india’s one of the most prestigious university, Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) opens its registration window for Ph.D enrollment 2025- 2026 through NET, JRF and GATE categories.
Admission Categories
This year JNU as per its prospectus going to enroll students through NET, JRF and GATE
ADMISSION THROUGH UGC/CSIR NET Examination
Applications for admission to JNU Ph.D Programmes through NET Examination of UGC/CSIR using NET percentile are invited from eligible candidates as under:
Category 1: JRF qualified candidates,
Category 2: Candidates qualified for Assistant Professorship without JRF
Category 3: Candidates neither qualified for JRF nor for Assistant Professorship but eligible for admission to Ph.D only.
Admission through UGC/CSIR NET Categories will be done on the basis of NET percentile of NET Examination of UGC/CSIR in place of the entrance examiniation as per UGC Public Notice dated March 27, 2024. The weightage for NET percentile and for viva-voce will be 70% and 30% respectively for preparing the merit list for admission.
IMPORTANT: It must be noted that percentile of NET Examination of June 2024 onwards of UGC/CSIR shall be taken into account for being eligible for admission to Ph.D Programmes for the academic year 2025-26. Previous NET percentiles/scores shall not be considered for admission to Ph.D.Programmes.
ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAMME THROUGH JRF CATEGORY
candidates are eligible for admission to JNU Ph.D programmes through JRF who fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria as prescribed by the respective School/Centre/Special Centre mentioned in the e-Prospectus against each of them and who have qualified for:
(i) Junior Research Fellowship of UGC/CSIR in the relevant NET Subjects mentioned in the eProspectus
OR
(ii) Junior Research Fellowship of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) examinations in the relevant subjects.
IMPORTANT: Please note that candidates who have been awarded “Lectureship/Assistant Professorship” (without JRF) in the CSIR/UGC examination and any other fellowship such as National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC), National Fellowship for Schedule Tribe (NFST), National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC), National Fellowship for PWD (NFPWD) on the basis of Lectureship/Assistant Professorship (without JRF) are not eligible. DST INSPIRE Fellows are also not eligible under JRF Category.
Admission to Ph.D. programmes in the School of Engineering through GATE Score
Only those candidates, who fulfil the minimum eligibility requirements, as prescribed for admission to the Ph.D. programmes (Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering) in School of Engineering with a valid GATE score on the last date of submission of online application for Ph.D Programmes, are eligible. The weightage of GATE score and that of viva-voce will be 70% and 30% respectively for preparing the merit list.
Seat Matrix
for seat matrix kindly see the JNU Ph.D admission Notification
Important Dates
