You should read this JNU Deprivation Points before filling up the form as you may be missing upto 10 Marks of JNU Entrance Examination if you are simply ignoring it. A simple examination of previous years Rank List will show you even a single mark will impact the admission itself.
What’s Deprivation Point?
- Deprivation Points are given as Marks in the Written Exam (If there is no Viva Voce thereafter) or Viva Voce (If there is viva like MA Foreign Languages, All M Phil Programmes).
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A Student can enjoy maximum 10 points (Marks out of 100) if he falls with in multiple groups/categories enjoying deprivation points
* There are largely 4 Categories enjoying deprivation points
1- Backward Districts Classified as Quartile 1 and Quartile 2 Districts.
The List of Quartile 1 and Quartile 2 Districts is given below. Quartile 1 Districts are more backward in literacy compared to Quartile 2 and students who studied the qualifying examination (not simply lived) in those districts enjoy the privilege of 5 and 3 Marks respectively. Students of Distant Education from these Districts are also eligible for Deprivation Points
2- All Kashmiri Migrants are eligible for 5 Points (Marks)
3- Defence Categories are eligibile for 5 points
a. Widows/Wards of Defence personnel killed in action;
b. Wards of Serving personnel and ex-servicemen disabled in action;
c. Widows/Wards of Defence personnel who died in peace time with death attributable to military service;
and
d. Wards of Defence personnel disabled in peace time with disablity attributable to military service.
4- All female Candidates are eligible for 5 Deprivation Points
Note: Though the total deprivation points are 20 Points and even if you are fitting to the whole categories the maximum deprivation point you can earn is 10 Points (Marks).
You will need Certificates to claim the deprivation at the time of admission (Not while apllying).
Quartile 1 and Quartile 2 Districts (State-Wise Alphabetic Order)
Some of the States are not having any Quartile Districts like Delhi and Kerala.
Andhra Pradhesh
Quartile – 2
0112 Mahbubnagar
0102 Anantapur
0119 Srikakulam
Arunachal Pradesh
Quartile–1
0209 Tirap
0206 Lower Subansiri
0203 East Kameng
0210 Upper Siang
0201 Changlang
Quartile–2
0211 Upper Subansiri
0213 West Siang
0208 Tawang
Assam
Quartile–1
0305 Dhemaji
0316 Lakhimpur
0313 Karbi Anglong
Quartil –2
0315 Kokrajhar
0317 Marigaon
0304 Darrang
0306 Dhubri
0301 Barpeta
BIHAR
Quartile–1
0429 Saharsa
0433 Sheohar
0419 Madhubani
0418 Madhepura
0436 Supaul
0403 Banka
0434 Sitamarhi
0426 PurbahChamparan
0416 Kishanganj
0417 Lakhisarai
0408 Darbhanga
0427 Purnia
0432 Sheikhpura
0415 Khagaria
0414 Katihar
0423 Nawada
0410 Gopalganj
0401 Araria
0409 Gaya
0430 Samastipur
0424 Pashchim Champaran
0412 Jehanabad
0422 Nalanda
0411 Jamui
Quartile–2
0421 Muzaffarpur
0431 Saran
0404 Begusarai
0435 Siwan
0437 Vaishali
0413 Kaimur(Bhabua)
0405 Bhagalpur
0402 Aurangabad
0406 Bhojpur
0407 Buxar
0428 Rohtas
CHHATISGARH
Quartile–1
0503 Dantewada
0501 Baster
0509 Kawardha
0516 Surguja
0507 Jashpur
0512 Mahasamund
0506 Janjgir-Champa
0508 Kanker
0502 Bilaspur
0504 Dhamtari
0513 Raigarh
0515 Rajnandgaon
0511 Koriya
0510 Korba
Quartile–2
0514 Raipur
0505 Durg
GUJARAT
Quartile–1
0707 Dohad
0723 The Dangs
Quartile–2
0716 Panch Mahals
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Quartile–2
0905 Kinnaur
0902 Chamba
0906 Kullu
0910 Sirmaur
0908 Mandi
0909 Shimla
0903 Hamirpur
JAMMU & KASHMIR
Quartile–1
1008 Kupwara
1004 Doda
1011 Punch
1010 Pulwama
1012 Rajauri
1001 Anantanag
1014 Udhampur
1002 Badgam
1003 Baramula
Quartile–2
1007 Kathua
1006 Kargil
1009 Leh(Ladakh)
JHARKHAND
Quartile–1
1106 Garhwa
1109 Gumla
1102 Chatra
1108 Godda
1114 Palamu
1112 Lohardaga
1105 Dumka
1115 Pashchimi Singhbhum
1107 Giridih
1113 Pakaur
Quartile–2
1118 Sahibganj
1103 Deoghar
1117 Ranchi
1110 Hazaribagh
1111 Kodarma
KARNATAKA
Quartile–1
1214 Gulbarga
1206 Bijapur
Quartile–2
1201 Bagalkot
1222 Raichur
1219 Koppal
1205 Bidar
1202 Bangalore Rural
MADHYA PRADESH
Quartile–1
1412 Dindori
1422 Mandla
1440 Sidhi
1402 Barwani
1420 Jhabua
1443 Umaria
1436 Shahdol
1435 Seoni
1427 Panna
1431 Rewa
1401 Balaghat
1403 Betul
1414 Guna
1406 Chhatarpur
1439 Shivpuri
1429 Rajgarh
1441 Tikamgarh
1444 Vidisha
Quartile–2
1416 Harda
1434 Sehore
1433 Satna
1421 Katni
1438 Sheopur
1409 Datia
1407 Chhindwara
1437 Shajapur
1411 Dhar
1408 Damoh
1426 Neemuch
1404 Bhind
1428 Raisen
1413 East Nimar
1423 Mandsaur
1425 Narsimhapur
MAHARASHTRA
Quartile –1
1510 Gadchiroli
1522 Osmanabad
1506 Bid
1521 Nashik
1501 Ahmadnagar
Quartile–2
1516 Latur
1520 Nandurbar
1512 Hingoli
1514 Jalna
1527 Sangli
1530 Solapur
1528 Satara
1523 Parbhani
1505 Bhandara
1511 Gondiya
1508 Chandrapur
1509 Dhule
1507 Buldana
1504 Aurangabad
MANIPUR
Quartile–1
1607 Tamenglong
Quartile–2
1602 Chandel
MEGHALAYA
Quartile–1
1707 West Khasi Hills
Quartile–2
1704 Ri Bhoi
MIZORAM
Quartile–2
1805 Lunglei
1808 Serchhip
NAGALAND
Quartile–1
1905 Phek
1906 Tuensang
1904 Mon
Quartile–2
1907 Wokha
1903 Mokokchung
ORISSA
Quartile–1
2021 Malkangiri
2023 Nabarangapur
2022 Mayurbhanj
2016 Kandhamal
2005 Baudh
2015 Kalahandi
2025 Nuapada
2024 Nayagarh
2011 Ganjam
2026 Puri
2003 Baleshwar
2008 Debagarh
2017 Kendrapara
2010 Gajapati
2029 Sonapur
2002 Balangir
2006 Bhadrak
2028 Sambalpur
2027 Rayagada
Quartile–2
2004 Barghar
2018 Kendujhar
2020 Koraput
2030 Sundargarh
2009 Dhenkanal
2001 Anugul
2012 Jagatsinghapur
RAJASTHAN
Quartile–1
2205 Barmer
2211 Churu
2219 Jalor
2220 Jhalawar
2204 Baran
2203 Banswara
2214 Dungarpur
2231 Tonk
Quartile–2
2210 Chittaurgarh
2223 Karauli
2221 Jhunjhunu
2225 Nagaur
2229 Sikar
2232 Udaipur
2228 Sawai Madhopur
2206 Bharatpur
2209 Bundi
2222 Jodhpur
2212 Dausa
2218 Jaisalmer
2226 Pali
2208 Bikaner
2227 Rajsamand
2202 Alwar
SIKKIM
Quartile–1
2304 West
2303 South
TAMIL NADU
Quartile–2
2422 Thiruvarur
TRIPURA
Quartile–2
2403 South Tripura
UTTAR PRADESH
Quartile–1
2565 Siddharthnagar
2510 Balrampur
2511 Banda
2545 Lalitpur
2564 Shravasti
2544 Kushinagar
2557 Pratapgarh
2548 Mahoba
2530 Gonda
2566 Sitapur
2531 Gorakhpur
2508 Bahraich
2519 Chitrakoot
2509 Ballia
Quartile–2
2568 Sultanpur
2567 Sonbhadra
2532 Hamirpur
2547 Maharajganj
2569 Unnao
2535 Jalaun
2549 Mainpuri
2536 Jaunpur
2533 Hardoi
2561 Sant Kabir Nagar
2512 Barabanki
2558 Rae Bareli
2505 Auraiya
2521 Etah
2539 Kannauj
2525 Fatehpur
2520 Deoria
2529 Ghazipur
2540 Kanpur Dehat
2522 Etawah
2563 Shahjahanpur
2524 Farrukhabad
2504 Ambedkar Nagar
2506 Azamgarh
UTTARANCHAL
Quartile–1
2601 Almora
UTTARANCHAL
Quartile–2
2613 Uttarkashi
2602 Bageshwar
2610 Rudraprayag
2611 Tehri Garhwal
2604 Champawat
2606 Garhwal
2603 Chamoli
2609 Pithoragarh
WEST BENGAL
Quartile–2
2717 Uttar Dinajpur
2715 Puruliya
2709 Koch Bihar
2704 Dakshin Dinajpur
UNION TERRITORIES
Quartile–2
2901 Dadra and
Nagar Haveli