Ph.D Programmes

The JNU campus is a microcosm of the Indian nation, drawing students from every nook and corner of the country and from every group and stratum of society.

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Last Date : 20 Mar 2015

The University will hold Entrance Examination on May 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2015 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.)

Age : Upper age limit for candidates is 50 years as on the date of notification. Relaxation in age for reserved community candidates i.e. 03 years for OBC and 05 years for SC/ST will be applicable as per extant rules. Retired Railway Doctors up to the age of 65 years shall also be engaged.

Eligibility Criteria : Eligibility : MA(Arabic, Economics, English, Geography, History, Politics), MCA, BE/B.Tech, MBBS, LLB, MSc(Bio-Informatics, CS, Mathematics / Applied Mathematics, Phy, Stati, Nursing), LLM, BA(Arabic)

Qualification: (a) For Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament : Master's degree in Political Science, History, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Defence/ Strategic Studies, International Relations and Area Studies with at least 50% marks or Master's degree in Humanities and other Social Sciences with at least 60% marks or Master's degree in Natural Sciences with at least 65% marks. (b) For Centre for International Legal Studies: LL.B. (Three Year) degree after Bachelor's degree with at least 55% marks or an LL.B. (Five year) degree with at least 55% marks in the aggregate or an M.A. with International Law as one of the subjects with at least 55% marks in the aggregate or an LL.M. degree with at least 50% marks in the aggregate. (c) For Centre for International Trade & Development: Master's degree in Economics with at least 50% marks and familiarity with Mathematics and Statistics upto Bachelor's level. (d) For Centre for South Asian Studies, Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies and Centre for Inner Asian Studies: Master's degree in Political Science, History, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Defence Studies, International Relations and Area Studies with at least 50% marks or Master's degree in Humanities and other Social Sciences with at least 60% marks or Master's degree in Natural Sciences with at least 65% marks. (e) For Canadian and Latin American Studies: Master's degree in Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Defence/Strategic Studies, International Relations and other allied subject in Social Sciences and Humanities with at least 50% marks or Master's degree in Natural Sciences with at least 60% marks. (f) For US Studies: Master's degree in Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Defence/Strategic Studies, International Relations, Humanities with at least 50% marks. (g) All other Centres: Master's degree in Political Science, History, Economics, International Relations and Area Studies with at least 50% marks or Master's degree in Humanities and other Social Sciences with at least 60% marks or Master's degree in Natural Sciences with at least 65% marks.

How to apply

Candidates should Apply Online latest by 20th March, 2015