JNU Admissions 2026: Registration for UG, COP courses begin at jnuee.jnu.ac.in

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has opened applications for admission to its undergraduate (UG) and Certificate of Proficiency (COP) programmes for the academic session 2026-2027. Eligible students can apply for admission to JNU degree and short-term courses through the official website at jnuee.jnu.ac.in by July 22.

The central university will admit students to its BA (Hons.), BSc and COP programmes on the basis of Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026 scores.

While, engineering aspirants will be given BTech seats at JNU through Joint Entrance Examination Mains (JEE), JoSAA or DASA counselling, according to the official notification.

Those seeking admission to BA (Hons.) and BSc admissions at JNU, as per the eligibility criteria, they should have at least a senior school certificate (Class 12) or equivalent examination from a recognised board or university with a minimum of 45% marks.

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JNU BTech, BSc, BA (Hons) Admissions 2026: Eligibility, reservation criteria

Notably, students who are yet to appear in Class 12 or equivalent examination are eligible to apply, the notification read.

For admission to COP programmes, students must have Class 12 passing certificate or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate.

“Candidates who have obtained their Higher Secondary Certificate under the 10+1 pattern of education will be eligible for admission to the COP programmes if they have successfully completed the First-Year of Bachelor's degree examination of a University under 10+1+3 pattern of education with the prescribed percentage of marks, i.e., 45%,” the notice states.

Those planning to secure an engineering seat at JNU should have a minimum of 155 credits. The duration of the program is 8 semesters. The students can do additional credits through open choice of courses, which will allow them to develop broad inter-disciplinary knowledge base.

“JNU offers admissions in UG and COP Programmes (B.A. (Hons.) in Foreign Languages, BSc programme in Ayurveda Biology and Certificate of Proficiency programmes for academic session 2026-27 through Common Universities Entrance Test CUET (UG)-2026 in School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies and in School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies,” as per the notice.

The university has reserved 15%, 7.5%, 27% and 10% seats for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (Non Creamy Layer (NCL) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) (not covered under SC, ST and OBC) respectively.

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JNU admission guidelines in case of tie

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category candidates have not less than 5% seats reserved, where “person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability, as certified by the certifying authority, the university said.

Furthermore, all OBC (NCL) category candidates are eligible for a 10% relaxation in the percentage of marks in the qualifying examination in relation to the open category.

The university will admit students on the basis of merit as the number of seats are limited. There will not be any viva voce examination for admission to BA, BSc, and COP programmes.

In case of tie, candidates will be given admission on the basis of marks obtained in Class 12 examination. While, if there is a bunching in UG and COP programmes, merits shall be drawn on the basis of higher marks obtained in the CUET and JEE Mains.

Similarly, for further cases of tie, the higher marks secured by the candidate in Class 10 will be considered. Notably, those candidates whose result has been declared, would be given preference over those whose result has not been declared.