100.33 Cut Off Marks in JNU Sociology Raises Debate Over Deprivation Points

What Students are Saying About JNU CUET PG Cut Off 2026 Marks for Sociology?

The Student community seems to be divided over the use of deprivation points in JNU admission process. While some says it is upliftment of students from socially backward communities. While others believe it is unfair and against meritrocacy.

A reddit user said that he scored 270 marks out of 300 in CUET PG without any deprivation points. He expresses disbelief over how deprivation points affected his chance of admission despite scoring 270 marks.

Another reddit user also said that he scored 259 out of 300 marks in CUET PG. After seeing the JNU CUET PG first cut off at 300 marks, he has lost his hope of getting admission in JNU.

What are Deprivation Points in JNU?

The university uses deprivation points to award additional marks for students based on their specific social and region criteria along with CUET PG scores. The goal of deprivation points is to promote diversity and ensure representation of students from underrepresented regions and backgrounds. Deprivation points does not offer separate seats like reservation criteria, instead they increase the merit of candidates during the admissions process.

Why Are Deprivation Points Important?

For highly competitive programmes where the difference between candidates is only one or two marks, deprivation points can substantially improve admission prospects. The deprivation marks can be helpful in:

• Improve overall rank.

• Increase chances of securing admission in the first merit list.

• Help candidates qualify for programmes with higher competition.

• Reduce the effective cut off for eligible candidates.

How are Deprivation Points Classified by JNU?

A candidate would get separate points for each educational level i.e. 10th/ High School/ Matriculation/ 12th level/ Intermediate, B.A./B.Sc. and M.A./M.Sc. from either a Quartile 1 or Quartile 2 District as given below:

Quartile 1 Marks

Quartile 2 Marks

Similarly, the university awards deprivation points for all female/transgender candidates as given below:

Types of Deprivation Points in JNU

The university awards deprivation points for students qualified in CUET PG under two categories.

• Gender Deprivation Points - The university awards deprivation points to encourage greater participation of women, mainly in areas where the female participation is lower over the years.

• Regional Deprivation Points - Students from underdeveloped districts are eligible for deprivation points according to the university’s eligible districts list based on the admission policy.

How Does Deprivation Points Affect JNU CUET PG Cut Off?

The deprivation points affects the cut of marks irrespective of the performance of the students in CUET PG. If a candidate is not eligible for deprivation points, he needs to have higher score in

CUET PG compared to the students eligible for deprivation points