Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU is a public central major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was establishment in 1969 in addition to named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's number one Prime Minister. the university is required for main faculties together with research emphasis on social sciences and applied sciences.
Jawaharlal Nehru University was establish in 1969 by an act of parliament. It was named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's number one Prime Minister. G. Parthasarathy was the first vice-chancellor. Prof. Moonis Raza was the Founder Chairman and Rector. The bill for the establishment of Jawaharlal Nehru University was placed in the Rajya Sabha on 1 September 1965 by the then-Minister of Education, M. C. Chagla. During the discussion that followed, Bhushan Gupta, segment of parliament, voiced the opinion that this should non be yet another university. New faculties should be created, including scientific socialism, and one thing that this university should ensure was to keep noble ideas in mind and afford 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 clear of the School and it became the School of International Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.