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Established in 2013, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities (JSLH) is one of the eight schools under O.P. Jindal Global University, popularly known as JGU. This college offers a course in BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts and Humanities with 11 specialisation areas and an optional semester study abroad of four-year dual degree program with Rollins College in USA or Deakin University in Australia, two top liberal arts and humanities colleges. Under this option, students complete two years of B.A. (Hons) in Liberal Arts from JSLH and remaining two years at Rollins College/ Deakin University in a subject of their choice.

JSLH features a number of international arrangements for students in the form of semester exchanges, summer schools, and study abroad opportunities with prestigious universities like University of Granada (Spain), Oxford University (UK), Dublin (Ireland), Harvard University (USA), to name a few. The School has collaborations with Harvard University, Yale University, Brown University, Columbia University, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Cornell University, University of Texas at Dallas, Temple University, University of Baltimore, New York University, University of California-Berkeley and University of California-Davis among others.

The college invites application from students via offline as well as online modes. The entire admission process is segregated into three rounds as explained below:

Round One:

• Candidates are required to visit https://admissions.jgu.edu.in/ to fill the Application Form.
• They are also required to submit a Personal Statement of 300 words and Supplemental Applications (as required).
• Lastly, they need to upload Class 10 board scores or equivalent, Class 12 board scores, a passport size photograph and an application fee of Rs 3000 (non-refundable).

Round Two:

• The shortlisted candidates are called for a faculty interview and to appear for JSAT (if applicable); some programmes also accept SAT, ACT, LSAT-India scores.
• Delhi / NCR applicants are often called for an on-campus interview.

Round Three:

• Applicants qualifying till this round receive a Provisional Offer of Admissions to submit Class 12 scores or equivalent and any additional information as required by the school.
• Lastly, they have to pay a refundable registration fee as per the programme selected to secure a seat and receive a Final Offer of Admissions.

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Students pursuing BA (Hons) Liberal Arts & Humanities and Sociology are trained on foundational aspects in the first two years. They select courses from various schools of the University and between each semester, they are required to complete one-month internship. In the third year, they opt for a major subject for concentrated study, followed by thesis writing for complete subject specialism.

Along with this course, the institute also offers a fellowship programme to graduating students. These are shown in the table below along with their eligibility criteria and fee structure:

Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities has a dedicated campus as well as internship placement process for BA (Hons) students. The campus was visited by top companies for hiring that include NDTV, BBC, Fortis Hospitals, Claws, ONGC, Snapdeal, Max Healthcare, BMW, Aditya Birla Group, Harvard Business Review,among others. Highest package offered in 2018 was 18 LPA.

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As guided by O.P. Jindal Global University, JSLH provides Merit cum Means Scholarships (MCM)to students every year. This scholarship only exempts the tuition fee for eligible students joining the college in July session. To qualify for this scholarship, students should meet the criteria of a valid Class 12 score, annual family income, faculty interview score and JSAT or standardized examination results. Due weightage is given to the curricular and non-curricular achievements of students applying for this scholarship scheme.