## Jawaharlal Nehru University

`college/jawaharlal-nehru-university` · College · From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-09-29 · as listed, not verified yet

Central university · South West Delhi, Delhi · NIRF 2025 #2 University · University

JNU is India's best-known public research university for the social sciences, languages and international studies, ranked 2nd among all universities in NIRF 2025. Its forested 1,000-acre campus in South Delhi is famous for near-free tuition, a fiercely argumentative student politics and a deprivation-points admission policy that pulls students in from small towns across India. Most of its programmes are postgraduate; undergraduate entry is mainly through the foreign-language honours degrees.

| Fact | Value | Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Central university · Government | as listed, not verified yet |
| Where | South West Delhi, Delhi | as listed, not verified yet |
| NIRF 2025 | #2 University | verified |
| NAAC | A++ | verified |
| Founded | 1969 | as listed, not verified yet |
| UG fee a year (listed) | ₹1,260 | as listed, not verified yet |
| PG fee a year (listed) | ₹1,362 | as listed, not verified yet |
| Placed (listed) | 8.4% | as listed, not verified yet |
| Median salary (listed) | ₹6.5 L a year | as listed, not verified yet |
| University | NOT APPLICABLE | as listed, not verified yet |
| Website | https://www.jnu.ac.in/ | verified |
| Shiksha rating | 4.32/5 (326 reviews) | as listed, not verified yet |

Sources:
1. [Campus Binge college data (campusbinge.in)](https://campusbinge.in/colleges/Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20University), 2026-09-29
2. Listed on Shiksha, via Campus Binge, 2026-09-29
3. Checked by the Campus Binge data team, 2026-09-29
4. [NIRF rankings (nirfindia.org)](https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings)
5. Campus Binge editorial description
6. [Jawaharlal Nehru University (official website)](https://www.jnu.ac.in/)
7. Rankings as listed on Shiksha, via Campus Binge