JNU Infrastructure: Campus Facilities, Hostels, Library ,Mehrauli, Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus is spread over 500 acres in the southern part of New Delhi. It is a lush green campus with rolling hills, meandering pathways, and a variety of trees and plants. The campus is home to a number of academic buildings, including the School of Social Sciences, the School of International Studies, and the School of Arts and Sciences. There are also a number of residential buildings, a library, a sports complex, and a cultural centre. The JNU campus is a vibrant and lively place. It is home to a diverse student body from all over India and the world. The campus is also a hotbed of political and cultural activity.

  • Canteen: The JNU canteen is a popular spot for students and staff to eat and socialize. It offers a variety of Indian and international cuisine.
  • Thesis Park: Thesis Park is a popular spot for students to relax and study. It is located in the middle of the campus and is surrounded by trees and greenery.
  • Central Library: The Central Library is the largest library in JNU. It has a collection of over 2 million books, journals, and newspapers.
  • Folklore Studies Centre: The Folklore Studies Centre is a popular spot for students to learn about Indian folk culture. It has a collection of over 100,000 folk songs, stories, and artefacts.
  • Botanical Garden: The Botanical Garden is a popular spot for students to relax and enjoy the outdoors. It has a collection of over 2,000 plant species.
  • Hostel and Mess: JNU comprises a total of 18 hostels, including over 3,800 beds for boys and 3,000 beds for girls. It also offers around 86 Co-ed beds. The university currently provides residence to more than 5,000 students and faculty members. Along with the accommodation, JNU also offers mess facilities to the students that can be availed by submitting a preference for a meal at the time of admission.

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Infrastructure/Facilities

  • Library

    24*7 central library with reading halls. Wi-Fi enabled library allows users to access offline and online information anytime. It uses Virtual Integrated Library Management Software (VTLS) and provides access to 22 databases through UGC-Infonet consortia. The library has a unique collection of one lakh plus e-Books from various international publishers. Central Library subscribes to 37 Online databases having 50,000+ e-journals; 61+ Online Individual Journals and 213 Print Journals. In addition to Central Library, JNU gets access to 21 Databases /E-resources access from INFLIBNET. Central Library has perpetual access to South Asia Archive and Time of India Archive. School wise library and air-conditioned reading halls are also available.

  • Hostel

    Hostel system includes spacious and well furnished 18 hostels with accommodation capacity of more than 5500 for boys and girls and one complex accommodating married students. There is a hostel for working women‘s with accommodation capacity of 201 inmates. Apart from hygienic foods, hostels provide recreational facilities includes TVs, indoor games, health Club, and PCOs etc.

    Boys HostelNumber of beds - 3831|In-Campus Hostel, Girls HostelNumber of beds - 3005|In-Campus Hostel, Co-ed HostelNumber of beds - 86|In-Campus Hostel
  • Sports Complex
    Available Facilities:
    Badminton Court|Basketball Court|Cricket Ground|Football Ground|Tennis Court|Athletics Track|Taekwondo|Weight-Lifting Mountaineering & Trekking
  • Labs
    Available Facilities:
    Computer Lab|Language Lab|Linux Lab|Oracle Lab|Microprocessor Lab
  • Cafeteria
    Gym
    Hospital / Medical Facilities
    Wi-Fi Campus
    Auditorium
    Convenience Store
Other Facilities:
Human Resource Development Center|Guest Houses|Convention Center|Bank and ATM|Post Office|International Guest House|Conference and Seminar Hall|NKN Internet Connectivity

Q:   Which all popular spots are there to hangout at JNU?

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JNU is home to a diverse student body from all over India and the world. The campus is also a hotbed of multiple political and cultural activities.

  • Canteen: The JNU canteen offers a variety of Indian and international cuisine.
  • Thesis Park: The JNU Thesis Park is located in the middle of the campus and is surrounded by trees and greenery.
  • Central Library: The JNU Central Library is the largest library in JNU. It has over 2 million books, journals and newspapers.
  • Folklore Studies Centre: The JNU Folklore Studies Centre is a popular spot for students to learn about Indian folk culture. It has a collection of over 100,000 folk songs, stories, and artefacts.
  • Botanical Garden: JNU Botanical Garden is a popular spot for students to relax and enjoy the outdoors. It has a collection of over 2,000 plant species.
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Q:   Which all facilities are available for students at JNU?

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JNU provides state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. Starting from the library to the e-learning rooms, JNU comprises all the basic as well as modern amenities. JNU, which is spread out over 1,019 acres of land, offers students cutting-edge facilities. JNU has all the essential and contemporary amenities, from the library to the e-learning rooms. Labs, lecture rooms, a university convocation center, hostels, a mess, a cafeteria, a sports complex, a convenience store, etc. are a few of the amenities that JNU offers. More than 6.3 Lacs books, 5,000 titles, and over 1,600 CDS periodicals, and reports are available in the JNU library. The JNU library is made up of a central library where academics and staff can easily access course and reference materials with a membership card.
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Overall Infrastructure Rating (Out of 5)

4.4

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Shatakshi Srivast ... | M.A. in Philosophy - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 16 Dec 2024
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
The college provides excellent education and amazing quality education.

Infrastructure: The food quality of the canteen is excellent, and the events that take place all over the year are really spectacular. The college provides free Wi-Fi, and the classrooms are very large. The sports facility is also good, with a massive field. Both medical and sports facilities are present in the college.

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Garima Solanki | M.Sc. in Life Sciences - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 6 Dec 2024
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4.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 5
An average college for admission.

Infrastructure: The laboratories and classes are excellent, and they are all air-conditioned. They are rather new, and they have all the equipment you need. The library is fantastic and open around the clock. In the library, academic buildings, and dorms, all students have access to high-speed (20 MB/sec) and unlimited Wi-Fi. Even though the new hostels are being built and have good space, the current hostel system is somewhat disorganized. There will therefore be first-rate facilities after the development is ...

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Meeneshwar Sulaniya | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 30 Nov 2024
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2.6
Placements 3 Infrastructure 2 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 2
If one has no option, then come to this college.

Infrastructure: The course and hostel infrastructure available here are very bad because there is no building for classes on this campus. We have been living in a dormitory for four months and have not been assigned a hostel. New hostels and buildings for engineering students are under construction.

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Raushan kumar | B.A. (Hons.) in Chinese - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 4 Dec 2024
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Review of placements and crowds.

Infrastructure: Not too well-maintained hostel. You should maintain the hostel yourself. The food quality depends on the hostel. The bill for the course is around 3500-4000 per month. Laundry service is also available within the campus and also in a few of the hostels. Canteen is so good.

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PRASAD pullela | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 30 Nov 2024
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
JNU School of Engineering (SOE) is a good college.

Infrastructure: There is Wi-Fi available in lecture halls, hostels, and the library. Hostel facilities are good and classrooms are also well-equipped. Currently, there is no dedicated center for engineering, but it is under construction and is expected to be completed by 2026, as promised by JNU administration. I have seen the plan sketches and a 3D model of the engineering center, and it looks amazing. There is also ongoing construction of hostels exclusively for engineering students with a capacity for 2000 m...

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Hemant Kumar | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 20 Nov 2024
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3.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 2 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 2
Not good for students who are seeking campus placement opportunities.

Infrastructure: Whole campus is Wi-fi enabled, but the speed is quite poor. Campus has a great network overall, so we can access the internet on mobile phones. There are no fees for a hostel and dorms are provided for those students who are unable to get a hostel room from the institute.

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MANISH | B.A. (Hons.) in German - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 25 Nov 2024
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It is the best college and has value for money.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure of this campus is the best compared to other colleges in the whole of India. The campus is in Delhi. It is spread across more than 1,000 acres of land with full greenery. The hostel and educational buildings are the epitome of architecture. The whole campus is covered with Wi-Fi. The mess is diverse and provides good food.

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Inzam P I | M.A. in Politics (International Studies) - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 23 Nov 2024
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3.6
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
If you are into academia, then Jawaharlal Nehru University s a good-to-go.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure of our school building is overall good except toilets condition. Hostel Infrastructure is moderate with several challenges. Food quality is good in comparison with other central universities in India. But again it depends on the hostel and mess management team.

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Priyanshu Kumar A ... | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 17 Nov 2024
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Absolutely satisfied with my decision of choosing this college.

Infrastructure: Currently, we have two buildings for SOE—one is for administrative purposes and computer labs, and the other is the Engineering Lecture Complex (ELC) where classes take place. Wi-Fi is available 24/7. There are multiple canteens on the JNU campus with decent food quality. There is an entire sports complex in the JNU premises, offering one the opportunity to explore different sports. In fact, a new building for the engineering division is under construction, which is expected to be fully construc...

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Tejasvini Chaudhary | B.A. (Hons.) in Russian - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 8 Nov 2024
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4.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Best and honest review of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure is very good. Hostel food is very good and the menu is decided by the students. There is a health center for students, free of charge. There is also a stadium for every game. Every hostel has a separate badminton court.

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Chanchal | B.A. (Hons.) in Russian - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 8 Nov 2024
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4.6
Placements 3 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Review of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Infrastructure: We get 24/7 free Wi-Fi in the college and hostel as well. Labs are not in very good condition, some computers are not working properly. Classrooms are in very good condition and are clean. Library consists of 10 floors with an uncountable number of books. Quality of food in the mess and canteen is also good.

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Charvi rana | Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 27 Oct 2024
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
The library is quite good, and the study material is updated with time.

Infrastructure: There are so many festivals like Holi, Deepawali, Durga Puja, Janmashtami, Saraswati Pooja etc. That we celebrate in JNU. Saraswati Puja is celebrated in January, Holi in March, Deepawali in October, November, and Janmashtami in August and September. There's a wider range of books in our library. The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) library has over 500,000 books, plus audiovisual items and over 10,000 sprint journals. The library also offers online access to more than 20,000 journals. The libr...

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Pooja lalwani | Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 24 Oct 2024
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3.6
Placements 3 Infrastructure 1 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
India's lowest price MCA offline course.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure of our school is not as attractive as that of other schools, and the hostel infrastructure is not very attractive either. However, the pricing is very affordable. The hostel food is better than many hostels and there are canteens at every road on campus. The medical facilities are great, and sports and games facilities are available in each hostel.

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Hemang Joshi | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 15 Oct 2024
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4.4
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I am very proud of my college and university and would love to see JNU achieve its lost glory again.

Infrastructure: We still don't have our building made and are working on the building of SCSS but the construction work has started and we hope to see growth soon. The labs are quite good and the hostel provides the best they can at the boarding charges of 10 rupees per month.

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Ravi | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 14 Oct 2024
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Big campus, vibrant life, and great exposure from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Infrastructure: Hostel facilities are too good because in every hostel they will provide balconies,mess food is too good, and coming to infrastructure, it is quite good, not bad because it was an old campus, right. And coming to sports facilities, too many sports will be available; whatever you want, you can choose.

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JNU has 18 hostels for boys and girls and one complex accommodating married students. The university gives first priority to students admitted in a full-time programmes and have passed their qualifying exam from places outside Delhi. The student must not be a resident of Delhi except those who are a

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Yes, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) offers hostel accommodations to its students. The institution maintains many hostels on campus, both for men and women. These hostels include a variety of room types and services, including dining areas. Hostel accommodations are assigned based on availability

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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) provides a vibrant campus life for its students. The dress code is liberal, and students can wear whatever they like. The university has multiple sports facilities and coaching, but additional expenses such as books must be borne b

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Mehvesh Ibrahim

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Answered 2 years ago

My friend ia a student of the first jnu agricultural sciences student batch from JNU. Through various answers, you'll find out there's no infrastructure for us. Some will say there's no lab facilities, some will tell you that the teachers aren't qualified enough and all sorts of *. It's true that we

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Piyush VERMA

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Sorry JNU does not conduct any distance program for students but few part time courses are available in languages like Indonesian, Persian etc. you can join these courses by clearing JNUEE entrance exam of jnu. This part time course duration is One year and I can promise you that you can get handsom

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