JMI admissions 2026-27 open with no fee hike; Jamia adds 30 new courses, adopts FYUP multiple entry

In a major academic expansion, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has introduced 30 new programmes for the 2026-27 academic session, while publishing the admission prospectus for the various undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The university has also announced that it will implement the multiple entry mode under the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) from this year.

To simplify the JMI admissions 2026, applications have been organised under four categories – General university programmes, CUET-based programmes, BTech and BArch programmes, and multiple entry NEP programmes.

The JMI application form 2026 will be available from February 20 for admission to courses offered through entrance exams as well as national-level tests such as JEE Main, NATA, NEET, NCET, and CUET. While the registration portal will remain open until March 25 on the official website, candidates will be able to access the application portal up to 10 days after the declaration of the respective results.

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JMI expands exam centres

To widen access, JMI has increased the number of exam centres for entrance exams to 11. Three new centres – Jaipur, Dehradun, and Kisharganj – have been added. The existing centres include Delhi, Lucknow, Guwahati, Patna, Kolkata, Srinagar, Calicut, and Bhopal.

No fee hike for 2026-27

The university said that there will be no increase in tuition fees for any programme in 2026-27 . In addition, JMI has also introduced a region-wise differential fee structure and reduced fees for foreign students under general and supernumerary categories from SAARC countries, West Asian countries, and African and Latin American countries across eligible UG, PG, and diploma programs to enhance international enrolment.

FYUP multiple entry begins

From this session, admissions under the multiple entry mode for FYUP will commence in line with National Education Policy (2020). The application form for vacant seats under this category will be available till April 10, the university said.

JMI VC Mazhar Asif stated: “This year, we have introduced 30 new programs, carefully designed in alignment with the NEP 2020 guidelines, and also started admissions under FYUP. JMI is especially pleased to have not increased any fee for its courses, which is significant. We have increased test centres to 11 this year so as to ensure that students from all regions of India study at JMI."

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JMI: List of 30 new programmes

Jamia has introduced 30 new programmes across several disciplines including humanities, science, engineering, law architecture, hotel management, and vocational education.

• BA (Hons) Japanese Studies (Self Financed)
• BA (Hons) German Studies (Self Financed)
• BA (Hons) Uzbek Language, Literature and Culture
• BA (Hons) Human Resource Management (Self Financed)
• Advanced Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling (Self-Financed) (RCI Approved Program)
• MSc Biosciences as per NEP
• MSc Biotechnology as per NEP
• MSc Botany as per NEP
• MA Social Work as per NEP
• MA HRM as per NEP
• MA Sociology as per NEP
• ITEP BSc BEd Secondary
• ITEP BA BEd Secondary
• MSc Renewable Energy (Self Financed)
• BTech Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (Self Financed)
• BTech Civil Engineering (Construction Technology) (Self Financed)
• BE Civil Engineering (Evening), (Self Financed)
• BE Electrical Engineering (Evening), (Self Financed)
• BE Mechanical Engineering (Evening), (Self Financed)
• Diploma Leather Goods and Footwear Technology (Self Financed)
• LLM Criminal Law (Regular/ Regular-Self Financed)
• LLM Corporate Law (Regular/ Regular-Self Financed)
• LLM Personal Law (Regular/ Regular-Self Financed)
• PG Diploma in Computational Design and AI in Architecture (Self Financed),
• Certificate in Calligraphy Painting (Self Financed)
• Certificate in Painting (Self Financed)
• Master of Hotel Management (Self Financed)
• BVoc Molecular Diagnostics (Self-financed)
• MSc Biophysics as per NEP
• MTech Material Science and Technology.