JNUSSR

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
NAAC REPORT
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“A University stands for humanism, for
tolerance, for reason, for the adventure
of ideas and for the search of truth. It
stands for the onward march of the
human race towards ever higher
objectives. If the University discharges
their duties adequately, then it is well
with the Nation and the People.”
CONTENTS
SELF STUDY REPORT PAGES
A. Declaration by Head of the Institution 4

B. Executive Summary 6-15
C. Profile of the University 17-39
D. Criterion-wise Inputs
a. Criterion i : Curricular Aspects 41-69
b. Criterion ii : Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 71-99
c. Criterion ii : Research, Consultancy and Extension 101-113
d. Criterion iv : Infrastructure and Learning Resources 115-154
e. Criterion v : Student Support and Progression 156-170
f. Criterion v : Governance and Leadership 171-180
g. Criterion vii : Innovations and Best Practices 181-202
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SELF STUDY REPORT
INSTITUTIONAL DATA
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Jawaharlal Nehru University was constituted under the Jawaharlal Nehru University Act
1966 (53 of 1966) which came into existence in 1969. The vision and mission of Jawaharlal
Nehru University is stated in its Act 53/1966. The University has a beautiful and green
campus spread over 1019 acres of land in South Delhi. JNU is a residential University
representing a national character of diversity. JNU strives for excellence with social
responsibility and commitment through its inter-disciplinary research and teaching. In its 48
years of existence JNU has acclaimed the status of international recognition repute.
The university has received NAAC grading of 3.91 with `A‘ grade, which the highest grade
given by the NAAC to any university. JNU has been ranked 3rd among the universities and
1st in central universities in NIRF ranking. JNU has been ranked in top 100 universities in
Times Higher Education Asia and BRICS ranking. Some centers of the University are listed
in top 100 in QS world ranking. It is ranked No. 1 in India‘s premier multi-disciplinary
university league (Education world India ranking 2015). UGC has granted University with
Potential for Excellence status to the JNU. Recently, JNU has been awarded Visitor‘s Award
for the best central university in the country.
Academic Programmes
JNU has Post-graduate teaching and research in the major disciplines of Life Sciences,
Physical Sciences and Social Sciences except for the School of Languages where
undergraduate courses are also offered. Every year around two thousand students are
registered for various courses. Out of the total strength of students, about 65 percent are
enrolled for the M.Phil/Ph.D. programme; 25 percent for Masters and the rest for the
Undergraduate degree. During 2012-2016 period, a total of 8581 students have been
registered under different categories i.e. SC, ST, OBC, General and Others. In JNU, the
student intake has balanced Male/Female ratio (1.09) indicating high gender equality in
women representation for higher education opportunities. As on date total enrolled student
strength of JNU for the AY 2016-17 is 8432 including overseas students.
Number of Schools/Special Centres
In order to offer academic programmes and to conduct research, the JNU has established 10
Schools and 4 Special Centres . Out of the 10 Schools, the School of International Studies,
the School of Social Sciences and the School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies have
different Centres, while other Schools are of a unitary nature and have no Centre. The JNU‘s
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educational philosophy and vision is reflected in its academic structure which is broad based
and has interdisciplinary functioning within the Schools/Centres/Special Centres.
Admission Policy
Admission to the University is based on performance in the entrance examination conducted
all over India in about 76 centres including one in Kathmandu. The final selection is based
on performance in the written examination, viva and also the deprivation points. The success
rate for the aspirants is about 2% who get admission in JNU. In addition to the normal
intake, University has around 10% students from the overseas. The Jawaharlal Nehru
University has taken certain special measures to ensure that students from all parts of India
and also from other countries of the world are able to join and benefit from teaching and
research Programmes offered by the University. Reservation in admission for the candidates
belonging to SC/ST/OBC and physically challenged categories is provided as per the
Government of India norms. Deprivation points, up to a maximum of 10 points, are provided
to the socially deprived category of candidates. This is a unique feature of the JNU admission
policy and is intended to provide better opportunities to the the socially deprived category.
Number of Staff and Teacher-Student ratio
JNU has 577 teaching faculty and 1202 non-teaching staff. The university has 27 Emeritus
Professors, 1 Adjunct Professor and 28 Visiting Professors. The Teacher-Student ratio in
JNU is 1:10 which is considered very high and appropriate for effective teaching-learning.
Courses and Evaluation

JNU has been following the semester system and internal evaluation system with credit
assigned to each course. It has its grading system on a 10-point scale [0 to 9] based upon the
CGPA score. The university offers 117 courses including 76 MPhil/PhD courses, 33
postgraduate courses, 10 undergraduate courses, 4 certificate courses, 2 diploma courses and
2 advanced diploma courses. During two semesters in a year, the university offers both
Compulsory as well as Optional courses. Each course is for the duration of one semester and
it is assigned a specific number of credits. The number of credits to be assigned to a course is
determined by the Board of Studies of the School on the recommendation of the Centre
concerned. Evaluation is done by the concerned course teacher with the exception of M. Phil
dissertation and Ph. D. thesis. In the internal evaluation system seasonal work is assigned
equal weightage with the end-semester examination. The pattern and schedule of seasonal
work is prescribed by the Board of Studies of the School on the recommendation of the
Centre concerned and is made known to students at the commencement of each semester.
The University organises teaching through Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars, Quiz, Term-
papers, etc. These assignments are linked with a course having a number of credits with
prescribed contact hours. If the student fails at a time, there are inbuilt academic flexibilities
providing opportunities to the student to improve their performance and complete the
programs.
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Foreign students
JNU has been a very good host for foreign students. It is able to attract a good number of
students under different courses every year. At present, students from about 35 countries are
studying in JNU for various full-time programme.
Quality Teaching
JNU has been able to attract the best talent in different subjects to join the University as
faculty members. The faculty selection is made in accordance with the provisions of the
Statutes and as per the UGC guidelines. The JNU faculty is widely acknowledged for
excellence in teaching and research. They have been participating in many
national/international conferences/ workshops besides organising them. They are also
serving as resource persons in academic staff college and in many other refresher orientation
courses. They are also members of many expert committees constituted by the Government,
research institutions and many Universities. Their innovative methods of teaching and
evaluation attract many students to aspire for joining in different programmes of JNU.
Research and Development

JNU has been promoting research by students and faculty. Faculty members have been able
to attract competitive research grants from many national and international funding agencies.
Currently, more than 350 research projects are running in the University. Research grants are
also received from DST, DBT, ICMR, CSIR, UGC, ICSSR, ICHR, ICCR, Ministries,
European Union, European Commission, Ford Foundation, Welcome Trust, etc. In addition
to research projects, faculty members are also encouraged to undertake consultancy projects.
Several Centres/Schools of the University have been granted the status by UGC by providing
special grants:
 Centre of Advanced Studies (CAS),

 Departmental Research Assistance (DRS),
 Special Assistance Programme (SA),
 Departmental of Special Assistance (DSA)
Innovative Teaching & Research:
Innovative Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas are the focal
points of the university. JNU has been awarded UPE status for innovative teaching and
research. JNU has been selected for the DST-PURSE funding based on the quality of
research. Such funding has resulted in an increase in ‖ H index ― of JNU. Ministry of Tribal
Affairs has recognised CSRD as ―Centre of Excellence of Tribal Studies‖. In addition to the
above more than 20 individual schools/centres have been recognised for their research and
teaching activities by the national & international agencies.
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Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster (TRC):
JNU has diversified group of researchers from pure sciences as well as social sciences
providing a unique opportunities for socially useful research and innovations. For this
purpose, JNU has set up its Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster (TRC). One example of such
impactful research is that more than 100 illiterate women of Kusumpur Pahari (Delhi) have
been given for literacy and simple mathematics by our Cognitive Research group which is
lead by a social scientist from the School of Social Sciences having biologist, educationist,
computer expert and a medical doctor in the team
R&D and Teaching-learning facilities:
The university has devolved state of the art facilities for R&D and teaching-learning. Some
of the major facilities are-
 Advanced Instrumentation and Research Facility (AIRF).

 Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) in the schools.
 Animal house.
 Mathematical and Computational Empowerment Cell.
 CIS.
 USIC.
 24×7 access to central library.
 School wise library.
 High-Performance Computation Facility (HPC).
 Audio-visual teaching-learning facility.
Publications :
The faculty of the University have been regularly publishing many research journal articles,
books; contributed chapters in books; presented papers in national and international
conferences/workshops and delivered several lectures outside the University. Around 500
journals papers, 50 books have been published by the JNU faculty during past 4 years. The h-
index of JNU is 55.
Awards and recognitions
JNU was one of the first Universities to be recognised as ―University with Potential of
Excellence -II― by the UGC in the year 2013. Many Schools and Centres have also got
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independent recognition as Centres of Excellence and Centre for Advanced Research etc..
UGC has also granted DSA/CAS etc. to many Centres and Schools. The School of
International Studies has got special Area Studies grants from UGC.
Since its Inception and as per the provisions of the Act and Statues Jawaharlal Nehru
University is committed to the cause of higher education with the objective of imparting
Academic Excellence with a sense of Social Commitment. Within a short span of 47 years,
the University has earned its reputations on the international Map of quality higher education
with academic freedom and flexibility. University is working to reach still higher levels.
University is working tirelessly to reach still higher levels and fulfil its dreams and visions
Many faculty members have received several national and international awards and prizes.
Many are members of National & International Academies and Societies. Some have been
members of Planning Commission, Vice-Chancellors of many Universities and also members
of policy making Committees in the Government. Some of the names are listed below-
Prof. Shashiprabha Kumar, Former President‘s Certificate of Honour in Sanskrit for the
year 2014.
Prof. Alok Bhattacharya, Aryabhata Bedal (2015) award.
Dr. Pritam Mukhopadhya, Swarna Jyanti Fellowship for the year 2013-2014 by
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Prof. Niraja Gopal Jayal, Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize for 2015.
Prof. Dinesh Mohan‘s name appears in the 2014 ‗highly cited researchers‘ list published by
Thompson Reuters.
Prof. Dinesh Mohan, named to ―The World‘s Most Influential Scientific Minds
2014‖published by Thompson Reuters.
Prof. Priyadarsi Mukherji, 8th Special Book Award of China by the Vice-Premier of China,
Ms. Liu Yandon.
Prof. R. Rajaraman, The 2014 Leo Szilard Prize given by the American Physical Society,
USA, 2014.
Prof. Riddhi Shah, C.V. Raman Award for Women in Science by the National Women
Science Congress (NWSC).
ICT facilities
Each faculty member has been provided with computer laptops and internet facility. The
maintenance of internet facilities, deployment of E-governance applications and maintenance
of hardware is handled by the Communication and Information Services (CIS). The
computer maintenance cell of the University attached to the CIS looks after the hardware
maintenance work of the computers of the University.
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University has Website and Intranet Portal running 24x7 to provide access to IT
Infrastructure and Applications. Implemented data centre services for Hosting and
Maintenance of central IT Infrastructure applications on JNU Private Cloud Services
Presently, around 10,000 nodes are connected to the JNU Network (Intranet Channel), which
is being served by Servers, Storage, Switches, Routers, resilient network design, best ICT
practices and Network Security devices by Communication & Information Services. CIS
conducts various ICT Skill Development Training Programmes in English/Hindi for JNU
Staff. CIs has deployed some Teaching and Learning Technologies- Video Conferencing,
Smart Classroom, EduSat, Aview, Live webcasting. JNU Email services are implemented
for Faculty, Staff and Students
Deployment of Surveillance System at Main Entry Gates and its expansion for critical
locations of the campus is in progress. Maintenance of the desktops and all other IT related
peripherals, Managed Campus-wide AntiVirus at Endpoints
Linkages to National Knowledge Network
The University serves as a Point of Presence (POP) for the National Knowledge Network
which has enabled this flagship project of the Ministry of Communication & Information
Technology to connect not just the university but surrounding institutes with high-speed
gigabit internet bandwidth. The entire academic complexes and all hostels of university have
been Wi-Fi enabled.
National and International Collaborations
University has academic collaboration with many national and international organisations
and universities. The academic collaboration with international universities allows exchange
of faculty, students, joint research projects, joint seminars, etc. Many international
Universities are showing a keen interest in having academic collaboration with JNU and JNU
has signed MoU with about 150 international Universities from several countries all around
the Globe.
Endowments and Fellowships: The University has established several endowments with
support from the Government of India, the State Governments, the University Grants
Commission, public financial institutions like RBI and SBI; foreign governments under
collaborative arrangements, and distinguished public figures, by instituting chairs,
scholarships, fellowships, awards and memorial lectures. The University is making sustained
efforts to establish more such endowments/fellowships and has approached UGC and some
of the State Governments in this regard. Besides fellowships awarded by University Grants
Commission (UGC), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology, some of the State Governments,
etc., the University awards scholarships/fellowships/medals to deserving students out of
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several endowments that have been established. Thus, more than 80 percent of our students
get fellowships/scholarships from various sources.
Extension Activities and Outreach Programmes
Sports Activities: Participation of students in sports activities is also important. The

University has a good stadium and about 11 sports clubs which are active in organising inter-
hostel competitions every year besides inter-school and the annual competitions.
Additionally, all the hostels have arrangements for indoor games. The Yoga Kendra has
been rendering valuable service to the university community. Besides attending to 50-60
persons every day, the Yoga Kendra has been organising crash courses on yoga with
encouraging response. Several awards at the national level have been won by students or
staff of JNU. The Yoga Kendra also offers its services to all the participants during their
Orientation, Refresher and other Courses offered by UGC-HRD Centre. The participating
teachers from all over the country thus benefit from this Yoga facility
Students‘ Activities: Participation of our students in national/international

seminars/conferences has been increasing year after year. The University provides financial
support to the confirmed Ph.D. students for presentation of papers in seminars/conferences.
Besides, students have participated in various cultural and curricular activities as illustrated
in the annual report.
The Schools and Centres participate in the University level initiatives in these matters and are
committed to ensure social justice and empowerment of the underprivileged communities.
Women, children and underprivileged sections of the society are educated about key features
of environmental quality and health, e.g., water portability, quality and human health and
environmental conservation. Extension activities are organised specially to mark special
events like the Earth day, Environment Day, Biodiversity year, various programs on
rainwater harvesting and biodiversity conservations. Many schools are also organising short
term/ summer training programmes for the students and faculty of other colleges and
Universities; an open day for students including school children on National Science day etc.
National Service Scheme (NSS)
NSS introduced Tihar Jail products in the campus in support of Tihar Noble Mission of
rehabilitation of Prisoners and education. NSS Participated Yamuna Cleaning Drive on
International Volunteers Day organised by UNDP.
Recognized Institutions
As per the provisions of Act 5(130) of the JNU Act, University has so far recognised Six
Defense Institutions and thirteen research Institutions for the award of various degrees of
JNU as per the provisions of the relevant ordinances. JNU also provides degrees to other
organisations such as CCMB, NII, ICGEB, etc.
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The Academic Staff College (Now Human Resource Development Centre)
The main objective of ASC is to plan, organise, implement, monitor and evaluate orientation
programmes, refresher courses for the newly recruited in-service teachers, academicians and
administrators associated with the University system.
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study (JNIAS)
JNIAS conceived as a self-contained site of scholarly pursuits in an environment of

intellectual fellowship; and a source of academic enrichment for the university, hosts
scholars from all over the world, who despite their diverse disciplinary backgrounds are able
to engage in an intellectual conversation that enriches them and benefits the Institute as well
as the wider university community.
JNU Vision Group: In the year 2019-2020, JNU will celebrate its Golden Jubilee Year. It is
envisaged to look back and think ahead and plan University‘s teaching and research so that
JNU can assert its relevance and maintain its status as a pre-eminent University of innovation
and social change and attain its position amongst the top universities. JNU has set up a
Vision Group to assess our strengths and weaknesses, and to suggest the scope of
improvement which can lead to enhanced performance.
Governance: JNU has been following a decentralised democratic and participative system of
governance to achieve the goals and objectives stated in the Act and Statutes of the
University. Faculty members and students are involved in decision-making as members of
various committees and academic bodies. The University has the Court as its apex body, the
Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee. The Chancellor
presides over the Court Meetings and Special Convocation. The Vice-Chancellor is the
executive head of the University vested with all administrative and financial powers in
accordance with the Act and Statutes of the University. The Board of Studies (BOS) is the
apex body of the School and the Committee for Advanced Studies and Research is a
recommendatory and advisory body of the School at the research level. Each School/Centre
has a Faculty Committee, Centre Committee, and Students Faculty Committee.
Special Cells:
The university has constituted various cells for specific purposes to provide technical support
for the university management. These are -
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 Research and Development Cell.
 Intellectual Property Management Cell (IPM Cell).
 Grievance Redressal Cell.
 Gender equality in faculty and Student though Gender Sensitization.
Committee against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH).
 International collaboration cell.
 SC/ST Cell.
 Anti-ragging cell.
 JNU Alumni.
 Project Administration Cell.
 Project Finance Cell.
 Institutional Ethics Review Board etc.
 Canteens and Dhaabas.
 Linguistic Empowerment cell.
 Equal Opportunity office.
 Community Engagement Cell.
 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC).
 Placement cell.
SWOC (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Challenges) Analysis:
Strengths (S):
 Legacy University
 Inter-disciplinary teaching and research
 Skill development through research
 Equal opportunity provider especially to the students from most backward areas.
 Opportunities for International exposure to the students and faculties
 International and national collaborations
 In-house research facilities such as AIRF, CIF, HPC, animal house, Audio-visual
Teaching- learning aids, etc.
 Common facilities such as 24×7 Library, Convention Center, Hostels, sports ground,
indoor games facilities, Guest House, various clubs, STP, Health Centre, etc.
 Women empowerment and leadership
 Gender equality in faculty and Student though Gender Sensitization Committee against
Sexual Harassment (GSCASH).
 Academic staff college
 Student participation in various committees and school level Student-Faculty
Committees (SFCs).
 Student fellowships.
 Facilities for persons with disabilities
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Weaknesses (W):
 Funds scarcity.
 Patent fees.
 Filling up of vacant posts.
 Space crunch for newly recruited faculty.
 Buildings for new courses.
 Insufficient grants for maintenance of campus and instrumentation facilities.
 No dedicated computer center/building.
 No centralised purchase system.
Opportunities (O):
 Promotion of trans-disciplinary research for the overall development of society.
 Encouraging faculties for mega projects.
 Transformation of students through physical and mental development.
 Developing leadership qualities in the students.
 Friendly campus environment for physically challenged and socially backward students.
 Skill development.
 International recognition.
 Global collaborations for research and education projects.
 International placements.
 For the government agencies, JNU faculty expertise may be of great help in policy
making.
 Imparting expertise in national missions of strategic importance.
 Contributions to the academic development of defense institutions.
 Contributions to the academies.
Challenges (C):
 Raising more funding.
 Hiring manpower for academic, administrative and technical work.
 Managing dog menace in the campus.
 Finding out dumping ground for wastes disposal especially that generated from the
hostel messes.
 100% file movements through e-office.
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PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY
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PREPARATION OF SELF - STUDY REPORT
INSTITUTIONAL DATA
A. PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY
1. Name and Address of the University

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Name:
New Mehrauli Road
Address
City: New Delhi Pin: 110067 State: Delhi
Website: www.jnu.ac.in
2. For communication
Designation Name Telephone Mobile Fax Email

with STD @mail.jnu.ac.in
Code
Vice Prof. M. O: 011- 9811502924 26742580 vc
Chancellor Jagadesh 26741500
Kumar
R: 2674
1555
Pro Vice Prof. O: 011- 9818824646 26742594 rector

Chancellor Chintamani 26704004
(s) Mahapatra
R:
26742971
Pro Vice Prof. Satish O: 011- 9871901971 26742594 rectorii

Chancellor Chandra 26741600
(s) Garkoti
R:
9871901971
Registrar Dr. Pramod O:011- 9911117714 26742641 registrar

Kumar 26742650
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R:
26742291
Steering Prof. D.K. O: 011- 9868863883 26742594 dkl

Committee / Lobyal 26704034
IQAC Co-
ordinator R:
9868863883
3. Status of the University : Central University

4. Type of University : Unitary
5. Source of funding: : Central Government
6. [a] Date of establishment of the University : 21.04.1969
[b] Prior to the establishment of the university, was it a/an University
7. Date of recognition as a university by UGC or any other national agency:
Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks

[if any]
i. 2f Central Act, 1966 Jawaharlal Nehru

ii. 12B University was established
by an Act of Parliament
called ―The Jawaharlal
Nehru University Act,
1966‖. Notified vide
notification No. S.O. 1525,
dated 21.04.1969, Gazette
of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(ii), p.
1443.
iii. 3 of UGC - -
iv. Any other -
[specify]
Certificate of recognition should be enclosed: Copy of the Act is available in

appendixes.
7. Has the university been recognised
a. By UGC as a University with Potential for Excellence?

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If yes, date of recognition: 2007 & 2013
b. For its performance by any other governmental agency?
If yes, Name of the agency NIRF

And date of recognition: 04/2016
9. Does the university have off-campus centres? : No
10. Does the university have off-shore campuses? : No
11. Location of the campus and area:

Location * Campus area in Built up area in sq.
acres mts.
i. Main campus area New Delhi – 1019.38 acres 338,396.05
67
ii. Other campuses in the Nil Nil
country
iii. Campuses Abroad Nil Nil
(* Urban, Semi-Urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any other (please specify) If the
university has more than one campus, it may submit a consolidated self-study report
reflecting the activities of all the campuses.
12. Provide information on the following: In case of multi-campus University, please

provide campus-wise information.
Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities
Sports facilities
Playground : Sports fields for athletics, football, cricket &
volleyball]
Swimming pool : No
Gymnasium : In each hostel, there is a gymnasium and at the
university level a gymnasium is being planned.
Hostels
Boys‘ hostels
i. Number of hostels : Thirteen (13)
ii. Number of inmates : 3831
iii. Facilities : Mess, WiFi, Common Room,
Gymnasium, Volleyball courts
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Girls‘ hostels
i. Number of hostels : 08(Eight)
iii. Facilities : Mess, WiFi, Common Room,
Gymnasium, Volleyball courts
Working women‘s hostel
i. Number of hostels : One (Yamuna Hostel)
Note: One more hostel is demarked as Married Students Researchers Hostel

(Mahanadi)-86 seats
Each hostel has an indoor sports facility with carrom, table tennis, etc., Besides these, all
hostels have a common room with colour TV and Cable connection with recreational
facility for students. All hostels have telephone facilities. Students also have access to
the gymnasium, tennis and badminton courts.
Residential facilities for faculty and non-teaching:

Teaching : 577
Non –Teaching : 1202
Total : 1779
Cafeteria
Besides a number of canteens/cafeteria in the University, a number of schools and centres

have cafeteria
Health centre – Nature of facilities available – inpatient, outpatient, ambulance,

emergency care facility, etc.
 Health Centre functions from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the morning and 4:00 PM to
9:00 PM in the evening on all working days, except on Sundays, Holi, Diwali and
National Holidays and Election Day. On gazetted holidays, it is open between
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM only.
• Morning OPD runs with the help of three permanent doctors, CMO (SAG), I/C.
Health Centre, Medical Officers, Part-time doctors, paramedics and other
supporting staff. Evening shift is managed by part-time doctors and paramedics
including other supporting staff.
• The medical needs of the Students, Retired Employees and their dependents is
taken care of by the Health Centre. Beside this, faculty, staff on the campus also
avail its services for consultation and investigation purposes as per rules. Others
are given first – aid and referred to hospitals.
• Specialized OPDs in the field of Medicine, Cardiology, Dental, Skin,
Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Eye, ENT and Gynecology run at the Health Centre.
Besides this, Homeopathy OPD also functions at the Health Centre.
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• Students, Retired Employees and their dependents are provided medicines free of
cost as per rules.
• Most of the Medicinal needs of students is met from the pharmacy of the Health
Centre. Medicines which are not available at the Health Centre are procured from
the local chemist and provided to students. The basic needs of the patients is taken
care of at the Health Centre and if required they are referred to hospitals.
• Psychological counselling is also provided by two counsellors at the Health
Centre to help the patients to cope up with stress.
• Prevention of disease is also an important aspect which is taken care of by the
Health Centre. Antimalaria and control of vector/mosquito-borne diseases is done
periodically.
• Health Centre takes an active part in Integrated Pulse Polio Immunization
Programme which is run by Government of NCT of Delhi, by immunising
children below the age of 05 years.
• A 24x7 hours Ambulance service is also provided to the JNU community. An
ambulance with a life support equipment is available at the old wing of Health
Centre which is managed by the paramedics. At night a doctor with a paramedic
is also available. Also, an alternate arrangement for transport ambulance is
availble.
• Homoeopathic Medicines, Injections, Dressing, ECG and Lab tests are free of
cost for Students, Retired Employees and their dependents. In an emergency it is
also free for others.
• Store and Pharmacies of Health Centre has been computerized.
• In all 62839 total numbers of patients inclusive of Students/Retired Employees
and other visited the morning and evening OPD at the Health Centre during the
year 2015 – 2016.
Facilities like banking, post office, book shops, etc.

There is one branch of State Bank of India and one Post Office Branch on campus.
Transport facilities to cater to the needs of the students and staff: Yes
Delhi Transport Corporation provides the transport facility. Besides some other modes of
transportation such as taxi, auto rickshaws, etc., are also available. A good number of
students have their own vehicle for transportation.
Facilities for persons with disabilities
Equal Opportunity Office

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has an Equal Opportunity Office (EOO), which was set
up, perhaps, as the first of its kind in the country to aid and advise the students belonging
to marginalized sections including the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward
communities, minority communities, persons with disabilities, etc. pursuing various
programs of studies at the University.
The Equal Opportunity Office comprises of:
1. Chief Advisor Professor
2. Advisor Professor
3. Advisor
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The terms of reference wherein the Equal Opportunity Office at the University may
undertake activities are inter alia as under:
• To work out suitable programs/schemes, including Remedial Courses, for improving
performance of students from marginalized sections (whether at undergraduate,
postgraduate, M Phil, PhD or other levels) and/ or to monitor the implementation of
such programs/ schemes;
• To establish coordination with the government and other funding agencies (including
Public Sector Undertakings/ Public Sector Banks) with a view to mobilise financial and
other resources required for educational empowerment of the students from
marginalized sections;
• To provide information and act as a counseling-cum-guidance centre for students
belonging to the marginalized sections, especially with regard to academic, financial
and other matters;
• To help and create a socially conducive atmosphere for the growth of healthy inter-
personal relations among students from marginalized sections and from various social
backgrounds;
• To help and develop cordial interpersonal relationships between teachers and the
students from marginalized sections for academic interaction and extra-curricular
activities;
• To extend help/support to the students from marginalized sections to overcome
problems and barriers emanating from discrimination at any level within its mandate;
• To organise or conduct seminars/ symposia/workshops/conferences/exhibitions, etc.
from time-to-time on issues of contemporary significance for empowering,
educationally and culturally, students belonging to the marginalized sections.
ICT facilities
• Each faculty member has been provided with a computer and internet facility. The
maintenance of internet facilities, deployment of eGovernance applications and
maintenance of computer hardware is managed by the Communication and Information
Services (CIS). The computer maintenance cell of the University attached to the CIS
looks after the hardware maintenance work of the computers and IT associated
accessories of the University.
• The University serves as a Point of Presence (POP) for the National Knowledge
Network, which has enabled this flagship project of the Ministry of Communication &
Information Technology to connect not just the university but surrounding institutes
with high-speed gigabit internet bandwidth. The entire academic complexes and all
hostels of university have been Wi-Fi enabled.
• University has Website and Intranet Portal running 24x7 to provide access to ICT
Infrastructure and IT Applications. Implemented data centre services for Hosting and
Maintenance of central ICT Infrastructure applications on JNU Private Cloud Services
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• Presently, around 10,000+ nodes are being connected to the JNU Network (Intranet
Channel), which is being served by Servers, Storage, Switches, Routers, resilient
network design, best ICT practices and Network Security devices by Communication &
Information Services.
• CIS conducts various ICT Skill Development Training Programmes in English/Hindi

for JNU Staff in additional to National Level ICT Seminar/Workshops. CIS has
deployed some Teaching and Learning Technologies- Video Conferencing, Smart
Classroom, EduSat, Aview, Live Webcasting Solutions. JNU Email services are also
avaiable for Faculty, Staff and Students
• Deployment of Surveillance System at Main Entry Gates and its expansion for critical
locations of the campus is in progress. Maintenance of the desktops and all other IT
related peripherals, also managed Campus-wide AntiVirus at Endpoints
Access – Audit for Barrier free Campus

An Access Audit of the entire campus has been carried out with a view to make
academic, administrative and residential buildings and public places in the University
campus accessible for wheelchair users and the visually impaired to facilitate higher
education. During the process, a plethora of issues pertaining to the required safety
measures and infrastructure facilities were taken into consideration.
The University has been identified as a model higher education institution by the
Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Government of India under the Scheme for Implementation of Persons with
Disabilities(PwDs) Act (SIPDA) with a sanction of grant-in-aid of Rs 8.51 Crores
approximately for the execution of the first phase of work for creating a barrier-free
environment, facilitating the University to make the requisite structural and other changes
on the campus. Wherever possible, the Equal Opportunity Office has been assisting the
University in the activities which are underway for creating such changes.
Steps towards Creation of a Barrier – Free Environment

Though certain measures (such as putting special ramps, disabled-friendly toilets, etc.)
have been taken earlier in order to facilitate persons with disabilities, there remained
areas which necessitate further attention and improvement to make the University
accessible for disabled persons. The ongoing activity under SIPDA to make the campus
barrier-free is a major effort in this direction and to serve the goal of making facilities at
the University accessible to persons with disabilities.
Efforts undertaken to facilitate scholars/ students with disabilities inter alia include:
Elevators are operating in various buildings of the University for facilitating the
independence and mobility of the persons with disabilities. While certain measures have
been taken in the past to make the elevators accessible to persons with disabilities,
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further steps, such as the installation of Braille Systems, Voice Systems, etc., are being
undertaken to make the elevators more disabled friendly.
Toilets
A special measure has been taken to provide adequate lights in the toilets in the Schools
and the Library to assist the students with low vision. Construction was carried out in the
toilets on the ground floors in Koyna and Shipra hostels to make them more disabled-
friendly, however, certain problems which are still being faced by students have been
identified and efforts are underway to rectify such problems under the SIPDA scheme.
Structural modifications in toilets, in other areas of the campus are also underway to
improve the accessibility for persons with disabilities.
ATMs
Two ATM facililies of the State Bank of India, which are disabled-friendly have been
installed at the University; in the Poorvanchal Complex and near the Central Library
building.
Wheel Chairs
The Equal Opportunity Office procured fourteen wheelchairs (including 2 wheelchairs
with commode and folding foot) during this period for students with disabilities. A
significant proportion of visually impaired students pursuing various programs of studies
at the University suffer from total blindness. The visually impaired students typically use
blind-sticks for their mobility on the campus and in negotiating their way outside the
campus. The Equal Opportunity Office purchased fifty good quality blind-sticks from
Ramakrishna Mission (Kolkata) for distribution among the visually impaired students of
the University.
Mini Bus for Physically Challenged Students

Equal Opportunity Office has purchased a disabled friendly AC minibus from M/s.
Samson Motor, Vasai under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), duly funded by
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL).Inauguration of disabled friendly bus by the
Vice Chancellor on 19.1.2016 at the Admininistrative Block JNU.
Laptop customized Software for VH Student

The Equal Opportunity Office and Project Implementation Committee (PIC)
implemented under the initiative of Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (RECL), New
Delhi supported JNU with generous donations under its CSR activities. 50 laptops with
customized software for the Visually impaired students of JNU were purchased and
distributed the laptops to Visually impaired students on 31.3.2016 in the Central Library.
Central Library & Helen Keller Unit

To meet the special needs of the visually impaired students the following facilities have
been put in place at the Central Library of the University in collaboration with the Equal
Opportunity Office.
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• A Unit named after the disability rights activist Helen Keller (equipped with a CD
and Book Racks) is instituted at the ground floor of the Central Library building.
It also provides special services to the visually impaired students/ researchers by
providing E-Books/ Digital Books, apart from getting scanning works done for
them on demand. The MAGIC software has been installed on 5 Desktops for the
low vision students/ researchers. The Braille Printers are capable of printing
English text, graphics and maps in Braille.
The Helen Keller Unit is equipped with the following assistive technologies:
Desktop Computers 30
JAWS 30 on each computer
Kurzweil 1000 30 on each computer
Computer headphones 30
HP flatbed scanners 20
LexCam Scanners 02
Refreshable Braille Display 02
Braille Embossers 02
This unit has been extended to different Schools/ Centres like SSS-I, SSS-II, SIS, CSLG
and Sanskrit Centre. This software support features enabling the user to hear the e-text in
different European and Hindi Language. The EOO has been working in collaboration
with the Central Library to provide further facilities at the library.
Certain additional facilities made available to students include:

Angle Daisy Player 52
Laptops 40 to M. Phil and PhD scholars
Wheelchairs 15 (for physically challenged students)
Locker facility for visually / physically challenged students
The library organises training and orientation programmes on the uses of assistive
technology for the benefit of students to encourage the use of the technologies in day to
day studies. The library is also a member of the Daisy Forum of India (DFI).
Animal House
The University has an Animal House, with a Veterinarian. The Animal House provides
experimental animals for research scholars. Use of animals is strictly guided by the
Institutional Animals Ethics Committee (IAEC). It is approved to change in nomenclature
of ‗Animal House‘ to ‗Central Laboratory Animal Resources‘, as recommended by the
Committee set up to look into this issue and endorsed by Dean, School of Life Sciences.
Incinerator for laboratories
Power house : Yes
Waste management facility : Yes
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13. Number of institutions affiliated to the University
Particulars of Colleges Total Permanently Temporarily

affiliated affiliated
Arts, Science &
Commerce
Law JNU Act does not provide for affiliation
Medicine of any institution and hence there is no
Engineering affiliated institution.
Education
Management
Others
14. Does the University Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognised by
the UGC) to its affiliated institutions? If yes, give the number of autonomous
colleges under the jurisdiction of the University
Since there is no provision for affiliation, the question of granting autonomous status to
any affiliated institution does not arise.
15. Furnish the following information:

(Information based on Academic Year 2015-16)
Particulars Number No. of students

10 Schools &
a. University Departments * 4 Special
Centres
b. Constituent Colleges
c. Affiliated Colleges – Govt. funded
d. UGC recognised CPE [Colleges for
Potential for Excellence] Nil Nil
e. Autonomous Colleges
f. Post-Graduate Teaching Centres in
College
g. Recognized Research Institutes/ 019
Centres
h. Self – financing Colleges Nil
Total 033
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* In the University parlance, a faculty is called ‗School‘ and a department is known as
‗Centre‘. The ten Schools of Studies and the four Special Centres are:
Sl.No Name of the School / Special Centre

.
01. School of Arts and Aesthetics (SAA) *
02. School of Biotechnology (SBT) **
03. School of Computer and Systems Sciences (SC&SS)
04. School of Computational and Integrative Sciences (SC&IS) $
05. School of Environmental Sciences (SES)
06. School of Life Sciences (SLS)
07. School of Physical Sciences (SPS)
08. School of International Studies (SIS)
01 Centre for African Studies
02 Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies
03 Centre for Comparative Politics & Political Theory
04 Centre for East Asian Studies
05 Centre for European Studies
06 Centre for International Legal Studies
07 Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament
08 Centre for International Trade and Development
09 Centre for Inner Asian Studies
10 Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies
11 Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies
12 Centre for South Asian Studies
13 Centre for West Asian Studies
09. School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (SLL&CS) +
01 Centre of Arabic and African Studies
02 Centre for Chinese and South East Asian Studies
03 Centre for English Studies
04 Centre for French and Francophone Studies
05 Centre of German Studies
06 Centre of Indian Languages
07 Centre for Japanese Studies
08 Centre for Korean Studies
09 Centre for Linguistics
10 Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies
11 Centre of Russian Studies
12 Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies
10. School of Social Sciences (SSS)
01 Centre for Economic Studies and Planning
02 Centre for Historical Studies
03 Centre for Informal Sector & Labour Studies
04 Centre for Media Studies
05 Centre for Philosophy
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Sl.No Name of the School / Special Centre
.
06 Centre for Political Studies
07 Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health
08 Centre for Studies in Science Policy
09 Centre for the Study of Regional Development
10 Centre for the Study of Social Systems
11 Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion
12 Centre for Women's Studies
13 Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies
11. Special Centre for Molecular Medicine (SCMM)
12. Special Centre for the Study of Law and Governance (SCSLG)
13. Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies (SCSS)
14. Special Centre for Nano Sciences (SCNS)
* The School was known as the School of Creative Arts as per Acts and
Statutes of the University; it was revived and renamed as the School of
Arts and Aesthetics in 2001.
** The Special Centre for Biotechnology was upgraded to a School, known
as the School of Biotechnology.
$ The School of Information Technology was renamed as the School of
Computational and Integrative Sciences in 2010.
+ The School of Languages was renamed as the School of Language,
Literature and Culture Studies.
** Recognized Defence Institutions
 Army Cadet College, Dehradun

 College of Military Engineering, Pune
 Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad
 Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow
 National Defence Academy, Pune
 Naval College of Engineering, Lonavala
Research and Development Institutions

 Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow (CDRI)
 Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
 Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi (IUAC)
 Institute of Microbial Technology (IMT),
 Central Institute of Medicinal-and Aromatic Plants
 Raman Research Institute (RRI)
 National Institute of Immunology (NII)
 National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR),
 International Centre for Genetic-Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB),
 Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
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 Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
 Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), DBT
 Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) Masuri
Recognised research institution and student strength.
S. No Name of the Institution Year of Programme Student Remarks.

Recognition of Study Strength
1. Central Drug Research 1999 Ph.D 51
Institute, Lucknow (CDRI)
2. Centre for Cellular and 1984 Ph.D 23
Molecular Biology
(CCMB) Hyderabad
3. Inter-University 1995 Ph.D 10
Accelerator Centre, New
Delhi (IUAC), New Delhi
4. Institute of Microbial 1995 Ph.D 61
Technology (IMT),
Chandigarh
5. Central Institute of 1996 Ph.D 20
Medicinal-and Aromatic
Plants(CIMAP)
6. Raman Research Institute 1992 Ph.D 15
(RRI)
7. National Institute of 1985 Ph.D 44
Immunology (NII)
8. National Institute of Plant 2001 Ph.D 22
Genome Research
(NIPGR),
9. International Centre for 1994 Ph.D 33
Genetic-Engineering and
Biotechnology (ICGEB),
10. Centre for Development 1974 M.Phil/ Ph.D 20
Studies (CDS)
11. Inter-University Centre for 2009 Ph.D 15
Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IUCAA)
12. Translational Health Ph.D 15
Science and Technology
Institute (THSTI), DBT
13. Lal Bahadur Shastri 2014 M.A 359
National Academy of
Administration (LBSNAA)
Masuri
Total 688
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16. Does the university conform to the specification of Degrees as enlisted by the
UGC? Yes
17. Academic programmes offered by the university departments at present, under

the following categories: (Enclose the list of academic programmes offered)
Particulars Number
Under Graduate 10
Post-Graduate 33
Certificate course 04
Diploma 02
Advanced Diploma 02
M. Phil./Ph.D. 76
Direct PhD. -
Total 127
18. Number of working days during the last academic year.
No. of Working days in Monsoon Semester (22.07.2015—05.12.2015 ) : 93 days

No. of Working days in Winter Semester (06.01.2016—12.05.2016) : 84 days
(Working days in a semester have been calculated by excluding Saturdays,

Sundays and Gazetted Holidays)
19. Number of teaching days during the past four academic years.
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Monsoon Monsoon Monsoon Monsoon Semester
Semester Semester Semester (22.07.2015—
(23.07.2012— (22.07.2013— (22.07.2014— 05.12.2015
05.12.2012 05.12.2013 05.12.2014 Winter Semester
Winter Semester Winter Semester Winter Semester (06.01.2016—
(07.01.2013— (06.01.2014— (06.01.2015— 12.05.2016)
11.05.2013) 11.05.2014) 11.05.2015)
In JNU, the academic year is divided into two semesters, viz. Winter and
Monsoon. Monsoon Semester and Winter Semester.
(‗Teaching days‘ means days on which classes were engaged. Examination days
are not to be included)
20. Does the university have a department of Teacher Education? NO
21. Does the university have a teaching department of Physical Education? NO

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22. In the case of Private and Deemed Universities, please indicate whether
professional programmes are being offered?
NO
23. Has the university been reviewed by any regulatory authority? If so, furnish a
copy of the report and action taken there upon.
University Court
24. Number of positions in the university
Positions Teaching faculty Non- Technical

Professor Associate Assistant teaching staff
Professor Professor staff
Sanctioned 213 363 333 1565 230
Recruited 103 238 245 1145 173
Yet to recruit 110 125 088 420 057
Number of Visiting Professors: 28 173 36

persons
working on Contractual : 04
contract
basis
25. Qualifications of the teaching staff
Highest Professors Associate Assistant *Total

Qualification Professors Professors
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Permanent Teachers
D.Sc./D. 01 --- 02 --- 01 01 05

Litt/D.Phil
Ph.D. 210 92 87 41 91 52 573
M.Phil --- --- --- 01 08 05 14
PG/MA --- --- 02 --- 10 05 17
Temporary Teachers
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Ph.D. 01 --- --- --- --- 01 02
M.Phil --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
PG --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Part-Time Teachers
Ph.D. --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
M.Phil --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
PG --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
26. Emeritus, Adjunct and Visiting Professors.
Emeritus Adjunct Visiting

Number 27 01 28
27. Chairs instituted by the university:
Chairs
School / Department 15
28. Students enrolled in the university departments during the current academic
year, with the following details:
Students UG PG Integrat M. Ph. Integrated D.Litt, Certificate/ PG

ed Phil. D. Ph.D. / Diploma Diplo
Masters D.Sc. ma
From the 110 288 - - - 622 - - 14 -
state
where
the
university
is located
From 738 1752 - - - 4426 - - 144 -
other
states of
India
NRI - - - - - - - - - -
Students
Foreign 57 110 - - - 171 - - 0 -

students
Total 905 2150 5219 158
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*M-Male *F-Female
29. ‗Unit cost‘ of education
(Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of
students enrolled)
(a) including the salary component = Rs. 5,83,970/-

(b) excluding the salary component = Rs. 1,65,929/-
30. Academic Staff College( Now Human Resource Development Centre)
Year of establishment: 1989
Number of programmes conducted (with duration)
S.No. Academic Year Name of the program Duration

2015-16
1 95th Orientation Prog. 06-04-15 to 01-05-15
2 1st Orientation Prog. 24-08-15 to 18-09-15
3 2nd Orientation Prog. 05-10-15 to 30-10-15
4 3rd Orientation Prog. 16-11-15 to 11-12-15
Refresher
Course
3rd RC in
Contemporary Studies
1 (IDC) 06-04-15 to 01-05-15
20th RC in
2 Environmental Sci. 06-04-15 to 01-05-15
1st RC in Life Sci. &
3 Biotechnology 20-07-15 to 14-08-15
4 1st RC in Economics 20-07-15 to 14-08-15
5 1st RC in Physics 05-10-15 to 30-10-15
6 1st RC in History 04-01-16 to 29-01-16
Inter-
Disciplinary
Courses
1st IDC in Computer
Sci., Bioinformatics &
1 IT 24-08-15 to 18-09-15
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1st IDC in Global
2 Studies 16-11-15 to 11-12-15
1st IDC in
3 Contemporary Studies 08-02-16 to 04-03-16
Short Term
Programmes
1st Languages,
Literature &
1 Linguistics 24-08-15 to 28-08-15
1st Principals'
2 Workshop 12-10-15 to 16-10-15

2014-15
2 91st Orientation Prog. 25-08-14 to 05-12-14
3 92nd Orientation Prog. 10-11-14 to 05-12-14
4 93rd Orientation Prog. 27-01-15 to 20-02-15
Refresher
Course
2nd RC in Global
1 Studies 07-04-14 to 02-05-14
16th RC in
17th RC in
3 Com.Sci.&IT 28-07-14 to 22-08-14
4 49th RC in Economics 25-08-14 to 19-09-14
5 14th RC in Physics 22-09-14 to 17-10-14
6 34th RC in History 22-09-14 to 17-10-14
7 37th RC in Sociology 22-09-14 to 17-10-14
20th RC in Life
8 Sciences 27-01-15 to 20-02-15
3rd RC in Global
9 Studies (MD) 27-01-15 to 20-02-15
42nd RC in Political
11 Science 23-02-15 to 20-03-15
Special
Programmes
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3rd JNU National
Interaction Programme
for Ph.D. Scholars in
Social Sciences &
1 Humanities 10-11-14 to 28-11-14
Short Term
Programmes
8th Principals'
1 Workshop 27-10-14 to 31-10-14
3rd JNU Colloquium
2 on Communication 27-12-14 to 31-12-14
3rd JNU National
Conference of the ASC
3 Alumni 27-12-14 to 31-12-14

2013-14
85th Orientation
1 Programme 08-04-13 to 03-05-13
86th Orientation
2 Programme 14-10-13 to 08-11-13
87th Orientation
3 Programme 11-11-13 to 06-12-13
88th Orientation
4 Programme 13-01-14 to 07-02-14
89th Orientation
5 Programme 10-02-14 to 07-03-14
Refresher
Course
1st RC in Global
1 Studies 08-04-13 to 03-05-13
15th RC in
16th RC in
3 Com.Sci.&IT 22-07-13 to 16-08-13
7 33rd RC in History 16-09-13 to 11-10-13
41st RC in Political
8 Sci. 14-10-13 to 08-11-13
19th RC in Life
9 Sciences 13-01-14 to 07-02-14
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2nd RC in
10 Contemporary Stds 13-01-14 to 07-02-14
19th RC in
12 Environmental Sci 10-02-14 to 07-03-14
Special
Programmes
1 2nd Winter School 23-12-13 to 11-01-14
2nd Int. Prog. Of
2 Phd.Scholars 22-07-13 to 08-08-13
1st RC in Disaster
3 Management 11-11-13 to 06-12-13
Short Term
Programmes
7th Principals'
1 Workshop 18-11-13 to 22-11-13
5th Acad. Admin.
2 Workshop 26-12-13 to 30-12-13
2nd JNU NC ASC
3 Alumni 24-03-14 to 28-03-14
Orientation
Courses 2012-13
1 81st Orientation Course 08-10-12 to 02-11-12
82th Orientation
2 Course 07-01-13 to 01-02-13
83rd Orientation
3 Course 04-02-13 to 01-03-12
84th Orientation
Course 04-03-13 to 29-03-13
Refresher
Courses
17th RC in Env.
1 Sciences 02-04-12 to 28-04-12
2 39th RC in Pol. Science 02-04-12 to 28-04-12
14th RC in
15th RC in Computer
4 Sci. & Inf. Tech 16-07-12 to 09-08-12
45th RC in Economics
5 (1) 13-08-12 to 07-09-12
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8 32nd RC in History 10-09-12 to 05-10-12
40th RC in Political
9 Sciences 08-10-12 to 02-11-12
18th RC in Life
10 Sciences 07-01-13 to 01-02-13
1st RC in
Contemporary Studies
(Multidisciplinary,
Natural Sci, Env. Sci,
Biological Sci,
Psychology,
Demography,
11 Education ,etc) 04-02-13 to 01-03-13
46th RC in Economics
12 (2) 04-03-13 to 29-03-13
14th RC in
Short Term
Programmes
1st JNU Colloquium on
1 ―Communication‖ 15 – 19 October, 2012.
1st JNU National
Interaction Programme
2 for PH. D Scholars 5 – 9 November 2012.
1st JNU National
Conference of the ASC
3 Alumni 12 – 16 November 2012
4 6th Principal Workshop 21 – 24 January 2013
4th Academic
Administrators‘
5 Workshop 28 January – 1 February 2013
Orientation
Courses 2011-12
75th Orientation
1 Course 04 April – 29 April, 2011
76th Orientation
2 Course 26 September – 21 October, 2011
09 November – 02 December,
77th Orientation 2011
3 Course
78th Orientation 06 February – 02 March 2012
4 Course
5 79th Orientation 05 – 30 March, 2012
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Course
Refresher
Courses
1 34th RC in Sociology 05 March – 30 March, 2012
16th RC in
Environmental
2 Science 04 April – 29 April, 2011
38th RC in Political
3 Science 04 April – 29 April , 2011
13th RC in
4 Biotechnology 25 July – 19 August 2011
5 43rd RC in Economics 25 July – 19 August, 2011
14TH RC in Com. Sci.
6 & Infor. Tech 29 August – 23 September, 2011
7 31st RC in History 29 August – 23 September 2011
3rd R C in Foreign 09 January – 03 February 2012
8 Languages March 2012
17th RC in Life
9 Science 09 January – 03 February 2012
10 11th RC in Physics 06 February – 02 March 2012
11 44th RC in Economics 05 March – 30 March, 2012
Short Term
Courses
5th Principals‘
1 Workshop 14 – 18 November 2011
3rd Academic
Administrators‘
2 Workshop 9 – 13 January 2012.
UGC Orientation
UGC Refresher
University‘s own programmes
31. Does the university offer Distance Education Programmes (DEP)? : NO
32. Does the university have a provision for external registration of students? NO
If yes, how many students avail of this provision annually?
33. Is the university applying for Accreditation or Re-Assessment? If Accreditation,

name the cycle. Accreditation, Cycle 2
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34. Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and re-assessment
only)
Cycle 1: 05 July 2012
Accreditation outcome/Result 3.91
35. Does the university provide the list of accredited institutions under its
jurisdiction on its website? Provide details of the number of accredited
affiliated/constituent/ autonomous colleges under the university. No
36. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and dates of
submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR).
IQAC January, 2012
AQAR
(i) 2011-12 : 6/07/2013
(ii) 2012-13 : 29/01/2015
(ii) 2013-14 :31/03/2016
(iv) 2014-15 :31/03/2017
37. Any other relevant data, the university would like to include (not exceeding one
page).
University has an excellent library with a large collection of journals and books.
Journal subscription has been steadily increasing. This has been possible by providing
additional funds. Furthermore, mutual agreement with other libraries enables Students
/ Faculty members to access these resources. The Library is user-friendly to the
Physically Challenged scholars with ramp, etc. The University fulfils the reservation
of students under the Physically Challenged category by providing reading material in
Braille and computers with audio systems. Some of the books, journals that are
available in other libraries are obtained on inter-library loan facility.
The ―University Service and Instrumentation Centre‖ (USIC) provides servicing

facilities to all science schools/centres, including computer maintenance. University
also has an ―Advanced Instruments Research Facility‖(AIRF), which provides
centralised instruments facility to faculty/research scholars/ project workers and also
to others in the sister institutions.
The campus has a lot of greenery and with hostels and the faculty residences
juxtaposed; provides ample scope for interaction outside the formal classroom
teaching.
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CRITERION-WISE INPUTS
CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS
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THE EVALUATIVE REPORT
CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS
1.1 Curriculum Design and Development
1.1.1 How is the institutional vision and mission reflected in the academic
programmes of the university?
The vision and mission of Jawaharlal Nehru University as stated in its Act
53/1966 is reproduced here under:
―The University shall endeavour to promote the study of the principles for
which Jawaharlal Nehru worked during his lifetime, National integration,
social justice, secularism, democratic way of life, international
understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society. ―
Towards this end, the University shall:
(i) foster the composite culture of India and establish such departments or
institutions as may be required for the study and development of the
languages, arts and culture of India;
(ii) take special measures to facilitate students and teachers from all over India
to join the University and participate in its academic programmes;
(iii) promote in the students and teachers an awareness and understanding of

the social needs of the country and prepare them for fulfilling such needs;
(iv) make special provisions for integrated courses in humanities, science and
technology in the educational programmes of the University;
(v) take appropriate measures for promoting inter-disciplinary studies in the

University;
(vi) establish such departments or institutions as may be necessary for the

study of languages, literature and life of foreign countries with a view to
inculcate in the students a world perspective and international
understanding;
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(vii) Provide facilities for students and teachers from other countries to
participate in the academic programmes and life of the University.
1.1.2 Does the university follow a systematic process in the design and
development of the curriculum? If yes, give details of the process
(need assessment, feedback, etc.).
Yes, JNU has several Schools/Centres. Revision and upgradation of

curriculum for the courses offered by the University is a continuous
process and is carried out as per a clearly laid down procedure. Following
are the steps and procedures adopted by different Schools/ Special Centres
for review and upgradation of the curricula.
In larger Schools, such as SIS, SSS, SLL&CS, which have various Centres
of study, the process of revision and upgradation of courses starts at the
level of the concerned Centre. Faculty members conducting a particular
course, in consultation with other colleagues, propose revision and
upgradation for particular courses or restructuring of a particular
programme of study. These proposals are thoroughly discussed first by the
Faculty Committee and then by the Centre Committee which, besides
faculty members of the Centre, includes external experts from within the
University and also from other universities or academic bodies.
Recommendations of the Centre Committee are forwarded to the Board of
Studies of the concerned School. Before these recommendations are
implemented, they are discussed and approved by the Academic Council
of the University.
The procedure for revision and upgradation of courses or restructuring of

Programmes in Schools where there are no separate Centres of study is
slightly different as follows:
School of Life Sciences (SLS)
School of Life Sciences periodically reviews the curriculum in its faculty

meetings are held almost every month. All issues related to revision,
upgradation of curricula are finalised through consultation or, if necessary,
committees are constituted to thoroughly examine the matter. Once reports
are submitted, it is again reviewed by the Faculty Committee. Any
changes in course structure etc. are then sent for consideration by the
Special Committee of the School.
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School of Biotechnology (SBT)
The School of Biotechnology follows a procedure similar to the one
described for the School of Life Sciences. Since the M. Sc. Programme
offered by the School is an All -India programme, it is also reviewed from
time to time by a high-powered committee appointed by the DBT.
School of Computer & System Sciences (SCSS)

As the MCA and M.Tech are academic-cum- professional courses, the
entire curricula is designed to include a component of theory and practical
applications, taking into consideration the modern technological
development and challenges. One semester Industrial training for MCA
degree and two-semester research-cum-development based project for
M.Tech enables the students to prepare themselves for the industry. The
curriculum development and syllabus revision is based on need
assessment as per the feedback from companies coming for Placement and
such other interactions with distinguished researchers and academics from
across the globe.
The JNU has ten Schools of Studies at the moment. Every School has a
Board with the following composition in accordance with the provision of
Statute 18[3] of the University.
1. The Dean of the School : Chairperson

2. The Heads of departments in the School : Members
3. The Professors in the departments of the School : Members
4. One Reader and One Lecturer from each : Members
department
5. Five members appointed by the Academic Council : Members
for their special knowledge in the concerned
area / allied branch of knowledge
6. Such other members but not exceeding five
as may be specified in the Ordinances. : Members
7. Four students from School of Language
Literature & Culture Studies, three students : Members
each from School of Social Sciences and School
of International Studies and two students from
School of Arts & Atheistic
shall be elected from amongst the students of these
Schools provided that they fulfil the eligibility
conditions as laid down in Statute 18[7].
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The representation of the elected students on the Special Committees of
Science Schools/Special Centres has been provided in the Academic Rules
and Regulations.
The students admitted to B. A. as well as M. A. programmes elect one

representative each. Likewise, the students admitted to MPH/M.Phil, as
well as Ph. D. programmes, also elect one representative from each of the
two programmes.
The students‘ representatives do not have the right to be present when any
of the following subjects are taken up for consideration by the Board:
[a] Faculty positions, recruitment, conditions of service and academic

freedom;
[b] Actual processes of evaluation, academic performance and merit of
students.
All members of a Board other than ex-officio members and student

members hold office for a term of three years. The term of student
members on the Board, however, is for a period of one year and the
student member is eligible for re-election to the Board for one more term.
The term of members commences from such date as may be notified.
In accordance with the provision of the Academic Ordinances 7[2][c] of

the University, the School Board is empowered to approve the course of
study proposed to be offered by the University.
The Statue 18[2][a] provides for the establishment of departments of

studies, the composition of which is as under:
[i] Teachers of the Department : Members

[ii] Persons appointed to conduct research in the
Department : Members
[iii] Honorary Professors, if any, attached to the
Department : Members
[iv] Such other persons as may be members of the

Department in accordance with the provisions of
the Ordinances. :Members
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In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Ordinance 9 of the
University, the department of studies is empowered to approve the syllabi
and prescribe textbooks for the course of study.
Both in the School Board and in the department of studies, the teachers
teaching the courses at the UG/PG/Research level, are nominated as
members who take care of the syllabi of the respective courses. Hence, as
far as JNU is concerned there are no separate Boards of Studies for
UG/PG Programme
JNU adopts the guidelines of the UGC wherever available for developing
or restructuring the curricula of the courses offered. In fact, in many
subjects, the faculty members of JNU are involved, as members of the
committee set up by UGC, in designing the model curricula.
1.1.3 How are the following aspects ensured through curriculum design
and development?
 Employability
 Innovation
 Research
As far as JNU is concerned, revision and upgradation is a continuous and

an ongoing process, in fact, this process is encouraged at all time.
Curricular design & Development

The University follows the semester system with grading pattern based on
a 10 point scale.
Teachers conducting the courses are empowered to frame the syllabi and
revise the same according to the needs dictated by and keeping in pace
with the latest developments in the field of study. As described earlier, the
process is simple, and hence the relevant/required changes are regularly
effected.
Evaluation of student‘s performance in a particular course is carried out by

the teachers offering this course in that semester. Whereas external experts
are involved in the evaluation process for the M. Phil./Ph. D.
dissertation/thesis.
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A continuous system of evaluation is followed where up to 50% marks
weightage is assigned to internal assessment and 50% marks/ weightage is
allotted for the end semester examination.
Academic Flexibility
The regulations of the University provide for the constitution of a Student-

Faculty Committee for each Centre with 5 student representatives. These
Committees discuss all academic matters concerning the Centre except the
issues on faculty recruitment, conditions of service, evaluation of
academic performance of students.
Though to qualify for a particular programme minimum grades have been

fixed but, the Schools/Centres enjoy flexibility in fixing higher grades
taking into consideration the peculiarities of programs. 12.5% of the total
number of M. Phil./Ph. D. students in a School are permitted to take up
full-time teaching assignments in the recognised institutions located in the
National Capital Region [NCR].
The student‘s representatives are a part of the Academic Council of the

University, which is the highest authority to deal with all academic matters
including curricular design/development. This is a unique feature of the
University.
The candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PWD categories are permitted to

appear for the entrance examination for admission with a lower percentage
of marks in the qualifying examination.
Remedial courses are offered for the benefit of all students who require it.
Such remedial courses are open to all the students.
To move to the next higher semester [e.g. from 1st semester M. Phil. to 2nd
semester M. Phil.] a student is required to maintain a certain minimum
prescribed CGPA. To safeguard the interests of SC/ST/PWD students, a
lower requirement of CGPA has been agreed. But the final CGPA to
qualify for the programme is the same for all students irrespective of the
student‘s category.
The curricula for the programmes are not air tight compartments, as far as
JNU is concerned. In addition to the main courses in the discipline
concerned, students have the freedom to choose some of the optional
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courses offered not only by the School/Centre where they are registered
but also by other Schools/Centres. To qualify for the degree, students are
required to obtain a minimum grade in the optional courses as well.
Both the teachers and students live together on the campus –the residences
for the teachers are located in the vicinity of the hostels. This facilitates
better interaction between the teachers and students on academic as well
as personal issues even after normal working hours.
In the Science Schools, teaching and research programmes are designed in

such a manner that they enhance the employability potential of the
students admitted to various courses offered by the School. Keeping this in
mind, the science programmes introduce such courses which prepare our
students for jobs in scientific and research institutions and also in the
industry. Besides, such courses also enable students to perform well in the
JRF exams conducted by the CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT/INSPIRE and other
such organisations.
Similarly, the Schools offering programmes in Humanities and Social

Sciences take due care to ensure that the level of courses offered is, at
least, at par with the syllabi prescribed by the UPSC for civil services
examination. While designing these courses, the requirement of National
Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examination is also taken into consideration.
Such an approach ensures the employability of the students
Curricular design & model adopted in JNU:
Semester & Credit System:
Since its inception, the University has been following the semester system.
Each course is spread over one semester and is assigned a specific number
of credits with prescribed contact hours. The number of credits for a
course is determined by the Board of the School /Special Committee on
the recommendations of the Centre concerned.
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Levels of courses & credits
The courses are offered at three levels and the details are as follows:
Level of course Semester in which offered No. of credits
‗C‘ Level Courses Offered in first two semesters: 2 credits
‗B‘ Level Courses Offered in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th 3 credits
Semesters:
‗A‘ Level Courses Offered in 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th 4 credits
Semesters:
[for PG programmes]
Programmes: duration, minimum requirement of credits, CGPA
Course Duration Minimum

requirements of
credits/CGPA
B.A. [Pass] 6 semesters *extendable by Credits : 100

two extra semesters (the CGPA : 3.00
duration is not extended;
students are given zero
semesters)
B. A. [Hons.] 6 semesters extendable by two Credits : 100

extra semesters CGPA : 4.00
M.A./M. Sc. 4 semesters extendable by two Credits : 64

M.C.A. 6 semesters extendable by two Credits : 96

M. Tech. 4 semesters Credits : 50

[30 for course work,
5 for seminar &
15 for dissertation]
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Course Duration Minimum
requirements of
credits/CGPA
M. P.H 4 semesters Credits : 36

[field work during Winter [27 for course work
vacation] 9 for field work]
M. Phil. 4 Consecutive semesters Credits : 24

[Course work: first two [14 for course work
semesters] 6 for dissertation 4 for
Dissertation: next two viva]
semesters]
Pre-Ph. D. First two semesters 14 credits

CGPA : 6.5 [6.00 in
the case of SC/ST/PCH
students]
Direct Ph. D. Four Semesters Minimum 14 credits (in

case candidates
admitted to this
programme are required
to do course work),
otherwise it is the
discretion of the centre
concerned.
CGPA 6.5
Though the minimum requirement of credit is stated for each programme,

the actual credit requirements to qualify for a particular programme is
prescribed by the Centre concerned.
Performance of students in a course is graded on the basis of a ten point

scale/ conversion %:
Grade Grade points
A+ 9
A 8
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Grade Grade points
A- 7
B+ 6
B 5
B- 4
C+ 3
C 2
C- 1
F 0
Note: No rounding of SGPA/CGPA/FGPA is permitted.

The formula to convert the grade point into percentage is available at url:
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Students/Conversion%20certificate.pdf
Framing of syllabi and revision
The individual faculty member, who offers a particular course, has the
freedom to frame the syllabi. Likewise, the revision of the curriculum is
also a continuous and ongoing process which is initiated by the individual
faculty member[s] based on the requirements dictated by the latest
developments and trends in the field of study. The revision is dissected
appropriate academic bodies prior to implementation
Evaluation
To evaluate the performance of students in a course up to 50% weightage

is assigned to their performance during the semester which is judged
through periodic tests, written assignments, presentations and class
performance. The other 50% weightage is assigned to mid-semester and
end-semester exams. Whereas performance during the semester is
evaluated by the course in-charge, performance in the semester-end exam
is judged either by the course in-charge independently or through boards
of examiners constituted for this purpose by the Centre concerned. As far
as M. Phil. dissertation is concerned an internal expert, usually the
supervisor and an external expert are involved in the evaluation process.
The Ph.D. thesis is sent for evaluation to two external experts upon
receiving a positive evaluation report open defence is conducted
1.1.4 To what extent does the university use the guidelines of the
regulatory bodies for developing and/or restructuring the curricula?
Has the university been instrumental in leading any curricular
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reform which has created a national impact?
As is the case in most of the universities across the globe, JNU follows the
semester system which envisages a continuous system of evaluation
providing equal weightage for the internal and external assessment. As is
the practice in other reputed universities, in JNU, students are asked to
submit written assignments and term- papers during the semester. Besides,
they make presentations in the class and seminar and tutorials participate
in questions and answer sessions / Quizzes; These academic activities are
designed to facilitate our students to organise and take part in national and
international conferences/ seminars. This exposes them to the latest global
trends in higher education.
Like other renowned universities of the world, JNU lays immense

emphasis on the teachers and Doctoral Research Committee to monitor the
progress of the research scholars periodically through regular interactions.
With a view to ensure individual attention to students, the University
appoints course advisors who guide them in the selection of courses and
also take care of some of the other problems faced by them. The
University follows a unique system of having Student-Faculty Committees
(SFC), which includes elected representatives of students. Through these
Committees, the students get an opportunity to take part in the process of
framing of the syllabi. These are some of the global trends reflected in the
functioning of JNU.
As mentioned earlier, besides teaching, the faculty members of JNU are

engaged in active research and projects in their respective areas. The
research findings of the faculty are published in journals of International
and National repute. Their active participation in the national/international
seminars is also an important source to acquire the knowledge for drawing
up of syllabi. The state of art research activities in science & humanities
areas related to National Development are the objectives pursued by JNU
faculty. The JNU faculties are a member of several National decision-
making bodies, committees and they contribute actively in the framing of
the National Policies, Frameworks and Guidelines.
The University has signed 119 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

and 52 Agreement of Cooperation (AoC) with the Universities abroad.
Almost all MoUs support exchange of teachers and students. The teachers
and students of JNU, who get an opportunity to visit the foreign
universities for research and other purposes, are exposed to the latest
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trends in research undertaken at these Universities. So also, the teachers
from the foreign universities visiting JNU under MoUs and AoCs share
their knowledge and expertise with the faculty and students of JNU.
The rich knowledge of the faculty on the global trends in their respective
fields finds reflection in the development of curricula, thus benefitting the
student community.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

communicates its decisions to the University on matters pertaining to
Education. These decisions are placed before the appropriate authorities of
the University for Suitable Action and wherever necessary restructuring of
curriculum and introduction of new courses/programmes is implemented.
The outcome/recommendations of seminars/workshops organised by the

Schools/Centres of JNU on issues of economic development, scientific
development, societal development and other issues of national
importance are also reflected in the framing/revision of curriculum or
restructuring of the existing Programmes of study.
1.1.5 Does the university interact with industry, research bodies and the
civil society in the curriculum revision process? If so, how has the
university benefitted through interactions with the stakeholders?
To ensure that the programme and courses offered by the University

continue to be socially relevant and job-oriented. the Centres/Departments
of Studies are empowered to restructure any course, as per section 9 [2][i]
of the Academic Ordinances of the University. This exercise is undertaken
quite regularly.
SLL&CS produces the very best of scholars in the fields of language

teaching, linguistics, literature and culture studies as well as
internationally acclaimed translators and interpreters whose services are
often sought by eminent people and political leaders both from Indian and
abroad
JNU has established a research and development cell which has

been assigned the important task of targeting with industry and
government agencies.
1.1.6 Give details of how the university facilitates the introduction of new
programmes of studies in its affiliated colleges.
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As stated earlier, JNU does not have any affiliated colleges, but the
University has recognised the following six defence institutions, which
offer UG level courses (One of the institutions also offers a course at the
PG level) noted against each of them:
National Defence Academy, Pune : B.A./B. Sc.

Army Cadet College, Dehradun : B.A./B. Sc.
College of Military Engineering, Pune : B. Tech.
Military College of Electronics and Mechanical
Engineering, Secunderabad : B. Tech./M. Tech.
Military College of Telecommunication Engineering,
Mhow : B. Tech.
Naval College of Engineering, Lonavla : B. Tech.
As laid down by the Academic Ordinances of the University, the

Academic Committee for the respective Institutions takes care of framing
the curriculum for the courses offered by these Institutions. The
recommendations of these Academic Committees are then considered by
the Academic Council of the University. This process ensures that the
curriculum of courses is regularly updated and also diversified.
No deadline is fixed by the Ordinances for updating the curriculum of

these courses. Hence, the curriculum is updated as and when the need is
felt.
1.1.7 Does the university encourage its colleges to provide additional skill-
oriented programmes relevant to regional needs? Cite instances (not
applicable for unitary universities).
Not Applicable
1.2 Academic Flexibility
1.2.1 Furnish the inventory for the following:
Programmes taught on campus
with large choice of courses in each semester.

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S.No For which programme
1 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Arabic(ARBU)
2 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Chinese(CHNU)
3 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in French(FRNU)
4 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in German(GERU)
5 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Japanese(JAPU)
6 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Korean(KORU)
7 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Persian(PERU)
8 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Pushto (PUSU)
9 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Russian(RSNU)
10 B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Spanish(SPNU)
11 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Arabic(ARBS)
12 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Chinese(CHNS)
13 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in French(FRNS)
14 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in German(GERS)
15 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Japanese(JAPS)
16 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Korean(KORS)
17 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Pashto(PUSS)
18 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Persian(PERS)
19 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Russian(RSNS)
20 B.A.(Hons.)2nd year in Spanish(SPNS)
Integrated M.Sc-Ph.D programme in Computational & Integrative
21 Sciences(CISM)
22 Integrated M.Sc-Ph.D programme in Molecular Medicine(CMMM)
23 M.A. in Ancient History(ANCM)
24 M.A. in Arabic(ARBM)
25 M.A. in Arts & Aesthetics(SAAM)
26 M.A. in Chinese(CHNM)
27 M.A. in Development and Labour Studies(DLSM)
28 M.A. in Economics(ECOM)
29 M.A. in Economics(with specialisation in World Economy)(EILM)
30 M.A. in English(ENGM)
31 M.A. in French and Francophone Studies(FRNM)
32 M.A. in Geography(GEOM)
33 M.A. in German Literature(GRLM)
34 M.A. in German Translation/Translation & Interpretation(GRTM)
35 M.A. in Hindi(HNDM)
36 M.A. in International Relations and Area Studies(IRAM)
37 M.A. in Japanese(JAPM)
38 M.A. in Korean(KORM)
39 M.A. in Linguistics(LINM)
40 M.A. in Medieval History(MEDM)
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41 M.A. in Modern History(MODM)
42 M.A. in Persian(PERM)
43 M.A. in Philosophy(SPHM)
44 M.A. in Political Science(POLM)
45 M.A. in Politics(with specialisation in International Studies)(PISM)
46 M.A. in Russian(RSNM)
47 M.A. in Sanskrit(SANM)
48 M.A. in Sociology(SOCM)
49 M.A. in Spanish(SPNM)
50 M.A. in Urdu(URDM)
51 M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences(SESM)
52 M.Sc. in Life Sciences(SLSM)
53 M.Sc. in Physics(SPSM)
54 M.Phil. in Portuguese(PRTP)
55 M.Phil./Ph.D. in African Studies(AFSP)
56 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Ancient History(ANCP)
57 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Arabic(ARBP)
58 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Canadian Studies(CANP)
59 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Chinese Studies(CHIP)
60 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Chinese(CHNP)
61 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Cinema Studies(CNSP)
62 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Comparative Politics And Political Theory(CPTP)
63 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Computer & Systems Sciences(SCSP)
64 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Diplomacy and Disarmament(DADP)
65 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Discrimination and Exclusion Studies (SDEP)
66 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Economic Studies & Planning(ECOP)
67 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Economics(ECNP)
68 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Educational Studies(EDUP)
69 M.Phil./Ph.D. in English(ENGP)
70 M.Phil./Ph.D. in European Studies(EUPP)
71 M.Phil./Ph.D. in French(FRNP)
72 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Geography(GEOP)
73 M.Phil./Ph.D. in German(GERP)
74 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Hindi Translation(HTLP)
75 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Hindi(HNDP)
M.Phil./Ph.D. in Indo-Pacific Studies (South-East Asia/South-West
76 Pacific)(IPSP)
77 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Inner Asian Studies(IASP)
78 M.Phil./Ph.D. in International Legal Studies(ILGP)
79 M.Phil./Ph.D. in International Organisation(ORGP)
80 M.Phil./Ph.D. in International Politics(INPP)
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81 M.Phil./Ph.D. in International Trade & Development(ITDP)
82 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Japanese Studies(JPIP)
83 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Japanese(JAPP)
84 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Korean Studies(KOIP)
85 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Korean(KORP)
86 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Latin American Studies(LAMP)
87 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Law & Governance(CLGP)
88 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Life Sciences(SLSP)
89 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Linguistics(LINP)
90 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Media Studies (CMSP)
91 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Medieval History(MEDP)
92 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Modern History(MODP)
93 M.Phil./Ph.D. in North East India Studies(NESP)
94 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Persian(PERP)
95 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Philosophy(SPHP)
96 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Political Geography(POGP)
97 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Political Studies(POLP)
98 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Population Studies(POPP)
99 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Programme in Social Sciences in Health(CSMP)
100 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Research Area I(ONEP)
101 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Research Area II(TWOP)
102 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Research Area III(THRP)
103 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Research Area IV(FORP)
104 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Russian & Central Asian Studies(RCAP)
105 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Russian(RSNP)
106 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Sanskrit(SANP)
107 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Social Systems(SOCP)
108 M.Phil./Ph.D. in South Asian Studies(SASP)
109 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Spanish(SPNP)
110 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Studies in Science Policy(SSPP)
111 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Tamil(TAMP)
112 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies(TPSP)
113 M.Phil./Ph.D. in United States Studies(USSP)
114 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Urdu(URDP)
115 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Visual Arts(VSAP)
116 M.Phil./Ph.D. in West Asian Studies(WASP)
117 M.Phil./Ph.D. in Women Studies(WSPP)
118 M.Tech/Ph.D. in Computer & Systems Sciences(MTCP)
119 Master of Computer Applications(MCAM)
120 MPH/Ph.D. in Programme in Community Health(MPHP)
121 Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D. in Nanosciences(NNSP)
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122 Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D. in Biotechnology(SBTP)
123 Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D. in Chemical Science(CHEP)
124 Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D. in Computaional Biology & Bioinformatics(CBBP)
125 Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D. in Mathematical Science(MATP)
126 Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine(CMMP)
127 Pre-Ph.D/Ph.D. in Physical Science(PHYP)
128 M.Sc Biotechnology
Apart from the above programmes JNU also offers the following
certificate and diploma programmes
1. Advance Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu
2. Advance Diploma in Pushto
3. Diploma in Bhasha Indonesia
4. Certificate programme in Mongolian
5. Certificate Programme in Bahasa Indonesia
6. Certificate programme in Urdu
7. Certificate programme in Pali
 Overseas programmes offered on campus

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)
Global Studies programme for SSS
 Programmes available for colleges to choose from
Winter School for diplomats for Two weeks by SIS, JNU
1.2.2 Give details on the following provisions with reference to academic

flexibility
a. Core / Elective options

b. Enrichment courses
c. Courses offered in modular form
Yes. The JNU has a provision in the curriculum to offer [i] Compulsory
papers [ii] Optional papers and [iii] Enrichment courses.
The courses are structured in such a way that in addition to the prescribed
compulsory courses for a programme, the students are required to take
some of the optional courses. A large number of optional courses are
offered by various schools/centres, which enable the students from
different social background. To qualify for the programme in which they
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have been admitted. Students are required to obtain the prescribed grades
and credits in the optional courses.
Apart from these two types of courses, to enhance their knowledge in

other disciplines, students are also permitted to audit some courses. Such
audit courses do not earn extra credits/grades.
d. Credit accumulation and transfer facility
Yes, the JNU has MoUs with 119 foreign universities. These MoUs
provide for the exchange of students from these universities. The students
from foreign universities may spend one or more semesters in JNU and
earn credits in the courses of their choice. Such credits, earned by the
students at JNU, are transferred to the respective foreign universities. But
there is no such provision for counting of credits earned by JNU students
during their stay in a foreign university. However, the discussions are in
process to initiate this exercise.
e. Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes,

courses and disciplines
The lateral entry is only allowed in the B.A Foreign Languages. The
mobility across programmes and disciplines is not allowed. However,
students can choose optional courses on the same level across the courses
of the university. Core courses and optional courses are being offered
across different disciplines interdepartmental participation, flexibility in
the pace of learning.
1.2.3 Does the university have an explicit policy and strategy for
attracting international students?
Yes. The details of the programmes offered by various Schools/Centre of

the University are given as an answer for Q. No. 1.2.1. All these 128
programmes are available for the international students, subject to the
following conditions:
[i] they should fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria prescribed for an
Indian student for joining a particular programme.
[ii] either they should appear for the entrance examination or apply in
the prescribed format for consideration in-absentia category.
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[iii] they are considered for admission up to 15% of the seats
earmarked for each programme - 7.5% of the seats are available to
candidates appearing for the Entrance Examination and the
remaining 7.5% are meant for those who apply for consideration
under the in-absentia category, but these seats are interchangeable.
In the event of their selection
[i] the equivalence of their degree has to be certified.
[ii] they have to produce student visa
[iii] they have to produce a medical certificate, if any, prescribed by the

Government of India.
Every year foreign nationals are admitted to various programmes of study

under the following categories:
(a). Self-Financing students
i) Through Entrance Examinations and/or Viva-voce
ii) Through ―in-absentia.‖
(b). Under the Cultural Exchange Fellowship Programme of Government

of India.
(c). As Casual students to audit the courses (Not leading to award of any
degree)
1.2.4 Have any courses been developed targeting international students? If

so, how successful have they been? If ‗no‘, explain the impediments.
International students from about 35 countries are attracted to JNU‘s

programmes of various schools including School of Language, Literature
and Culture Studies, School of Social Sciences, School of International
Studies and different Science Schools / Special Centres. Approximately
360 International Students are getting enrolled every year to various
programmes of the University.
1.2.5 Does the university facilitate dual degree and twinning programmes?
If yes, give details.
The University does not offer any twinning programme. However, under
MoUs students from foreign universities are allowed to attend courses and
carry out research at JNU.
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1.2.6 Does the university offer self-financing programmes? If yes, list them
and indicate if policies regarding admission, fee structure, teacher
qualification and salary are at par with the aided programmes?
Presently, JNU is not offering any self-financing programmes.
1.2.7 Does the university provide the flexibility of bringing together the
conventional face-to-face mode and the distance mode of education
and allow students to choose and combine the courses they are
interested in? If ‗yes,‘ give operational details.
Not applicable as JNU is not offering any programme under distance

mode, However, JNU is in the process to implement such provisions
through MOOCs, LMS using ICTs in teaching learning process for
bridging this gap.
1.2.8 Has the university adopted the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)?
If yes, for how many programmes? What efforts have been made by
the university to encourage the introduction of CBCS in its affiliated
colleges?
The JNU follows the semester system for all the programmes it offers. It
follows a system of continuous evaluation based on the credit systems.
Evaluation is done internally with an exception to M. Phil./Ph. D.
programmes. 50% of marks /weightage is allotted to the continuous
evaluation and the rest 50% for the end semester examination. This system
has been in vogue since the inception of the University. The evaluation of
M. Phil. dissertation is done both by internal and external examiners,
whereas the evaluation of Ph. D. thesis is done exclusively by the external
examiners. The University has adopted the grading system for all the
courses/programmes of study and 10 points scale is adopted for each
course.
1.2.9 What percentage of programmes offered by the university follow:
 Annual system - Not Applicable

 Semester system - 100%
The Academic Ordinances of the University provide flexible time for

completing the courses it offers. The details are as follows:
BA: The B.A.Program is spread over six semesters, but it is extendable

by two extra semesters. A year/semester may be declared as zero
year/semester if a student is unable to complete the course within six
semesters due to illness/hospitalisation or some other justifiable reason.
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He/she may be given an additional semester/year by declaring a particular
semester/year as a zero semester/year.
MA/M.Sc./ MPH/ M.Tech/M.Phil :
Duration of these programs is four semesters, but, as explained above, the

students can get up to two extra semesters to complete these programs.
Same is the case with other programs.
If the scholar is registered for the Ph.D.Program and is unable to submit

his/her thesis within the stipulated period of time, he/she may de-register
and get his/her re-enrolled on the recommendation of the Centre and full
CASR of the concerned School. Re-enrollment makes them eligible to
submit the thesis within the time-frame decided by Academic Council.
If a candidate‘s name is removed from the rolls for want of non-

submission of the thesis within six years from initial admission to M.
Phil./M. Tech./MPH/Ph. D. programme or 4 years from the date of his
confirmation to the Ph. D. programme, whichever is earlier and gets
reenrolled and then he/she becomes eligible for submission of the thesis
within one year from the date of re-enrollment.
 Trimester system - Not Applicable
1.2.10 How does the university promote inter-disciplinary programmes?

Name a few programmes and comment on their outcome.
The University system provides enough flexibility to its students to move

from one discipline to another. The JNU offers a number of courses which
are inter-disciplinary in nature. Hence, the students on the completion of a
programme of study in one School/Centre may join another programme of
study in a different School/Centre.
The following could serve as an illustration of this flexibility:
Candidates with a master‘s degree in Politics, History, Economics,

Geography, Sociology, Defence/Strategies Studies, International Relations
and Area Studies with 50% marks or a Master‘s degree in Humanities and
other Social Sciences with at least 60% marks or a Master‘s degree in
Natural Science with at least 65% marks are eligible for admission to the
M. Phil/Ph. D. Program in International Politics, Organization and
Disarmament Programme. Similarly, in School of Art & Aesthetic
students coming from different background are admitted
Candidates who have obtained a Bachelor‘s degree in any discipline under

10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks are eligible for
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admission to M. A. in Politics [with specialisation in International
Relations] programme.
Candidates possessing a Bachelor‘s degree in Economics [with either

Mathematics or Statistics as a subject]/ Mathematics/Statistics/
Physics/Engineering under 10+2+3 pattern [or equivalent] with at least
50% marks in aggregate may apply for admission to M.A. Economics
[with specialisation in World Economy] programme.
Such flexibility is ensured in almost all the Schools of JNU.
It may be pointed out here that once the admission is over, a student
cannot switch over to another programme of his or her choice since the
merit/wait list for different discipline is entirely different and is
determined on the basis of a candidate‘s performance in the Entrance
Examination. But they can take external courses offered by other schools.
As mentioned earlier, all the programmes offered by the University are of

inter-disciplinary nature. Details of the interdisciplinary courses
introduced during the last five years are as under:
Academic Name of the Centre/School Details of programmes started

Year
2015-16 Nil Nil
Centre for Indian Languages M. Phil./Ph. D. : Tamil

2014-15
Women‘s Studies programme Ph. D. [Direct] : Women‘s Studies
Programme for the study of Ph. D. [Direct] : Study of

Discrimination and exclusion discrimination and exclusion
School of Computer and Pre-Ph. D./Ph. D. : Computational

Integrative Sciences Biology and Bioinformatics
2013-14 Centre for International M. Phil./Ph. D. : Diplomacy and

Politics, organization and Disarmament
disarmament
Centre for Indian Languages Ph. D. [Direct] : Tamil
Group of Adult Education Ph. D. [Direct] : Adult Education

under School of Social
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Sciences Pre-Ph. D. : Chemical Sciences
School of Physical Sciences

2012-13 Nil
2011-12 Centre for Canadian, US and M.Phil./Ph.D. : United States

Latin American Studies Studies
Centre for International M. Phil./Ph. D. : Diplomatic Studies

Politics, organization and
disarmament
M. Phil./Ph. D. : Philosophy
Centre for Philosophy
Pre-Ph. D. /Ph. D. : Physical
School of Physical Sciences Sciences
M. Tech. : Computational and

School of Computer and System Biology
Integrative Sciences
Pre-Ph.D./Ph. D. : Biotechnology
Centre for Biotechnology
Pre-Ph. D./Ph. D. : Molecular
Centre for Molecular Medicine Medicine
The research level programmes, namely the students' theses, course

component of the M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes, the faculty project profile
and individual research, are much more inter-disciplinary. The extent of
this inter-disciplinary element varies from centre to centre, and depending
upon the nature.of the discipline concerned, the conceptual framework of
teaching and research programmes of different it centres.For example,
some Centre such as Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Zakir
Hussain Centre for Educational Studies and Centre for Social Medicine
and Community Health, have a fairly large representation of two or more
disciplines amongst its faculty, while the others are relatively more
specialised.
Through this interdisciplinary approach in JNU the students and faculty:

• Discover the value of integrating the study of various academic
disciplines suited to their academic and research.
• Learn creative solutions to some of today's most challenging
problems.
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• Become interdisciplinary thinkers who analytically and creatively
embraces new ideas, start-ups and new ventures
• Develop collaboration skills while working with others who have
different perspectives and disciplines
• Are prepared for higher studies, research and careers in new and
emerging fields.
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment
1.3.1 How often is the curriculum of the university reviewed and upgraded
for making it socially relevant and/or job oriented / knowledge
intensive and meeting the emerging needs of students and other
stakeholders?
Curriculum reviewing is a continuous process course structures are

evaluated, and revised by each centres to collectively reflect on the gaps
within the course structured to assess and balance between compulsory
and optional courses. Routine judgment is made to assess as to how new
fields of knowledge can be made part of the course structured by taking
feedback from all concerned including visiting professors, students, etc.
Subsequently, a revised structure of the course and the programmes are
evolved.
1.3.2 During the last four years, how many new programmes at UG and
PG levels were introduced? Give details.
In the last 4 years two programmes are introduced in UG and 4 programmes

are introduced in PG.
 Inter-disciplinary
Direct Ph.D
 North East India Studies (2013-2014)
 Media Studies (2013-2014)
 Informal Labour Studies (2013-14)
 Human Right Studies (2014-2015)
M.Phil / Ph.D
 Korean Studies (2013-2014)
 Women Studies Programme (2014-2015)
 Media Studies (2015-2016)
 Discrimination and Exclusion (2015-2016)
Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D.
 Molecular Medicine (2015-2016)
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M.A
 Philosophy (2013-2014)
 Development and Labour Studies (2015-2016)
BA (Hons.)
 Pashto (2015-2016)
Certificate of Proficiency
 Pali Language and Literature (2015-2016)
 Programmes in emerging areas
 Direct Ph.D
 Energy Studies (2014-15)
Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D.
 Nano Sciences (2014-2015)
 Molecular Medicine (NET qualified candidates) (2015-2016)
JRF stream
 Computational Biology and in Complex Systems (2015-2016)
1.3.3 What are the strategies adopted for the revision of the existing
programmes? What percentage of courses underwent a syllabus
revision?
As per academic ordinance No. 9 [2] [i] of the University, the

Centre/Department of studies, is empowered to approve the syllabi and
prescribe textbooks for the courses of studies. Emerging needs are taken
into consideration while revising/updating the courses for the existing
programs of study and also while developing new programs and courses.
The procedure followed in this regard has already been described in detail.
1.3.4 What are the value-added courses offered by the university and how
does the university ensure that all students have access to them?
[a] develop skills;

[b] offer career training; and
[c] promote community orientation?
The following may serve as an illustration of the value added courses
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* The School of Computer & Systems Sciences is one of the premier
institutions in the country. The academic curricula of the School
conform to the needs of the industry and thus equip its students
with technical knowledge of high quality and sound skills. The
structure enables the students to opt for a career in the industry or
pursuing higher academic programmes.
* The School also offers special courses for the benefit of students of
other schools to develop their knowledge and skills in computers.
* The School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies offers

remedial courses in English. These courses enhance the
competence of students in the language.
* To understand, prevent and cure the human diseases, the JNU has
established a Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, the first of its
kind in India. The Centre has designed training programmes to
create two types of scientists who can contribute to the continuing
progress of medicine.
a. The first type: A clinician who has a basic clinical degree
but is also familiar with and understands the essence of
modern biology at the molecular level as applied to
medicine.
b. The second type: one who is sufficiently knowledgeable in
medicine to deal productively with the medical problems so
that he/she could be able to deliver product or processes to
the Society.
To implement these objectives, the centre has introduced pre-

Ph. D. and Direct Ph. D. programmes in molecular medicine with
following thrust areas.
* Metabolic disorders [diabetes type 2, cardiovascular diseases,
reproductive disorders, nuclear hormone receptors in health &
disease; endocrine-related cancers
* Infectious Diseases [ Malaria, hepatitis C, Leishmaniasis,
Helicobacter pathogenesis, Candidiasis, Host-Microbe
Relationship, Cell Junctions and their role in bacterial and viral
pathogenesis]. Chemical biology, radiation biology and cell
signalling. Development of novel synthetic and drugs.
* Diagnostics [Genetic profiling of pathogenic fungus and
development of genetic tools to identify pathogenic organisms].
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These are some of the programmes for developing skills and also to offer
career training.
The major portion of the components of various programmes offered by
JNU in its Schools/Centres is academic oriented and knowledge based.
These aim at improving the knowledge of the student in his/her area, in
general.
1.3.5 Has the university introduced any higher order skill

development programmes in consonance with the national
requirements as outlined by the National Skills Development
Corporation and other agencies?
As far as JNU is concerned, the programmes offered at the

Schools/Centres are academic oriented and knowledge based. For
example, the SLL&CS has utilised the Language Laboratory for skill
development in Interpretation, and this has been highly successful in its
results as we have produced the finest interpreters and translators by using
the state of art technologies and facilities for the benefit of all concerned.
Scientific workshops are routinely conducted by different schools and
Advanced Instrumentation Research Centre for students and researchers
who come from within and outside JNU
1.4 Feedback System
1.4.1 Does the university have a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from
students regarding the curriculum and how is it made use of?
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has been working on this for
some time. Student Assessment Form for teachers of each course are
provided to all Schools/ Centres. The process of voluntary
implementation by the faculty has been initiated and in fact is also being
followed. Suitable mechanism will be developed to evaluate to feedback
received in this regard. Also, students member are included in the special
committees and board of studies where they provide timely feedback.
1.4.2 Does the university elicit feedback on the curriculum from national
and international faculty? If yes, specify a few methods such as
conducting webinars, workshops, online discussions, etc. and its
impact.
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School/Centres invite distinguished faculty from various universities
abroad who not only give lectures seminars during their stay but also
suggest evaluation of courses. Then valuable inputs are taken into
consideration with students‘ feedback while undertaking courses
revisions. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute and Advanced Studies at JNU is
playing an important role in this regard where many scholars from
various International Universities are invited in the teaching apart from
conducting seminars lectures, workshops, etc. However possible ICT
tools are also being used by many of the faculty members on the matter.
1.4.3 Specify the mechanism through which affiliated institutions give

feedback on curriculum enrichment and the extent to which it is made
use of.
JNU does not have any affiliated colleges.
1.4.4 What are the quality sustenance and quality enhancement measures
undertaken by the university in ensuring the effective development of
the curricula?
As mentioned above quality sustenance and enhancements of curricula is
a dynamic process. Inviting the feedback of all stakeholders including
students is being done from time to time. Students representation are
invited to participate in the deliberation of various bodies both at
centre/school and university. While in the discussion of new courses or
revisions, their feedbacks are well received.
The University obtains feedback on curriculum through:

[a] Students
[b] Alumni
[c] Employer
[d] Community
[e] Academic peers
[f] Industry etc
JNU has alumni of more than 80,000. The alumni consist of social
scientists, scientists, civil servants, literary critics, media experts, foreign
language experts, journalists, political leaders, social activists,
technologists, managers and entrepreneurs. These Alumni provide timely
advice and support to the University, suggest frontline research areas, and
offer career advice through interaction at the Alumni meets. University
has established an Alumni Affairs Cell which closely works with alumni
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association of JNU (AAJ). Presently AAJ has a representation in JNU
court.
The employers and entrepreneurs across India are invited to participate in

the technical sessions of the conferences organised by different Schools.
Wherever necessary, their valuable views are incorporated into the
curriculum.
The views of the academic peers are also obtained through their published
papers. The feedback from the community is also obtained through the
people‘s representatives, who are present in the statutory bodies, e.g.
Court of the University.
The feedback on curriculum are used for the purpose of
[i] Introducing new papers/courses

[ii] Revision and updating of syllabi
[iii] Restructuring the existing curriculum
Feedback from the stakeholders
The feedback from the user always helps in the growth and development
of an organisation.
The students‘ representatives are a part of the Academic Council, the

highest body which deals with all the academic issues of the University.
This is a unique feature of JNU, a system rarely existing in the university
system in India.
The JNU system empowers the students to bring all the academic issues to
the notice of the University authorities through their participation in the
SFCs, BoS, and special committee ; and through personal interaction with
the teachers and other functionaries of the University.
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CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING
AND EVALUATION
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CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION
2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile
2.1.1 How does the university ensure publicity and transparency in the
admission process?
The advertisement inviting applications for admission to various courses of the

University is published in all the national dailies, regional newspapers,
Employment News, Rozgar Yojana, etc. The full version of the admission
notification is sent to a number of universities and institutions located in all
parts of the country. Besides, the advertisement is also displayed on the
University‘s website.
Details regarding the programmes offered in each School/Centre, Special

Centres, and the eligibility criteria for admission, duration of each programme,
the mode of teaching, evaluation, curriculum updation, the broad areas of
research undertaken, the research area of the faculty members, the courses
offered in each programme, details of the districts for which deprivation points
are awarded, tuition fee and hostel charges, admission procedure for foreign
nationals, certificates, documents required to be submitted at the time of
admission, course outlines for entrance examination are explicitly indicated in
the prospectus.
Besides, providing full details about the date and time of entrance examination
for various programmes, the prospectus also contains details regarding
reservation of seats for the SC/ST/PWD/OBC categories, deprivation points,
and scholarships/fellowships/awards available to the students. The addresses of
the examination centres are communicated to the students through their Admit
Cards/Hall Tickets and are also downloaded online from Admission portal and
all supportive documents, notifications are also being made available on
Admissions portal from time to time.
In matters related to enrollments, steps have been taken to ensure that students
from all parts of the country are able to join the university.
Further to maintain All India character of the University by having on its rolls a
fair representation of students from different regions of the country especially
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the backward areas.
2.1.2 Explain in detail the process of admission put in place by the

university. List the criteria for admission: (e.g.: (i) merit, (ii) merit with
entrance test, (iii) merit, entrance test and interview, (iv) common
entrance test conducted by state agencies and national agencies (v)
other criteria followed by the university (please specify).
The following is the mode of selections for JNU Admissions:
Name[s] of the course[s] Mode[s] of Selection

B.A. [Hons.]
[a] M.A. [except foreign languages] Based on the performance in
M. Sc. & the All India entrance test
MCA conducted by JNU
[b] Direct Ph. D. programmes

M.Phil./Ph. D. programmes of Science Based on interview only
Schools in respect of CSIR/UGC NET
candidates
[c] Foreign students who apply in-absentia
Diploma in Proficiency Based on the last academic
Advanced Diploma in Proficiency record (merit)
[d] M. Phil./Ph. D. [other than the JRF
stream of science programmes] Based on the combination of
M. Tech./Ph. D. both entrance test and
MPH/Ph. D. interview
MSc./Ph.D. Integrated
M. A. in foreign languages
B.A. 2nd year in foreign languages
Certificate of proficiency
2.1.3 Provide details of admission process in the affiliated colleges and the
university‘s role in monitoring the same.
University does not have any affiliated Colleges. However, there are 13
Research and Development recognised institutions and 6 Defence
Institutions recognised by JNU who are required to follow the University
rules with regard to the admissions, examinations and other process
leading to avail of degrees from JNU. Their academic activities are
regulated as per the ordinance framed for each such recognised
institutions.
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2.1.4 Does the university have a mechanism to review its admission
process and student profile annually? If yes, what is the outcome
of such an analysis and how has it contributed to the improvement of
the process?
Yes. JNU has a comprehensive admission policy, which is updated

regularly based on the previous data analysis, feedbacks, government
regulations, etc. As in the case of revision of course structures, admission
mechanisms are also revised as per the recommendations of the
Schools/Center which will be further considered and approved by the
Standing Committee of Admissions and the Academic Council.
2.1.5 What are the strategies adopted to increase/improve access for

students belonging to the following categories:
 SC/ST
 OBC
 Women
 Persons with varied disabilities
 Economically weaker sections
 Outstanding achievers in sports and other extracurricular
activities
As per the policy of the Government of India, JNU provides

reservation of seats for the following categories:
Scheduled Caste (SC) : 15.0%
Scheduled Tribe (ST) : 07.5%
Other Backward Classes (OBC) : 27.0%
Physically with Disability (PWD) : 03.0%
Apart from this, the University permits all the SC/ST candidates to
appear for the entrance examination for admission to various
courses with pass marks in the qualifying examination.
Women: In addition to the deprivation points allowed only to all

the candidates from certain districts in twenty-five selected
states/UTs of the country (identified based on certain parameters
indicated in the prospectus), as per the present admission policy,
JNU awards additional deprivation points up to 5 for all the women
candidates, irrespective of the State/district to which they belong.
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Differently abled candidates (PWD): Three percent of seats are
reserved for the physically challenged category of candidates in all
the programmes of study within each category, i.e., General, SC,
ST and OBC. JNU permits this category of candidates to appear for
the entrance examination for admission with pass marks in the
qualifying examination.
Economically, socially and educationally weaker sections of the

society: Using certain parameters, indicated in the prospectus, the
JNU has identified certain districts as backward. These districts are
situated in twenty-five States/UTs of the country and are indicated
in the prospectus. The applicants from these districts are given 3 to
5 deprivation points. Persons who have studied through distance
mode are also considered for admission.
Others: All students from the state of Jammu and Kashmir are
given 5 deprivation points. Besides, widows/wards of defence and
ex-servicemen disabled in action, widows/wards of defence
personnel who died in peace time with death attributable to military
service and wards of defence personnel disabled in peace time with
disability attributable to military service also given 5 depreciation
points.
Athletes & Sportspersons: The JNU is yet to introduce a special

provision in the admission policy to attract applicants from these
categories.
2.1.6 Number of students admitted in university departments in the last four
academic years:
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Categories
M F M F M F M F T
SC 182 137 319 175 137 312 158 165 323 177 142 319
ST 89 112 201 77 86 163 67 99 166 79 108 187
OBC 341 154 495 325 182 507 343 201 544 347 212 559
General 343 558 107 369 561 1107 342 549 107 447 290 111
Others(FN) 1120 133 1137 1419
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2.1.7 Has the university conducted any analysis of demand ratio for the
various programmes of the university departments and affiliated
colleges? If so, highlight the significant trends explaining the reasons
for increase/decrease. (2015-16)
Programmes Number Number of Demand Ratio

of students admitted
UG 23343
application 366 63:1
PG s 69680 894 77:1
Integrated Masters - -
M.Phil. - -
Ph.D. 912 78 11:1
Integrated Ph.D. 29250 924 31:1
Certificate 517 94 5:1
Diploma 82 27 3:1
PG Diploma - -
Any other (please 109 120
specify) Advanced
Diploma
2.1.8 Were any programmes discontinued/ staggered by the

university in the last four years? If yes, please specify the reasons.
On the recommendation of the Board of Studies of School of Languages

Literature and Cultural Studies as well the School of International Studies
following centers were bifurcated / trifurcated
1. SLL&CS
Center for Japanese and Korean Studies was bifurcated to
a. Center for Japanese Studies
b. Center for Korean Studies
2. SIS
Center for South East Asian and Pacific Studies to
a. Center for South Asian Studies
b. Center for Pacific Studies
c. Center for Inner Asian Studies
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There was a long need of the School to trifurcate this highly multi-
disciplinary center due to functional constraints and importance of each
subject area
2.2 Catering to Student Diversity
2.2.1 Does the university organise orientation/induction programme

for freshers? If yes, give details such as the duration, issues covered,
experts involved and mechanism for using the feedback in
subsequent years.
University conducts orientation/ induction programme common to all

freshers from various programmes immediately after completion of the
registration process by inviting all the functional heads from various
main units of the University. However, provisions to cover the
orientation/induction for all students library, faculty advisors/supervisors
are appointed in each Center/School to facilitate the newly joined.
Besides each School/Center also organises orientations, preparations for
freshers registered for the first time in the university. There are other
structures like EOO, GSCASH, etc., who organise sensitization
programs regularly.
2.2.2 Does the university have a mechanism through which the

―differential requirements of the student population‖ are analysed
after admission and before the commencement of classes? If so, how
are the key issues identified and address
Yes. Students‘ interaction with the course teacher, their monthly
performance helps the teachers in identifying the student as ―slow
learners‖.
To facilitate parity among all students, the JNU conducts remedial courses
in English, Maths, ICT and core courses, for those students who may need
such courses.
For example, the School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies

arranges remedial courses in foreign languages. Similarly, the
departments offering PG courses in humanities and sciences also offer
remedial courses to the needy students. Special Academic Coordinators
have been appointed to monitor these remedial courses.
In the case of slow learners belonging to the SC/ST and also the
physically challenged categories, Academic Ordinance of JNU provides
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for their promotion of the programme to its next higher level, with a
lower level of CGPA as compared to that of the general candidates.
Though, the CGPA prescribed for qualifying the programme is the same
for all the students. Besides, as stated above, a number of remedial
courses are offered for the benefit of students coming from different
background.
2.2.3 Does the university offer bridge / remedial / add-on courses? If yes,
how are they structured into the timetable? Give details of the
courses offered, department-wise/faculty-wise?
For the benefits of students belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Minorities, the

University conducts remedial courses in English as well as core courses.
As noted in 2.2.2, bridge or remedial programmes are offered to the
students who find it difficult to cope up with the new subject. A large
number of students from the disadvantaged community join these courses
and have been able to improve their skills in English and in their core
courses.
Linguistic Empowerment Cell (LEC):

Linguistic Empowerment Cell is a unique capacity building system
evolved by JNU to empower the students, a very heterogeneous
population, coming from different sections of the society, remote regions
of the country who get admission with deprivation point system of JNU.
More than 5000 students benefitted so far from all programs organised by
LEC since its creation in 2011.
Types of programs developed by LEC:
1. English language courses for students who come with very little or
no exposure to English.
Two courses are Basic Communication Skills and English for
Academic Writing.
2. Intensive EAW programs for research students: EAW: From
Synopsis to Thesis Writing.
3. Sign Language Ability: Workshop on Indian Sign Language to
empower the hearing community to be able to communicate.
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4. English for Official Communication for the administrative staff of
JNU.
5. Other New Initiatives of LEC are:
 Indian Sign Language Course.
 Sanskrit for Beginners.
 Basic Hindi for Non-native Speakers.
 English Classes for wards of JNU SC/ST Staff.
A. The total number of students registered for English language

courses:
Monsoon Winter Total
2011 - 2012 - 116 116
2012 - 2013 246 260 506
2013 - 2014 117 200 317
2014 – 2015 181 173 354
2015 – 2016 322 183 505
Total 1798
Table 1: Semester-wise registration of students

350
300
250
200
Monsoon
150 Winter
100
50
0
2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 2014 – 2015 2015 – 2016
Graph 1: Semester-wise registration of students
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a. Total 524 students registered for English for Academic Writing: From
Synopsis to Thesis Writing in the summer of 2013, 2014 and 2015, 2016
respectively.
Total number at a glance
1. English language capacity building programs has seen 8 semesters

since 2011 with 1615 students in all; an average of 404 students per
year; 202 per semester, and the current semester saw an enrollment of
322 students.
2. Intensive summer programs on Thesis writing for research students:
524 students participated in 3 workshops, an average of 175 in every
workshop.
3. Indian Sign Language:
 98 and 130 students participated in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
 15 and 77 students participated in Winter 2015 and Monsoon
2015 respectively.
4. Other Programs (including staff, children of staff and students, Hindi
for foreign students and Sanskrit for beginners) a total of 190 students.
Thus, a total of 2649 students have benefitted from LEC courses so
far.
Mathematical and Computational Empowerment Cell (M&CEC):
The Cell has been offering intensive courses regularly for students as a fair
degree of competence and skill in the application of mathematical,
statistical and computational frameworks has become indispensable for
pursuing advanced academic research in any discipline. Students have
shown immense interest in this programme which is offered during each
semester. The Mathematical & Computational Empowerment Cell offers
courses (Basic & Advance levels) on:
(1) Mathematics
(2) Probability & Statistics
(3) Computational Techniques and Data Analysis
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Including training in the use of appropriate software & packages for the
benefit of students, faculty members & staff of JNU.
Details of courses offered since January 2015 are as under:
January 2015
Sl.No. Courses Instructor Registered

Students
1. Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Anirban Chakraborti 50
2. Basic Mathematics and Calculus Subhendu Ghosh 40
3. Financial Mathematics and Optimization Aparna Mehra 10
4. Stocastic Process and Uncertainty modelling Karmeshu
5. Probability and Statistics Kanwar Sen 20
6. Molecular Dynamics and Nonlinear Brojen Singh 30

Dynamics
September 2015
Sl.No. Courses Instructor Registered Students
1. Basic Mathematics Sonal Desai 40
2. Linear Algebra Jean-Mary Thaliath 30
3. Calculus Subhendu Ghosh 20
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Sl. No. Courses Registered
student
1. Mathematics & Computational 48
Statistics Techniques in Social
Science Research
2. Linear Algebra and Differential
Equations
3. Basic Mathematics and
Calculus
2.2.4 Has the university conducted any study on the academic growth of
students from disadvantaged sections of society, economically
disadvantaged, physically handicapped, slow learners, etc.? If yes,
what are the main findings?
In pursuance of the recommendations of the University Grants

Commission and the Committee to advise the SC students, the University
has started remedial/bridge courses for the benefit of the educationally
disadvantaged students for improving their academic skills and linguistic
proficiency. The remedial coaching has been offered in English and other
subjects at the graduate and postgraduate levels. Coordinators have been
nominated to monitor the conduct of the programmes at the
Centre/School levels regular. Circulars are sent from the respective
Centres/Schools informing about the availability of remedial courses. The
Centre for English Studies, Mathematic empowerment cell have been
offering the remedial course in English and Mathematics, whereas the
remedial courses for graduate/postgraduate core courses are offered by
the respective Schools/Centres. These remedial courses do not carry any
credit. These courses have helped students to strengthen their language
skills, mathematics, and research methodology and subject knowledge.
2.2.5 How does the university identify and respond to the learning needs
of advanced learners?
Advanced Students: As a measure towards maintaining certain
standards/quality, the JNU insists that a student should possess a minimum
CGPA [as prescribed by the relevant Ordinances] to move from one level
to the next of the programme [e.g., 1st Semester M. Phil. to 2nd Semester
M. Phil.].
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The advanced learners are advised to register for more credits to enhance
their competence in the subject and get involved in various research
projects, research initiatives taken by the respective
Faculty/School/Center.
2.3 Teaching-Learning Process
2.3.1 How does the university plan and organise the teaching, learning and
evaluation schedules (academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation
blueprint, etc.)?
Schools /Centres of JNU, offer courses, research programmes in many

non-traditional interdisciplinary frontier areas.
Teachers offering a course prepare and notify the precise content of

courses and the method of evaluation. Interest in multidisciplinary
studies and research is also generated by allowing students to take
courses in other Centres/Schools, depending upon their aptitude as well
as the relevance of the courses to their main discipline and areas of
research interest.
Apart from classroom teaching, seminars, workshops forum discussions,

field work and easy accessibility of the faculty to students and use of ICT
tools & techniques are some of the unique features of teaching and
learning processes.
The University follows the semester system with continuous internal

assessment and regular progress in the case of M. Phil and Ph. D.
programmes. M. Phil. dissertation is evaluated both by one internal and
one external examiner, whereas the Ph.D. theses are evaluated by two
external examiners only. The examiners or board of examiners for each
course are appointed by the Board of studies /special committee of the
School on the recommendations of School / Centre concerned.
As per the Academic Ordinances, wherever there are end semester

examinations, the internal/external assessment components carry equal
weightage.
Students‘ performance in each course is graded on a 10 point scale. There

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are provisions for moderation, revaluation and re-totaling. This practice
has been in vogue in the University since its inception.
A student who has any academic grievances is free to approach the

grievance redressal committee. Besides, University has a permanent
Equal Opportunity office headed by Chief Advisor and two Advisors to
oversee all matters related to the welfare of students from weaker
sections. Also, University has Anti-Discriminatory Committee headed by
Rector I.
The University has an Academic Calendar, and this is prepared in

accordance with the guidelines of the UGC.
2.3.2 Does the university provide course outlines and course schedules
prior to the commencement of the academic session? If yes, how is the
effectiveness of the process ensured?
Yes. The Academic Ordinances of the University provide for the

appointment of an Advisor/Supervisor for each student from amongst the
members of the faculty in the Centre/School. These Advisors/Supervisors
assist the students in the selection of courses; record their progress during
the course of the semester. Also, the university provides the course
outlines and course schedules prior to the commencement of the
academic session.
2.3.3 Does the university face any challenges in completing the

curriculum within the stipulated time frame and calendar? If yes,
elaborate on the challenges encountered and the institutional
measures to overcome these.
No
2.3.4 How is learning made student-centric? Give a list of

participatory learning activities adopted by the faculty that
contributes to holistic development and improved student learning,
besides facilitating life-long learning and knowledge management.
a. To be sensitive to the ways different students learn, and develop

pedagogic strategies‘ of reaching out to all students and
b. To have open-mindset within the classroom, encourage the
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expression of diverse opinions and dissenting views.
JNU has always believed that students joining this university are mature
with a strong desire for advanced knowledge, for this reason, the
university never made student attendance mandatory. The curriculum
structure is also made in such a manner where student learning is
prioritised. JNU has very good Student-teacher ratio which allows teachers
to interact with an individual student that makes student learning more
effective and enjoyable. Besides classroom teaching, the students are
given project work, term paper assignments, field work, seminars, etc.
which make learning more effective and productive.
2.3.5 What is the university‘s policy on inviting experts/people of

eminence to deliver lectures and/or organise seminars for students?
As stated in earlier Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advance Studies is

playing a significant role where eminent and scholarly persons are invited
from all over the world to carry out their research in an excellent
conductive environment and contribute to University‘s academic activities
by giving lectures, conducting workshops and seminars in various
Schools/Center. This is very encouraging for both faculty and students
who have direct experience for interactions and benefit in their academic
pursuits. In addition, foreign faculty joins JNU under various studies like
MoUs, AoUs, Cultural Exchange Programme, Sponsors from Government
agencies and moreover recently under Global Initiative for Academic
Networks (GIAN) a scheme sponsored by MHRD, GOI. Eminent
expert/people of eminence from the country are also regularly invited to
deliver special and memorial lectures independently or in symposia and
conference.
2.3.6 Does the university formally encourage blended learning by using e-

learning resources?
Yes, Indeed. Massive Open Online Courses, (MOOCs) is a beginning.
Under this scheme, JNU has submitted a number of papers. Details are
available http://www.jnu.ac.in/moocs.
JNU faculty members have also contributed in the e-pathasala project
To expand the usage of ICT in the teaching-learning process, the
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university is in the process to implement central video conferencing
facility, webcasting and establishment of studios for the creation of
eContents in the university.
2.3.7 What are the technologies and facilities such as virtual

laboratories, e-learning, open educational resources and mobile
education used by the faculty for effective teaching?
1. Access to online digitised version of books
2. Acquiring online journals

3. Advance Instrument Research Facilities (AIRF) is one of its
kind in JNU with state-of-the-art facilities being used not only
by JNU Faculty and Research Scholars but also by other
Research Institutions in the country.
4. School of Arts and Aesthetics has a digital archive with a digital

lab that will store, maintain and make accessible digitised
images for the research and teaching. Similarly, School of
Social Sciences has also proposed to establish Digital Archives.
SLL&CS has established e-learning rooms with facilities for the
students of Russian and Spanish.
5. Access to the National Digital Library resources

6. CIS provides Internet, networking, hardware maintenance;
Cloud services and wifi services & various e-governance
applications are deployed to support effectively various
academic and administrative activities of the university.
2.3.8 Is there any designated group among the faculty to monitor the
trends and issues regarding developments in Open Source
Community and integrate its benefits in the university‘s
educational processes?
CIS and some of the faculty members have designed and developed the
University ICT infrastructure and research applications on the open
source platform. JNU has designed its own private cloud on open stack,
which is supporting 26 application software of the university.
2.3.9 What steps has the university taken to orient traditional

classrooms into 24x7 learning places?
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JNU approach for the expansion of online facilities has been quite
visionary. JNU Library is opened 24 x 7. In addition to academic complex
WiFi has been provided in all hostels. WiFi parks have also been opened.
Teaching class rooms have been upgraded with necessary audio video
facilities. JNU also is in the process of deploying central audio video
facility across the university with some audio video studio, endpoint video
conferencing nodes, and webcasting facilities initially in few of the major
schools of the university.
2.3.10 Is there a provision for the services of counselors / mentors/ advisors

for each class or group of students for academic, personal and
psycho-social guidance? If yes, give details of the process and the
number of students who have benefitted.
In order to take benefit of the experience of retired faculty and officer,
JNU has the process of their re-hiring. Such faculties take classes in
different schools and centers as per their expertise and need of the course.
University has a scheme to award the status of Emeritus Professors to the
eminent faculties which also help in advising the students in their
academic development. Some of the retired officers are also re-hired who
work as Advisors and help in day to day administrative deals. Also,
faculty advisors/supervisors are appointed in each Center/School. While
JNU Health Center has a well-trained psychologist for counselling for all
students, faculty advisors/supervisors are appointed in each
Center/School to help students in their academic and medical
requirements. Besides each School/Center organise orientations,
preparations for freshers registered for the first time. There are other
structures like EOO, GSCASH, etc., which regularly organise
sensitization programmes in the university. The details are also available
online in the JNU website.
2.3.11 Were any innovative teaching approaches/methods/practices

adopted/put to use by the faculty during the last four years? If yes,
did they improve learning? What were the methods used to evaluate
the impact of such practices? What are the efforts made by the
institution in giving the faculty due recognition for innovation in
teaching?
a. All faculty members are provided financial assistance for participation

in National / International seminars and contribute paper etc.,
b. All faculty are encouraged to publish research papers in reputed
National/International journals by providing publication grants
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c. Human Resource Development Center (HRD) formally known as
Academic Staff College organises various refresher/orientation
programmes for JNU faculties and faculty from other universities on
almost all subjects/areas for the benefit of the faculty where JNU
faculty members are engaged either as participants or as Resource
Persons. Their participation with HRD Center helps them also in their
classroom teaching and learning.
d. More importantly, doctoral research committees are set up by
School/Center to monitor the progress and work of research scholars.
e. JNU has been awarded Rs 60 crores for UPE-II. Grants have been
sanctioned to faculty to undertake joint research projects under the
scheme which brings about qualitative changes in research and
innovative outcome.
f. In addition to 438 sponsored research projects at present over 371
faculty members are working on 233 projects sanctioned under UPE-II
scheme.
g. Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility (AIRF) conduct about 10
workshops every year on sophisticated Instruments.
These activities have made a significant improvement in the

academic and research output of the faculty which is indicated by its
continuously increasing h-index of the university. High value of h-
index also indicates high quality and impact of research. These
activities have contributed towards effective learning too which is
indicated by high percentage of students passing out with higher
grades in exams. Research-based learning while doing a project
provides an opportunity for learning by doing. Several students are
selected for various jobs in public and private sectors through various
competitive exams.
2.3.12 How does the university create a culture of instilling and nurturing
creativity and scientific temper among the learners?
JNU is known for the significant achievements of its faculty and science
schools provide state of the art facilities and equipment to researchers,
which are regarded as the best in the country and the University
envisages improving and upgrading these facilities even further.
2.3.13 Does the university consider student projects mandatory in the

learning programme? If yes, for how many programmes have they
been (percentage of total) made mandatory?
 Number of projects executed within the university
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 Names of external institutions associated with the university
for student project work
 Role of faculty in facilitating such projects
Yes, the project work is mandatory in master‘s course in the

university. Every year more projects are to the list. The project
work is carried out under the supervision of faculty members. Each
faculty defines the problem of the project for the student and
finalise the methodology of the project. However, sometimes the
project work is completed involving help from other the
organisations such as NII, ICEGB, CSIR, AIIMS, etc.
2.3.14 Does the university have a well qualified pool of human resource
to meet the requirements of the curriculum? If there is a shortfall,
how is it supplemented?
Yes. Well qualified faculty, external experts, peer feedback and students
participation in various academic bodies ensure in formulating the
curriculum which is in tune with changing times and various trends of
academia.
2.3.15 How are the faculty enabled to prepare computer-aided teaching/

learning materials? What are the facilities available in the
university for such efforts?
Six centres in different schools of the university have e-pathsala project

sponsored by MHRD/UGC. Apart from the central ICT infrastructure,
almost all classrooms, Lecture halls, committee rooms of School/Center
are equipped with necessary audio video facility to help faculty members
Teach their students more effectively.
2.3.16 Does the university have a mechanism for the evaluation of teachers
by the students/alumni? If yes, how is the evaluation feedback used to
improve the quality of the teaching-learning process?
IQAC has initiated the process in this regard. This is voluntary exercise
as faculty members have been sent a program desired by IQAC.
Evaluation of feedback is also done informally at the centre/school
levels, and due care is taken jointly at faculty levels.
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2.4 Teacher Quality
2.4.1 How does the university plan and manage its human resources to
meet the changing requirements of the curriculum?
UGC regulation effective from 2010 has given ample opportunity to

teachers to help and improve the quality of teaching and research of the
university and attract the best available talent. JNU is committed to
working towards this objective.
2.4.2 Furnish details of the faculty
Highest Professors Associate Assistant *Total

Total
Qualification Professors Professors
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Permanent Teachers
D.Sc./D. 01 --- 02 --- 01 01 05

Litt/D.Phil
Ph.D. 210 92 87 41 91 52 573
M.Phil --- --- --- 01 08 05 14
PG/MA --- --- 02 --- 10 05 17
Temporary Teachers
Ph.D. 01 --- --- --- --- 01 02
M.Phil --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
PG --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Part-Time Teachers
Ph.D. --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
M.Phil --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
PG --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
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2.4.3 Does the university encourage diversity in its faculty
recruitment? Provide the following details (department / school-
wise).
Department/ % of faculty % of faculty from % of faculty % of faculty

other Universities from from other
School from the same within the State Universities Counties
University outside the State
Social Science 99 58.58% 19 19.00% 24 14.20% 27 15.97%

Group
Science 35 22.44% 31 19.87% 72 44.87% 18 11.53%

Schools
Language 76 53.13% 24 16.78% 25 17.48% 18 12.58%

Schools
Group, Law
and
Governance
Centre
Arts & 85 60.28% 13 09.21% 19 13.47% 24 17.02%

Aesthetics,
School of
International
Studies,
Sanskrit
Centre
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2.4.4 How does the university ensure that qualified faculty are
appointed for new programmes / emerging areas of study
(Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Material Science, Nanotechnology,
Comparative Media Studies, Diaspora Studies, Forensic
Computing, Educational Leadership, etc.)? How many faculty
members were appointed to teach new programmes during the last
four years?
1. All requirements are made as per UGC Regulations issued from time
to time ensuring standard and covering emerging areas of study.
2. A number of faculty appointed during the last 4 years:-
Posts 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
(till
29.03.2017)
Professor 03 17 10 20 04 --- 54
Associate 01 25 25 39 07 --- 97
Professor
Assistant 56 19 24 36 Nil 02 137

Professor
Total 60 61 59 95 11 02 288
2.4.5 How many Emeritus / Adjunct Faculty / Visiting Professors are on

the rolls of the university?
Posts Prior to 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2016- *Total
2011 12 13 14 15 16
Emeritus 21 01 01 01 01 Nil 25
Professor
Visiting N/A 11 11 25 33 28 N/A

Faculty/
Professors
*(Annexure-I enclosed)
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2.4.6 What policies/systems are in place to academically recharge and
rejuvenate teachers (e.g. providing research grants, study leave,
nomination to national/international conferences/ seminars, in-
service training, organizing national/international conferences etc.)?
University always encourages and where necessary arranges for teachers

(especially young faculty) Orientation and Refresher (available both at
JNU as well as other HRD Centres in the country). In addition to this,
Schools, Centres, individual faculty members organise national and
international conferences, seminars, workshops to interact with scholars
and enhance their research and teaching skills. JNU always facilitates
and helps its faculty financially and otherwise for their skill enhancement
activities.
2.4.7 How many faculty received awards/recognitions for excellence

in teaching at the state, national and international level during the
last four years?
Several faculty members have received high-level awards and

recognitions. As the number of such faculty members is too large, the list
of awardees is mentioned in the annual report of each year.
2.4.8 How many faculty underwent staff development programmes during

the last four years (add any other programme if necessary)?
Academic Staff Development Programmes Number of

faculty/Satff
Refresher courses 38
HRD programmes 32
Orientation programmes 42
Staff training conducted by the university 32
Staff training conducted by other institutions 62
Summer / Winter schools, workshops, etc. 300
List of Teachers attended Refresher/Orientation Course during 2012 to

2016 is available in appendixes ands annual report.
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2.4.9 What percentage of the faculty have
 been invited as resource persons in Workshops /
Seminars/ Conferences organised by external professional
agencies?
Almost all faculty members
 participated in external Workshops / Seminars /

Conferences recognized by national / international
professional bodies?
 presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences
conducted or recognised by professional agencies?
 teaching experience in other universities / national
institutions and other institutions?
Most of the faculty members have teaching and research experience
within and outside India
 industrial engagement? Limited
 international experience in teaching? Around 80%
2.4.10 How often does the university organise academic development

programmes (e.g.: curriculum development, teaching-learning
methods, examination reforms, content/knowledge
management, etc.) for its faculty aimed at enriching the teaching-
learning process?
It is a continuous process and is routinely done through different

academic committees and bodies. A fixed time or period is not provided
for this. But Schools/Centres are free to undertake curriculum revision
etc., whenever they feel such a need or requirement.
2.4.11 Does the university have a mechanism to encourage
 Mobility of faculty between universities for teaching?

 Faculty exchange programmes with national and
international bodies?
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If yes, how have these schemes helped in enriching the quality of the
faculty?
Yes, a large number of faculty members are engaged in national and
international academic exchange programme involving leading
universities and research institutes of the world. The university has 119
MoUs with International universities and research organisations to
promote the exchange of ideas. Learning experiences are shared between
the host and visiting faculties which ultimately contribute to the
enrichment of the quality of JNU faculty.
2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms
2.5.1 How does the university ensure that all the stakeholders are aware of
the evaluation processes that are in place?
All information is on the web and is very transparent which is also being
constantly updated.
The important stakeholders as far as the University is concerned are:
[i] The students

[ii] The teachers
[iii] The parents
[iv] The University administration
[v] The UGC
[vi] The Govt. of India & the State Govt.
The faculty members, the external experts representing the public and the
representative of the Government of India are involved in planning various
activities of the University. The University administration is involved in
implementing the decisions of the University.
The Board of Studies of each school takes care of the process of

evaluation of the academic programmes. The teachers are empowered to
frame or modify the course they offer in order to incorporate current
advancements.
2.5.2 What are the important examination reforms initiated by the

university and to what extent have they been implemented in the
university departments and affiliated colleges? Cite a few examples
which have positively impacted the examination management
system.
Depending on the pattern of, i.e. objective type or subjective type,
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cluster groups have been created to ensure fair marking and intake of
students as per requirement of the schools and centres keeping their
interest and capabilities.
Since its inception, the University has been following the semester system.
Each course is spread over one semester and is assigned a specific number
of credits with prescribed contact hours. The number of credits for a
course is determined by the Board of the School /Special Committee on
the recommendations of the Centre concerned.
2.5.3 What is the average time taken by the university for declaration of
examination results? In case of delay, what measures have been
taken to address them? Indicate the mode / media adopted by the
university for the publication of examination results ( e.g. website,
SMS, email, etc.).
Turn around is quite fast and usually, there has been no delay
Schedule for a declaration of Bachelor‘s and Master‘s programme results
approved by the Academic Council of the University are declared in the
month of June.
For M.Phil. and Ph.D., there is no fixed schedule because it depends on

receipt of external reports and viva-voce.
2.5.4 How does the university ensure transparency in the evaluation

process? What are the rigorous features introduced by the
university to ensure confidentiality?
All sessional and term papers are usually distributed and the students are
welcome to debate and discuss their grades with peers and with faculty
thus ensuring transparency and valuable feedback for self-improvement
and self.
There is also a system of moderation of grades by the teacher/board of

examiners. University also has a system of reevaluation of the awarded
grades for which students can apply, within the university guidelines.
2.5.5 Does the university have an integrated examination platform for the
following processes?
 Pre-examination processes – Time table generation, OMR,

student list generation, invigilators, squads, attendance sheet,
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online payment gateway, etc.
 Examination process – Examination material management,
logistics, etc.
 Post-examination process – Attendance capture, OMR- based
exam result, auto processing, generic result processing,
certification, etc.
Yes, the university has and integrated examination platform for the above
process.
The University followed internal decentralised semester examinations
which are conducting by the concerned centre/school independently
2.5.6 Has the university introduced any reforms in its Ph.D. evaluation
process?
Ph.D. evaluation process time is considerably reduced as the exercise is
conducted online through evaluation branch.
The M.Phil./Ph.D. evaluation process are managed by the thesis tracking

system online.
In this regard, the guidelines of UGC (Minimum Standards and procedure
for award of M.Phil./Ph.D. degree) as received from the MHRD/UGC are
also followed.
2.5.7 Has the university created any provision for including the name of the
college in the degree certificate?
The University has no colleges, but it does have recognised institutes,

and their name are reflected in the degrees of concerned Institutes
2.5.8 What is the mechanism for redressal of grievances with reference to

examinations?
There is a Grievance Redressal Committee in the university which looks
into students concerns and attempts to resolve issues as and when they
are raised.
The regulations of the JNU, as approved by the AC, provide a definite

mechanism for the redressal of academic grievances of students. The
components of a course which are verifiable such as end-semester
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examinations, semester scripts, mid-semester tests, including term papers,
seminar papers, etc. fall under the purview of this mechanism.
A student who has any grievance about his grading in a course can make
an application in the prescribed form along with the requisite fee to the
Chairperson of the Centre within one month of the notification of the
results. Such applicants must also submit a declaration to the effect that
they will accept the reviewed grade as final which may or may not result
in improvement of their grade. The application form together with the
scripts of all the candidates shall be referred to a faculty committee [not
exceeding three] for their consideration and review.
No appeal is allowed against the revised grade arrived at through this

mechanism.
2.5.9 What efforts have been made by the university to streamline the
operations at the Office of the Controller of Examinations? Mention
any significant efforts which have improved the process and
functioning of the examination division/section.
The University has made some of the examination work computerised.
The details regarding computerization of the examination systems of the
University are as under:
[a] Punching of courses offered by the students.
[b] Check list of courses
[c] Preparation of Award blanks.
[d] End semester tabular form.
[e] Preparing of Semester grade reports.
[f] Printing of Final grade reports.
[g] Notification of the terminal students.
2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes

2.6.1 Has the university articulated its Graduate Attributes? If so, how does
it facilitate and monitor its implementation and outcome?
Yes. The course structure is focused upon Graduate Attributes including

the disciplinary expertise and technical knowledge for the development of
academic abilities, personal qualities and transferable. Since the Graduate
Attributes are the qualities that prepare graduates as future agents for
social good, the university considers it as a priority item. These are
monitored through a continuous evaluation system, project work and
through the participation in seminar/symposia/workshop.
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2.6.2 Does the university have clearly stated learning outcomes for its
academic programmes? If yes, give details on how the students and
staff are made aware of these?
All updated course content is freely available on the web As well in the
centres/schools.
2.6.3 How are the university‘s teaching, learning and assessment strategies
structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning
outcomes?
JNU has 10 schools and 4 Special Centers for regular teaching and
learning. Some of the schools have centers within the schools which
focus upon a specific area of research and teaching. Teaching staff
includes three major categories i.e. professor, associate professor and
assistant professor. These faculty members are well qualified and are
recruited under UGC rules and regulations. The university has continuous
evaluation system where exams are conducted on a semester basis.
Practical courses involve viva-voce. Development of course structure and
its revisions etc. are reviewed by the Academic Council of the university
which has eminent academia and researchers as its members. Each school
has its Special Committee to monitor the progress of students, their
admission numbers, quality of research, faculty activities and up
gradation. The students are also part of such committees providing them
to be a part of evaluation strategies.Each student needs to complete
course specific credits. The students need to get the required CGPA to
pass the course.
2.6.4 How does the university collect and analyse data on student learning
outcomes and use it to overcome the barriers to learning?
At very first step, the university has the provision of Student-Faculty
Committee (SFC) which regularly provides feedback to the
teachers/Dean/Chairpersons about any problem in the school/center. The
feedback from SFC is discussed in the faculty meeting and accordingly,
and the problem is resolved. Special Committees which meet every
semester always discuss and analyse the issues related to admission, drop
& its causes, high grades percentage and fail grade percentages, quality
of research and placements, etc. The suggestions of such academic
committees help to overcome the barriers to learning. In fact, this makes
an effective learning system.
2.6.5 What are the new technologies deployed by the university in

enhancing student learning and evaluation and how does it seek to meet
fresh/ future challenges?
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Latest softwares and technologies are being used in the University for
Updation of student learning, evaluation and also to meet fresh and new
challenges. JNU has the most transparent highly proactive and faculty peer
reviewed teaching and learning process which reflects in the leadership
qualities and future committed citizens of this globalised knowledge
economy world.
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CRITERION III: RESEARCH,
CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION
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CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION
3.1 Promotion of Research
3.1.1 Does the university have a Research Committee to monitor and

address issues related to research? If yes, what is its
composition? Mention a few recommendations which have been
implemented and their impact.
Research Coordination Committee of JNU is mandated to form policies

to promote research and resolve the issues related to research.
Monitoring of the research is done by the Office of the Director Research
and Development. This committee has representation from all the
schools and is headed by a senior professor and Director R&D as
member secretary.
Recommendations and their impact:
1) To encourage interdisciplinary research. Special Interest Groups
(SIGs) are encouraged to apply for projects related to national
importance with a budget of over 5-Cores. As a result, many SIGs
have been formed and one of the SIGs application has already been
recommended for funding by DST.
2) The committee suggested for an elaborate and detailed research
website and this website is now up and running. A Subcommittee has
been formed to maintain and upgrade the contents of the website.
3) Philanthropic funding was also recommended and a detailed
contribution of 3-Crores was obtained recently as Sugum Sudhar
endowment to support fellowships for Ph. D students.
3.1.2 What is the policy of the university to promote research in its

affiliated / constituent colleges?
JNU has no affiliated colleges
3.1.3 What are the proactive mechanisms adopted by the university to

facilitate the smooth implementation of research schemes/ projects?
 Advancing funds for sanctioned projects
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Advance is granted specially to maintain the human resources. Other
than HR requirements advance can be granted on case-by-case basis.
 Providing seed money
A Lab running expenses (LRE) is provided to all Science faculties.

Under DST PURSE program each lab in science schools gets seed
money to increase its research.
 Simplification of procedures related to sanctions /

purchases to be made by the investigators
PI‘s has been authorised to purchase up to Rs 40,000 without

taking any prior or administrative approval, and up to 1 lakh can be
spent with the approval of concerned Dean.
 Autonomy to the principal investigator/coordinator for utilising

overhead charges
2/3 of the overhead can be used by PI for any academic or research

related work.
 Timely release of grants

Office of R&D periodically makes efforts to release fund for the
sanctioned project by contacting and facilitating the administrative
and logistic support.
 Timely auditing
As per the Government rules
 submission of utilisation certificate to the funding

authorities
As per the Government rules.
3.1.4 How is interdisciplinary research promoted?

 between/among different departments /schools of the university
and
 collaboration with national/international institutes / industries.
 We have more than 156 active agreements with international
universities which allow for interdisciplinary and inter-institutional
research
 Special Interest group is the main vehicle for promoting
interdisciplinary research. SIG has minimum 5 members from at
least three different science schools. Once SIG is formed this group
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meets regularly and evolves a project. Mature projects were
submitted for funding. Office of R&D provides logistical as well as
administrative support to all the SIGs.
All SIGs must have an Industrial partner to become eligible for
official JNU-SIG. Multi-institutional collaborations are required to
submit any Center grants.
3.1.5 Give details of workshops/ training programmes/ sensitization

programmes conducted by the university to promote a research
culture on campus.
Details of programmes done by Office of Research and Development
from its inception date 06/2016
a. 1st Research Orientation Program was conducted by Office of the
R&D
b. National Science day Program to promote and showcase the JNU
research
c. Open Day ―Jan Jan JNU‖ to showcase the JNU research excellence
d. JNU-New Investigator (Assistant Professors) Meet
e. Two lectures of Distinguished lecture series
f. Workshops, training program and training list from AIRF and other
schools
3.1.6 How does the university facilitate researchers of eminence to visit the
campus as adjunct professors? What is the impact of such efforts on
the research activities of the university?
Administration and respective school/special centre facilitate for engagement of
adjunct professors as per the eminence in the subject area and school/centre
requirements. In this regard, a due process is being followed by the university.
University has found such engagements very useful in achieving higher academic and
research standards.
3.1.7 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research? Give
details of heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual
utilization.
47.02 % of the total budget is earmarked for research. The details of the heads of
expenditure, financial allocation and actual utilization are details as follows:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Total Budget 2015-16 Plan/Non-Plan* : 33517.24
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Total Allocation (Non Salary) : 527.10
(excluding property tax of Rs. 973.22 lakhs)
Total Budget for Research : 15760.00
Total Expenditure for Research incurred as per details given below
Salary of faculty & research staff 11160.00
Equipment /AMC 250.00
Books & journals 425.68
ICT/Wi-Fi 50.00
Lab Running Expenditure (LRE) 181.10
Publication 21.38
Field Work of Teachers/Students for 51.00
Conference/Seminar/Workshop 140.94
Operational Charges in Scientific labs/ 2450.00

Academic buildings
Visiting Professors/Fellows 35.00
Research Fellowship/ MCM 1708.90
Total # 16474.00
% of total budget earmarked for research 47.02%

* Includes Salary/Pension/Retirement Benefit etc. under Non-Plan and includes
Campus Development/Buildings/Student Amenities etc. under Plan.
# The excess expenditure for research is met out of Internal Resources of the
University
3.1.8 In its budget, does the university earmark funds for promoting
research in its affiliated colleges? If yes, provide details.
Not Applicable
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3.1.9 Does the university encourage research by awarding Post Doctoral
Fellowships/Research Associateships? If yes, provide details like
number of students registered, funding by the university and other
sources.
Yes .
3.1.10 What percentage of faculty has utilized the sabbatical leave for
pursuit of higher research in premier institutions within the country
and abroad? How does the university monitor the output of these
scholars?
Overall count is less than 10% of the total faculty members. Each faculty
member proceeding on sabbatical is required to submit an abstract of the
work during the sabbatical period, which is further submitted as a report
for the perusal by the Vice Chancellor. The university also formally
assesses the outcome of the work done by the faculty.
3.1.11 Provide details of national and international conferences

organized by the university highlighting the names of eminent
scientists/scholars who participated in these events. Schools
Year wise details are available here http://www.jnu.ac.in/AnnualReports/
3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research
3.2.1 What are the financial provisions made in the university budget for
supporting students‘ research projects?
Following provisions are available in JNU:

a. Providing LRE to the PI‘s supports student research projects.
b. Through UPE II funding.
c. Travel fund provided to student for national and international
training/workshops.
d. CSRD conduct 21 days programmes each during winter and summer
session for 2nd and 4th semesters students under paper no. RD-415 on
issues of physical social and economic aspect as micro level in
different parts of India. Students learn techniques of survey,
interpretation and description, etc. The total cost of the programme is
met by the university.
3.2.2 Has the university taken any special efforts to encourage its faculty
to file for patents? If so, how many have been registered and
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accepted?
Yes, University has established a proper Intellectual Property

Management cell (IPM). University has filed 11 Patents since 2013.
3.2.3 Provide the following details of ongoing research projects of faculty:
University has around 350 sponsored research projects. The details are
available at http://www.jnu.ac.in/SSR/researchprojects.pdf
3.2.4 Does the university have any projects sponsored by the industry /
corporate houses? If yes, give details such as the name of the project,
funding agency and grants received.
Yes, The details are available at
http://www.jnu.ac.in/SSR/consultancyprojects.pdf
3.2.5 How many departments of the university have been recognized for
their research activities by national / international agencies (UGC-
SAP, CAS; Department with Potential for Excellence; DST-FIST;
DBT, ICSSR, ICHR, ICPR, etc.) and what is the quantum of
assistance received? Mention any two significant outcomes or
breakthroughs achieved by this recognition.
Several Centres/Schools of the University have been granted the status

by UGC by providing special grants:
 Centre of Advanced Studies (CAS),

 Departmental Research Assistance (DRS),
 Special Assistance Programme (SA),
 Departmental of Special Assistance (DSA) and
 Innovative Programme: Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and
Emerging Areas
 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has recognised CSRD as ―Centre of
Excellence of Tribal Studies.‖
 DST PURSE funding has resulted in an increase in ‗ H index‘ of JNU
In additional to the above more than 20 individual schools/centres have
been recognised for their research & teaching activities by the national &
international agencies. The details are available at
http://www.jnu.ac.in/AnnualReports/
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The following are the two significant outcomes or breakthroughs
achieved by the University:
(i) President award for innovation, best research and best university was
conferred to JNU in the year 2016, and 2017 and also University was
recognised by UGC as ‗University with Potential for Excellence‘ in the
year 2007 & 2013.
(ii) JNU ranked number 3 amongst Universities by NIRF ranking 2016

AND NAAC Accredited JNU with the highest CGPA of 3.91 on four
point scale of A grade. JNU was ranked No 2 among all Higher
Education institutions in the country and No. 1 among the universities in
April 2017.
3.2.6 List details of
a. Research projects completed and grants received during the

last four years (funded by National/International agencies).
b. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants
received
i) All India collaboration
ii) International
The details are mentioned above under point 3.2.5

3.3 Research Facilities
3.3.1 What efforts have been made by the university to improve its
infrastructure requirements to facilitate research? What strategies have
been evolved to meet the needs of researchers in emerging
disciplines?
University has also set up an Advanced Instrumentation Research

Facility (AIRF) where state of the art equipment have been installed to
meet the requirements of many science schools/special centres. AIRF
has more than 5000 users coming from different parts of India and
neighbouring countries (Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ). AIRF is
involved in assisting the research activity of around 600 students from
different Science Schools of JNU.
AIRF received a grant of Rs. 6 crores under the project entitled ―JNU-
DBT National Training Facility for state-of-the-art Equipment used in
Biotechnology research‖ for the period of four years (May 2013 to May
2017) from Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
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It regularly conducts 10 workshops per year for the scientific community.
3.3.2 Does the university have an Information Resource Centre to cater to the
needs of researchers? If yes, provide details of the facility.
Yes, AIRF, HRDC, CIS, USIC, Central Library, etc. are the dedicated
facilities established in the university to cater to the needs of researchers.
3.3.3 Does the university have a University Science Instrumentation

Centre (USIC)? If yes, have the facilities been made available to
research scholars? What is the funding allotted to USIC?
Yes
3.3.4 Does the university provide residential facilities (with computer and
internet facilities) for research scholars, post-doctoral fellows,
research associates, summer fellows of various academies and
visiting scientists (national/international)?
Yes. For international research scholars, post-doctoral fellows,

research associates, summer fellows of various academics and
visiting scientists are provided facilities in JNIAS.
3.3.5 Does the university have a specialised research centre/

workstation on-campus and off-campus to address the special
challenges of research programmes?
Yes, Animal House, AIRF, High-Performance Computing Facility,

AIRF, USIC, etc.
3.3.6 Does the university have centres of national and international

recognition/repute? Give a brief description of how these
facilities are made use of by researchers from other laboratories.
AIRF, BSL3
3.4 Research Publications and Awards
3.4.1 Does the university publish any research journal(s)? If yes, indicate
the composition of the editorial board, editorial policies and state
whether it/they is/are listed in any international database.
Year wise details are available at URL http://www.jnu.ac.in/AnnualReports/
3.4.2 Give details of publications by the faculty:

 Number of papers published in peer-reviewed journals
(national/international)
 Monographs
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 Chapters in Books
 Books edited
 Books with ISBN with details of publishers
 Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of
Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete,
EBSCO host, etc.)
 Citation Index – range/average
 SNIP
 SJR
 Impact Factor – range/average
 h-index
Citation Report of Jawaharlal Nehru University from the year 2012-2016 from Web of Science
Results from All Web of Science Core Collection: Citation Indexes

Published Items in Each Year Citations in Each Year
h-index : 33
The details are available at are available at url
http://www.jnu.ac.in/SSR/CitationReport.pdf/
3.4.3 Give details of
 faculty serving on the editorial boards of national and

international journals
 faculty serving as members of steering committees of
international conferences recognized by reputed organizations /
societies
The details are available at are available at URL
http://www.jnu.ac.in/SSR/
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3.4.4 Provide details of
 research awards received by the faculty and students

 national and international recognition received by the faculty
from reputed professional bodies and agencies
Year wise details are available at url

3.4.5 Indicate the average number of successful M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars
guided per faculty during the last four years. Does the university
participate in Shodhganga by depositing the Ph.D. theses with
INFLIBNET for electronic dissemination through open access?
Yes, the university has implemented an eThesis tracking system, and
central library of the university is taking care of the same through the
open access.
3.4.6 What is the official policy of the university to check malpractices and
plagiarism in research? Mention the number of plagiarism cases
reported and action taken.
Proper process and tools to check malpractices and plagiarism in research
are in place in the central library of the university.
3.4.7 Does the university promote interdisciplinary research? If yes, how

many interdepartmental/interdisciplinary research projects have
been undertaken and mention the number of departments involved
in such endeavours?
Yes, University promotes interdisciplinary research through TRC and
SIGs.
3.4.8 Has the university instituted any research awards? If yes, list the
awards.
University has not instituted any major national/international research
awards except MCMS, fellowships, etc.
3.4.9 What are the incentives given to the faculty for receiving state,
national and international recognition for research contributions?
University recognised their contributions and names of such awardees are

given wide through JNU print and online media.
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3.5 Consultancy
3.5.1 What is the official policy of the University for Structured

Consultancy? List a few important consultancies undertaken by the
University during the last four years.
Details are available in the appendixes
3.5.2 Does the university have a university-industry cell? If yes, what is its
scope and range of activities? No
3.5.3 What is the mode of publicising the expertise of the university for
consultancy services? Which are the departments from whom
consultancy has been sought? NA
3.5.4 How does the university utilise the expertise of its faculty with regard
to consultancy services? Yes to some extent
3.5.5 List the broad areas of consultancy services provided by the

university and the revenue generated during the last four years.
Details are available in the appendixes
3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)
3.6.1 How does the university sensitise its faculty and students on its
Institutional Social Responsibilities? List the social outreach
programmes which have created an impact on students‘ campus
experience during the last four years.
CSRD has applied for geographical research programme on ―Ecological

Restoration and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Rural Community
for Sustainable Livelihood and Resource Management in Upali Ramoli
Patti of Pratap Nagar Block in Tehri Garhwal District of Uttrakhand.
Programme duration 10 years, Outreach- 40 village, population

covered-13 Thousands. Implementing 17 major activities and 52 minor
activities.
Training programmes for students of JNU, Students and Teachers of

University of Delhi and other Academic Institution.
3.6.2 How does the university promote university-neighbourhood network

and student engagement, contributing to the holistic development
of students and sustained community development?
University has established Community Engagement Cell (CEC) to

promote university-neighbourhood network and contribute to the
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holistic development
3.6.3 How does the university promote the participation of the students
and faculty in extension activities including participation in NSS,
NCC, YRC and other National/ International programmes?
Promotion and Participation is done through NSS, CEC and 9 active

Clubs in the campus.
3.6.4 Give details of social surveys, research or extension work, if any,

undertaken by the university to ensure social justice and empower
the underprivileged and the most vulnerable sections of society?
Year wise details are available at URL

3.6.5 Does the university have a mechanism to track the students‘

involvement in various social movements/activities which promote
citizenship roles?
Yes
3.6.6 Bearing in mind the objectives and expected outcomes of the

extension activities organised by the university, how did they
complement students‘ academic learning experience? Specify the
values inculcated and skills learnt.
Improvement and learning experiences are continuous processes; JNU

has visibly achieved higher standards in academic reputation and
research work.
3.6.7 How does the university ensure the involvement of the

community in its outreach activities and contribute to
community development? Give details of the initiatives of the
university which have encouraged community participation in its
activities.
JNU has a functional Community Engagement Cell (CEC) which

promotes community outreach activities and development.
3.6.8 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension

activities and/contributions to social/community development during
the last four years.
Year wise details are available at URL

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3.7 Collaboration
3.7.1 How has the university‘s collaboration with other agencies impacted
the visibility, identity and diversity of activities on campus? To
what extent has the university benefitted academically and
financially because of collaborations?
A dedicated International Collaboration Office and a Research & Development

Cell have been established to undertake such activities and research.
3.7.2 Mention specific examples of how these linkages promote

 Curriculum development
 Internship
 On-the-job training
 Faculty exchange and development
 Research
 Publication
 Consultancy
 Extension
 Student placement
 Any other (please specify)
International collaborations have led to joint research, supervision,

publications, and student and faculty exchanges.
3.7.3 Has the university signed any MoUs with institutions of

national/international importance/other universities/
industries/corporate houses etc.? If yes, how have they enhanced
the research and development activities of the university?
More than 156 active collaboration. They have led to increased student,
faculty exchanges, joint research, projects, high-quality books and
publications, etc
3.7.4 Have the university-industry interactions resulted in the

establishment/creation of highly specialised laboratories/facilities?
Yes
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CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE
AND LEARNING RESOURCES
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CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES
4.1 Physical Facilities
4.1.1 How does the university plan and ensure adequate availability of
physical infrastructure and ensure its optimal utilization?
The JNU Campus is spread over one thousand acres of undulated terrain.
To achieve the objectives of the aims of the University, it has so far
established the following Schools /Special Centres in the campus.
School of Arts & Aesthetics

School of Biotechnology
School of Computer & Systems Sciences
School of Environmental Sciences
School of International Studies
School of Information Technology
School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies
School of Life Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Special Centre for Molecular Medicine
Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies
Every School/Special Centre is situated in a separate building. Each

School/Centre has classrooms for teaching, rooms for faculty and non-
teaching staff members. The Science Schools have their own laboratories.
Apart from these individual laboratories, there is an advanced
instrumentation Facility where state of the art instruments have been
installed for the combined use of the Schools/Centres imparting science
education.
Building for administration is also available where the following offices

have been located.
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
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Office of the Rector-I
Office of the Rector-II
Office of the Director of Admissions
Office of the Registrar
Office of the Finance Officer
Office of the Coordinator [Evaluation]
Office of the Director-CIS
Office of the Superintendent Engineer and the supporting staff.
There is a central library with a carpet area of one lakh sq.ft. This is a nine
storied building. There are eighteen hostels and faculty, staff quarters to
accommodate the students and faculty, staff members. As most of the
students are staying on the campus the University is not providing any
transport facility. But Govt./Private run buses ply over the ring road
connecting the city and the campus. The Schools/Centres and the Library
are connected with internal roads or pathways. The ring road in the
campus connects the Schools/Centres and various offices situated on both
sides of the road. There is water facility for all the Schools/Centres and
other offices. Overhead water tanks ensure water supply throughout the
day. The uninterrupted power supply has also been provided to all the
Schools/Centres and Administrative offices.
(A) Following Projects were completed during 12th Year plan:
S.No. Name of the Building No. of Houses/

Rooms/ Area
(approx.)
1. Multistoried Faculty and Staff Residential building 112 houses

(Type-IV)
2. New hostel capacity (double seater room) 272 rooms
3. Special Centre for Molecular Sciences (SCMM) 3531.44 sqm.
4. Lecture Theatre cum Convention Centre 5759.13 sqm
5. School of Social Sciences (Annexe) 8083.95 sqm
6. School of International Studies (Annexe) 6144.59 sqm.
7. School of Language, Literature & Cultural Studies 6275.54 sqm
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S.No. Name of the Building No. of Houses/
Rooms/ Area
(approx.)
(Annexe)
8. School of Information Technology (SC &IS) 2007.98 sqm
9. Construction of Fellow`s Block for JNIAS (G+3) 1290.44 sqm.
10. Construction of Dormitory at Teflas to 1343.88 sqm.

accommodate 200 students
11. Construction of Warden flats & dining hall 657.39 sqm.

Yamuna Hostel at JNU.
12. Expansion of Hostel Block for Academic Staff 256.40 sqm.

College.
13. C/o 24 Nos. Type-III flats for staffs at 1890.48 sqm.

Paschimabad
14. Installation of the Solar water heating system in 1 Lac Litre per day
various Hostels at JNU.
15. Underground Water Tank 10 Lac litre capacity
16. Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) near 500 KLD

Saraswatipuram.
17. Replacement of HPSV Luminaries by LED 150 Nos.

Luminaries under street lighting scheme of BEE
(B) Projects are in Progress
S.No. Name of the Building

1. Fire Alarm & Protection System for Central Library, School of
Environmental Sciences & School of Life Sciences at JNU
2. Creation of Barrier-free Campus including Installation of barrier free lifts
in Academic & Hostel Buildings
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3. Horizontal extension of Hostel block at Old CRS Building, JNU
4. Vertical expansion of Study Block to convert into the hostel at Old CRS
(Old SPS) in JNU.
5. Construction of footpath on right-hand side from East Gate to Admin
Block at JNU
6. Construction of footpath and repair of all the roads in the Campus
7. Vertical expansion of SPS Building.
8. Construction of Temporary dormitory (Pre-Engineered Structure) near
Teflas, Narmada and Lohit Hostel.
9. 100KWP Solar Photo Voltaic Power plant for Admin. Block & SSS-III.
10. Providing & Fixing 350 Nos. LED compound lighting in the Uttrakhand &
Dakshinapuram area
(C) Proposed Projects in future
1. C/o New Hostel (Shipra-II) to accommodate 752 Students
2. Construction of Trans-disciplinary Academic Building
3. Expansion of Advance Instrumentation Research Facility building
4. C/o North East Hostel to accommodate 419 (approx.) Students with the
monitory support of North East Ministry
5. C/o Studio Theater for School of Arts and Aesthetics
6. C/o 300 KLD Sewage Treatment Plant at Uttrakhand residential area.
7. Rooftop 1 MWP (1000 KWP) Solar Plant Volcanic power plant for
Academic Area.
8. Vertical Expansion of Fellow Block of JNIAS
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Note: The entire academic complex is well connected by roads, water supply &
sewerage system, underground power supply and ramps for physically
disabled persons.
Similarly, the entire residential area is well connected by roads, water

supply & sewerage system.
The following approach helps and ensures the optimal utilisation of the
available infrastructure and facilities-
i). The number of students is maintained as high as possible. The high
number of students helps in occupying the classrooms, labs, sports
grounds, hostels, library and one other common place such as Convention
Centre, hospital, instrumentation facilities, etc.
ii). These facilities are open to all providing accessibility to everybody as
per the need.
iii). Some of the facilities such as AIRF, library, labs are shared with
external organisations such as CSIR, NBPGR, NII, ICGB, IITs, etc.
iv). There are various committees to look after the operation and effective
utilisation of the facilities.
Teachers-student participation in the committees makes it smoother to

monitor ensuring that each component of the infrastructure is properly
utilised.
4.1.2 Does the university have a policy for the creation and enhancement of
infrastructure in order to promote a good teaching-learning
environment? If yes, mention a few recent initiatives.
Yes, creation and enhancement of infrastructure is a regular practice of the

university. The university has both top-down as well as bottom-up
approach to create and expand the infrastructure. In top-down approach,
Engineering Department, Campus Development Committee and Estate
Branch of the university identify the jobs for new infrastructure creation
and expansion of the existing infrastructure and facilities. Later on, the
plans are executed by involving Deans/School chairpersons, student, staff
and teacher bodies, etc. Advance Instrumentation Research Facility
(AIRF) is one such example. In bottom-up approach, infrastructure
demands are raised by the faculty members and the Student-Faculty
Committees (SFCs). Renovation of M.Sc. lab in the School of
Environmental Sciences is one such example where the faculties and
students demanded to upgrade the lab for master‘s student. All such
demands are completed to the best of possible efforts in order to promote
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an effective teaching-learning environment in the university. University
also has the following critical functions:
 CIS( Communication and Information Services) manages the
entire ICT Critical Infrastructure of the University
 IHA (Inter-Hall Administration) provides a complex of academic
and co-curricular facilities through hostels, sports facilities, and
healthcare, cultural and recreational services.
 USIC (University Science Instrumentation Center provides in-
house facilities of Design/development / fabrication and
maintenance of sophisticated scientific instruments and the
training of researchers / teachers and technical staff of the
University involved in the technical activities.
 AIRF serves as a central state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation
facility to enhance national vision in inter-disciplinary research and
teaching.
4.1.3 How does the university create a conducive physical ambience for the
faculty in terms of adequate research laboratories, computing
facilities and allied services?
The faculty, researchers and staff are given appropriate workplace for
sitting, conducting experiments. They can also use common space and
facilities in the campus. Faculty members are encouraged to
avail/share/collaborate their experimental and computational
facilities/plans across university both onsite and offsite modes. If required,
faculties are encouraged to avail the outside facilities so that their research
is not hampered. For this purpose, regular financial assistance is provided
to each school and center through the university and sponsor project funds.
4.1.4 Has the university provided all departments with facilities like office
room, common room and separate rest rooms for women students and
staff?
Yes.
4.1.5 How does the university ensure that the infrastructure facilities are
disabled-friendly?
JNU campus is highly disabled friendly. It is almost barrier-free and

disabled friendly university campus in the country. The ramps connecting
all centres are constructed across the campus. The wheelchairs are
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available in each school and in the central library as well. Recently, the
university has started a special bus service which has a ramp facilitating
wheelchair bound students. As part of UGC scheme of Higher Education
for Persons with Special Needs (HEPSN), the university's "Equal
Opportunity Office'' is very active in this regard. The following are the
main Infrastructure facilities:
1. Ramps have been provided in following hostels for physically

challenged students:
1. Kaveri,
2. Godavari,
3. Periyar
4. Jhelum,
5. Sutlej,
6. Ganga,
7. Koyna,
8. Shipra
9. Brahmaputra
2. Ramps with tactile paving have been provided for Physically challenged
students:
a. In all academic complex, School Building, Kaveri, Godavari,

Periyar Hostels
b. Pavement from North Gate to Admin. T-Point
c. Aravali Guest House, Aravali International Guest House, 24X7
Dhaba, Main Shopping Complex, Health Centre, etc.
Installation of lift(s)
d. Lift installation completed in:

Admin building, SSS-I, SSS-II, SSS-III, SES, SIS-I and SIS-II, SLL&CS-
I, SLL&CS-II, Library building, SLS, SC &SS
e. Lift installation work is in progress in:

Kaveri Hostel, Godavari Hostel, Periyar hostel, School of Physical
Sciences, Center for Law and Governance, Center For Sanskrit Studies
f. Lifts proposed:
HRDC (Old Academic Staff College) and JNIAS New Building
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Construction of specially designed toilets for physically challenged students:
a. Kaveri Hostel
b. Godavari Hostel
c. Periyar hostel
d. Bhramputra hostel
e. School of Life Sciences (East & West Wing)
f. Admin building
g. Social Science-I & III
h. SES building
i. SLL&CS –I, II & II
j. SIS- I&II
k. Centre for Sanskrit
l. Centre for Law and Governance
m. SC&IS
n. SPS
o. SCMM
p. JNIAS New Buildings
4.1.6 How does the university cater to the requirements of residential

students? Give details of
Most of the students come from outside of Delhi and hence, the university
has a proper arrangement for their living, foods, study, medical,
communication and recreation, etc. in the campus. It has the following:
 Capacity of the hostels and occupancy (to be given separately for men
and women)
Girls Hostel
1 Ganga 349
2 Yamuna 201
3 Godavari 351
4 Sabarmati 132
5 Tapti 421
6 Koyna 669
7 Shipra 668
8 Lohit 176
9 Chandrabhaga 239
3206
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Boys Hostel
1 Jhelum 329
2 Sutlej 346
3 Periyar 346
4 Kaveri 341
5 Narmada 267
6 Sabarmati 122
7 Tapti 463
8 Mahi 430
9 Mandavi 198
10 Lohit 168
11 Chandrabhaga 207
12 Brahmaputra 383
13 Damodar 231
3831
 Recreational facilities in hostel/s like MEDICAL FACILITIES through

Health Centre SPORTS FACILITIES ( like Athletics, Football, Cricket,
Volleyball, Tennis, Yoga, Weight-Lifting Mountaineering & Trekking,
Badminton, Taekwondo) and also facilities for Volleyball, Badminton,
Table-Tennis and Indoor Games in the Hostels are also available
 Broadband connectivity/wi-fi facility in hostels: NKN Internet access

has been implemented in all the hostels through JNU WiFi facility.
4.1.7 Does the university offer medical facilities for its students and
teaching and non-teaching staff living on campus?
Yes.
4.1.8 What special facilities are available on campus to promote students‘

interest in sports and cultural events/activities?
There are Sports Committees which promote sports at university level and
school levels. The university has got a huge open playground, indoor
sports space where students and teachers play different types of games and
sports as per their interest. The cultural events are organised regularly both
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at the school level and university level. Sometimes quiz and competitions
are also organised to motivate the students for participation in common
events. Special events such Earth Day and Environment Day are organised
by involving the students. Recently, JNU has organised Open Day where
students were given the responsibility to manage the groundwork.
Organising such events is a regular feature of the University.
4.2 Library as a Learning Resource
4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the

composition of the committee. What significant initiatives have been
taken by the committee to render the library student/user-friendly?
 Yes, Library has an Advisory Committee which comprises Rector – as

chairperson, Deans/Chairpersons of different Schools/Centres as members.
LAC takes the lead in setting strategic directions for all aspects relating to
Central Library Information Services and operations. It meets regularly to
discuss the issues and priorities judiciously for achieving its overall goals.
 The composition of Library Advisory Committee:

Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra, Rector & Chairperson, LAC
Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University Librarian , Convener
Dean, SAA , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SBT , Ex-officio Member
Dean SC&IS ,Ex-officio Member
Dean, SLL&CS , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SIS , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SES , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SSS , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SLS , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SPS , Ex-officio Member
Dean, SC&SS , Ex-officio Member
Chairperson, SCL&G , Ex-officio Member
Chairperson, CSS , Ex-officio Member
Chairperson, SCMM , Ex-officio Member
Chairperson, SCNS , Ex-officio Member
Registrar ,Member
Finance Officer ,Member
Coordinator (Eval.) ,Member
Representative of JNUTA ,Member
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 The Library Advisory Committee at regular intervals gives guidelines for
the betterment of the Library to make it student/user friendly. All the issue
relating to library and students are discussed in the LAC. Some of the
significant initiatives taken by the committee are:
(i) Student/faculty can procure books/e-books directly online and can
be reimbursed later through the Central Library in case of non-
availability of books through local vendors.
(ii) The Central Library, JNU was opens 24x7 on the request of
students.
(iii) New AC reading rooms with WiFi and power plugging were
provided to facilitate students with better sitting spaces as per the
direction of LAC
(iv) Regular addition of online e-books, e-journals, online databases as
per the recommendation and demand of student/researchers.
(v) LAC has student representative, so all the grievances of the
student are taken care regularly.
(vi) School/Special Centre-wise budget allocation based on Faculty and
Students strength.
(vii) Networking and online cataloguing of all schools/centres libraries.
(viii) Accessible toilets to persons with disabilities
4.2.2 Provide details of the following:

 Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.)
 Total seating capacity
 Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before
examination, during examination, during vacation)
 Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for
browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)
 Clear and prominent display of floor plan; adequate sign boards;
fire alarm; access to differently-abled users and mode of access to
collection
 The total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.)
 Central Library established in 1969 is housed in a nine storey
building and is located at the centre of the Academic complex. It
has a total carpet area of one Lakh sq. ft. The typical floor area is
6000 sq. ft. while Ground Floor carpet area is 50,000 sq. ft.
 Total seating capacity
 1050
 Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before examination,
during examination, during vacation)
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
The Library all reading hall remains open (24X7) all days, Monday
to Sunday
 All remaining Floor are open from 9 am to 8 pm on all working
days (Monday to Friday ) throughout the year.
 On all Saturday library open from 8 am to 12 pm
 On all Sunday library open from 8 am to 8 pm
 During the examination days, the working hours of the Library
are extended up to 12 midnight for 45 days in each semester
(All floors remain open).
 The Library observes only Four holidays (3 National holidays
& Holi)
 Layout of the Library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for
browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)
Floor Current Location
Mezzanine University Librarian Office, Acquisition & Processing Division,

Floor Periodical Division, Library Management Office, Automation
Unit and Committee Room, Digital Library
Ground OPAC Search, New arrival Display, Lockers for Research
Floor Scholar, Newspaper and Current Journals Reading Hall,
Information Desk, Membership, Circulation Counter, Reading
Hall –I & II, Special Reading Hall, Faculty Reading Hall, Cyber
Library & Helen Keller Unit and 24x7 Reading Halls.
Basement Bound Volume Journals
st
1 floor New Reading Hall for Student. Area under renovation work at
present
nd
2 floor Social Science Books-II/Faculty Publications
3rd floor Social Science Books-I

th
4 floor Books (European Languages)
th
5 floor Books (Afro-Asian Languages)
th
6 floor Text Book Section
th
7 floor Science Books /Art collection/rare books
th
8 floor Russian Language books
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th
9 floor Theses and dissertations/ Govt. Document Section
 Clear and prominent display of floor plan; adequate signboards; fire

alarm; access to differently-abled users and mode of access to
collection
 Yes, Library provides clear and prominent display of floor plan with
adequate signboards. The Library has been recently completed the fire
fighting installations and have fire alarm placed around the Library.
The collection of Library is available in print as well as in electronic to
be accessed by all users.
The Library is well accessible to differently abled users with all

facilities. Central Library has a special unit named after Helen Keller
on the ground floor of Central Library, JNU situated in the year 2000
to deliver library service to the visually challenged students and
researchers using advanced assistive technologies. The unit is
equipped with 20 computers installed with screen reading softwares,
OCR softwares, headphones, 20 scanners, two refreshable Braille
display and two Braille embossers to enabling the reader to hear the e-
text in different European languages.
Further, this unit has been extended to different School/Centres like

SSS-I, SSS-II, SIS, CSLG and Sanskrit Centre. The library has also
distributed Digital Voice recorder to each student and Laptops to M.
Phil and Ph.D scholars to record their classroom lectures. The library
has also extended the locker facilities up to M. Phil. and Ph.D scholars
to these students/researchers.
To make the library more accessible to differently abled users, Central

Library take following initiatives.
1. 95 nos. Laptops were purchased to distribute among Visually

Challenged Students of the University. Amongst 45 laptops were
purchased in 2012 and 50 laptops were purchased in 2015.
2. 50 nos. JAWS software was purchased and installed in laptops to
distribute among visually challenged students of the University in the
year 2015.
3. Facility to convert text into Braille in different languages including
Hindi was made available for visually challenged students at Helen
Keller Unit, Central Library.
4. 65 digital voice recorder were procured and distributed among visually
impaired students of the university.
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5. Tactile maps were made available for the use of visually impaired
students.
6. The Central Library provides scanning facilities to visually impaired
students on demand.
7. 15 wheelchairs were procured for physically challenged students to be
used in the Central Library.
8. Locker facilities for M. Phil. and Ph.D visually impaired
students/researchers is given by Central Library.
4.2.3 Give details of the library holdings:

a) Print (books, back volumes and theses)
b) Average number of books added during the last three years
c) Non Print (Microfiche, AV)
d) Electronic (e-books, e-journals)
e) Special collections (e.g. textbooks, reference books, standards,
patents)
f) Book Banks
g) Question Banks
a) Print (books, back volumes and theses) added.
Financial 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Year
Books 3191 5893 7786 5247 6291
Back 1134 48 844 530 824

Volumes
(Periodical
Section)
Theses 1750 1372 1919 3060 1113
b) Average number of books added during the last three years

 6441.33 books per every year.
 Total number of books accessioned as on date:389851(excluding
e-books)
 Total number of E-books: 122237
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c) Non Print (Microfiche, AV)
Financial 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Year
Microfilm
CD-ROM 12 119 135
Manuscript
Audio
Visual
Gifted
Any other
Total
d) Electronic (e-books, e-journals)

Financial 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Year
e-Books 85907 35439 462 429
e-Journals 300 300 160 116 67

(Individual
titles)
e-Journals Approx 16000 +

(Packages)
 E-Journal: Central Library has a huge collection of e-books and e-

journals. The Central Library JNU procures the e-books and e-
journals both on perpetual mode and subscription mode as per the
availability of the resources. At present, the Central Library
subscribes to 37 Online databases having 50,000+ e-journals; 61+
Online Individual Journals and 213 Print Journals. In addition to
Central Library, JNU gets access to 21 Databases /E-resources access
from INFLIBNET. Central Library has perpetual access to South
Asia Archive and Time of India Archive.
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 Print vs. Online database: After a detailed review, print
subscription of about Rs.1.2 crore which were already available
online through INFLIBNET consortia, were dropped during the
period. That money was utilised for subscription of new
databases.
 Review of documentation work: By doing this manpower was
saved and also issues of journals are now immediately
available for users for access.
 Centralised Periodicals Display Room
 Reorganisation of bound volumes:
 Dropping duplicate printed subscription
 Dropping of Journals on the basis of usage statistics
 Subscription of comprehensive online journal packages
 A number of new databases were added to the Central Library
during the period
Year Journals Databases Subscribed Expenditure on

Subscribed Print + Online
Journals and
Databases
2010- 1544 Print 10 online 4.69 Crore
2011 + Online Databases + 15 databases
Journals under UGC Infonet
consortia
2011- 900 Print + 17 online 5.74 Crore
2012 Online Databases + 15 databases
consortia
consortia
e
) Journals under UGC Infonet
S consortia
2014-p 378 Print + 43 online 6.1 Crore
2015e Online Databases + 22 databases
c
consortia
i
2015- 376Print + 44 Online Database + 22 6.39 Crore
2016a Database under UGC
l Infonet consortia
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collections (e.g. textbooks, reference books, standards, patents)
 All Merged in the database. So difficult to provide head wise

details. A separate Text Book Section take care needs of the
students.
f) Book Banks
Not available,
g) Question Banks
All previous year question paper of Entrance test of JNU are available
at JNU website, others not available at a Central Library.
4.2.4 What tools does the library deploy to provide access to the collection?
 OPAC
 Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals
 Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases
 Library Website
 In-house/remote access to e-publications
 OPAC --- Yes, Central Library provides the Online Public Access
Catalogue which can be accessed 24X7 anytime from anywhere. Url:
http://jnuonlinecatlog.jnu.ac.in:8080/search/query;jsessionid=BB87F1
21E9C8878B5A167CC55A6A3A71?theme=jnu
 Electronic Resource Management package for E-Journals – Yes
 Federated Searching tools to search articles in multiple databases
– Yes Central Library uses the discovery/ federated search engine from
EBSCO Discovery Services to search articles in multiple databases.
The library provides a single search interface to search resources
subscribed by Central Library, JNU. Url:
http://www.sitegeekinfotech.com/demo/jnu/#
 Library Website – Yes, Central Library, JNU has an independent
website. The website is designed, developed and regularly updated in-
house in open source platform Drupal by the Library staff. Url:
http://lib.jnu.ac.in/
 In-house/ remote access to e-publications- Yes, Central Library

provides remote access services to its users through Ez-Proxy from
OCLC and additionally Open Athens to all the faculty to access the e-
resources anytime from anywhere. Url: http://ezproxy.jnu.ac.in/login ,
http://www.openathens.net/
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4.2.5 To what extent is ICT deployed in the library? Give details with
regard to
 Library automation
 Total number of computers for general access
 Total numbers of printers for general access
 Internet bandwidth speed 2mbps 10 mbps 1 GB
 Institutional Repository
 Content management system for e-learning
 Participation in resource sharing networks/consortia (like
INFLIBNET)
 Library Automation – Central Library, JNU is fully automated,

and maximum work of the library is done through the ICT.
 Total Number of computers for general Access – 202
 Total Number of printers for General Access – 1 Braille Printer
for Visually Impaired Students.
 Internet bandwidth speed – 1 GB
 Institutional Repository – Central Library, JNU is in the process of
creating IRs with multiple instances for articles of Faculty and
Theses and Dissertation in Dspace an open access platform
 Content Management System for E-Learning- Central Library,
JNU is in the process of creating the faculty reading list to support
the classroom teaching and to provide the full text to the reference
list provided by the faculty to the students and researchers.
 Participation in resource sharing network/consortia (like

INFLIBNET)- Yes, Central Library, JNU is the member of resource
sharing network INFLIBNET and get access to 21 databases for its
users. The Central Library is also a member of DELNET for ILL
services.
 Cataloging:
(i) Cataloguing of about 3 lakh document in Central Library has
been undertaken during the period.
(ii) Cataloguing of School/Centres' libraries (over 15) with the
collection of over 70,000 books have been done, and all the
Schools/Centres' libraries have been integrated with the
Central Library database.
(iii) Library catalogue which was accessible within JNU only
prior to 2011, has been made accessible over the internet
from anywhere any time.
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 Digitization:
(i) Digitisation of over 8 lakh news clippings have been completed,
and now all news clippings are accessible from any node in
JNU through an intranet.
(ii) Digitisation of over 22,000 theses and dissertations:
Digitations of 22,000 theses and dissertations have been
completed. JNU is the first University in India where all
electronic theses and dissertations are available online.
(iii) Digitisation on demand facilities: Digitisation on demand
facilities has been provided to the visually impaired students of
JNU.
(iv) Digitisation of articles/book chapters on demand is available to
JNU faculty and students.
 Development of new databases:
i. Institutional Repository
ii. ETDs
iii. Digital News Clippings
iv. Faculty Books
 Remote access: Prior to 2012 JNU Faculty and students were able to
access all JNU e-resources through a computer in JNU Campus only
using Internet/Intranet. Since 2012 anytime anywhere access through
remote access server to all the e-resources of JNU has been provided
to JNU faculty and students. Now they can access all resources using
their mail ID and Password from any part of the world. Many
Universities including DU are still not having such facilities.
 Single window search: JNU was the first university to implement

Google- like search to entire collection both print and electronic
using Web-scale discovery services from anywhere any time. This
saves the time of the users as they need not go to various links. Since
its installation in 2014, there is an increase in usage of 2067% in one
year.
 Creation of Wi-Fi Garden

 Central Library, JNU opens Round the Clock: Central Library, JNU
meets a long time demand of the students for round the clock services
by extending its hours of operation for 21 hours, commenced from 3
February 2014. The University thus reinforces the library support for
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research and enhanced scholarship by extending the hours of
operation.
4.2.6 Provide details (per month) with regard to

 Average number of walk-ins
 Average number of books issued/returned
 Ratio of library books to students enrolled
 Average number of books added during the last four years
 Average number of login to OPAC
 Average number of login to e-resources
 Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed
 Number of IT (Information Technology) literacy training organised
 The introduction of the automated circulation system. The Library

has done away with the manual system of Issue/return (Earlier the
students/teachers were issued books against Reader tickets).Now the
system has been automated. It has 7500 registered users which
include students, researchers, faculty members and special members.
 Introduction of new Barcode Plastic Membership Cards
 Introduction of special membership to ex-faculty of JNU
 Revision of Library Rules and Regulations.
 Preparation of lists of all overdue books since the inception of
Central Library, JNU. These books have been issued by
faculty/students that have left JNU without taking clearance from
Central Library, JNU.
 Procurement of Barcode scanner and label printers.
 Average number of walk-ins
Data from 1st April to 31st March of the financial/academic year
Details of item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Walkin Users of other 753 1032 1061 1007 793

institutions( for consultation)
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 Average number of books issued/returned
Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Transaction Log 103839 116529 120200 111712 85109
Checkout, Check-In & 96963 107226 115026 97483 77719

Renew log
Details of item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Delnet Books received on 929 968 1129 786 690

Loan (Incoming)
Delnet Books sent for 696 736 604 608 498

Loan (Outgoing)
 Ratio of library books to students enrolled
Details of item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Registered 1874 1948 2012 1940 2073

User(Student/Research
Scholar)
 An average number of books added during the last four years

a. e-Books Purchased by the JNU Central Library during the
following financial years:
FINANCIAL YEAR NO. OF e-BOOKS
2012-13 85907
2013-14 35439
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2013-14 12 CD ROMS
2014-15 462
2015-16 429
In addition to above EBSCO E-Books database containing over

1.25 lakhs e-books is also subscribed.
b. Print Books Purchased by the JNU Central Library during the
FINANCIAL YEAR NO. OF BOOKS
2011-12 2207
2012-13 5217
2013-14 6140
2014-15 3880
2015-16 2518
c. Books received as a gift during the following financial years:
FINANCIAL YEAR NO. OF BOOKS
2011-12 984
2012-13 676
2013-14 1646
2014-15 1367
2015-16 3391
d. Books Procured for Exim Bank Economics Library
Year Purchased Books Gift Books
2011-2012 NIL 160
2012-2013 126 355
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2013-2014 147 25
2014-2015 87 109
2015-2016 207 212
2016-2017 339 NIL
e. Press Clippings added
Year Number of Theses
2011-2012 11071
2012-2013 9600
2013-2014 9488
2014-2015 3890
2015-2016 3612
 Average number of login to OPAC
Detail of item 2012-13 2013- 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

14
Total Login to OPAC every 901172 912110 921186 1111946 945738

year
 Average number of login to e-resources

Average Number of 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Logins to resources
EBSCO Discovery 70000 80000 95000 141240 161923
Remote Access 50000 68000 67000 76000 84000
Open Athens 0 0 200 300 500
Individual Databases 96578 10985 106765 97856 102936
Online Journals 100 120 230 340 370
INFLIBNET 95475 104743 115559 120953 118457
Total 312153 263848 384754 436689 468186
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 Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed
Average Number of e- 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
resources downloaded/
printed
EBSCO Discovery 67000 78000 99080 107252 101659
Remote Access 500000 680000 670000 760000 840000
Open Athens 0 0 200 250 350
Individual Databases 965787 109856 1067655 978546 1029369
Online Journals 1000 1200 2300 3400 3700
INFLIBNET 954755 1047432 1155597 1209537 1184570
Total 2488542 1916488 2994832 3059003 3159648
 Number of IT (Information Technology) literacy training organised
Details of item 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
IT Literacy Training 36 27 32 31
4.2.7 Give details of specialised services provided by the library with

regard to
Items Services Unit Services details
Manuscripts NA NA
Reference Information desk, Both print and online references to

Reader’s Services information sources, shelf list, location,
article download, opac search, consultation,
guest IDs and so on
Reprography/sca Xerox /binding unit/ Facilities for all

nning scanning unit@
automation
ILL ILL Section Interlibrary loan of books and articles on

demand through DELNET, New Delhi
Information Automation Unit Using social networking tools and Library

Deployment and website.
Notification
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OPAC Library Automation Integrated single window system of OPAC,
Unit which contain all bibliographic information
of library collection including books,
periodicals, magazines, news article, e-books
and ETDs.
Internet Access Library Automation Library building is Wi-Fi enable to serve

Unit better. Read Halls are having Laptop
charging facility on each desk. 200+
computer available to access the Internet
Downloads Periodical Section Downloads of e-resources provision, along

with remote access to e-resources via Ezproxy
enable service
Printouts Xerox & Automation Provide hands out to user of their demand
Unit
Reading Automation On demand and self generation facilities

List/Bibliograph Unit/Acquisition available
y Compilation Section/respective
collection section
In-house/remote Periodical Section/ Yes, all resources been accessible to all

access to e- Automation unit library registered user via Remote Access
resources
User Orientation Readers’ Services Outreach user orientation programme have

been conducted for student/faculty throughout
the year
Assistance in Reading Services Help system available for all in all the floor to
Searching section/Periodical provide and guide user, while searching
Databases Section/ Respective databases
Collection Section
INFLIBNET/IUC
facilities
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4.2.8 Provide details of the annual library budget and the amount spent for
purchasing new books and journals.
a. e-Books Purchased by the JNU Central Library during the following
financial years:
FINANCIAL NO. OF e- EXPENDITURE TOTAL

YEAR BOOKS EXPENDITURE
2012-13 85907** Rs. 74,69,336.00 Rs. 74,69,336.00
2013-14 35439 Rs. 39,98,093.00 Rs. 43,48,016.00
2013-14 12 CD ROMS Rs. 3,49,923.00
2014-15 462 Rs. 28,06,511.00 Rs. 28,06,511.00
2015-16 429 Rs. 9,55,550.62 Rs. 9,55,550.62
**Perpetual and subscribed
b. Print Books Purchased by the JNU Central Library during the

FINANCIAL YEAR NO. OF BOOKS EXPENDITURE

2011-12 2207 Rs. 73,58,137.00
2012-13 5217 Rs. 1,27,10,861.00
2013-14 6140 Rs. 1,64,17,785.00
2014-15 3880 Rs. 1,27,48,907.00
2015-16 2518 Rs., 74,96,529.00
c. Books received as a gift during the following financial years:
FINANCIAL YEAR NO. OF BOOKS EXPENDITURE

2011-12 984 Rs. 2,09,780.77
2012-13 676 Rs. 2,32,701.70
2013-14 1646 Rs. 8,26,472.00
2014-15 1367 Rs. 7,08,084.00
2015-16 3391 Rs. 22,91,108.45
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d. Details of Maintenance Account Expenditures
Head Of 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Account
Maintenance Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Account 22,17,575/- 19,05,981/- 64,64,380/- 15,93,795/-
e. Details of Expenditures for Periodicals

Head Of 2012- 2013- 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Account 13 14
Journals, Rs. Rs. 6.3 Rs. 6.1 Rs. 6.39 Rs. 5.10
Periodical & 4.98 Crore Crore Crore Crore
online Crore
databases
4.2.9 What initiatives has the university taken to make the library a
happening place‘ on campus?
Central Library, JNU organises a number of outreach programmes to

make the library a happening place on campus. It includes monthly
lectures, national and international seminars, conferences, workshops and
symposia, book release/book launch/book discussion, training
programmes and book exhibitions, etc. With the help of students, JNU
forum for mutual learning has been launched. During the last five years
following events have been organised:
Outreach programme:
Most of the events organised by Central Library during the period were
self-financed with the help of other collaborators and other agencies. JNU
Forum for Mutual Learning A student collaborative activity under which
over 30 lectures and 2 seminars have been organised.
Central Library JNU has organized following outreach programme:

Monthly lectures - 37
Training programme - 21
International Conference - 2
International Seminars/Workshops 4
National Seminar and Conference- - 10
Exhibitions - 10
Book release, book talk - 13
Cleanliness campaign - 5
Unity celebration - 1
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Blood donation camp - 2
4.2.10 What are the strategies used by the library to collect feedback from
its users? How is the feedback analysed and used for the
improvement of the library services?
Central Library, JNU uses multiple strategies to collect feedback from its
users, these include:
 Suggestion box- Central Library keeps suggestions boxes at various
locations of Library to receive the feedback of students and its users
 Library Website Suggestion Box- Central Library, JNU website provides
the page for suggestion/ feedback page where the students, researchers,
faculty and other users can submit the suggestions
 Email – Central Library staff emails are available on the notice boards/
website of Library, users can send their suggestions/ feedback to the
concerned section of the Library or to the University Librarian directly.
 Meet the Librarian- Under the programme ―Meet the Librarian‖ students
can directly come and meet the Librarian and Library Staff on every
Friday at 3:00 PM
 Student Forum- The student's forums/discussion forums of students are
held in Central Library regularly where they can give the suggestions to
the Librarian and staff
Immediate action is being taken by the University Librarian after

the receiving of any feedback/ suggestion from the users. The
concerned section/ staff of the library is instructed to implement on
the feedback for the improvement of the Library Services. If
required and approval is necessary the feedback is taken into
Library Advisory Committee held at regular intervals to get the
directions of the LAC committee.
4.2.11 List the efforts made towards the infrastructural development of the
library in the last four years.
• Addition of Computers/ Laptops- The central library, JNU

procured additional Computers and Laptops as per the additional
requirement of the Central Library Users.
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• Addition of E-Resources – The Central Library procured more and
more electronic resources in the form of E-Databases, E-books, E-
Journals for reaching and making resources accessible to each and every
student of the University. The Central Library reduced from 900+ Print
Journals in 2011 to 213 Print Journals in 2016.
• Addition of Laptop use area/reading areas – The central library
redesigned the reading areas with the availability of tables with power
points and wi-fi to access and use the e-resources. The capacity was
increased to 400+ seating.
• The Cyber Library of Central Library, JNU was upgraded with the
addition of 1 GB RAM for 200 Computers to have better speed and
access to e-resources.
• Wifi Garden and Fully Wifi Central Library- Wifi Garden were
created in surrounding of the Library, and Central Library is fully Wifi
for making access to the users.
• Infrastructure for Visually Impaired- Central Library, JNU
provided Laptops to all Visually Impaired researchers.
4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.3.1 Does the university have a comprehensive IT policy with regard to

 IT Service Management
 Information Security
 Network Security
 Risk Management
 Software Asset Management
 Open Source Resources
 Green Computing
Yes, the university has IT Policy for management of the ICT

services in the university. Apart from the IT Policy of the University
CIS has implemented various ICT best practices and latest ICT
Standards in the deployment and operations management of ICT
Services, networking and information management of the university.
4.3.2 Give details of the university‘s computing facilities, i.e., hardware

and software.
 Number of systems with individual configurations
 Computer-student ratio
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 Dedicated computing facilities
 LAN facility
 Proprietary software
 Number of nodes/ computers with internet facility
 Any other (please specify)
University has dedicated computer maintenance cell, which manages

hardware and softwares of all the endpoint devices. There are around
10,000 computers including the laptops deployed across the university
from the central facility, some of them through projects, computers in the
central library and in various labs of the university. In the University, all
classrooms/seminar rooms/faculty rooms/office rooms, etc. have been
provided with computers and other accessories and an optical fibre
connected internet connections. Classrooms/Seminar rooms have
overhead/slide projectors. The majority of Classrooms/Seminar rooms also
have digital write boards for teaching.
All faculty members and staff have been provided with PCs with internet
connections and MFD devices required for their official use. University
has 1:1 Computer-Student ratio. Communication and Information
Services of the university (CIS) manages the entire central ICT
infrastructure, OFC backbone network, Networking, Data Centre, JNU
Private Cloud, Endpoints hardware/software maintenance and various
eGovernance applications of the university. Implemented data centre
services for Hosting and Maintenance of central ICT Infrastructure
applications on JNU Private Cloud Services. University has implemented
24x7 availability of JNU Website & Intranet Portal to provide access to IT
Infrastructure and Applications. CIS has Laid down 38.4 KMs OFC in
RING Mode across the campus area and deployed WiFi facility in all the
hostels, Academic Complexes of the university. CIS has developed and
implemented the In-house Developed Softwares under the eGovernance
initiatives of the university:
 Student Life Cycle Management Software (Post Admissions,
Semester Registration, Hostel Allocation, No Dues Clearance,
Result Processing, etc.) under JNU EduERP initiatives
 Thesis Tracking and Management Software Expanded
 Health Centre Pharmacy Inventory Management Software.
 Research Project Management Software.
 UPE-II Online projects submission.
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 Helpdesk Management Software – Implemented for CIS and
Engineering Branch
 Online Feedback Software – Implemented for Security Section
 Implemented Online Recruitment Software for Teaching and
Non-Teaching Posts
 No Dues Clearance System for the superannuated staff
 Health Centre OPD Appointments
 Guesthouse Management Software
 House Allotment System
 Asset Management System- implementation in process
University has also implemented the following application softwares

procured/arranged from NIC:
 Implemented eOffice Suite in the University
 Implemented Salary Management Software – COM DDO Software
 Implemented Online Consumable Request Management - OCRMS
Software.
 Implemented eProcurement System
 Implemented RTI-MIS
4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and
upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities?
University has implemented proper AMC and Warranty mechanisms for

managing the ICT Infrastructure deployed across the university. The
capacity planning practices are in use to upgrade the existing ICT and
associated facilities based on the requirements, optimally use of devices,
based on the cost & benefit analysis of the ICT resources of university.
4.3.4 Give details on access to on-line teaching and learning resources and
other knowledge and information database/packages provided to the
staff and students for quality teaching, learning and research.
MOOCs initiative
ePathshala
GIAN
Implementation of Central LMS along with video conferencing,
webcasting and establishment of e-Contents studios across the university
is in progress
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4.3.5 What are the new technologies deployed by the university in
enhancing student learning and evaluation during the last four years
and how do they meet new/future challenges?
The eGovernance initiatives of JNU aimed at delivery of the university‘s
central ICT services and information to its various users using the
electronic means. The use of Information & Communication Technologies
(ICTs) in University facilitates efficient, speedy, transparent and proactive
processes for disseminating information to the public, staff, faculty and
students. The following ICT and eGovernance initiatives have been taken
by the University for ensuring transparency in and speedy delivery of the
services:
1. ICT Infrastructure Applications
 Implemented Email System for staff, faculty and students

 Implemented JNU Private Cloud using Open Stack Platform for
hosting of all the central ICT Infrastructure and eGovernance
Applications.
 Established CIS Data Centre and upgraded the Core Network onto
10Gbps backbone link speed with Internet link speed of 1Gbps
from NKN.
 Implemented Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) networking and WiFi in
the Academic complexes and all hostels of the university.
 Implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) to access the Intranet
Applications are being hosted by University‘s Data Centre
 Implemented 360 Degree Imaginary view of the university and
Imaginary view is also made available through JNU website
 Implemented CCTV and Surveillance System only at the critical
areas of the university.
 Implemented Access Control System and real-time monitoring
system for critical ICT equipment.
 Implemented website and Intranet facilities both in English and
Hindi Languages. University‘s all Micro Websites of various
Schools/Centres/Departments/Cells etc. are linked to the Main
Website of the university i.e. www.jnu.ac.in.
 Initiated the major project for implementation of ICTs in Teaching
/Learning procedures, deliveries by creating the permanent central
facilities i.e. Webcasting System, Video conferencing, Learning
Management System, Smart Class Room, E-content capturing, etc.
in the university. The project is under implementation stage.
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 Implemented eProcurement System in the university and
implementation of GeM is in progress.
 Design and Development of Asset Management System for the
university has been initiated. The project is under development
stage.
2. Governance Applications
 Implemented eFile, Knowledge Management System(KMS),

eLeave, eServiceBook, eTour all modules of NIC‘s eOffice
 Implemented Salary Management Software – NIC‘s COM DDO
Software
 Implemented Online Consumable Management Systems at Central
Store and Health Centre Store of the University.
 Implemented RTI-MIS Portal of DoPT
 Student Life Cycle Management Software (Post Admissions,
Semester Registration, Hostel Allocation, No Dues Clearance, IHA
and Chief Proctor‘s Clearance Result Processing, etc.)
implemented under JNU EduERP initiatives
 Implemented Thesis tracking Software at Central Library and all
Schools.
 Implemented Health Centre Pharmacy Inventory Management
Software and Online Specialist OPD appointments
 Implemented Research Projects Management Software (PMS).
 Implementation of Guest House Booking System and Employees
House Allotment system – In Progress
 Implemented the following MHRD eSchemes in the university: (1.
Students related grievances/issues "Online Students' Grievance
Redressal Portal, 2. AISHE "All India Survey on Higher
Education‖, 3. Uploading and publication of data on the MHRD
CU Portal, 4. National eScholarship Portal, 5. FRRO (Foreigner
Regional Registration Office), 6. Public Finance Management
System (PFMS), 7. Vidwan Project for Expert Database, 8.
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 9. National
Digital Library (NDL), 10. For monitoring and redressal /disposal
of public related grievances pertaining to the JNU, 10. The
Association of Commonwealth Universities (www.acu.ac.uk), 11.
Uploading and publication of data on the MHRD CMSInst Portal,
12. eSchemes Portal Developed by UGC, 13. Know your
University/College Portal, 14. Vidwan Project for Expert Database,
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15. GIAN Project – Online registration with payment gateway,
audio-video capturing and live webcasting)
3. ICT Skill Development Training Programmes for JNU Staff

and Faculty on a regular basis under ICT capacity building:
 eOffice Training
 Thesis Tracking System Training
 Students Online Admissions & Semester Registration Training
 OCR user and administration training
 Implementation of CPP Portal and training
 MS Office, Networking, Email and the Internet
 Use of Hindi Tools in Office working
4. National ICT Seminar, Governance, domain wise ICT trainings are

being organized frequently by CIS as and when required.
5. A dedicated University Computer Maintenance Cell (UCMC) has
been established to provide hardware & software maintenance,
Antivirus support and management of endpoint systems of the
university. Also, established the rate contract for the procurement
of frequently used hardware and software items in university,
standardized ICT endpoints operations management.
4.3.6 What are the IT facilities available to individual teachers for

effective teaching and quality research?
Desktops, MFD, UPS, Video-Conferencing, Moodle, Internet, Email, the

eOffice focus is to standardise and smoothly run the central ICT and
eGovernance Applications in an integrated manner at JNU.
A. Network and ICT Infrastructure:
1. Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Network

 Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) networking extended to new extension
buildings: School of Social Science, School of Language, School of
International Studies and SC&IS. Also, covered the entire Academic
Complexes of the university over High-Speed OFC Network.
 Campus Wide OFC (Optical Fiber Cable) laying project commenced from
1.12.2015 after arranging the funds from UGC in October‘2015.
University has already shifted Guest Houses, Health Centre and Main
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Gates from Radio Frequency Network to newly laid OFC Network
w.e.f.15.01.2016. Now, JNU entire campus network runs over high-speed
OFC backbone
2. Upgraded, the Network Infrastructure of all Network Distribution Points

(Switch Rooms), deployed at each School and Special Centre to support
1Gbps network link speed in Year‘2013.
3. Established CIS Data Centre for centrally hosting of the ICT Services in
Year‘2012 and Upgraded Core Network of university‘s central facility
onto 10Gbps link speed.
4. Established Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity in Year‘2014

between JNU Academic Complex and all the Hostels to access
eGovernance Applications over the MTNL Broadband.
5. Deployment of First WiFi Network at the Academic Complexes of the

university in Year‘2011 with 250 Access Points (APs). Also, Strengthen
the Wifi network Infrastructure of the Library and Academic complexes
continuously. At present, university provides WiFi services over 350 APs
Network. The WiFi Network facility has been extended to Central Library,
New buildings, Damodar Hostel, Departments/Cells and deployed WiFi
Gardens in the last 5 years.
6. Alternate Internet Link facility was established to run the critical ICT
services of university in case of unavailability of NKN Internet facility to
the university.
7. 360 Degree Imaginary view of the university was made available at JNU
website in Year‘2014
8. Deployment of Central UPS facility with load sharing capability and
provision of automatic online alerting at Centre for Law and Governance
in Year‘2015. This is the first centre of the university has central UPS
facility.
9. ICT Infrastructure
 Setup JNU eMail System for students at jnu.ac.in and Migration of JNU
employees‘ eMail System onto NIC Cloud system
 Implementation of Single Sign On (SSO) and Integration with email
system and other Intranet applications.
 The rate contract of frequently used ICT Infrastructure like Printer,
UPS, Desktops, Laptops and MFDs was established in Year‘2014 to
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standardise the ICT Infrastructure and post-deployment warranty/AMC
services across the university for the first time.
 Implementation of CCTV and Surveillance System in Year‘2012
 Implementation of Digital Signage System across the University in
Year‘2011
10. Communication and Information Services(CIS) Manpower
 Appointment of the dedicated 01-Director for CIS in December‘2013 to
manage and to provide the central ICT services to the university.
 Recruitment of 03-System Analyst for eGovernance Cell, 01-Senior

System Analyst, 02-Senior Technical Assistance, 01-Technical
Assistance, 01-Multiple Technical Skill and 01-Reprographic Assistance.
11. The following Teaching /Learning Technologies were deployed in

Year‘2015 under the pilot project. The permanent central facility would
be made available soon across the university:
 Webcasting System
 Video conferencing
 Learning Management System
 Smart Class Room Technologies
 E-content capturing
12. JNU Private cloud was set up in the mid of Year‘2014 and all ICT,
eGovernance Applications of the university are being running on JNU
Private Cloud w.e.f. 01.01.2015.
13. A dedicated University Computer Maintenance Cell(UCMC) was
established w.e.f. 01.04.2014 to provide hardware & software
maintenance, Antivirus support and endpoint management systems of the
University.
B. eGovernance Applications:
1. In-house Designed and Developed software implemented

 JNU Health Centre Online Pharmacy Inventory and Specialist O.P.Ds
Appointment System for Health Center Pharmacy
 Online Recruitment Software for the recruitment t of Non-Teaching post
was launched in Year‘2012
 Guesthouse Check In/ Check Out Management System, House Allotment
Online System was launched 01.01.2016
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 Students Registration & Management System was implemented in
Year‘2011
 Online Thesis Management and Tracking System Tracking System
implemented across the university in Year‘2012
 Research Project Management Software implemented in Year‘2011 in the
Project Management Cell of the University
 UPE-II Project Management Software was implemented in Year‘2015
2. Implementation of National Level Software in JNU
 NIC eOffice‘s all Software Modules (eFile, ELeave, eServiceBook,
Circular/Notification Management and eTour) were implemented
w.e.f. 01.01.2015. JNU is the first university to implement eOffice under
the eGovernance initiative of the University.
 RTI-MIS Portal was implemented in Year‘2014 and JNU was the first
University, and even first autonomous body to implement RTI-MIS
Portal.
 Online Consumables Request (OCR) System was implemented in

Year‘2014 for Central Store and Health Centre of the University. The
extension of the same software to be implemented at all
Schools/Centres of the University by the end of Year‘2016.
3. Implementation of Online Admission System for JNU Entrance

Examination in Year‘2011
 JNUEE and CEEB Admission process (Pre and Post) including online
applications, Registration of the Students, Result processing, online Marks
sheet, Degree Printing, Hostel No dues, Library registration and Hostel
allocation.
4. Implementation of Central Data Portal and Document Management
System in pilot mode.
5. End to End eProcurement System implemented

6. Design and Development of Asset Management System is initiated and
would be mad live in next 2 months.
C. Website and Intranet Portal Services:
 The Main website of the university was redesigned and launched in

Year‘2012 both in English and Hindi Language. At present, university has
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around 80 Micro Websites of various Schools/Centres/Departments/Cells,
etc. are linked to the Main Website of the university i.e.
http://www.jnu.ac.in/. Further, the project to deploy a Content
Management based Website both in English & Hindi Language, compliant
to Person with Disabilities (PwDs) Guidelines could not be started in my
period due to a shortage of the funds. However, a proposal for allocation
of funds has been submitted to Ministry. Now, funds are allocated from
UPEII and project will be implemented latest by October‘2016.
 Intranet Portal Services was launched in Year‘2014.
D. ICT Skill Development Training Programmes for JNU Staff and Faculty
on a regular basis:
 eOffice Training
 Thesis Tracking System
 Students Online Admissions & Semester Registration
 OCR user and administration training
 Implementation of CPP Portal and training
 MS Office, Networking, Email and Internet
 Use of Hindi Tools
E. ICT, Governance Events are organised through CIS:

 Indo-US Internet2 and NKN Round Table Discussions conducted at JNU
in Year‘2014
 Digital India Week organised on 3rd and 4th July 2015
 Video conferencing sessions for President‘s Address to all the Universities
(twice in a year)
 Good Governance Day celebrated on 24th December 2014
 ICT National Level Seminars and Trainings are being organised
frequently
4.3.7 Give details of ICT-enabled classrooms/learning spaces available

within the university? How are they utilised for enhancing the
quality of teaching and learning?
In the University, all classrooms/seminar rooms/faculty rooms/office
rooms, etc. have been provided with an optical fibre connected internet
connections. Classrooms/Seminar rooms have overhead/slide projectors.
Classrooms/Seminar rooms also have digital write boards for teaching.
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All faculty members have been provided with PCs with internet
connections.
4.3.8 How are the faculty assisted in preparing computer- aided teaching-
learning materials? What are the facilities available in the university
for such initiatives?
CIS provides all ICT related services through its UCMC, Networking
and eGovernance cell.
4.3.9 How are the computers and their accessories maintained?
University has a dedicated computer maintenance cell to maintain the

computer hardware and its accessories.
4.3.10 Does the university avail of the National Knowledge Network

connectivity? If so, what are the services availed of?
Yes, Internet
4.3.11 Does the university avail of web resources such as Wikipedia,

dictionary and other education enhancing resources? What are its
policies in this regard?
No yet, however, the university is exploring the same.
4.3.12 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for the
update, deployment and maintenance of computers in the university.
Budget and Grant has allocated Rs 50 Lakh per Year for the maintenance
of the computer hardware/software from the non-plan budget.
4.3.13 What plans have been envisioned for the gradual transfer of
teaching and learning from closed university information network to
open environment?
University has implemented the majority of the solutions on open source

platform and encourages CIS staff to adopt the open source platform.
4.4 Maintenance of Computer Facilities
4.4.1 Does the university have an estate office / designated officer for
overseeing the maintenance of buildings, classrooms and
laboratories? If yes, mention a few campus-specific initiatives
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undertaken to improve the physical ambience.
Yes. Campus Development Committee in place to cater to the needs and

initiatives regarding the campus development and any improvement
areas. This consists of representation from Staffs, Officer and Teacher
Association members
4.4.2 How are the infrastructure facilities, services and equipments

maintained? Give details.
 Through In-house expertise, AMC and onsite compressive

warranties
 An online helpdesk is implemented for reporting of issues,

tracking and management of calls
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CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND
PROGRESSION
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CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION
5.1 Student Mentoring and Support
5.1.1 Does the university have a system for student support and
mentoring? If yes, what are its structural and functional
characteristics?
The University has a very strong system to support students through a

number of platforms such as Schools, Centres, Special Centres, Central
Library, Computer Center, Health center, sports facilities, the university
instrumentation center, hostels, and guest house. University also has
Gender Sensitization Committee against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH),
Grievance Redressal Cell, Equal Opportunity Office and Academic Staff
College. The University has 604 (as on 31/03/2017 ) specialized faculties
who are dedicated fo the all-round development of the students. The
faculty selection is made in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes
and as per the UGC guidelines. The JNU faculty is widely known for
excellence in teaching and research. JNU has been ranked as No one
University in the country in the year 2017. Faculty members mentor the
students actively and sincerely. Structural composition of support and
mentoring system includes three major points-
Focus 1: - Academic development: Mentoring of the students for
academic development is achieved through classroom teaching, tutoring,
laboratory work in the respective schools/centres. Field work is also a
part of the curriculum.
Focus 2: - Research: JNU has been promoting research by students and
faculty. Faculty members have been able to attract competitive research
grants from many national and international funding agencies. Currently,
282 research projects are running in the University. Research grants are
also received from DST, DBT, ICMR, CSIR, UGC, ICSSR, ICHR,
ICCR, Ministries, European Union, European Commission, Ford
Foundation, Welcome Trust, etc. In addition to research projects, faculty
members are also encouraged to undertake consultancy projects.
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University has also set up an Advanced Instrumentation Research facility
where state of the art equipments have been installed to meet the
requirements of many science schools/special centres. University has also
set up an Intellectual Property Management (IPM) Cell to facilitate the
filing of patents and technology transfers.
Focus 3: - Personality and leadership quality development: In addition to
academic development, Personality and leadership quality development
of the students are also given priority. The students are given the
opportunity to develop their communication skills through debates and
seminars; physical development through sports and organisational skills
through different events.The students are engaged in a number of co-
curricular activities.
The structure and functional characteristics of the university are
well defined:-
The University has the Court as its apex body, the Executive Council, the
Academic Council and the Finance Committee. The Chancellor presides
over the Court Meetings and Special Convocation. The Vice-Chancellor
is the executive head of the University vested with all administrative and
financial powers in accordance with the Act and Statutes of the
University. The Board of Studies (BOS) is the apex body of the School
and the Committee for Advanced Studies and Research is a
recommendatory and advisory body of the School at the research level.
Each School/Centre has a Faculty Committee, Centre Committee, and
Students Faculty Committee. Academic proposals are initiated at the
Centre/School level and approved by the Academic Council. University
has a Planning Group for the preparation of Five Year Plans. University
has also got a Vision Committee to plan for its long-term goals. There is
a recruitment cell for managing the faculty recruitment, and different
units in administration manage the recruitment of non-teaching staff. The
UGC Academic Staff College, the e-governance cell in the University
and the School of Computer and Systems Sciences offer a number of
training programmes for the benefit of different groups of non-teaching
staff. There is a Project (Administration) Cell and a Project (Finance)
Cell to cater to the needs of management of research projects. CSRD has
also Students Faculty Committee (SFC), Remedial courses for students in
languages and quantitative techniques.
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5.1.2 Apart from classroom interaction, what are the provisions available
for academic mentoring?
The students are provided opportunities to participate in various

national/international seminars/conferences. Several of their papers have
been accepted for presentation in these conferences/seminars both within
and outside the country. They have won awards and medals also. The
University provides financial support to the confirmed Ph.D. students for
presentation of papers in seminars/conferences. Besides, students have
participated in various cultural and curricular activities as illustrated in the
annual report. The students are given some project work. The students are
encouraged to participate in field campaigns related to their research
problems. The University has Linguistic Empowerment Cell (LEC) that
helps students coming from marginal backgrounds to improve their
proficiency in English language. It also offer courses in Hindi and
Sanskrit primarily aimed at giving basic and advanced knowledge of
these languages to international students.
5.1.3 Does the university have any personal enhancement and

development schemes such as career counselling, soft skill
development, career-path-identification, and orientation to well-
being for its students? Give details of such schemes.
Yes, the University as orientation program to provide information about

JNU activities, academic programs conducted by different schools which
are mainly coordinated by Library. The students are given 2-3 days
exposure to academic and research programs going on in different
schools/centres of the university. In this program, students are told about
Research Methodology, Plagiarism and Copyright information. For career
counselling, the university has a placement cell. This cell conducts
Counselling sessions / Career guidance for the registered students. It
enables different organisations to present their pre-placement talks and
conduct tests and interviews on the College Campus. It enables different
organisations to conduct workshops for the students for interview. The
Placement Cell also conducts Basic English classes to help the students to
develop communication skill.
5.1.4 Does the university provide assistance to students for obtaining

educational loans from banks and other financial institutions?
Yes
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5.1.5 Does the university publish its updated prospectus and handbook
annually? If yes, what are the main issues/activities/ information
included/provided to students through these documents? Is there a
provision for online access?
Yes, the details are available at JNU main website (www.jnu.ac.in)

well as at https://admissions.jnu.ac.in
5.1.6 Specify the type and number of university scholarships/freeships

given to the students during the last four years. Was financial aid
given to them on time? Give details (in a tabular form) for the
following categories: UG/PG/M.Phil/Ph.D./ Diploma/others (please
specify).
Total Number of University Scholarships/freeships: 4000 approximate
These are distributed under different schemes as given below
Types of Scholarships/Fellowships in JNU:-

 SYLFF Fellowships
 UGC-CSIR Junior Research Fellowships
 UGC-Scholarships and Fellowships
 State Government Fellowships
 Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
 Ford Foundation Scholarships
 Okita Memorial Fellowship
 G Parthasarathi Endowment Fellowship
 Australian High Commission Fellowship
 Special Fellowships for SC/ST and PH students
 Dr. Sheila Zurbrigg Fellowship
 Tendulkar Scholarship
 Prof. Nurul Hasan Scholarship
 Jawahar Bhawan Trust Scholarship
 Prof. M J K Thavaraj MCM Scholarship
 Nippon Foundation (Japan)
 Korea Foundation(Korea)
 Com. H L Parwana Research Stipend
 Fox International Fellowship of Yale University
 Swamy Pranavananda Memorial Research Fellowship
 D S Gardi Sanskrit Scholarships
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 Dr. Prafulla K. Pani Research Fellowship
 Posco Fellowship
 Prof. Gouri Shankar Singhal Merit Scholarship
 Sungum Sudhar Fellowship for PhD.
5.1.7 What percentage of students receive financial assistance from state
government, central government and other national agencies
(Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), SN Bose Fellow,
etc.)?
Almost 80%
5.1.8 Does the university have an International Student Cell to attract

foreign students and cater to their needs?
Yes, The International Students Association (ISA) is an official

component body of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Instituted in
1985 under the name of Foreign Students Association. A senior faculty
member, International Students Advisor, heads this cell and there are
other university officials to look after the requirements of the foreign
students in JNU.
5.1.9 Does the university provide assistance to students for obtaining

educational loans from banks and other financial institutions?
Yes
5.1.10 What types of support services are available for

 overseas students - International Students Association (ISA)
 physically challenged / differently-abled students - EOO
 SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections – ST/SC/OBC Cell
 students participating in various competitions/conferences in
India and abroad – Foreign Admission Cell
 health centre, health insurance, etc. – Health Centre
 skill development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc.) - LEC
 performance enhancement for slow learners – LEC, MEC,
Remedial Courses
 exposure of students to other institutions of higher learning/
corporates/business houses, etc.—CORPUS Funds
 publication of student magazines – JNU News, Parisar for students
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activities
Above support services are available in the university and are rendered
across its centres and schools. The details are available at
www.jnu.ac.in.
5.1.11 Does the university provide guidance and/or conduct coaching

classes for students appearing for Civil Services, Defense Services,
NET/SET and any other competitive examinations? If yes, what is
the outcome?
The University has been a central point for the preparation of civil
services exams. The University provides its library & Internet facilities
to such aspirants. Every year a record number of students are selected
for civil services.
5.1.12 Mention the policies of the university for enhancing student

participation in sports and extracurricular activities through
strategies/schemes such as
 additional academic support and academic flexibility in examinations

 special dietary requirements, sports uniform and materials
 any other (please specify
Sports and extracurricular activities are carried out through 9 Campus
Clubs supported by the university and managed by the university
students.
5.1.13 Does the university have an institutionalised mechanism for

student‖s placement? What are the services provided to help
students identify job opportunities, prepare themselves for an
interview, and develop entrepreneurship skills?
Jawaharlal Nehru University Placement Cell (JNUPC) was opened in

the year 2008, and we are happy to inform that since then we have
been able to consistently secure our students future. JNUPC upholds
the quality of education and the social responsibility by guiding the
students find respectful job opportunities. JNUPC tries to find
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placement for the entire job seeking students in government
institutions, non-government institutions and other organizations. A
large number of researchers from different schools of JNU such as
SES, SLS, SIS, SLL&CS, and SSS etc. have quality education with a
talent, ability and social commitment that needs to be utilized by our
country.
The cell provides services to help students identify job
opportunities as well as internships in government and private
organizations. It also imparts right training to prepare the
students for employment.
5.1.14 Give the number of students selected for campus interviews by

different employers (list the employers and the number of
companies who visited the campus during the last four years).
The campus has a moderately active placement cell.
5.1.15 Does the university have a registered Alumni Association? If yes,

what are its activities and contributions to the development of the
university?
There are two alumni associations (JNU Alumni Association and

International Students Association), each with an elected body that
actively conducts various intellectual and cultural programmes. The
valuable experience and expertise of the alumni is shared with the
current students of the university.
5.1.16 Does the university have a student grievance redressal cell? Give
details of the nature of grievances reported. How were they
redressed?
Separate Grievance Redressal Cell exists at the Centre/School/University

level for faculty and students. Depending on the nature of the issue, the
matter is dealt at the Centre/School/University level.
The Academic rules and regulations of the University provide for the
grievance redressal mechanism for the students.
The regulations S11 provides for the creation grievance redressal

mechanism for:
[a] the students residing in various hostels

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[b] looking after the grievances other than those pertaining to the
hostel and evaluation and
[c] the redressal of the Academic grievances of the students.
In accordance with these provisions three-tier committees have been

constituted to redress the grievances of the students. The details of these
committees are enclosed as Annexure
5.1.17 Does the university promote a gender-sensitive environment by (i)

conducting gender-related programmes (ii) establishing a cell and
mechanism to deal with issues related to sexual harassment? Give
details.
GSCASH: (Gender Sensitization Committee against Sexual Harassment).

A booklet related to the rules followed by the committee is attached
Annexure-C.V.3.
GSCASH organises various programmes each year in order to sensitise
the JNU community about the issue of sexual harassment and importance
of gender equality. The Committee‘s activities are meant to keep the
campus environment as harassment free, non-hostile and secure for all
genders. During 2009-2010 the Committee has conducted various
sensitization and orientation programmes as noted here under
1. Student representatives organised public meetings in various

hostels in the Campus in order to debate on the issues pertaining to
sexual harassment and gender sensitivity.
2. GSCASH prepared handouts for sensitising students and other

sections of the JNU community regarding GSCASH and its activities and
publicising JNU Policy against Sexual Harassment. The handout has
been distributed in many Centres in various Schools, common places in
campus, hostel messes, canteens, etc.
3. GSCASH organised an interaction meeting with Justice Syed

Mahmud Hussain and Mr. Qumrul Islam Siddiqui, the Judges who
authored the verdict on sexual harassment against women in workplaces
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in Bangladesh. During the interaction with GSCASH members, Justice
Mr. Syed Mahmud Hussain stated that in the Bangladesh Judgment on
Sexual Harassment Prevention they have adopted JNU GSCASH model
and the Judgment of Supreme Court of India.
4. GSCASH organised another interaction meeting with Dr Suraiya

Baluch, Director, Princeton University‘s Sexual Harassment/ Assault
Advising, Resource and Education (SHARE) office and Dr Karen
Singleton, Director, Columbia University‘s Sexual Violence Prevention
and Response Programme. Dr. Baluch and Dr. Singleton widely
discussed about how effective the anti-sexual harassment programmes
and activities of their institutions in both Columbia and Princeton. The
US delegates suggested that the Committee has to involve law
enforcement agencies from outside like police, legal persons, etc in the
system in order to save time and make the enquiry more effective. These
interactions are found mutually beneficial and generated more awareness
regarding the issue.
5. GSCASH conducted Poster/Painting and Essay Competition for

students in October 2009 on the themes of Gender Equality; Role of
Students in Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Campus. The response
from the students was very positive, and GSCASH received good posters
and essays from them. Further, in October 2010 a poetry recitation was
organised
6. GSCASH conducted a seminar on the theme entitled Sexual

Harassment in Academic Places: Socio-Cultural, Legal and Ethical Issues
in November 2009. More than eighty people attended the seminar. The
following are some of the important papers presented and discussed in
the seminar: 1. Psychological issues of victims of sexual harassment, 2.
Questions of sexual harassment and power, 3. Sexuality, Discrimination
and Sexual Harassment after the Naz Foundation Judgment, 4. Sexual
Harassment: Student‘s Views and Possible Way Forward, 5. Sexual
Harassment and Feminist Politics, 6. Sexual Harassment: Ground
Realities and 7. Prevention of sexual harassment in Campuses: Role of
Student Community.
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7. On the occasion of International Women‘s Day on 8th March 2010,
GSCASH organised a stage Play Silence the Court is in Session written
by Vijay Tendulkar and performed by the Mirrors, Dramatic Society of
Deshbandhu College, Delhi University. The theme of the play was
infanticide by an unmarried woman who became helpless out of societal
pressure and defamation. GSCASH called for a Women‘s Day March by
students on 8th March at 9.30pm. Similarly, on 8 March 2011a seminar
on Gender Perspectives on Media, Communication Technologies and
Urban Spaces was held.
Crisis Management and Mediation
GSCASH in coordination with security department involves in times of

crisis related to gender insensitivity to resolve the situation. GSCASH
also assist the complainant to reach the appropriate justice mechanism if
the complaint is outside the purview of GSCASH. It also gives training to
volunteers to inform and involve in crisis situations. During 2009-10
five cases were brought to the notice of GSCASH, and all were mediated.
Complaint Filing and Enquiry in 2009-2010
Thirty-five complaints were received and enquiry completed in 25 cases

during the academic year 2009 -10. The remaining cases are under
enquiry.
GSCASH conducted a seminar on the theme entitled Sexual Harassment

in Academic Places: Socio-Cultural, Legal and Ethical Issues in
November 2009. More than eighty people attended the seminar. The
following are some of the important papers presented and discussed in
the seminar: 1. Psychological issues of victims of sexual harassment, 2.
Questions of sexual harassment and power, 3. Sexuality, Discrimination
and Sexual Harassment after the Naz Foundation Judgment, 4. Sexual
Harassment: Student‘s Views and Possible Way Forward, 5. Sexual
Harassment and Feminist Politics, 6. Sexual Harassment: Ground
Realities and 7. Prevention of sexual harassment in Campuses: Role of
Student Community
5.1.18 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances, if any,

have been reported during the last four years and what action has
been taken in these cases?
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Yes
As per UGC Regulations, 2009 on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in
Higher Educational Institutions under para 6.3 (a & c) the University has
constituted an Anti-Ragging Committee, as well as Anti-Ragging Squad
consisting of the following with immediate effect:
Anti-Ragging Committee 6.3(a)
1. Prof. Shankari Sundararaman - Chairperson, CIPS, School of

International Studies JNU, New Delhi - 110067.
2. South District Magistrate (Vasant Vihar) – Member Old Terminal Tax
Building Kapashera, Delhi- 110037.
3. Mr. K.P. Kukreti – Member, ACP, Vasant Vihar New Delhi.
4. Mr. Anuragh Mishra – Member, Head bureau Delhi – Hindustan, 148-
A, Mayur Vihar, Phase-I, DDA Chilla, New Delhi.
5. Ms. Geeta Chacko – Member, President, YWCA, Delhi, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi.
6. Mr. Manoj Kumar Manuj – Member, Assistant Registrar (S&P), JNU,
New Delhi – 110067.
7. Mr. Shitaram Maurya – Member, 111-D/2, LIG Flat, Pocket-E,
Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110093.
8. Ms. Nimita Pandey – Member Ph.D. Student, Centre for Studies in
Science Policy, School of Social Science, JNU, New Delhi-110067.
9. Ms. Monisha Uppal – Member, M.Sc. Student, School of Life Sciences,
JNU, New Delhi-110067.
10. Dr. Abha Yadav - Member Secretary, Deputy Registrar (IHA), JNU,
New Delhi-110067.
Anti-Ragging Squad 6.3 (c)

1. Prof. Shankari Sundararaman - Chairperson, CIPS, SIS, JNU.
2. Dr. Amit Prakash, CSLG, JNU - Member
3. Prof. Anwar Alam, CIL/SLL&CS, JNU - Member
4. Prof. Girish Nath Jha, SCSS, JNU - Member
5. Dr. Rohini Muthuswamy, SLS, JNU – Member
6. Dr. Abha Yadav, Deputy Registrar (IHA), JNU - Member Secretary
The tenure of the Anti-Ragging Committee will be for a period of two

years.
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5.1.19 How does the university elicit the cooperation of all its stakeholders to
ensure the overall development of its students?
Through teaching and research through formal and informal discussions

and interactions.
5.1.20 How does the university ensure participation of women students in

intra and inter institutional sports competitions and cultural
activities? Provide details of sports and cultural activities where such
efforts made.
JNU team comprising of 5 men and 4 women participated in the 19th

IBSA National Sports Meet for the Blind at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi from 13 - 16 December 2014. JNU athletics team bagged total
11 medals.
JNU team comprising of 3 men and 4 women participated in the 20th
IBSA National Sports Meet for the Blind held at Thyagraj Stadium New
Delhi from 12 - 15 December 2016. In track and field events, the
individual medal winners were: a. Nidhi Mishra (M.Phil/PhD-CHS/SSS)-
Gold in Discus Throw, Silver in Shot Put, Gold in 100m, (2 Gold, 1 Silver
medal), b. Reena (M. Phil- CPS/SSS)-Bronze medal in 100 m. 8. JNU girl
trainees won 8 medals in 9th Delhi state Para Athletics Meet at Thyagraj
Stadium New Delhi from 6-8 February 2017. a. Nidhi Mishra
(M.Phil/PhD-CHS/SSS)- Gold in Discus Throw, Gold in Shot Put, Gold in
100m, (3 Gold medals), b. Jeetu Kanwar (PhD, CSMCH/SSS)-Gold in
400m, Silver medal in Long Jump, Siver in Javelin throw c. Jyoti Singh
(M. PHIL/PHD, SIS)-Silver in Discus throw, Bronze in Shot Put
Nidhi Mishra of JNU has qualified in the Discus throw for the CHINA
OPEN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS during April 2017.
5.2 Student Progression
5.2.1 What is the student strength of the university for the current
academic year? Analyse the Programme-wise data and provide the
trends for the last four years.
A total 8732 of students are registered as on 31.08.2016
Student Progression 2013 2014 2015 2016
UG to PG* 69.56% 60.37% 67.22% 71.68%
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PG to M.Phil.* Direct Admission
PG to Ph.D. Direct Admission
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Not applicable
Employed
 Campus selection
 Other than campus
recruitment
5.2.2 What is the programme-wise completion rate during the time span
stipulated by the university?
As per JNU admission policy
5.2.3 What is the number and percentage of students who appeared/

qualified in examinations like UGC-CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, SLET,
ATE / CAT / GRE / TOFEL / GMAT / Central / State services,
Defense, Civil Services, etc.?
JNU is playing a significant role in producing students who appear and

qualify the above exams, but quantitative data is not available. However,
university is in the process to maintain the required data.
5.2.4 Provide category-wise details regarding the number of Ph.D./
D.Litt./D.Sc. theses submitted/ accepted/ resubmitted/ rejected in the
last four years.
It is available in the appendixes.
5.3 Student Participation and Activities
5.3.1 List the range of sports, cultural and extracurricular activities available
to students. Furnish the programme calendar and provide details of
students‘ participation.
At the beginning of each academic year in August-September, the

Conveners for each game/sport and Joint Convener for each game is
selected, and sports office facilitates them for the conduct of their club
activities all through the year/session. The Conveners are also the link
between the students and the sports office. Regular practice and annual
competitions, Inter Hostel and Inter School competitions are held each
year.
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The details are available at URL http://www.jnu.ac.in/Facilities/Sports.asp
5.3.2 Give details other achievements of students in co-curricular,

extracurricular and cultural activities at different levels: University /
State / Zonal / National / International, etc. during the last four years.
Sports achievements of JNU 1. JNU team comprising of 5 men and 4

women participated in the 19th IBSA National Sports Meet for the Blind
at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi from 13 - 16 December 2014.
JNU athletics team bagged total 11 medals. 2. JNU Visually Impaired
students won 15 medals in 7th Delhi State Para-athletic Meet held at
Delhi‘s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from 14 to 15 February 2015. 3. JNU
Visually Impaired students won 6 medals in National Para-athletics Meet
being organized by Paralympics Committee of India held at Ghaziabad
from 20 to 22 March 2015. 4. One JNU visually impaired student namely
Nidhi Mishra won 3 gold medals in the T-11 category in 3 events 100m,
Discus Throw, Shot Put in the 8th Delhi State Para Athletics Meet held at
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi held on 27 and 28.2.2016. She
qualified the NQS (National qualifying standards) to be eligible for the
National games in Panchkula. 5. Nidhi Mishra of M.Phil-2nd semester,
School of Social Sciences won 4 medals (B-1 category) in the National
Para-Athletics Meet 2015-16 held at Panchkula, Haryana from 26 to
30.3.2016 - Gold medals in Shot Put and Discus throw each, silver medal
in 100m, silver medal in 4x100m relay. 7. JNU team comprising of 3 men
and 4 women participated in the 20th IBSA National Sports Meet for the
Blind held at Thyagraj Stadium New Delhi from 12 - 15 December 2016.
In track and field events, the individual medal winners were: a. Nidhi
Mishra (M.Phil/PhD-CHS/SSS)- Gold in Discus Throw, Silver in Shot
Put, Gold in 100m, (2 Gold, 1 Silver medal), b. Reena (M. Phil-
CPS/SSS)-Bronze medal in 100 m. 8. JNU girl trainees won 8 medals in
9th Delhi state Para Athletics Meet at Thyagraj Stadium New Delhi from
6-8 February 2017. a. Nidhi Mishra (M.Phil/PhD-CHS/SSS)- Gold in
Discus Throw, Gold in Shot Put, Gold in 100m, (3 Gold medals), b. Jeetu
Kanwar (PhD, CSMCH/SSS)-Gold in 400m, Silver medal in Long Jump,
Siver in Javelin throw c. Jyoti Singh (M. PHIL/PHD, SIS)-Silver in Discus
throw, Bronze in Shot Put
Nidhi Mishra of JNU has qualified in the Discus throw for the CHINA
OPEN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS during April 2017. Nidhi Mishra
holds the current national record in Discus throw event in the B-1 category
since 2015.
5.3.3 Does the university conduct special drives/campaigns for students to

promote heritage consciousness?
Yes
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5.3.4 How does the university involve and encourage its students publish
materials like catalogues, wall magazines, college magazine, and other
material? List the major publications/ materials brought out by the
students during the last four academic sessions.
The students publish magazines, poster and pamphlets as part of the

overall social and cultural activities at the university using different
literary, social and cultural forums.
5.3.5 Does the university have a Student Council or any other similar body?
Give details on its constitution, activities and funding.
The office of the Dean of Students notifies the names of the candidates
elected to the posts of office bearers of the JNU Students Union as per
the communication received from the JNUSU Election Committee. The
Provisional Notification is issued subject to all candidates and the
elected representatives fulfilling the stipulations of LCR and the
orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide Clause 6.6.2, which states:
Each candidate is, within two weeks of the declaration of the result,
required to submit complete and audited accounts to the University
authorities. The University publishes such audited accounts, within 2
days of the submission of such accounts through a suitable medium,
so that any member of the student body might freely examine the
same. It is presumed that the Election Committee takes into
consideration the age limit criteria and all other LCR stipulations of all
the candidates including the elected representatives.
5.3.6 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have
student representatives on them. Also, provide details of their
activities.
 Academic Council
 Hostel Committees
 SFCs
 Admissions Committee
 Almost in all committees and university‘s academic and research
activities
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CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE AND
LEADERSHIP
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CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership

6.1.1 State the vision and the mission of the university.
The mission statement as defined in Sec. 4. of the JNU‘s Act & Statutes
1966 is reproduced below:
The objects of the University shall be to disseminate and advance

knowledge, wisdom and understanding by teaching and research and by
the example and influences of its corporate life and in particular, the
objects set out in the First Schedule.
6.1.2 Does the mission statement define the institution‘s distinctive

characteristics in terms of addressing the needs of the society, the
students it seeks to serve, the institution‘s tradition and value
orientations, its vision for the future, etc.?
Yes, as per JNU Act 1966.
6.1.3 How is the leadership involved
 in ensuring the organisation‘s management system

development, implementation and continuous
improvement?
 In interacting with its stakeholders?

 In reinforcing a culture of excellence?
 In identifying organisational needs and striving to fulfil them?
As per the Governing authorities‘ directions, the statute of the

University and practices that are being followed in JNU.
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6.1.4 Were any of the top leadership positions of the university vacant for
more than a year? If so, state the reasons.
No
6.1.5 Does the university ensure that all positions in its various statutory
bodies are filled and meetings conducted regularly?
Yes
6.1.6 Does the university promote a culture of participative

management? If yes, indicate the levels of participative
management.
Apart from statutory body in which participation of different stakeholders
is provided in term of statutes and ordinance, all committees and sub
committees set up by the University have participation of faculty,
students and to lesser extent staff as mentioned under clause 5.3.6.
6.1.7 Give details of the academic and administrative leadership provided

by the university to its affiliated colleges and the support and
encouragement given to them to become autonomous.
JNU doesn‘t have any affiliated college.
6.1.8 Have any provisions been incorporated / introduced in the University

Act and Statutes to provide for conferment of degrees by autonomous
colleges?
Not Applicable
6.1.9 How does the university groom leadership at various levels? Give
details.
On the job training and retraining in a regular process encouraging

middle level and support staff by deputing them for various training
program both within and outside the University in order to broaden their
skill and capabilities. Details are given in Annexure.
6.1.10 Has the university evolved a knowledge management strategy? If yes,

give details.
University deputes its staff for attending workshops organised by the

Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) every year.
6.1.11 How are the following values reflected the functioning of the
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university?
 Contributing to national development
 Fostering global competencies among students
 Inculcating a sound value system among students

Promoting use of technology
 Quest for excellence

The values are reflected in the quality of the students produced reflected in
the books, publications, research, and contribution to society at large, in
areas such as administration and national politics, media and journalism.
Due to these values university has achieved un-paralleled reputation and
excellence in the academic world.
6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment
6.2.1 Does the university have a perspective plan for development? If yes,
what aspects are considered in the development of policies and
strategies?
 Vision and mission

 Teaching and learning
 Research and development
 Community engagement
 Human resource planning and development
 Industry interaction
 Internationalization
The university has set up a vision Group-2020. A copy of its Report is

annexed. This report was circulated to all schools/centers. A brief on
implementable report was also circulated. Some of the
recommendations of this group have already been implemented
6.2.2 Describe the university‘s internal organisational structure and

decision-making processes and their effectiveness.
Please see the annexe hierarchy chart
In term of section 10 of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Act 1966 (53 of

1966) the authorities of the University shall be the Court, the Executive
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Council, the Academic Council, the Schools of Studies, the Finance
Committee and such other authorities as may be declared by the statute to
be authorities of the University. The power and functions of the
authorities are provided in the Act/ Statutes and in the Ordinance, Rules
and Regulations framed by the Academic Council/ Executive Council
from time to time.
6.2.3 Does the university have a formal policy to ensure quality? How is it
designed, driven, deployed and reviewed?
.
The university has Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) for

verification of API score to ensure that the applicants appearing for direct
recruitment fulfill eligibility criteria of research & teaching. IQAC also
verifies API score for CAS to ensure the faculty fulfills the eligibility
criteria of research & teaching for promotion. Refer to Annual Report
regarding research activities of JNU.
6.2.4 Does the university encourage its academic departments to function

independently and autonomously and how does it ensure
accountability?
Yes, JNU has a bottom-top policy in managing its affairs. Schools/
Centers are independent components in supporting the Central
administration. All academic proposals are first taken up at schools/centers
level before submission for consideration of higher academic and
executive bodies.
University encourages academic departments to function independently

and autonomously.
(i) Each department has centre level committee to decide research

activities and syllabus which are then approved by BOS of the
respective school.
(ii) Each faculty/centre is independent to revise, modify syllabus time

to time.
(iii) Accountability is ensured through SFC CSAR and BOS of the

school
6.2.5 During the last four years, have there been any instances of court cases
filed by and against the institute? What were the critical issues and
verdicts of the courts on these issues?
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List of court cases are available in the appendixes
6.2.6 How does the university ensure that grievances/complaints are

promptly attended to and resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism
to analyse the nature of grievances for promoting better stakeholder-
relationship?
Yes
6.2.7 Does the university have a mechanism for analysing student

feedback on institutional performance? If yes, what was the
institutional response?
Yes
6.2.8 Does the university conduct performance audit of the various

departments?
Performance Audit of the university was carried out by CAG in 2012.
6.2.9 What mechanisms have been evolved by the university to identify

the developmental needs of its affiliated institutions?
As per the academic ordinance
6.2.10 Does the university have a vibrant College Development Council

(CDC) / Board of College and University Development (BCUD)? If yes,
detail its structure, functions and achievements.
Not Applicable to JNU
6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies
6.3.1 What efforts have been made to enhance the professional

development of teaching and non-teaching staff?
UGC - Human Resource Development Centre at JNU conducts

Orientation Programmes, Refresher Courses, Interdisciplinary
courses and workshops for teaching and non-teaching staff
6.3.2 What is the outcome of the review of various appraisal methods used
by the university? List the important decisions.
There is no formal quantifiable appraisals for faculty members.
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6.3.3 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non-
teaching staff? What percentage of staff have benefitted from these
schemes in the last four years? Give details.
Both the teaching and non-teaching staff contribute to welfare

funds.
6.3.4 What are the measures taken by the University for attracting and
retaining eminent faculty?
University takes utmost care to attract and retain the eminent faculty by
provided basic minimum facilities to enable them to carry out their
academic pursuits without any hassle. One of the most important barriers
however is inadequate housing. The university has made proposals to
MHRD/UGC for spending grants to resolve the lack of
accommodation for the faculty.
6.3.5 Has the university conducted a gender audit during the last four
years? If yes, mention a few salient findings.
Yes, No gender bias is observed between male and female students ( M:
F = 1:1)
6.3.6 Does the university conduct any gender sensitization

programmes for its faculty?
Yes, Gender Sensitization Committee Against Sexual Harassment

(GSCASH) conducts various programmes for university employees.
Details are available at
http://www.jnu.ac.in/AboutJNU/GSCASH.asp
6.3.7 What is the impact of the University‘s Academic Staff College

Programmes in enhancing the competencies of the university
faculty?
It has a positive impact on enhancing the competencies of university

faculty by organising regular faculty development programs in which a
large no. of faculty has participated.
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6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism available to monitor the

effective and efficient use of financial resources?
University follows GFR, CVC guidelines, Govt. procurement rules
through a full-fledged Finance Department lead by a Senior Officer as
Finance Officer supported through regular financial monitoring controls.
6.4.2 Does the university have a mechanism for internal and external audit?
Give details.
Yes. The University has the mechanism for internal as well as external
audit.
Internal Audit Wing of the University conducts an internal audit of

various units of the JNU in terms of Section 9 (4)(f) of the JNU Act,
1966. In all, there are 110 units in the form of Departments, Various
Schools, Centers and Hostels in JNU. These Units are audited as per
approved Annual Audit Plan, and Reports are issued to the Auditee.
The external audit is conducted by the Comptroller & Auditor General

of India (CAG).
6.4.3 Are the institution‘s accounts audited regularly? Have there been
any major audit objections, if so, how were they addressed?
JNU is audited regarding Section 19 (2) of the Comptroller & Auditor

General‘s (Duties, Powers & Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 read
with Section 20(1) of the JNU Act, 1966.
Accordingly, CAG conducts an audit of Annual Accounts of the JNU.

The audit is done through the office of the Director General of Audit,
Central Expenditure, every year.
There is no major audit objection. Every audit objection-procedural or

otherwise is addressed expeditiously.
6.4.4 Provide the audited income and expenditure statement of academic

and administrative activities of the last four years.
The copies of the audited Income & Expenditure A/c of the University
for the Period of last four years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16
are available in the appendixes.
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6.4.5 Narrate the efforts taken by the University for Resource
Mobilization.
The University charges tuition fees and hostel charges from students,
license fees from residents and rent from commercial complex,
convention centre, guest houses, post office, bank, etc. for its resource
mobilisation.
6.4.6 Is there any provision for the university to create a corpus fund? If yes,
give details.
Yes, there is a provision to create Corpus fund. The University generated

an amount of Rs. 221.16 lakhs for affiliation fees/registration
fees/enrollment fees etc. from the various recognised institutions under
Corpus fund for the year 2015-16.
6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System
6.5.1 Does the university conduct an academic audit of its

departments? If yes, give details. : No
6.5.2 Based on the recommendations of the academic audit, what specific

measures have been taken by the university to improve teaching,
learning and evaluation? : Not Applicable
6.5.3 Is there a central body within the university to continuously review
the teaching-learning process? Give details of its structure,
methodologies of operations and outcome? : IQAC has no information
6.5.4 How has IQAC contributed to institutionalising quality

assurance strategies and processes?
6.5.5 IQAC has been instrumental in getting the list of journals from each
subject to be classified into A,B,C,D groups from the centres/schools
on the basis of quality of the journals. It has determined API points
for translated and edited books. It carries out API verification for
both recruitment and promotion of faculty
6.5.6 How many decisions of the IQAC have been placed before the
statutory authorities of the University for Implementation?
(i) 03 External members. Their valuable suggestions have helped

IQAC in the following:
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(ii) Modifying UGC application form template for recruitment and
promotion.
(iii) Determining API points for translated and edited books
Does the IQAC have external members on its committees? If so,

mention any significant contribution made by such members.
It has 03 External members whose valuable suggestions have helped

IQAC in the following areas: External members. Their valuable
suggestions have helped IQAC in the following areas:
(i) Modifying UGC application form template for recruitment and

promotion.
(ii) Deciding API points for translated and edited books
6.5.7 Has the IQAC conducted any study on the incremental academic
growth of students from disadvantaged sections of society?
Not Applicable
6.5.8 What policies are in place for the periodic review of

administrative and academic departments, subject areas,
research centres, etc.?
No Policy as such
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CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND
BEST PRACTICES
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CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES
7.1 Environment Consciousness
7.1.1 Does the university conduct a Green Audit of its campus?
JNU has an evergreen campus. The University is committed to

environmental and forest conservation. It has an Environmental Task
Force (ETF) which helps in keeping JNU campus green. Under Green
Practices, the university is encouraging solar power and other alternate
resources. The university is also promoting rain water harvesting and
plantation etc.
The University follows the practices to clear the e-waste. It takes special
interest in the storage of rain water. The faculty members of SES are
involved in research related to this objective. To reduce the energy
consumption in the campus, engineering team along with some faculty
members have under taken initiatives to use the energy in a conservative
manner. SES faculty members are doing many such research projects on
environment quality, and the university gets their feedbacks/suggestions
individually or through the campus development committee with an aim to
reduce the pollution levels in the campus. JNU Health centre very
frequently and proactively through the various committees issues the
health safety advisories, seeking awareness of JNU community as and
when needed. Solar panels are installed in many of the hostels of the
university and lights of the campus in many locations run on the solar
systems
7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the university to make the campus
eco-friendly?
 Energy conservation
 Use of renewable energy
 Water harvesting
 Check dam construction
 Efforts for Carbon Neutrality
 Plantation
 Hazardous waste management
 e-waste management
 any other (please specify)
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I. Energy Conservation :
g. Use of solar water heating system in all the hostels with total
capacity of 2 Lac litres per day.
h. Providing and fixing of LED street lights in the Campus
i. Providing and fixing indoor LED lights in all the buildings are in
progress in phases.
j. Replacement of old ACs with new 5 Star ACs in the Campus
wherever required.
k. Purchase of Star rated fluorescent tubes, electronic ballast; Star
rated ceiling fans, etc. for the regular maintenance of hostels and
Academic Buildings.
II. Use of renewable energy

a. 100 KWP solar power plant for Administrative Block, Social
Sciences Building is in progress
b. Providing and fixing of solar power plants on the rooftop of all the
Academic buildings has been initiated.
c. 1MWP Solar power plant under Power Purchase Agreement is in
the planning stage.
III. Water Harvesting

(A) Rain water harvesting
Rainwater pits have already been provided in the following newly

constructed buildings:
a) School of Social Sciences-III (Annexe Bldg.)
b) School of International Studies (Annexe Bldg.)
c) School of Language, Literature & Cultural Studies (Annexe Bldg.)
d) School of Information Technology (SC &IS)
e) Fellow Block for JNIAS building
f) Multistoried Faculty and Staff Residential building
g) 24 Nos. Type-III flats for staffs at Paschimabad
(B) Sewerage Treatment Plant

a. 300 KLD STP is functional near Shipra Hostel.
b. Construction of 500 KLD STP near Saraswatipuram is completed
c. 300 KLD new STP near Uttrakhand Area has been sanctioned and is
in the planning stage. The work is likely to be completed shortly.
d. Treated water collected from the STP‘s are being used in Horticulture
work on the campus.
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IV. Check Dams
University is maintaining check dams in the following locations:
a. Paschimabad Residential Area
b. Behind Shipra Hostel
c. Near Sports Complex
d. Near JNU Nursery T-point
V. Plantation in JNU Campus
Year Area Plantation
2013-14 CSLG, Koyna Hostel, K.V., Jhelum Hostel, Trees - 500

Health Centre, CHS, Wifi hut Library,
Saraswatipuram, Dwelling units, SES Shrubs - 250
(ECO) etc.
2014-15 SC&IS, SLL&CS, SSS-III, SCMM, BSL-III, Trees - 220

SIS, Dwelling unit, Roadside, Sanskrit,
Shipra Hostel, Godavari Hostel, Animal Shrubs - 6000
House, etc.
2015-16 CSLG, Roadside, SCMM, Sanskrit Centre, Trees - 456

Lohit hostel, Dwelling Unit, etc.
Shrubs - 0
216-17 Dakshinapuram, Roadside, CSLG, Type-III., Trees - 239

North Gate, Damodar Hostel, Animal House,
SCMM, SBT, etc. Shrubs - 2740
Horticulture:-
The Horticulture Branch had participated in Pusa Horticulture Show 2016, organised by
the Delhi Agri-Horticultural Society, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New
Delhi during 27th February to 29th February 2016 and won four prizes in a different
category:
2. D.A.H.S. Challenge Cup – For the Best Medium Private Garden in Delhi and
New Delhi in a Government allotted accommodation was awarded to Vice
Chancellor Lodge.
3. D.A.H.S. Challenge Cup – For the Best Large Public Garden in Delhi and
New Delhi (Developed by any Govt./Non-Govt. agency) was awarded to
Dean of Student‘s Garden.
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4. D.A.H.S. Challenge Cup – For the Best Small Public Garden in Delhi and
New Delhi (Developed by any Govt./Non-Govt. agency) was awarded to
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
5. D.A.H.S. Challenge Cup – For the Best Mini Garden attached to institutions,
Embassies, Hotels and Clubs in Delhi and New Delhi was awarded to
Garden at Aravali Guest House.
7.2 Innovations
7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years which
have created a positive impact on the functioning of the university.
o Trans-disciplinary Studies
o Online admission process
o Project-Based Learning
o Social Usefulness of research
o E-office
o Disabled-friendly campus
o eProcurement
o Continuous revision of the syllabus
o Co-curricular activities
o Education Equity
o Inquiry-Based Learning
o Internal evaluation
o Encouraging students for National and International exposure
o Refresher/Orientation course for faculty
o Providing financial assistance to the faculty and students for participation
in various meetings.
o Providing publication charges for high impact research papers
o Outreach programs
o Democratic decision making
o Free accessibility of state of the art library
o Priority based analysis at common instrumentation places such as AIRF
and CIFs.
o Grievance addressing system
o Monitoring of gender equity
7.3 Best Practices
7.3.1 Give details of any two best practices which have contributed to better
academic and administrative functioning of the university.
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Format for Presentation of Best Practices
i) Trans-disciplinary Studies and
ii) Online admission process.
Format for Presentation of Best Practices
i) Title of the Practice: Trans-disciplinary Studies
1. Objectives of the Practice
What are the objectives / intended outcomes of this ―best practice‖ and what are
the underlying principles or concepts of this practice (in about 100 words)?
JNU is the hub of inter-disciplinary research since its inception. The university
has made significant contributions in science and humanities. The university
management has realised the multidisciplinary potential of the faculties which
can be utilized for the improvement of the socio-economic standard of a
common citizen of our country. In order to promote the exchange of ideas
between the faculties of different disciplines, the university has established a
Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster (TRC) which placed JNU as an Innovation
University under UPE-II scheme. The primary objective of the TRC is the
promotion of interdisciplinary research across boundaries of Schools and
disciplines.
2. The Context
What were the contextual features or challenging issues that needed to be

addressed in designing and implementing this practice (in about 150 words)?
Creation of the Transdisciplinary Research Cluster was discussed during the

preparation of the XIIth Plan document and by the Academic Council, which
approved the proposal to create such a Cluster. This was thus included in the
XIIth Plan document. The concept of the Cluster was upheld in the Vision
document of the University, whose mandate was to 'plan the University's teaching
and research so that JNU can assert its relevance and maintain its status as a pre-
eminent University of innovation and social change and attain its position
amongst the top universities in the world'.
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3. The Practice
Describe the practice and its uniqueness in the context of India higher education.
What were the constraints/limitations, if any, faced (in about 400 words)?
The Transdisciplinary Studies are very important to monitor the social impact of
our research. Such studies form the basis of innovation. Unfortunately, the trans-
disciplinary research could not get its due importance in the past due to various
reasons. TRC is a unique platform for a diversified group of researchers. TRC
provides opportunities for the experts from pure sciences as well as social
sciences to discuss their findings from various angles and apply for external
grants. At present, the TRC has the following projects-
• Disaster Research Programme

• Energy Studies
• Silk Road Studies
• Cognitive Sciences
• Sustainability Studies
• History and Philosophy of Science
• Natural Disasters and Development
• International Migration and Diaspora Studies
• Language Technology
• Noninvasive Molecular Imaging
4. Evidence of Success
Provide evidence of success such as performance against targets and benchmarks,

review results. What do these results indicate? Describe in about 200 words.
The TRC has been very successful approach in order to promote impactful
research. The interpretation of such multidisciplinary group is significantly
different from the interpretation made by domain specific individual/group. For
example the group working on Cognitive research is lead by a social scientist
from the School of Social Sciences having a biologist from the School of Life
Sciences and a medical doctor in the team. The group has attracted significant
funding and social attention. Due to this reason, TRC has been an effective
medium to work for socially relevant science and communicate the findings in a
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simple manner to the common person as well as to the policy makers. Therefore,
more and more researchers need to be encouraged to utilise the common
platform of TRC for execution of ideas of experts of different backgrounds.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Please identify the problems encountered and resources required to implement

the practice (in about 150 words).
Implementation of the idea needs plenty of efforts and resources. The

development of teams also needs an exercise of interactions. Sometimes it takes
several rounds of discussions to form new teams. As the TRC concept is new and
non-traditional, the execution under the ongoing rules sometimes needs
modifications in the existing guidelines. Since, the TRC is a virtual center having
faculties from different schools, procurement of items, faculty recruitment, etc.
are some of the problems associated with such arrangement.
The title of the Practice: ii). Online admission process.
Objectives of the Practice
1. JNU Entrance Examination: The admission in JNU primarily based on Entrance

Examination, which is being conducted all over India around 76 Centers including one in
Katmandu, Nepal. There are programmes covering M.Phil/Ph.D, MTech./PhD, Pre-
PhD/PhD, MA/M.Sc./MCA, BA (only Foreign Languages).
The following 127 courses are being offered by the University till Academic
Year‘ 2015-16.
Name of the course No. of Courses
Research Level courses 76

Post Graduate courses 33
Under Graduate courses 10
Advance Diploma courses 02
Diploma course 02
Certificate courses 04
Total 127
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Academic Year Wise breakup of JNU Entrance Examination Admission:
Online Offline Option Intake Offered Joined
Application Application Exercised
2012- 51734 10428 99579 2218 2902 2085

13
2013- 65035 7491 117207 2251 2881 2089

14
2014- 70161 5270 122395 2252 2919 2110

15
2015- 76375 3339 122273 2361 3146 2184

16
2. Direct Ph.D. : [Offline Mode of Admission] Admission happens twice

in a year. Due to various supportive documents required for admission
process including publications, this mode of admission is still kept in
the offline mode and the intake is very minimal.
3. NET Qualified (JRFs) – Online Mode of Admission: In this mode of
admission, applications are received online.
4. Part-Time Programs - Online Mode of admissions: In this mode of
admission, applications are received online (for
Certificate/Diploma/Advance Diploma programmes).
5. Foreign Nationals Admissions
• (Through Entrance): The application form mode is online.
• (In Absentia): The application form mode is offline.
• ICCR Fellows : Recommended by the Government of India; application
form mode is offline
• Casual Students : The application form mode is offline
• Global Studies Programme: Recommended by universities’ MoU;
application form mode is offline
2. The Context
What were the contextual features or challenging issues that needed

to be addressed in designing and implementing this practice (in about
150 words)?
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In any university the actual practice requires sensitive and sensible
application and proper monitoring and evaluation for its effectiveness.
The admission policy and practice of JNU has stood the test of time
since its inception. National Institute of Educational planning and
Administration (now National University of Education Planning and
Administration) in a study in 2001 had adjudged admission policy and
practice of JNU as a pointer in this directed. Since then several other
universities have emulated JNU in their admission frame work.
Universities with higher standard are generally the Alma mater of

people who occupy higher positions in society and carry message of
the institution which not only provide motivation to teachers for
further improvement but also inspire the students to uphold the
tradition and standards of the institution. One of the reasons put
forward against good institutions is that they have straightened
admission policies that ensure admission to only bright students,
eliminating and depriving other deserving students of the opportunity
in a diverse society like India’s.
The above reasons of strict admission policy may be entirely true for all good
institutions. There are institutions which have selection procedure that
cater to the needs of the institution, in keeping with its reputation and at
the same time meet the demands of society by providing safeguards to
protect the interest of students with economic, social and geographic
inequalities. JNU is such institution which had initiated and implemented
such a policy and has experienced success over the years in ensuring
equality, access and quality through its admission policy and procedure.
JNU introduced online admission application mode from Academic
Year’ 2012-13 for Entrance Examination, Part time and Net Qualified JRF
streams.
Technical System Details and Architecture
Operating System : Windows 2003/2008 server/Win XP/7

Languages : ASP.Net 3.5, C#, VBA
Web Development Tools : ADO.Net, IIS 6.0/7.0, Xml, Html, Java
Script, J-Query 1.4
RDBMS : SQL Server 2008, MS-Access 2007
Configuration Tools : Visual Source Safe 6.0, SVN
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Reporting Tools : Active Reports 6.0, Crystal
Reports 2008, SSRS 2008
Methodologies : OOP/OOAD
.NET Architecture – 3-Tier architecture of .NET is used in our Online

Admission System.
5. The Practice
Describe the practice and its uniqueness in the context of India higher
education. What were the constraints / limitations, if any, faced (in
about 400 words)?
Pre-Admissions Process [work outsourced through tender]
This computer processing of Entrance Examination Admission has been

implemented into two phases namely:
1. Pre Examination Processing.

2. Post Examination Processing.
1. Pre Examination Processing –
Scope of Work: Includes each category of admissions i.e.
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JNU Entrance Examination
Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology
JFT-NET Category
All the application process includes the forms submission method in the
following modes:
a) Online Submission Mode

b) Offline OMR Application Submission Mode.
Online Application Form Mode:
1. Website https://admissions.jnu.ac.in developed and designed with

following facilities:
 Online registration by the applicant.
 Calculation of processing fees for examination as per category
for a choice of maximum 3 subjects per candidate.
 Printing facility of the filled application form with barcode.
 Online tracking facility of the application.
 Printing/Downloading of Admit card.
2. Scanning of Photographs and Signature from the filled printed form
and to be reconciling with the online database.
3. Online payment facility using Credit/Debit card/Internet banking
through State Bank of India. Other payment modes also available
like Cash Payment in bank and Demand Draft.
4. Reconciliation of mode of payments with applications received.
5. Support Centre for candidates to resolve their queries.
OMR Application Form Mode:
1. Designing, Creating and supply of multi-color OMR application form

for different application form.
2. The data maintenance including scanning of filled up OMR forms, data
creation, processing, error corrections and scanning of photographs and
signatures.
Common Processing of Pre-Examinations -
1. Scanning & processing of all applications for the process of creating a

database of candidates including the candidate’s photographs,
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signatures & addresses from the applications for the process of
preparation of Admit Cards.
2. Eligibility & non-eligibility data preparation on the basis of data given
by the admission branch.
3. Online tracking of the application, candidate’s information & printing
of Online Admit Card for all the modes of applications.
4. Online panel to verify the payments through Demand Drafts.
5. Status of accepted application forms after the last date of submission
of filled up application forms.
6. Answering to e-mail queries of applicants. Status report relating to e-
mail queries through an online panel.
7. Telephonic help desk email & SMS gateway to communicate with the
candidates regarding the updates & announcements.
8. Examination centre allocation to the candidates as per their preferred
centre location.
9. Updates/corrections on the request received from the candidates i.e.
change of subject, change of exam centre, change of category, etc.
10. Alphabetical list of candidates.
11. Chronological list of candidates. Application No. wise, Exam Centre &
Name wise and Exam Centre & Application No. wise.
12. Blind Candidates list Exam Centre & Application No. wise.
13. Attendance Sheet with photo and sign (Max. 10 candidates per page).
14. Examination Centre wise Application Summary.
15. Subject wise Application summary.
16. Roll-List subject wise, Date wise and centre wise.
17. Roll-List with photo and sign (Max. 10 candidates per page).
18. Centre wise / Session wise question paper summary.
19. Report for Question Paper handing over.
20. Examination Centre wise candidate strength.
21. Supply of OMR answer sheets for various subjects with minimum
quantity of 2000 per subject.
2. Post Examination Processing –
JNU Entrance Examination having answer scripts in 3 modes:
1. OMR; 2.OMR & Subjective; and 3. Fully Subjective.

2. The subjects belongs to Pre-PhD, MPhil/PhD, M. Tech./PhD and
Foreign Languages have interview. [ Written marks 70% and
Interviews marks 30%] and
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3. For BA (Hons.) and Post graduate (MA/MSc./MCA), there are no
interviews.
4. Apart from these academic marking system, JNU adopts the
Deprivation marks for Educationally backward districts [Quartile 1
and 2]
Woman candidates
Ex-service man and Ward widows
Kashmiri migrants
Final merit is based on Written + interview+ deprivation marks
This phase mainly relates to preparation of result of OMR and conventional

answer scripts for those who appear in the Entrance Examination.
1. Preparation of Absentee List.

2. Secret code generation (Short Code & Long Code).
3. Generation and printing of secret codes on stickers.
4. Pasting of stickers on answer sheets after matching the Regn No. &
Subject.
5. Tearing of counter foils.
6. Safe retention of counter foils serially in subject wise.
7. Generation of award blanks in respect of candidates appearing in
written test.
8. Punching and verification of awards.
9. Generation of award checklist.
10. Generation of General merit list for all subjects showing only Secret
Codes.
11. Final merit list (category wise i.e. UR/SC/St/PH/FN) showing secret
codes as well as Regn nos.
12. Final merit list (category wise i.e. UR/SC/St/PH/FN) showing Regn
No., Name of candidate & marks obtained in the entrance test.
13. Generation of General merit list for Viva subjects showing only Secret
Codes, Marks in written test and Blank Column for Viva marks.
14. Final merit list (category wise i.e. UR/SC/St/PH/FN) showing secret
codes as well as Regn nos.
15. Final merit list (category wise i.e. UR/SC/St/PH/FN) showing Regn
No., Name of candidate & marks obtained in the entrance test.
16. Notification through SMS, E-Mail and Display candidate list selected
for Viva on website.
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17. Final Selected merit list (category wise i.e. UR/SC/St/PH/FN) for
courses where Viva is conducted with code number, Regn No. and
Name indicating marks in written test, Viva and Total Marks.
18. Selected Merit list for Combined Entrance Examination for
Biotechnology Programme (CEEB).
19. Display of results of every candidate who appeared in the Jnu
admission on the website in searchable mode as well as entire list.
20. Download option of Offer letter & other documents for selected
candidates through the website.
B. Post Admissions Process: [In-house developed Software Applications]
1. New Students Registration Process Workflow: [Single

window system established at JNU]
After the merit list is prepared, the students have to
complete the formalities of the Students registration process.
After the Certificate verification and the payment of fees, the
students are allowed access to the course registration system.
Once the required courses are registered at schools and
centers, the students are considered as enrolled students of
the University.
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2. Continue students Registration Process Workflow: ( Twice in
an academic year done through Schools/Centers)
After getting the necessary NOC of the University [minimum
academic criteria, Chief Proctor clearance, Hostel/IHA
clearances, Fees Clearances, Library Clearances] the
students are allowed to re-register for the further semesters.
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3. Result Processing Workflow:
Semester results are processed as per the university rules
and calculate the SGPA, CGPA and FGPA along with Mark
sheet and Degree printing facility.
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4. Thesis Tracking System Workflow:
To track and facilitate the evaluation of M.Phil / M.Tech.
Dissertation and Ph.D. Thesis as per the university rules, the
thesis tracking and evaluation integrated system is in place.
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6. Evidence of Success
Provide evidence of success such as performance against targets and

benchmarks, review results. What do these results indicate? Describe
in about 200 words.
Students in large numbers continue to be attracted towards JNU.

Admission data of last four years with no. of students coming from
different background, who made their careers, makes JNU’s success
self-evident. Today, JNU is proud of its Alumni who are spread over
all walks of life all over the globe.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Please identify the problems encountered and resources required to

implement the practice (in about 150 words).
There are many issues related to the delay in compilation of data,

huge operations overheads and activities were very time consuming.
JNU Entrance Examination is one of the complex process, which is
carried out across India through the KVS . Initially the JNUEE was
conducted totally offline. Then JNUEE process was implemented in a
Hybrid Mode both Online and Offline. Subsequently JNUEE is made
fully online with all payment modes for all the streams of the
university from the Academic Year’2017-18
7. Notes
Optional. Please add any other information that may be relevant for
adopting/ implementing the Best Practice in other institutions (in about
150 words).
Hostels, class rooms, remedial courses, eating places, barrier free

campus, especially library facilities for PWD category are the features
of the university. The university is in process of implementing Online
Entrance Examination at least for one subject from the Next
Academic Year.
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Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

SELF STUDY REPORT PAGES

A. Declaration by Head of the Institution 4

Number of Schools/Special Centres

Number of Staff and Teacher-Student ratio

Courses and Evaluation

Research and Development

 Centre of Advanced Studies (CAS),

Innovative Teaching & Research:

R&D and Teaching-learning facilities:

 Advanced Instrumentation and Research Facility (AIRF).

Awards and recognitions

Linkages to National Knowledge Network

National and International Collaborations

Extension Activities and Outreach Programmes

Sports Activities: Participation of students in sports activities is also important. The

Students‘ Activities: Participation of our students in national/international

National Service Scheme (NSS)

Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study (JNIAS)

JNIAS conceived as a self-contained site of scholarly pursuits in an environment of

SWOC (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Challenges) Analysis:

A. PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY

1. Name and Address of the University

Designation Name Telephone Mobile Fax Email

Pro Vice Prof. O: 011- 9818824646 26742594 rector

Pro Vice Prof. Satish O: 011- 9871901971 26742594 rectorii

Registrar Dr. Pramod O:011- 9911117714 26742641 registrar

Steering Prof. D.K. O: 011- 9868863883 26742594 dkl

3. Status of the University : Central University

7. Date of recognition as a university by UGC or any other national agency:

Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks

i. 2f Central Act, 1966 Jawaharlal Nehru

Certificate of recognition should be enclosed: Copy of the Act is available in

7. Has the university been recognised

a. By UGC as a University with Potential for Excellence?

b. For its performance by any other governmental agency?

If yes, Name of the agency NIRF

9. Does the university have off-campus centres? : No

10. Does the university have off-shore campuses? : No

11. Location of the campus and area:

12. Provide information on the following: In case of multi-campus University, please

Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities

Note: One more hostel is demarked as Married Students Researchers Hostel

Residential facilities for faculty and non-teaching:

Besides a number of canteens/cafeteria in the University, a number of schools and centres

Health centre – Nature of facilities available – inpatient, outpatient, ambulance,

Facilities like banking, post office, book shops, etc.

Facilities for persons with disabilities

Equal Opportunity Office

• CIS conducts various ICT Skill Development Training Programmes in English/Hindi

Access – Audit for Barrier free Campus

Steps towards Creation of a Barrier – Free Environment

Mini Bus for Physically Challenged Students

Laptop customized Software for VH Student

Central Library & Helen Keller Unit

Certain additional facilities made available to students include:

Incinerator for laboratories

Power house : Yes

Waste management facility : Yes

Particulars of Colleges Total Permanently Temporarily