university. The University Grants Commission has declared a number of centers at the University as Centers of Excellence. These centers impart education in several important fields. Annually, admission tests are held at 37 centers located across the country. Measures are taken to ensure that the students admitted represent a wide stratum of the society. Accordingly, underprivileged castes and ethnic groups have been given a 22.5 percent reservation. International Associations
Jawaharlal Nehru University also has international associations and memberships of organizations of repute. The University has a membership of International Association of Universities and association of Universities in developing commonwealth countries. Besides, JNU has signed MOU with several educational institutions of repute.
Faculties at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Schools Social Sciences
International Studies
Language, Literature and Culture Studies
Computer and Systems Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Arts and Aesthetics
Information Technology
Special Centers at the University
Center for Biotechnology
Special Center for Molecular medicine
Center for the Study of Law and Governance
Special Center for Sanskrit Studies
Colleges affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University
The National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune
The Army Cadet College (ACC), Dehra Dun
College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune
Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME), Secunderabad
Naval College of Engineering (NCE), INS Shivaji, Lonavla
Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow
Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi
C.V.Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi
Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
Central Institute of Medicine and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi
Admissions, Results At Jawaharlal Nehru University
Admission to JNU is tough in the sense that the number of seats at the university is numbered. Admission is strictly based on merit. The provisions of merit are decided by the Admission policy of the University. Under the reservation policy of the government, up to 22.5% seats have been reserved for SC/ST candidates and a further 3% have been allotted to physically challenged candidates.
As per the objectives of the University, several initiatives have been taken to ensure that students from outside India join the university in required numbers. Also, the university strives to ensure that there is proper representation of each region of the country, especially the backward areas.
The admission process for different courses is different and is spread out over a long period of time. There are entrance tests for some courses while some have both entrance as well as viva voce.
Official Website of Jawaharlal Nehru University
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