B.A. (Hons.) in Sanskrit 

at Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar

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 2023 prospectus of JMI available in the quick links on this page.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 highest salary offered to MCA and MSc Bioinformatics students during the placements 2025 was INR 18.5 LPA and INR 6 LPA, respectively.

Earlier, the overall the highest salary for JMI placements 2024 stood at INR 59.91 LPA. This was offered to BTech Computer Engineering student. The second the highest salary was INR 24 LPA and was bagged by MBA students. 

According to the Overall NIRF reports 2024 released by both the Universities, the key highlights of JMI and DU placements 2023 for UG 3-year and PG 2-year programmes are presented below:

Particulars	JMI Placement Statistics (2023)	DU Placement Statistics (2023)
UG 3-year median package	INR 6 LPA	INR 5.5 LPA
UG 3-year total students	1041	266
UG 3-year students placed	439	190
UG 3-year students opted for higher studies	602	76
PG 2-year median package	INR 9.25 LPA	INR 16 LPA
PG 2-year total students	1426	6557
PG 2-year students placed	893	1253
PG 2-year students opted for higher studies	533	590

Yes, Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2026 registration commenced at cuet.nta.nic.in. NTA released the CUET 2026 notification on January 03 and reopened the window on February 23. Soon after the release of the CUET official notification, the CUET registration 2026 process commenced online at the official website. Candidates willing to appear for the CUET 2026 exam must have completed complete the application form online. Additionally, before filling application form, candidates must make sure that they have fulfilled the prescribed CUET eligibility criteria to qualify for the entrance exam.