JNU CUET UG/PG 2023 (Ongoing): Admit Card & City Intimation Slip (Out), Syllabus, Test Centres

The Jawaharlal Nehru University adopted Common University Entrance Test for admission to offer admission to aspirants in undergraduate, postgraduate courses, postgraduate diploma and advanced diploma courses. The scores of JNU CUET is accepted by all the 14 schools under JNU. The exam was conducted in two shifts viz. first session (9:00 am to 12:15 pm) and second shift (3:00 pm to 6:45 pm).

Note: MPhil courses will not be offered this year due to the National Education Policy 2020's proposal to eliminate the programme.

Candidates can secure admission in the below-mentioned schools of JNU basis their performance in JNUEE/JNU CUET:

Quick facts related to JNU CUET 2023:

• While filling the application form for JNU admissions aspirants can opt to appear in the entrance test for a maximum of three courses in order of their preference.
• Since the seats available for admission in programmes offered at JNU is limited, aspirants are shortlisted for admission basis their performance in JNU CUET.
• JNUEE/JNU CUET along with JNU CEEB will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), this year.
• Till 2018, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) conducted both JNUEE and JNU CEEB exams.
• As per the official website of NTA, a total of 14,90,000 (Fourteen Lakh and Ninety Thousand) candidates, with approximately 8,10,000 (Eight lakh and ten thousand) candidates in the first slot and approximately 6,80,000 (Six lakh eighty thousand) candidates in the second slot.

JNU CUET UG 2023 registration form will be released by NTA in online mode on the official website of the exam. Once released, candidates will be able to fill JNU CUET UG application form by visiting the official website of the exam. Firstly, candidates will be required to register by filling in details such as name, address and contact number. Candidates will get their login credential. Candidates will be needed to login by using the login credentials to fill up the JNU CUET UG 2023 application form. Candidates will be needed to fill in their personal and academic details, course and exam city preference and upload documents. After that candidates will be required to pay the JNU CUET UG application fee online via debit/credit card, Net Banking, Paytm and UPI. Candidates can get details of the JNU CUET UG 2023 application fee in the table given below based on previous year’s amount.

NTA will also provide an opportunity to candidates to make corrections in the application form of JNU CUET UG 2023 before the results. Candidates are allowed to make changes in the fields of their or their parents/guardians' names, date of birth, gender, category, PWBD and choice of universities.

For JNUEE. JNU CUET 2023 entrance exam, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before filling and submitting the form. The Jawaharlal Nehru University offers a wide variety of courses, where each course’s eligibility criteria is different from the other. The general eligibility criteria as set by the University for the Entrance Exam is a graduation degree having secured a minimum 55% marks.

For detailed information on JNU CUET eligibility criteria, candidates can click here.

Candidates who want to appear for the JNUEE/JNU CUET, have to follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Registration

To fill the JNUEE application form, candidates were required to register themselves. Aspirants were required to log in to the official website of the official university and enter the required details.

Once all the details are filled in, candidates can confirm the password and enter the registered details. From there on, the candidate can visit the home page of the website to log in and apply for the JNUEE/JNU CUET entrance exam.

Step 2: Fill JNUEE/JNU CUET Application Form

Aspirants can fill the JNU entrance exam application form in either of the modes – online or offline. Candidates can mention up to three fields of study in the same JNUEE application form in order of preference. If any aspirant submits more than one application form for JNU admissions at the same programme level then their candidature would stand cancelled. But this rule does not apply to candidates who have applied for admission in the below-mentioned programmes:

• JRF holder candidates who have applied for admission in Science Schools under "JRF category" for admission to MPhil/PhD or Pre-PhD/PhD through the viva-voce exam in addition to admission through entrance examination
• Aspirants who have applied for direct admission to PhD programme.

The application process for aspirants is considered complete when they have filled all the information in the JNUEE application form. Candidates are also required to affix their recent passport size photograph, signed in the space marked for signature and paid the exam fee. Candidates were required to pay application fee for JNUEE 2023 by Demand Draft which is drawn in favour of Jawaharlal Nehru University and is payable at New Delhi.

Step 3: Download JNUEE/JNU CUET Admit Card

Candidates need to download JNUEE 2023 admit card from the official website of Jawaharlal Nehru University. The admit card can be downloaded by filling in their application number or name and date of birth. Aspirants need to carry a copy of JNUEE/JNU CUET admit card to their exam centre with their latest passport size photograph.        

Step 4: Appear for JNUEE/JNU CUET Exam

Aspirants need to appear for Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Exam as per the date, time and venue mentioned on their admit card. JNUEE is of two hours duration and contains questions related to the course for which aspirants have applied for admission.

Step 5: Check JNUEE/JNU CUET Result

Candidates can check their result for JNUEE/JNU CUET on the official website of Jawaharlal Nehru University by filling in details such as their programme of study, field of study and application number/registration number.

Step 6: Appear for Viva-Voce

In most of the courses offered at Jawaharlal Nehru University, admission is offered on the basis of an aspirant’s performance in JNUEE exam. However, in some courses candidates who have been shortlisted for admission basis their performance in Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Exam need to further appear for the viva-voce round. Admission to these courses is offered to candidates on the basis of their performance in both the entrance exam as well as the viva-voce round. Courses in which candidates need to take part in JNU viva-voce round are as mentioned below:

• BA (Hons) 2^nd year
• MA (Foreign Languages)
• MPhil/PhD
• Pre-PhD/PhD
• MTech/PhD
• MPH/PhD
• COP
• ADOP(Mass Media)

Travel Concession for Viva-Voce

JNU invites candidates to take part in viva-voce after clearing the written entrance exams. For the viva-voce, if candidates are travelling from different cities then the central university pays second class railway fare, both ways (round trip) by the shortest route from the place from where candidates are travelling for the viva-voce that is, mailing address given in the Application Form. However, this fee is paid for a distance that is covered above 300 kms and here candidates need to produce a valid train ticket. The official website informs: “The fare for the first 300 km each way shall be borne by the candidates themselves. Candidates wishing to claim reimbursement of fare are advised to retain with them Train/Bus ticket(s). Candidates invited to viva- voce from a distance of fewer than 300 km, including local ones shall not be reimbursed Train/Bus fare under any circumstances”.

Step 7: Check JNU Final Merit List

The final merit list for JNU admissions is released on the official website of the varsity. Candidates can check their result by filling details such as their programme of study, field of study and application number/registration number. 

Aspirants can check the table below to know about JNU CUET PG exam slots and timings

JNU CUET PG 2023 exam was held smoothly on day 1 of Phase 1 i.e., on June 5. Shiksha covered the exam event on June 5 at an exam centre in Noida. As per the students who appeared for the B.Ed language exam, who ahred their feedback related to the exam said that the exam was conducted smoothly. Students sharing their feedback stated that the difficulty level of exam was moderate to easy. There was no technical glitch reported as per students' on day 1 of phase 1 exam.