Jawaharlal Nehru University is located in New Delhi, the national capital of India. Established in 1969, the varsity in the quarter century of its existence, has carved out a distinctive niche for itself in the academic and intellectual life of India. JNU not only attracts students from all over the country but also from abroad and from diverse strata of the society.The university is spread over an area of 1000 acres with faculty strength of around 500 and student’s strength of about 5500. JNU is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with facilities for study and research in the areas viz. Bio Technology, International Studies, Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Computer and Systems Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Arts and Aesthetics, Information Technology. JNU has 10 schools of study and 3 centres of learning. It is one of the best universities in India and also in the whole South Asia region. The varsity’s language programs are of great demand among students. 
JNU embodies in principle, the Nehruvian objectives embedded in the founding of the University, national integration, social justice, secularism, the democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society. The approach of JNU has been to evolve policies and programmes which will make the Jawaharlal Nehru University a distinct addition to the national resources in higher education rather than merely a quantitative expansion of facilities which already exist. The University has identified and is concentrating upon some major academic programmes, which are also of relevance to national progress and development.
The true Global Character of JNU can be seen from the MOUs signed with major Universities through out the globe. As of now, JNU has exchange programmes and academic collaboration with 71 foreign universities around the world. Among others, the list includes Yale University (USA), George Washington University (USA), University of Illinois (USA), University of North Carolina (USA), SOAS (University of London), Lancaster University (UK), Australia National University (Canberra), GNU (Korea), Ankara University (Turkey), MVL Moscow State University (Russia), University of Philippines (Quezon City), University of Heidelberg (Germany), University of Syndey (Australia), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (France), etc.There is a long tradition of holding serious post-dinner meetings in the hostels to which the students often invite well known public figures, writers and intellectuals.
The Jawaharlal nehru Students' Union[JNUSU] is democratically elected student body, primarily responsible for building and preserving a health political culture and an atmosphere of open debate on the campus. Students are kept informed about the various public meetings, discussions and other issues through pamphlets and notices. The Student Union election is another democratic convention of JNU is conducted annually entirely by the students in a lively yet peaceful manner, without any intervention of the administration.The campus buildings are architecturally distinct and are dominated by a nine storied red-brick library and buildings housing lecture halls around it.JNU is located in the southern part of New Delhi, Capital of India.The campus is well connected by road from the three main railway stations New Delhi Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin as well as the Interstate Bus Terminus. It is a short distance from the Indira Gandhi International Airport.Spread over an area of about 1000 acres (2 km²), the JNU occupies some of the northernmost reaches of the Aravalli Hills. The campus still maintains large patches of scrub and forest- this is the JNU ridge, home to over 200 species of birds and other wildlife such as nilgai, jackal, mongoose, peacock as well as a large number of snakes. Students Union :
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union has traditionally been a prominent leading voice of the left students' movements in India. The JNUSU is the only students' union in the country which has produced two politburo members of the largest communist party in India - the CPI(M) - its present General Secretary Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury. The JNUSU has a unique constitution, entirely drafted by the students. The elections to the JNUSU are administered by students as well. During the Emergency, the JNUSU protested Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visit to the campus.Presently the union is led by the far-left All India Students Association (AISA). The SFI-AISF alliance has dominated the Central Panel in JNUSU over the years, nevertheless, in 2007, it has lost all the key posts of the students union by its rival, AISA.A large majority of JNUSU Presidents have come from SFI.