Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Entrance Examination- 2011-2012

 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

Admission Announcement: 2011-2012

ADMISSION THROUGH ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2011-2012

The University will hold Entrance Examination on May 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2011 for admission to various full-time programmes of study at the following 51 cities : 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.)
 

Eligibility:

Schools and programmes of study:
 

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I. School of International Studies

(A) MPHIL / PhD 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. School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies


(A) MPhil / PhD in: french, german, arabic, russian, persian, Chinese, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, hindi Translation, english, linguistics, japanese AND spanish.

Eligibility: (i) For MPhil / PhD in Languages/Subjects other than English, Linguistics and Hindi Translation: Master's degree in the concerned language/subject with at least 50% marks. (ii) For MPhil / PhD in English: Master's Degree in English or Linguistics or Sociology or History or Political Science or Philosophy or Folklore or Film & Communication Studies or Culture Studies or Comparative Literature with at least 55% marks. (iii) For MPhil / PhD in Linguistics: Master's Degree in Linguistics or any other discipline with at least 50% marks. (iv) For MPhil / PhD in Hindi Translation: Master's degree in Hindi with 50% marks and English or any Indian language as one of the subject at B.A. level other than Hindi or Master's degree in any Indian/ Foreign language with 50% marks and Hindi as one of the subject at B. A. level.


(B) MPhil in Portuguese

Eligibility: Master's degree in Portuguese with at least 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.


(C) MA in: arabic, chinese, English, french, german, hindi, Japanese, KOREAN, linguistics, persian, russian, spanish and urdu.

Eligibility: (i) MA in English: Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks. (ii) MA other than English: 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) BA (HONS) in: aarabic, chinese, french, german, japanese, korean, persian, russian and spanish (with entry points TO both 1st and 2nd Year).

Eligibility: (ia) For BA (Hons): (1st Year): Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent examination with at least 45% marks.


(ib) Certificates of Alimiah and Molvi issued by some Madrasas with at least 45% marks. Names of the Madrasas are detailed in the Prospectus.


(ii) For BA (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 concerned language.



III. School of Social Sciences


(A) MPhil / PhD 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.


Eligibility: (a) 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. (b) For Centre of Social Medicine & Community Health: Master's degree in social sciences or other disciplines allied to public health with 50% marks. (c) For all other Centres: Master's degree in the subject concerned with at least 50% marks or Master's degree in allied subjects or Humanities with at least 55% marks or Master's degree in Natural Sciences with at least 60% marks.


(B) MPh/PhD (Master of Public Health)

Eligibility: MBBS Degree with atleast 50% marks and atleast one year's work experience after internship; or MSc Degree in Nursing with atleast 50% marks and atleast one year's experience in Community Health Nursing. .


(C) MA in: Economics, Geography, History, Political Science and Sociology

Eligibility: (a) For M.A. in History, Political Science, Geography and Sociology: Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 45% marks. (b) For M.A. in Economics: Bachelor's degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks, and Mathematics either at 10+2 level or at Bachelor's level, either as subsidiary or as honours.



IV. School of Life Sciences


(A) MPhil / PhD 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.

Eligibility: MSc or equivalent degree, with at least 55% marks or equivalent grades, in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics or Physical Sciences, as well as to those with MBBS or MTech or MSc (Agriculture) or MSc (Veterinary Sciences) degree with 55% marks. Candidates having the M. Sc. or equivalent degree in allied subjects of Life Sciences, including Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Zoology, or in Chemistry or Physics with 55% marks are also eligible.


(B) MSc in Life Sciences: An integrated interdisciplinary programme in Modern Biology.
Eligibility: Bachelor's (B. Sc. or B Tech or equivalent) in Biological, Physical or Agricultural Sciences under the 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks.



V. School of Environmental Sciences


(A) MPhil / PhD in environmental sciences including interdisciplinary areas of biology (Ecology, biotechnology, biophysics, bioremediation), chemistry (Air, Water, Soil pollution), geology and physics.
Eligibility: MSc degree or equivalent in any branch of basic or applied science or MBBS or BTech / BE with minimum 55% marks.


(B) MSc 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.



VI. School of Computer & Systems Sciences


The school offers academic programmes leading to the degrees in computer science and technology

(A) MPhil / PhD & MTech / PhD

Eligibility: Master's degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or Statistics or Operational Research or in any branch of Science or Bachelor's degree in any branch of Engineering or Master of Computer Applications (MCA) with at least 55% marks.


(B) MCA (Master of Computer Applications): 3 year programme open to candidates with adequate competence in mathematics.

Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any discipline with adequate competence in Mathematics under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks.



VII. School of Physical Sciences


(A) Pre-PhD / PhD in physical sciences/Chemical sciences/mathematical sciences. the 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.

Eligibility: (a) For Physical Sciences, MSc degree in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics, with at least 55% marks. Candidates having majored in Physics or Chemistry should have had Mathematics at least up to the BSc level. Exceptions can be made in case of applicants with BTech (Electronics/Electrical) degrees provided they successfully qualify the entrance examination. (b) For Chemical Sciences, MSc degree in Chemistry or Physics, with at least 55% marks. Candidates majoring in Chemistry should have specialization in Organic/Inorganic/Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics at the Master's level. (c) For Mathematical Sciences, MSc degree in Mathematics, with at least 55% marks.


(B) MSc in Physics

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



VIII. School of Arts & Aesthetics


(A) MPhil / PhD: The School offers MPhil / PhD programme in three different streams - Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies. (Admission to the MPhil / PhD is through a separate entrance examination for each discipline followed by a viva-voce.)
Eligibility: Master's degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks.


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

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



IX. School of COMPUTATIONAL AND INTEGRATIVE SCIENCES


(A) Pre-PhD / PhD in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Eligibility: (a) Master's Degree in any branch of Sciences such as Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science / MCA.

(b) MBBS or BHMS or equivalent degree as recognized by Government Council such as MCI.

(c) BTech or BE or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering, BPharm degree or equivalent. Common to all three categories is a minimum requirement of 55% marks.

(B) MTech in computational and systems biology

Eligibility: (a) Master's Degree in any branch of Sciences including Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Physical, Statistics, Computer Sciences/MCA. (b) MBBS or BHMS or equivalent degree as recognized by Government Council such as MCI. (c) BTech or BE or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering, BPharm degree or equivalent. Common to all three categories is a minimum requirement of 55% marks and Mathematics till class XII is compulsory.



X. SCHOOL OF Biotechnology


Pre-PhD / PhD in areas of Gene Transfer and Expression in Eukaryotic system, Tranion Control and Gene Regulation, Protein Engineering, Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases, Protein folding and Stability, Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production, Structural Biology & Molecular Bioinformatics, and Biochemical Engineering, Molecular virology, cancer biology, molecular cell biology.
Eligibility: Master's Degree in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics or any branch of Physical or Biological or Engineering Sciences with atleast 55% marks.



XI. Centre for Sanskrit Studies


(A) MPhil / PHD in Sanskrit

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

(B) MA 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.



XII. Centre for Molecular Medicine


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

Eligibility: Master's degree or equivalent of recognized University/Institution in any branch of biological sciences/MBBS/ BVSc / BPharm or equivalent with at least 55% marks.



XIII. Centre for the Study of Law and Governance

MPHIL / PHD IN LAW AND GOVERNANCE

Eligibility: Master's degree in Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, History, Philosophy or Law with 55% marks; or 60% in any branch of natural science. Eligibility in Law may be read as: LLB (Three Year) degree after Bachelor's degree with at least 55% marks or an LLB (Five Year) degree with at least 55% marks in the aggregate or an LLM degree with at least 50% marks in the aggregate.


DIRECT ADMISSIONS TO PHD 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. In addition direct admission to Ph.D. is also offered in Centre for Comparative Politics and Political Theory, 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.



ADMISSION OF JRF HOLDERS to MPHIL / PHD AND PRE-PHD /

PhD PROGRAMME IN SCIENCE SCHOOLS


The University admits a limited number of candidates to MPhil / PhD and Pre-PhD / PhD 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, Computational and Integrative Sciences and Biotechnology.


Eligibility: Only those candidates who fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed for admission of candidates to MPhil / PhD and Pre-PhD programmes through Entrance Examination under category A above in above Science Schools/Centres and have qualified a National Test entitling them to a JRF are eligible to apply.


PART-TIME PROGRAMMES


The 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 Italian, Pushto and Bahasa Indonesia, 4) Certificate of Proficiency in Mongolian, Pustho, Bahasa Indonesia and Urdu.


Eligibility: 1. Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu: A Bachelor's Degree under 10 + 2 + 3 pattern of education with at least 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 at least 45% marks in aggregate and Diploma of Proficiency in language concerned. 3. Diploma of Proficiency: Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent with at least 45% marks in aggregate and Certificate of Proficiency in the language concerned. 4. Certificate of Proficiency: Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent with at least 45% marks in aggregate.



GENERAL INFORMATION


Foreign Nationals: 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' above. 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: 27% seats are reserved for OBC candidates (non creamy layer). 15% and 7.5% of seats are reserved for 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.


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). All female candidates are also eligible for deprivation points. Only those candidates will be eligible for deprivation points as stated above who seek admission through Entrance Examination.



Please note that: There is a different Application Form for each Category ie Category 'A' and Category 'D' (Admission through Entrance Examination), Category 'B' (Direct Admission to PhD programmes) and Category 'C' (Admission of JRF holders). Candidates should therefore clearly indicate on the self addressed envelope, the Category for which the Application Form is required by them.
How To Apply:

How to apply: Sets of Application Form and Prospectus can be obtained either (i) through post by sending 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 the minimum size of 30 cms X 25 cms clearly indicating the Category for which the Application Form is required on the self-addressed envelope to the Section Officer (admissions), Room No. 28, Administrative Block, jawaharlal Nehru university, new delhi-110067. Candidates seeking Application Form and Prospectus from Nepal are required to send a bank draft of Indian Rs 400/- or equivalent in US Dollars. Money Orders and Cheques are not accepted. Please do not send your request through private courier services; or (ii) in person from the Counter in the Administrative Block of the University on cash payment of Rs 200/- per set from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. on all working days (Monday to Friday). BPL card holders will be issued a set of application form & prospectus free of cost on submissiion of a copy of the BPL card issued by the competent authority showing their name in the card.

Important Dates:
 

Note:

Ø 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 16th August, 2011 and they fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements as prescribed in the prospectus.

Ø The University does not offer correspondence courses.

Ø While the University, on its part, shall ensure timely dispatch of Application Forms soon after receipt of the request from intending candidates, it will, however, not accept responsibility for any postal delay or irregularity or loss in postal transit.

Ø Any dispute with regard to any matter relating to admission shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Delhi Courts only.
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