JNU 2026 Merit List (1st) has been released on 3rd August 2026 for UG admissions. Jawaharlal Nehru University offers admission in UG/ PG courses through national level entrance exams – CUET UG & CUET PG which are conducted by the NTA.
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JNU 2026 Counselling – First Merit List OUT
JNU 2026 Merit List (1st) has been released on 3rd August 2026 for UG admissions. Click here to view merit list.
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JNU 2026 PG Application has been released for admission via CUET PG. Click here to register.
Jawaharlal Nehru University offers admission in MBA through CAT scores. The university offers UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses in various professional fields. Admission is offered into the university only on the basis of the written examination.
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In this article, candidates can get the complete information related to the JNU Admission Procedure 2026 dates, mode, admission procedure, etc.
JNU Counselling 2026
The candidates are invited for counselling on the basis of their performance in the CUET UG/ PG exam. The university releases the merit list of the candidates who are selected for the viva voce.
Candidates who attend the counselling are only allotted seats. After a few days of the declaration of result, the counselling procedure will be started by the university.
JNU Cut off 2026 for various courses is released through online mode. The cut-off is the minimum marks obtained by the candidates in the JNU Entrance Exam for the PG courses.
It is necessary to bring the original documents to the counselling centre. The university releases the category-wise merit list of the qualified candidates. If a seat remains vacant in any of the disciplines, then the wait list is generated by the university.
If a candidate does not appear in the viva-voce, then their admission gets cancelled. Candidates have to report for counselling/ admission on a given date and time.
JNU Counselling/ Admission Dates 2026
In below given table, we have mentioned the schedule for some programmes offered by the university. Candidates can follow the schedule as per the course opted.
For UG:
| UG Admission schedule for UG & COP | Dates 2026 |
| Online application submission | 12th – 22nd July 2026 |
| Correction window open | 23rd- 24th July 2026 |
| First Merit list publication | 3rd August 2026 |
| Pre-enrolment registration & fee payment/ seat blocking | 3rd- 5th August 2026 |
| Physical verification of admission/ registration of selected candidates | 12th August 2026 |
| Release of Second merit list for admission | 12th August 2026 |
| Pre-enrolment registration and payment of fee with blocking of seats of final list | 12th- 14th August 2026 |
| Physical verification of admission/ registration of selected candidates for 2nd list | 17th- 20th August 2026 |
| Release & Final call for willingness of admission in vacant seats | 26th- 28th August 2026 |
| Release of final merit list | 3rd September 2026 |
| Pre-enrolment registration and payment of fee with blocking of seats of final list | 3rd- 5th September 2026 |
| Physical verification/ verification of candidates in final list of selected candidates | 9th- 10th September 2026 |
| Deadline for admission/ registration | 15th September 2026 |
For PG:
| PG admission schedule for PG & COP | Dates 2026 |
| Online application submission | – |
| Correction in application form | 16th- 17th June 2026 |
| First Merit list publication | 25th June 2026 |
| Pre-enrolment registration & fee payment/ seat blocking | 25th- 27th June 2026 |
| Release of 2nd merit list | 3rd July 2026 |
| Pre-enrolment registration and payment of fee with blocking of seats of second list | 3rd -5th July 2026 |
| Physical verification of admission/ registration of selected candidates | 9th , 10th , 13th , 14th , 15th , 16th and 17th July, 2026 |
| Last and Final list releases | 31st July 2026 |
| Pre-enrolment registration and payment of fee with blocking of seats of final list | 31st July – 2nd August 2026 |
| Physical verification/ verification of candidates in final list of selected candidates | 6th and 7th August 2026 |
| Deadline for admission/ registration | 10th August 2026 |
Also Check: JNU 2026 Result
JNU Admission Procedure 2026
- After the declaration of result, the university releases the merit list for the candidates who will be selected for the viva-voce (for some courses).
- On the basis of merit list, candidates are called for the document verification process.
- After the viva voce, university again releases the merit list containing the names of candidates who will be selected for the admission on the basis of viva-voce round.
- The list of selected candidates will be published through the website or notice board of the Administrative Blocks.
- Marks of the viva-voce will be added to the marks obtained by the candidates in the written test.
- Candidates have to register on the official website by filling the pre-allotment form in which they have to fill in their choice preferences.
- Candidates will report to the University for a Document Verification Process to get final admission.
- After verification of all the required original documents, the candidates are allotted seats in opted courses.
Documents Required for Admission:
Candidates must bring the documents which are listed below to get admission to the university:
- JNU Admit Card
- JNU Score Card
- Matric & Intermediate Mark Sheets.
- Address Proof (any related ID)
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Transfer Certificate
- Migration Certificate
- Graduation Certificate (for PG programmes)
- 12 coloured passport size Photograph, etc.
If you have any other queries about JNU 2026 Admission Procedure, you can write your query in the comments box given below.
Hey!!!
When will the 1st merit list will appear for ug 2024
JNU 2024 First Merit List will be released soon in August 2024.
I don’t have my migration and tc, (graduation) I am confused if we are required to upload these documents in jnu portal or do we only need to bring them to jnu while Physical verification. Please help me regarding this.
You are advised to ask the authorities regarding this query.
I am done with my registration
But now I don’t how to participate in JNU counselling
Please help 🙏😭
You can go through complete counselling session here for JNU 2023.
Is domocile certificate is important for admission…