Jawaharlal Nehru University

JNU is one of India's leading central universities, particularly known for postgraduate education, doctoral research, social sciences, international studies, languages, sciences, and interdisciplinary research. The university has received Category-I Graded Autonomy from the UGC.

Campus Area

Campus Area: Approximately 1,000 acres (4.05 sq. km.)

The JNU campus is located in South Delhi and includes academic buildings, research centres, hostels, residential facilities, sports infrastructure, healthcare facilities, libraries, and extensive green areas.

NAAC Accreditation

NAAC Grade: A++

JNU holds an active NAAC accreditation certificate for the 2024–2031 period.

NIRF Ranking

NIRF University Ranking 2025: 2nd in India

JNU continues to be one of the highest-ranked universities in India under the NIRF University category.

Major Schools and Centres

JNU offers education and research through several schools and specialised centres, including:

School of International Studies; School of Social Sciences; School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies; School of Life Sciences; School of Environmental Sciences; School of Computer and Systems Sciences; School of Physical Sciences; School of Arts and Aesthetics; School of Computational and Integrative Sciences; School of Biotechnology; School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies; School of Engineering; Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship; and Special Centre for Molecular Medicine.
Popular Courses

JNU offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, engineering, management, and doctoral programmes.

Popular courses include BA (Hons.) Foreign Languages, B.Tech, B.Sc.-M.Sc. Integrated Programme, MA, M.Sc., MCA, MPH, MBA, M.Tech, PG Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Certificate Programmes, and PhD programmes.