JMI Announces New Courses And Significant Fees Hikes For 2025-26 Academic Year

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has unveiled plans to expand its admissions criteria, incorporating Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores for a wider array of courses. This academic year, the university will consider CUET scores for admission into 25 programmes, an increase from the previous year's 20. This expansion includes nine undergraduate, five postgraduate, eight diploma, and three advanced diploma courses. Alongside this, JMI is introducing 14 new courses, signaling a broadened scope for prospective students.

In a recent development, JMI has declared a significant fee increase for the 2025-26 academic year, impacting students across various disciplines. The fee adjustments vary, with hikes ranging between 16% to a staggering 41% for different courses. This change reflects a substantial shift in the financial commitments required from students at JMI.

The sharp fee increases are most notable in language departments. The Department of Persian, for example, has seen the highest jump, with fees escalating by 41.41%, moving from Rs 6,700 to Rs 9,475 annually. Close behind, the Department of Arabic and courses in foreign languages such as Turkish have experienced a 37.15% hike, with fees now standing at Rs 9,875 per year.

Social science and science programmes haven't been spared from the fee revisions. Courses like MA and BA (Hons) in Political Science, along with B Com (Hons) and various science disciplines including BSc in Geography, Mathematics, and Physics, now require students to pay up to 34.29% more in tuition fees. Specifically, science courses have seen fees increase from Rs 7,800 to Rs 10,475 yearly.

Professional programmes at JMI are also subject to the tuition fee increase. Both B Tech and M Tech courses will now cost 19.04% and 16.48% more respectively, with B Tech fees moving to Rs 19,225 and M Tech to Rs 21,375 per annum. Furthermore, law courses, including LLM (regular) and BA LLB (Hons), have seen a 19% rise in fees, now demanding Rs 17,850 per year from students.

This fee hike across multiple programmes at JMI indicates a significant shift in the financial burden on students. With every department facing an increase, students may find themselves under increased financial pressure. However, the university's expansion of CUET-based admissions and the introduction of new courses suggest an effort to enhance educational opportunities, despite the higher cost of attendance.