Jamia Millia Islamia

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is one of India’s most affordable central universities, offering a wide range of programs in engineering, sciences, humanities, management, law, architecture, media, and health sciences. JMI courses and fees are structured to keep tuition low while delivering strong value for money across undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and doctoral levels.

JMI Courses: Key Streams and Levels

JMI offers academic programmes ranging from certificate courses to Ph.D across multiple streams.

Undergraduate Programmes

B.Sc, B.A, B.Com, B.E./B.Tech, BBA, B.Arch, BDS, BPT, B.Ed, B.Voc, BFA, BHM, after-10th diplomas, and undergraduate diplomas.

Postgraduate Programmes

M.A, M.Sc, M.E./M.Tech, MBA/PGDM, MCA, LL.M, M.Arch, M.Plan, M.Com, M.Ed, MPT, M.Lib.I.Sc, M.Des, PG Diplomas, and PGDCA.

Doctoral Level

Ph.D. programs are offered across multiple disciplines with very low tuition fees.

Across all programs, the overall tuition fee range is approximately INR 5,700 to INR 4.28 lakh, depending on the course, duration, and whether the program is self-financed.

JMI Fees: Overall Affordability

Jamia Millia Islamia is widely regarded as a value-for-money public university, with many traditional programs charging only a few thousand rupees per year.

• Overall tuition range (all courses combined): INR 5.7K – 4.28L for the full program.
• Typical annual tuition for many departments: approximately INR 5K – 20K per year.
• Hostel and mess charges for many programs are about INR 38K per year, keeping living costs low compared to private universities.

Students may also pay components such as hostel deposits, security deposits, and other institutional charges, but the overall cost remains modest for most non-self-financed courses.

Major JMI Courses and Fees

B.E. / B.Tech

JMI offers multiple B.E./B.Tech programs under the Faculty of Engineering.

• Tuition range (entire program): INR 76.9K – 6.12L.
• Typically 4-year programs with per-year tuition significantly lower than private engineering colleges.
• Hostel fee (engineering, approximate total): around INR 1.57L for the full duration.
• Value-for-money rating: approximately 4.8/5 based on student reviews.

B.Sc

Tuition ranges from INR 23.4K – 6.2L across 14 B.Sc programs, with variations due to self-financed and specialised courses. Fees are generally much lower than private universities in Delhi-NCR.

B.A

Tuition ranges from INR 21.6K – 73.5K across 22 B.A. programs. Many B.A and B.A (Hons) courses fall within INR 20.1K–45K total.

Indicative annual tuition examples:

• English, Hindi, History: only a few thousand rupees per year.
• Psychology, Geography, Korean: slightly higher but still very affordable.

M.A

Total tuition for two years ranges from INR 13.4K – 1.61L. Including hostel, the combined cost over two years can range from approximately INR 18.1K – 2.41L.

M.A. programs in social sciences, languages, and media (AJK MCRC) are especially popular due to low fees and strong academic outcomes.

M.Sc

Tuition ranges from INR 19.75K – 1.55L for the full program, depending on specialisation. Lab-based science courses include additional facility charges but remain cost-effective.

BBA

BBA tuition ranges from INR 26.4K to 61.5K, making it highly affordable within the management education segment. Value-for-money rating is about 4.7/5.

BPT and BDS (Health Sciences)

BPT (Physiotherapy): The Total fee for the 54-month program includes approximately INR 98.1K in tuition and about INR 1.57L for hostel, bringing the combined estimate to roughly INR 2.55L.

BDS (Dentistry): A five-year program with fees in a moderate public-university range, widely considered excellent value for money.

MCA

MCA is a two-year program with an indicative tuition fee of around INR 17K, excluding other institutional charges. The value-for-money rating is approximately 4.6/5.

MBA / PGDM and M.Tech

MBA and management programs have higher fees than humanities courses but remain significantly below most private B-schools in the NCR. M.E./M.Tech programs have moderate fees and receive very positive feedback from students.

Ph.D

Ph.D tuition is exceptionally low, ranging from INR 5.7K – 31.81K over two to three years, making JMI highly attractive for research scholars.

Scholarships and Financial Support

JMI supports students through multiple scholarship schemes based on merit and financial need.

• Jamia Merit Scholarships.
• Merit and Means Scholarships from the Centre for Management Studies (MBA).
• Jamia Central Scholarships and Jamia Teachers Scholarship.
• Sponsored scholarships and state-level SC/ST/OBC/Minority scholarships.
• Need-based schemes for families with income below INR 2 LPA, where scholarships directly cover tuition fees.

These schemes significantly reduce the effective cost for economically weaker students.