JNU Admissions Through CUET PG 2026: Dates, Counselling, Deprivation Marks

The Jawaharlal Nehru University started its admission process for the Master's Programmes offered through CUET PG. The candidates can see the details for the JNU admission through CUET PG on this page.

JNU Admissions through CUET PG 2026

The Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) has released its CUET PG Admission prospectus for the session 2026-27. The JNU has released the list of faculties and courses offered through the CUET PG 2026. There are 21 departments in JNU which offer admission in the Master's degree through the CUET PG 2026 exam. 

The National Testing Agency released the CUET PG Result 2026 on April 24 with the final answer key for all 157 subjects. The CUET PG 2026 exam was conducted from March 6 to 30.

Courses offered by JNU in CUET PG 2026

In the admission prospectus, the JNU notified that it offers M.A., M.Sc., MCA, MPH, and M.Tech. (except M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering & Electronics and Communication Engineering of the School of Engineering), Post Graduate Diploma, Advanced Diploma Programmes through CUET (PG) 2026.

The JNU offered 60 courses under the CUET PG 2026 exam. The University already published the CUET PG Paper code and the Course offered combination on the National Testing Agency’s official website. The candidates should note that Jawaharlal Nehru University was one of the participating universities in the 198 institutions.

The candidates will be eligible for the JNU admission only when they fulfil all the eligibility conditions given in the prospectus and they had appeared in the prescribed paper of the CUET PG.

JNU Admissions (2026-27) Through CUET PG 2026

To get admission in JNU, the candidates are required to apply separately on JNU’s website as per the following dates:

Application Start Date – 25 May 2026

Last date to fill the JNU Application Form was 15 June 2026

The candidates who cleared the CUET PG 2026  exam shall be admitted to JNU’s Master's Program offered under it. The candidates should note that there will be no Viva-Voce of the candidates seeking admission in JNU but there will be deprivation points added to their score as per the JNU 2026-27 admission policy and procedure.

The candidates are required to fill the JNU admission form online and select the courses for admission. They must have appeared in the CUET PG papers mapped with each course because this is the primary eligibility condition.

After filling the details, the candidates should fill their eduational qualification with their city of residence because it will decide the deprivation marks.

About Jawaharlal Nehru University

The JNU was established in 1966 through an Act of Parliament. The candidates should note that as per the first schedule of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Act (1966), the primary objective of the university was The University shall endeavour to promote the principles for which Jawaharlal Nehru worked during his life-time, national integration, social justice, secularism, democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society.

Reservation Policy in JNU CUET PG Admission Seats

The university follows the standard reservation policy for admission seats.

The above criteria are not applicable for MBA and MTech courses offered by JNU.

The candidates belonging to SC and ST category only as per the Government of India Schedule, can only claim the benefits of above said reservation. 

The Caste Certificate should clearly state:

(a) Name caste/ tribe of the candidate,

(b) whether the applicant belongs to SC or ST,

(c) District and the State or Union Territory of the applicant’s usual place of residence and

(d) The appropriate Govt of India schedule under which the candidate’s caste/ tribe is approved as SC or ST.

The certificate in support of the claim for reservation benefit(s) must be issued by a Competent Authority.

List of Competent Authorities who can issue the Certificate to SC/ST/OBC(NCL) for JNU Admissions

(a) District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Deputy Commissioner/ Deputy Collector/ 1st class Stipendiary Magistrate/ City Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner.

(b) Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Addl. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate.

(c) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.

(d) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the Applicant and/ or his family normally resides.

(e) Administrator/ Secretary to the Administrator/ Development Officer (Lakshadweep Islands).

Relaxation in the Qualifying Examination Aggregate

All OBC (NCL) category candidates are eligible for 10% relaxation in the percentage of marks in the qualifying examination in relation to the open category. The SC/ST and Person with Disabilities (PWD) candidates who have passed the qualifying examination, irrespective of their percentage of marks, are eligible to appear in the Entrance Examination. 

JNU Admission 2026-27: JNU Deprivation Marks Explained 

The deprivation points will be awarded under different heads as per the admission policy of JNU. A maximum of 12 deprivation points can be given to a candidate. The candidates will be awarded the deprivation points as per the following procedure.

JNU Deprivation Marks for Quartile 1 and Quartile 2 

The University has taken the Census of 2011 as the base to classify the districts of the nation in Quartile 1 and 2 by using the following four parameters

1. Per cent female illiteracy;

2. Per cent agricultural workers;

3. Per cent rural population; and

4. Percentage of households having no latrine within the premises.

The candidates can see below the deprivation marks awarded for passing the exams from the Quartile 1 and 2 districts.

Condition 1: If the candidate passes Class X, XII and UG from the Quartile 1 district

Condition 2: If the candidate passes Class X, XII and UG from the Quartile 2 district 

Other Combinations

1. If 10th from Q1 and 12th from Q1 Then benefit of Q1 

2. If 10th from Q1 and 12th from Q2 Then benefit of Q1 

3. If 10th  from Q2 and 12th from Q1 Then benefit of Q1

4. If 10th from Q2 and 12th from Q2 Then benefit of Q2

All Kashmiri Migrants are eligible for a grant of 05 (five) deprivation points on the production of registration documents.

Certificated Required with JNU Admission Form

Certificates and documents required to be submitted by all candidates selected for admission to various programmes of study at the time of admission/registration.

(i) Two copies of NTA CUET (PG) – 2026 score card. 

(ii) Five sets of Pre-Enrolment Form 

(iii) Eight passport-size photographs

(iv) Two sets of self-attested copies of the Matriculation, Higher secondary, Pre-University or Indian School Certificate or Senior School Certificate (10+2), or an equivalent examination certificate showing the age/date of birth of the candidate.

(v) A Character Certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended

(vi) Two sets of self-attested copies of the statement of marks obtained by the candidate and passing certificate/degree of Senior School, Bachelor’s Degree/Master’s Degree examination etc; or their equivalent examination

(vii) For SC/ST candidates: Two self-attested copies of SC/ ST certificate in the prescribed format in support of the claim for admission against the reserved quota. Candidates should bring the original caste/ category certificate at the time of admission/ registration (Format is as given in Page No. 55).

(viii) For OBC (NCL) candidates: Two self-attested copies of OBC certificate along with recently issued OBC Non-creamy layer certificate. A candidate seeking admission under OBC-NCL category shall produce a valid certificate issued in the Financial Year 2025-26 in terms of DOPT Office Memorandum No.36036/2/2013-Estt. (Res-I) dated 31 March 2016 or as amended from time to time. Candidates should bring original caste/ category certificate at the time of admission/ registration (Format is as given in Page No. 56).

(ix) For PwD candidates: Two copies of Disability certificate in the prescribed format issued by the Competent Medical Authority indicating the nature and extent (including percentage) of Physical Disability in support of their claim for admission against PWD quota. Candidate should bring original Disability as per Disability Act 2016 at the time of admission/ registration (Form No. V, VI and VII as given in Page No. 57 to 59).

(x) For EWS candidates: Two copies of the Income and asset certificate to be certified by an officer not below the rank of Tehsildar in the States/UTs in the prescribed format as given in Page No. 54.

(xi) Migration Certificate (in original) from the Head of the Institution/University last attended:

a) All those candidates who have passed their qualifying examination before 2026 must produce the Migration Certificate from the University.

b) Candidates who have passed their qualifying examination in 2026 and are not in a position to submit the Migration Certificate at the time of admission, should submit the same as early as possible, but not later than 30th October, 2026, failing which the University reserves the right to cancel their admission. 

JNU Admission Through CUET PG Tie Cases Resolution

In making the JNU admission list based on the marks of the candidates secured in the CUET PG exam, if two or more candidates have the same marks, JNU has prescribed a set process for the Tie Resolution between candidates. The resolution process is given below;

1. The candidate with higher marks in the Class 12 exam will be called first for admission.
2. In case the candidates have the same marks even after the above, the candidates having higher marks in Class X will be given preference over others.