67 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Masters Linguistics programme at Jawaharlal Nehru Universityis one of the leading centres for linguistics and language studies in India. 

The Centre for Media Studies (CMS) at Jawaharlal Nehru University aims to emerge as a prime academic location for the development of a critical understanding of media and its engagement with society, polity, and the economy in India.

M.A. Philosophy programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University  is designed to develop philosophical aptitude and analytical skills among the students through a rigorous training in the discipline.

Chinese at Jawaharlal Nehru University offers an intensive specialized training in modern Chinese language with particular emphasis on the commonly spoken language (putunghua) in present day China.

The Centre for English Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University is also well known for its progressive and innovative outlook towards teaching and research in the fields of language and literature studies in English and for comparative literary and cultural studies.

The M.Phil. Japanese Language Programme from Jawaharlal Nehru University designed with an objective of taking the students to the high level of language skills through intensive lectures based on specialized courses on literature, culture, society, history, linguistics, translation and interpretation.

Chemistry at Jawaharlal Nehru University is one of the leading departments of India in research and teaching in the fields of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

The School at Jawaharlal Nehru University offers M.Phil.programmes in three disciplines – Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.

The Biotechnology programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University has been running for the past 30 years with DBT support. 

 Japanese Language at Jawaharlal Nehru University was introduced in the Centre of Afro-Asian Languages (CAAL) in School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies in 1973

The Centre for Korean Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University is one of the biggest academic centres of Korean Language, Literature and Culture Studies in Indian Subcontinent.

East Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University students of the Centre are drawn from various social sciences and humanities such as History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages.

Teaching and research Programmes in Computational Biology and Integrative Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University have been conceptualized as interdisciplinary programs.

At International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University is to prepare the students to pursue higher studies in/and research on African affairs.

Spanish at Jawaharlal Nehru University is innovative with regard to its academic structure. 

The Centre at Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University espouses the philosophy that Economics looks at a problem in a variety of ways. This diversity of the subject is reflected in its programmes that expose students to the existing schools of thought and thereby gives them a broad training.

We offer a master degree in Public Health at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The Centre of German Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University is among the first departments to offer separate degrees in Literature, Translation, and Translation/Interpretation.

At Cinema Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University offers M.Phil.programmes in three disciplines – Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies. 

The Centre for Political Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University admits around 80 students (excluding direct foreign admissions) to the M.A. programme each year.