Jawaharlal Nehru University offers over 650 faculty members who are working under around 65 departments, centres and schools of study. All these faculty members work as departmental heads, senior professors, professors, assistant professors and lecturers. The faculty members are drawn from all over India and the world, and they represent a wide range of disciplines. Most of the JNU faculty members are either PhD holders or pursuing a PhD in their respective fields. The annual salary for a JNU professor ranges from INR 19 lakh to INR 36 lakh.
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Q: How is the JNU faculty?
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has a large and distinguished faculty of over 1,200 professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers. The faculty members are drawn from all over India and the world, and they represent a wide range of disciplines. To become a professor at JNU, a candidate must have a PhD degree in the relevant field and must have qualified the UGC NET exam. The annual salary for a Professor at JNU ranges from INR 19 Lacs to INR 36.0 lakh.
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Answered 2 months ago
JNU faculty are supportive and motivates students to work on their knowledge and skills. The faculty are PhD, diploma, and degree holders. Some of the JNU faculty member details are listed down below:
Faculty name | Designation | School/ Centre |
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Sameena Hameed | Professor | Centre of West Asian Studies |
Sandeep Saxena | Professor | School of Biotechnology |
Syed Akhtar Hussain | Professor | Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies |
Sangmesh | Associate Professor | School of Engineering |
Smita Sonker | Associate Professor | School of Physical Sciences |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 7 months ago
Operating out of JNU, the School of Language, Literature, and Culture Studies provides a three-year full-time BA (Hons) curriculum. Applicants are chosen into JNU BA (Hons) programs according to their performance in the NTA-conducted CUET. In addition, lateral entry admission to the second year of t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Both JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and Pune University (Savitribai Phule Pune University) are prestigious institutions offering excellent M.Sc. Biotechnology programs, and each has its own strengths. The choice between the two depends on factors such as academic interests, research opportunities
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) does not offer D. Pharma or Diploma in Pharmacy. Known specifically for under graduation, postgraduate research-oriented streams offered with subjects falling under social and human sciences, natural and biological sciences, JNU is not offering D Pharma progra
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Beginner-Level 5
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