JNU Eligibility Criteria 2023: Age Limit, Educational Qualification

Updated By Kamayani Meghawal on 20 Nov, 2023 23:52

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JNUEE 2023 Eligibility Criteria

JNUEE eligibility criteria 2023 is prescribed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for Jawaharlal Nehru University entrance exam 2023. Candidates who are willing to fill the application form of JNUEE 2023 must check the JNUEE eligibility criteria 2023 before and then start applying. The candidates have to go through the detailed JNUEE eligibility criteria 2023 before applying for the JNUEE 2023. The JNUEE 2023 eligibility criteria mentions the specific academic qualifications and the basic requirements required to apply for the examination. The JNUEE eligibility criteria 2023 vary from one course to another. If the candidates fail to fulfil the JNU admission 2023 eligibility
for JNU admission 2023, then they will not be allowed to appear for the JNUEE examination. Candidates can go through the page to know all the important things about the JNUEE 2023 eligibility criteria. 

Candidates are invited to take the CBT examination, and those who pass the CBT examination will be invited to take the viva voce examination. The qualifying mark for a candidate from the General Category is 50% according to JNUEE eligibility criteria 2023. Candidates from the SC, ST, OBC, PWD, and EWS categories must obtain 45% of the qualifying marks. JNUEE 2023 examination consists of multiple-choice questions related to the chosen field of study. Candidates must go through this page to know everything about JNUEE 2023 eligibility criteria. 

Note: It should be noted that a candidate who scores 50% or higher in the General Category and 45% or higher in the SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/PWD/EWS in the computer-based test does not automatically qualify for the viva-voce.

Detailed JNUEE Eligibility Criteria 2023

The below table specifies the JNUEE 2023 eligibility criteria:

Course

JNUEE Eligibility Criteria

M.A. in Politics (with specialization in International Studies)

  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks.

M.A. in International Relations and Area Studies

  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks.

M.A. in Economics (with specialization in World Economy)

  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in the following subjects:
  • Economics (Hons.) with Mathematics as a subsidiary subject or
  • Mathematics (Hons.) with Economics as a subsidiary subject or
  • Statistics (Hons.) with Mathematics and Economics as a subsidiary subject.
  • Any bachelor’s degree passed with Mathematics and Economics by securing 60% marks.

MCA

  • Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree (like BCA or B.Tech) with Mathematics in 10+2 or at Graduate level with at least 55% marks.

M.A. in Politics (with specialization in International Studies) & M.A. in (International Relations and Area Studies)

  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline passed with not less than 50% marks.

Ph.D. (Direct Admission)

  • Candidates must have a 2-year M.Phil degree or 1-year M.Phil with one-year research experience and one publication.

OR

  • Minimum 2 years of Research experience after a Master’s degree or diploma equivalent of a Master's degree with research publication. Moreover, a master’s degree should be passed with at least 55% marks.

M.Sc (Life Sciences)

  • Candidates must have Bachelor’s (B. Sc. or B Tech or equivalent) in Biological, Physical, or Agricultural Sciences or Biotechnology under the 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks.

M.Phil/ Ph.D.

  • Candidates must have passed a master’s degree in the related discipline with 55% in the relevant subject.

M.Tech/ Ph.D.

  • Candidates must have passed a Master's Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or Statistics or Operational Research or any branch of Science or a Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering or MCA by securing a minimum of 55% marks.

JNUEE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Seat Reservation

Here we have presented the category-wise reservation for JNUEE 2023 eligibility criteria:

JNUEE 2023 Reservation of seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe 

  • Almost 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled caste candidates who apply for the JNUEE 2023. The Scheduled Tribes have a reservation of 7.5% in the JNUEE 2023. 
  • Certificates issued only by the Competent Authority would be accepted, not any certificate given by anyone else. If the candidate belongs to scheduled caste or scheduled tribe then they must be listed under the following categories: Name of the caste, tribe of the candidate, state and district or union territory of the candidate's usual place of residence, If the applicants do not have the SC or ST caste/ tribe certificate at the time of (i.e. final registration after selection), the applicant may upload the acknowledgement slip of the SC or ST caste/tribe certificate application. But on the day of admission, the applicants will have to produce the valid Scheduled caste and Scheduled tribe certificate. 
  • If any SC/ST candidate seeks admission under the unreserved category then they must satisfy all the general category JNU admission 2023 eligibility. 
  • ST/SC candidates who would get admission under open merit or general category will not be included in the reserved category. 

Reservation of Seats for all JNUEE 2023 OBC candidates

  • About 27% of the total number of seats will be reserved for candidates belonging to OBC category of non-creamy layer. The candidates must be enlisted in the Central list of OBC.
  • The application must mention that the OBC Category is of non-creamy layer and the name of the candidate must appear in the Central list of OBC’s only. Only such candidates would be considered for admission under the OBC category notified by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which is recommended by the National Commission for Backward Class. 
  • The OBC applicants who belong to the ‘Non-Creamy Layer’ and whose caste appears in the Central List of the OBCs only, shall be eligible to be considered for admission under the OBC category.
  • Candidates must upload the latest non-creamy layer OBC certificate if that is not available during the uploading of the documents then the applicant can upload the old non-creamy layer certificate. But during the time of admission, the applicants will have to produce the recent document. 

Reservations for the JNUEE 2023 Persons with Disabilities 

  • About 5% of the seats are reserved for the persons with disability. Such candidates are considered under the “benchmark disabilities” which means that these candidates are at least 40% disabled. Reservation of 5% seats will be straight considered for PwD as per the guidelines of the NTA. 
  • Candidates with such disability would be considered under this category:
  1. Physical Disability: Locomotor Disability 
  2. Visual Impairment
  3. Hearing Impairment
  4. Speech and Language disability
  5. Mental Disability
  6. Neurological Malfunction
  7. Blood disorder

Reservation for JNUEE 2023 Economically Weaker Section

  • The candidates belonging to Economically weaker section but do not belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Class would get at least 10% reservation for JNU admission 2023. This kind of reservation is called Quantum Reservation.

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