Jawaharlal Nehru University is the foremost university in India and a world-renowned centre for teaching and research. Ranked No.1 in India by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a Grade Point of 3.91 (on a scale of 4), JNU was ranked No. 3 among all universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Government of India, in 2016 and No. 2 in 2017. JNU also received the Best University Award from the President of India in 2017.
Jawaharlal Nehru University was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and research emphasis on liberal arts and applied sciences. New faculties were 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 16 November 1966 and the JNU Act came into force on 22 April 1969.
The Indian School of International Studies was merged with the Jawaharlal Nehru University in June 1970. Following the merger, the prefix "Indian" was dropped from the name of the School and it became the School of International Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Student life on JNU Campus has its colors and contours of uniqueness. The university is perceived as a training ground for intellectual politicians, and meaningful life in the Indian bureaucracy, as much as the beginning of a life in research and academics. JNU is the only university in India where the annual Students Union elections are conducted entirely by students.
We can say proudly that Jawaharlal Nehru University is a unique university not just in India but the world with its diversity, its commitment to social justice, and intellectual attainment.