Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI): FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions 2025

Dr. Zakir Husain Sahib has concisely articulated the unique identity of Jamia Millia Islamia. In a true sense, Jamia Millia Islamia began as a movement to develop a national culture for the average Indian and fight against the British system for education and cultural renewal.

Undergraduate (UG), graduate (PG), diploma, certificate, and PhD programs are available at JMI in several fields, including Journalism, mass communication, engineering, commerce, law, education, arts, fine arts, Social Sciences, and Architecture.

The passing marks on the PhD entrance test at JMI are 40% on each paper and in aggregate also. SC/ST/OBC category students are given 5% relaxation either in aggregate marks or in each section.

No, Jamia Millia Islamia University does not offer direct admissions to candidates. An entrance Test at JMI is conducted and based on that score, merit is prepared. Those who are on merit are offered admission. The entrance test is conducted for those who haven’t appeared in any other national exam. Also, one has to be eligible to appear for the entrance test. JMI has stated all the eligibility requirements clearly, those who will not meet the eligibility requirement, even scoring well on the entrance test will be rejected.

The application fees for all the courses except for B.Tech and B.Arch courses are INR 700 and INR 550 for B.Tech and B.Arch. For PhD applications, fees are INR 1,500 and INR 800 for SC/ST/OBC category students.

For the entrance test at JMI, students can select any of the below centers that are nearer to them: Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow, Delhi, Kolkata, Patna, Srinagar, and Guwahati

The entrance test syllabus at JMI is different for all the courses. But some subjects are common. These are English Language Ability, General Awareness, and Reasoning. Students are advised to check the syllabus of the entrance test from the JMI official website before appearing in the test.

Yes, JMI allows refunds on submitted fees if the candidate has informed the concerned authorities timely before the last date of admission.