Information sheet, EMINTE, European partner universities
Name of university: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
Profile of the university (max. 15 lines):
The bill for the establishment of Jawaharlal Nehru University was placed in the Rajya Sabha on
September 1, 1965 by the then Education Minister, Mr M.C. Chagla. During the discussion that followed,
Hon. M.P. Mr. Bhushan Gupta voiced the opinion that this should not be yet another university. New
faculties should be created, including scientific socialism, and one thing that this university should ensure
was to keep noble ideas in mind and provide accessibility to students from weaker sections of society.
The JNU Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on 16th November 1966 and the JNU Act came into force on 22nd
April, 1969.
The University is located, since 1976, on a campus that is spread over approximately 1000 acres of land
on the Aravali range in New Delhi, which has now been turned into a green and open area though many
academic buildings, hostels, and residences for faculty and staff have come up during the last forty years.
Presently the University has over 7300 students, who come from all parts of the country and abroad, and
from all sections of society. There are over 500 faculty members in addition to administrative staff who,
along with students, live on campus, and they interact and mingle with each other irrespective of social
or professional status.
The living ambience and social milieu of the campus is also reflected in an integrated, interdisciplinary
approach in teaching and research. There is freedom to define and design course content or start new
courses. Research themes evolve with new developments in the area and the interface between
different areas of study. Everyone at the university competes with himself/herself to excel in their own
field of research. JNU is academically and socially a vibrant place where all have space to express their
views.
The ten Schools and four special centres of the university produce high quality research publications,
books, working papers and M.Phil and Ph,D theses. The JNU alumni occupy important positions, in
academics, government, private sector, and in fact in all walks of life. Recently JNU has been ranked by
the NAAC as the top University in the country.
JNU will continue to play a major role in the field of higher education, by seeding new ideas and creating
knowledge, and by imparting high level of training with values and social commitment.
Websites:
Main University website: www.jnu.ac.in
Website Undergraduate studies: www.jnu.ac.in
Website Master studies: www.jnu.ac.in
Website PhD studies: www.jnu.ac.in
Website Post Doc fellowships: www.jnu.ac.in
Website with information for academic staff: www.jnu.ac.in
Academic calendar:
Start and end dates of the autumn semester 2014:
Monsoon Semester 22.7.2014 to 5.12.2014
Start and end dates of the spring semester 2015:
Winter Semester 6.1.2015 to 11.5.2015
Examination period (s):
Monsoon End Semester Examination between last week o November 2014 and First week of December
2014
Winter End Semester Examination first week of May 2015.
Credit system:
Number of credits earned during one semester of full time master studies: 16 credits
Number of credits earned during one year of full time master studies: 32 credits
Number of credits required for completion of an undergraduate degree: N.A.
Number of years required for completion of an undergraduate degree: N.A.
Number of credits required for completion of a master’s degree: 64 credits
Number of years required for completion of a master’s degree: Two years
Number of credits required for completion of a PhD degree: No credits systems
Number of years required for completion of a PhD degree: Four years
Additional information about the credit system: N.A.
Language of instruction / language proficiency
What are the language/languages of instruction at your university? English
What kind of language certificate is required for Erasmus Mundus students? English
What are the minimum required scores for
TOEFL:
IELTS:
Cambridge/Oxford:
Other:
Are any mobility groups exempted from submitting a language proficiency test?
Admission for students who are not nominated for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
Will the application be considered for admission to the programme applied for even when the applicant
is not nominated for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship? As per university rules
Website for information about application procedures for full-degree programmes: www.jnu.ac.in
Website about other scholarship opportunities (university and/or national level): www.jnu.ac.in
Tuition fees for undergraduate programmes:
Foreign Nationals
For M.Phil./Ph.D., Pre-Ph.D./Ph.D., M.Tech./Ph.D., MPH/Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc., MCA, B.A.(Hons.) and PartTime Programmes of study:
i) Tuition Fee :
(a) @ US $ 750 per semester for courses in science disciplines;
(b) @ US $ 500 per semester for courses in humanities and social sciences;
ii) Incidental charges :
@ US $ 100 per semester will be charged from both the above categories.
Tuition fees for Master programmes: see above
Tuition fees for PhD studies: see above
Additional costs for students (use of university facilities, administrative fees etc.): as per university rules
Practical information for incoming students and staff. Please provide an internet link if possible.
Welcome guide:
Course catalogue:
M.A. COURSES
Compulsory Courses
1. SS 451N: Methodology of Social Sciences
2. SS 452N: Sociological Thinkers
3. SS 453N: Culture, Personality and Society
4. SS 454N: Family Life and Kinship in India
5. SS 455N: Anthropological Theories
6. SS 456N: Economy and Society in India
7. SS 457N: Sociology of Social Stratification in India
8. SS 458N: Religion and Society in India
9. SS 459N: Sociological Theory
10. SS 460N: Techniques of Social Research
11. SS 461N: Polity and Society in India
Optional Courses
1.
SS 413N: Industry and Society in India
2.
SS 414N: Sociology of Knowledge
3.
SS 415N: Law and Society in India
4.
SS 416N: Sociology of Medicine
5.
SS 417N: Sociology of Science
6.
SS 418N: Sociology of Minorities and Ethnic Groups
7.
SS 419N: Bureaucracy and Development in India
8.
SS 420N: Sociology of Education in India
9.
SS 421N: Tribal Sociology in India
10. SS 422N: Peasant Sociology in India
11. SS 423N: Sociology of Urban Life in India
12. SS 424N: Sociology of Professions
13. SS 425N: Themes in Social Anthropology -Analysis of Monographs
14. SS 426N: Statistics in Social Sciences
15. SS 427N: Population and Society in India
16. SS 428N: Women and Society in India -A Comparative Perspective
17. SS 429N: Modern Indian Social Thought
18. SS 430N: Modes of Cultural Analysis
19. SS 431N: Ecology and Society
20. SS 435N: South Asian Social Thought and Media
21. SS 436N: Modernization and Development: Perspectives from South Asia
22. SS 437N: Globalization, International Institutions and Society
23. SS 438N: Rural India: Perspectives on Development and Agrarian Change
24. SS 462N: Indian Society - Structure and Process
25. SS 463N: Cinema and Culture in India
M.PHIL COURSES
Compulsory Courses
1.
SS 601N: Theoretical Orientations in Sociological Analysis
2.
SS 607N: Methods of Social Sciences
Optional Courses
1.
SS 602N: Theories of Social Systems and Social Structure
2.
SS 603N: Society, Culture and Personality
3.
SS 604N: Social System Analysis -Structural and Functional Models
4.
SS 605N: Marxist and Dialectical Models
5.
SS 606N: Social Systems Analysis - Action, Symbolic and
Phenomenological
6.
SS 608N: Research Designs and Analysis of Data
7.
SS 609N: Interviewing in Social Research
8.
SS 610N: Scaling Techniques and Factor Analysis
9.
SS 611N: Observational Methods and Qualitative Data
10.
SS 612N: Projective Methods and Psychological Research
11.
SS 613N: Documentary and Content Analysis
12.
SS 614N: Analysis of Social Networks and Action-sets
13.
SS 615N: Historical Method in Sociology
14.
SS 616N: Sociology of Modernization and Development
15.
SS 617N: Politics and Social Change
16.
SS 618N: Professional Systems and Professionalisation
17.
SS 619N: Migration, Adaptation and Change - Overseas Indian
Communities
18.
SS 620N: Youth, Identity and Social Change
19.
SS 621N: Education and Society
20.
SS 622N: Social Structure, Values and Religious Systems
21.
SS 623N: Systems of Family and Kinship
22.
SS 624N: Social Structure of Socialist Societies-China, Soviet Russia,
Yugoslavia and Cuba
23.
SS 625N: Social Mobility, Social Differentiation and Social Change
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24.
SS 626N: Ethnic Groups and Communities Problems of Identity
and Nation-Building
25.
SS 627N: Study of Social Movements and Revolutions
26.
SS 628N: Family Structure, Economic Growth and Modernization
27.
SS 629N: Science, Technology and Social Change
28.
SS 630N: Textual Analysis in Cultural Context-The Social
Anthropology of Civilization
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29.
SS 631N: Ethnicity, Identity and Modernity The case of South and South-East Asia
30.
SS 632N: Democracy, Mass-Media and Nation-building
31.
SS 633N: Industrialization and Social Change -Perspectives from the Third World
32.
SS 634N: Modes of Symbolic Communication -Belief, Ritual and Art
33.
SS 635N: Themes in Gender - Culture and Society
34.
SS:636N: Health, Culture and Society
Student facilities: As per university rules: see JNU Website
Housing service: As per university rules: see JNU Website
Language courses: As per university rules: see JNU Website
General information about host university/country (website): www.jnu.ac.in
Living expenses:
As per university rules: see JNU Website
Other useful information and internet links:
As per university rules: see JNU Website
Contact details for questions about EMINTE offers
Last name: Alam
First name: Arshad
Office: Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi 110067, India
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0091-11-26738749
Postal address; Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi 110067, India
Visiting hours (if applicable): official working hours