Jamia Millia Islamia announces fee hikes of 19-41% for 2025-26

Students at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) are set to experience a considerable hike in fees for the 2025-26 academic session, with increases of between 19 percent and 41 percent for different undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The highest fee hikes are seen in humanities, social sciences, and science courses, which have all been more economical in the past. Professional and technical programs have also been widely amended. Comparing the 2025-26 prospectus with last year's fees brings these developments into perspective. The university administration has not, however, released a statement or answered questions about the increase.

Students joining the Department of Persian will see the highest rise of



41.41percent, as annual fees go up from Rs 6,700 to Rs 9,475. The Department of Arabic comes next with a 37.15% increase, raising fees from Rs 7,200 to Rs 9,875 annually.

Likewise, other foreign language courses like BA in Turkish, French, and Spanish have also had their fees go up by 37.15%, so students now have to pay Rs 9,875 annually.

In the social sciences stream, courses like MA and BA Political Science, Humanities History, and Sociology, as well as the four-year BA (Multidisciplinary) course, will now charge Rs 9,875 annually, a 32.99 percent increase from last year's Rs 7,425. B.Com (Hons.) students will also experience a comparable rise, with their fees going up from Rs 7,425 to Rs 9,875, a 33.02% increase.