Jamia Millia Islamia: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Placements, Ranking, Cutoff

Annual fee for BA LLB at JMI is INR 18,150 for regular category and INR 52,700 for self-financed category. Thus, total course fee is around INR 90,750 to INR 2.63 lakh for 5 years.

JMI BDes fee has many components such as tuition fee, hostel fee, one-time payments. Total course fee for 4 years is INR 4.19 lakh. Students who avail hostel fee need to pay around INR 30,950 per semester.

The total tuition fee for BSc and BSc (Hons) programmes at Jamia Millia Islamia ranges between INR 23,400 - INR 6.2 lakh. For the specialisation-wise break-up of fee for BSc and BSc (Hons) courses, students are advised to check out the official brochure of Jamia Millia Islamia. 

NOTE: The aforementioned fee amount is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to change. Hence, is indicative.

Jamia Millia Islamia is a popular and affordable public university in Delhi. Tuition fee for all the departments at JMI ranges between 5 K to 20 K per year. The hostel and mess fees are minimal, totalling 38 K for the entire year. JMI is also known for having the Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics. The university runs Radio Jamia on 90.4 FM, with a variety of programs.

The answer to whether BTech from Jamia Millia Islamia is good or not depends on a lot of factors. All these factors are listed below one after another:

• Specialisations: BTech at Jamia is available across the five most common specialisations, namely, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Engineering. In a world where more in-depth specialisations, such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are trending the university still sticks to the basic courses. For students looking out for core information on the trending areas of AI and ML, it can't be considered a good option. But in case, a student wishes to stay with the traditional branches, Jamia Millia Islamia can be a good option.
• Placements: Another factor that comes into consideration while choosing a college for a course is its return on investment value. The same can be calculated basis of the kind of placements offered to the students. As per the data collated from the verified students' reviews on Shikhsa, the majority of students mention that 70-90% of BTech students get placement opportunities from Jamia.  Additionally, the salary packages start from INR 3-4 LPA as the lowest and go up to even INR 25 Lacs per annum for some students. 
• Fee: While the general fee for BTech ranges from INR 2 to 5 Lacs per annum for colleges in India, Jamia Millia Islamia charges INR 16,150 annually for its BTech programme which is extremely low. Hence, concerning the fee, Jamia Millia Islamia is a great option for BTech. 

Based on the factors mentioned above and the requirements of candidates, they can decide whether they want to go ahead with Jamia Millia Islamia for BTech or not. Read more about BTech reviews from Jamia Millia Islamia students here. 

The total course fees is sum of various components, such as tuition fees, hostel fees, security deposit, etc. Jamia Milia Islamia BTech tuition fees is INR 76,900 to INR 6.12 lakh for four years. The above-mentioned fee is as per the official website/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

As someone who is not a current student of Jamia Millia Islamia, one can still attest its reputation with its NIRF 2025 rankings which placed it 4th under Universities.

While reviewing JMI Delhi students can also can check the following categories:

• Placements: Students praise the high ROI and placement rate of its BTech programmes with the average packages being INR 5 LPA at the minimum (Quadir Ahmad - B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering - Batch of 2029).
• Infrastructure: As the university was established in 1920 its buildings are reportedly quite old with some facets being under mainained. However the university ensures quality classrooms & sports facilities for students (Harshit Singh - B.Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering - Batch of 2029).
• Faculty: The faculty at JMI Delhi are praised by almost all students and is the main highlight of the university for their breadth of knowledge.

The above information is taken from verified Shiksha Reviews

MBA placement highlights 2025 are mentioned below:

Marketing domain with placement distribution of 43% was the top domain during JMI MBA placements 2025. It was followed by Finance, Operations, HR and Consulting domains.

Candidates seeking admission to Jamia Millia Islamia for BA must have passed Class 12 or SSC with a minimum aggregate ranging from 45-55%. The passing percentage is different for different specialisations offered in the BA programme. With an annual intake of over 900 students for BA and BA (Hons) programmes (including all the specialisations), admission to Jamia Millia Islamia for BA and BA (Hons) is subject to either CUET (conducted by NTA) or JMI entrance exam. 

Jamia Millia's Admission process for 2026 is conducted in online mode only. Candidates willing to seek admission need to visit the official website of the university to fill out the application form, attach documents and pay the application fee. While submitting the application, candidates are required to make a payment of the application fee via credit card/ debit card/ net banking. The application fee once received successfully at JMI's end is non-refundable and no correspondence on this subject is entertained

Jamia Millia Islamia offers a two-year MA programme to the stduents across more than 30 specialisations. It is a two-year programme spread over four semesters, admission to which is based on a candidate’s performance in JMI Entrance Exam. The final merit list for admission to MA at JMI is prepared on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the entrance test, seat reservation and relaxation criteria of JMI. 

Main components of MBA course fee are tuition fee and hostel fee for those who opt for hostel accomodation. Total payable fee for MBA (General) in the first year at JMI is INR 26,875. Fee details of other MBA programmes are mentioned in the following table:

Please Note: All students have to pay additional INR 1,500 each with third Semester fee for Information Brochure.

JMI reserves seats in BDes programme for students from Muslim Minority, Muslim Women, Muslim OBC/ST, Jamia Internal, PwD categories. Seat share policy of JMI is as follows:

Jamia Millia Islamia offers seat reservations in almost all the courses based on the category of the students. Candidates seeking admission under the reserved category can apply for reservation under one category only and are required to fulfil the prescribed eligibility conditions of the course. More details regarding JMI reservation criteria are enlisted below:

• 30% of the total number of seats in each course are reserved for Muslim applicants. 10% of the total number of seats in each course are reserved for women applicants
  who are Muslims and 10% of the total number of seats in each course shall be earmarked for (OBCs) and ST students who are Muslims.
• 5% of seats in all the courses are reserved for physically challenged students.
• 5% of seats in all courses must be filled by internal students of Jamia who have passed their qualifying exam from Jamia schools as regular students.

More details on the reservation criteria and relaxation offered to students across course eligibility are available in the official prospectus of JMI available in the quick links on this page.

National Testing Agency does not release CUET UG cutoff. To check the university wise cutoff, candidates must visit the official portal of desired universities and check the cutoff details. Accepting colleges release the CUET cutoff soon after declaration of CUET UG results by NTA.

Aspirants must pass senior secondary school certificate or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% aggregate to apply for BSc (Hons) Geography at Jamia Millia Islamia. Aspirants also need to appear for JMI Entrance Test for admission in this course.

Jamia Millia Islamia has collaborated with various industries, organisations, and companies. Jamia Millia Islamia has signed MoU with various organisations and companies. The below-mentioned table reflects on the Jamia Millia Islamia collaborations:

Jamia Millia Islamia releases cut off for different categories, including General, Other Backward Caste, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. The JMI entrance exam cut off for SC and ST category students is usually lower than cut off for General category.