B.A. (Hons.) in Geography 

at Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar

As per the CUET UG website, students seeking admission to BA at Jamia Millia must appear for and qualify CUET exam. However, since some universities are also considering other components while giving admission to CUET-UG based courses, it could be a possibility of getting into JMI without CUET. But, this being said there is no official information on whether the university will only consider CUET UG scores or other components as well for admission, it is tough to give the right answer. Students are therefore advised to reach out to the admission office for more details. 

The total tuition fee for BA and BA (Hons) programmes at Jamia Millia Islamia ranges between INR 20,100 and INR 45,000. This fee, however, is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. For the specialisation-wise break-up of fee for BA and B (Hons) courses, students are advised to check out the official brochure of Jamia Millia Islamia 2023. The annual fee for some of the top BA (Hons) specialisations is tabulated below:

BA (Hons) Specialisation	Annual Fee
Korean	INR 15,000
History	INR 7,200
English	INR 7,200
Hindi	INR 7,200
Economics	INR 7,200
Psychology	INR 8,000
Geography	INR 7,800

The eligibility criteria are different for B.A. (Hons) and Diploma programmes. For most of the courses, the criteria is to have not less than 50% marks in aggregate in the best of 5-papers in the 12th standard Senior Secondary School Certificate or equivalent examination. However, for certain courses the bar of minimum marks in 12th standard or equivalent is 45%. Candidates should apply only after ensuring the eligibility criteria for their selected course. Candidates whose last year or semester result is awaited can also apply for Jamia Millia Islamia entrance exam.

Economics, Hindi, Sanskrit, Spanish & Latin American Studies, French and Turkish Language & Literature will consider CUET scores for admission starting 2022. Jamia Millia Islamia offers BA (Hons) programme across 17 specialisations along with a BA programme. For all the remaining specialisations (other than the aforementioned ones, the university will conduct its own entrance exam, namely JMI Entrance Exam for final admission. However, before every other criteria, all the interested students must have completed their Class 12 with 50% aggregate.

Candidates seeking admission to Jamia Millia Islamia for BA must have passed Class 12 or SSC with a minimum aggregate ranging from 40-50%. 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. Till 2021, admission was subject to the JMI entrance exam across all specialisations. However, starting 2022, admission to a few BA (Hons) specialisations is CUET-based and for the rest, it is university-level entrance-based.

According to media reports, the highest package offered during Jamia Millia Islamia BTech and MBA placements 2023 is presented below:

Courses	Highest Package (2023)
BTech	INR 20 LPA – INR 25 LPA
MBA	INR 25 LPA

The 2024 placements concluded with 330 students placed from different programmes. The overall the highest salary offered was INR 59.91 LPA. Looking at the past year record, the highets salary has increased drastically from INR 24 LPA in 2023 to INR 59.91 LPA in 2024. The number of students placed during 2023 placements was 481.

The overall Jamia Millia Islamia average package 2025 data is not released. However, the median salary 2024 has been disclosed in the NIRF report 2025. Check the table below:

Course	Median Package (2024)
BTech	INR 13.78 LPA
MTech	INR 15 LPA
MBA	INR 12.6 LPA
BA LLB	INR 12 LPA
LLM	INR 14.4 LPA
BArch	INR 7.2 LPA
MArch	INR 8.4 LPA
BDS	INR 14.4 LPA

 

Yes, Jamia Millia Islamia accepts CUET scores for UG courses such as BA, BSc and BVoc. Jamia Millia Islamia admission is based on entrance exam score. The university released its prospectus for admissions in March with the schedule for admission to courses accepting national-level and university-level entrance exams. JMI, New Delhi offers over 220 courses in both regular and self-financed modes. The university also provides distance learning courses at undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), and Diploma levels.

Jamia Millia Islamia offers seat reservations in almost all the courses based on the category of the students. Candidates seeking JMI 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 2023 prospectus of JMI.