Jawaharlal Nehru University

Introduction
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU or Nehru University, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. Named after Jawaharlal Nehru (the first Prime Minister of India), it is among the premier universities in India. G. Parthasarathy was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the university. Situated in a bush forest on a ridge of the Aravalli hills with about 1000 acres (4 km²) of land in South Delhi, the university is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with about 5500 students. The faculty strength is around 550. The University is organized in ten Schools (each of which has several Centers) as well as four independent Special Centers.

The JNU campus is a microcosm of the Indian nation, drawing students from every nook and corner of the country and from every group and stratum of society. To make sure that this is so, annual admission tests are simultaneously held at 37 centres spread across the length and breadth of the country, and special care is taken to draw students from the underprivileged castes and ethic groups by reserving 22.5 per cent of seats for them. Overseas students form some 10 percent of the annual intake. Students’ hostels and blocks of faculty residences are interspersed with one another, underlining the vision of a large Indian family.

The University Library is a Knowledge Centre which has rich resources mainly in Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences. It is a nine-storey tower building and has a carpet area of about one lakh sq. ft. It is situated in the midst of the academic complex of the University and is the hub of all the academic activities of the University. Established in 1969, it incorporates the library of the prestigious Indian School of International Studies which was later merged with Jawaharlal Nehru University. The JNU Library is a depository of all Govt. publications and publications of some important International Organisations like WHO, European Union, United Nations and its allied agencies etc. The Library has recently established a CyberLibrary at the Ground Floor with 200 Computers for the students and research scholars to access the available online resources.

Schools

• School of Arts and Aesthetics
• School of BioTechnology
• School of Computer and Systems Sciences
• School of Environmental Sciences
• School Of Information Technology
• School of International Studies
• School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
• School of Life Sciences
• School of Physical Sciences
• School of Social Sciences

Contact Details
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi 110067.
Phones: +91-11-26742676, 26742575, 26741557 Fax: 26742580
Email: Infoserv@mail.jnu.ac.in
Official Website: http://www.jnu.ac.in