The government of India established the Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science in 1972, by organizing two training courses for senior officers of the Central Justice System. It provides M.A. in Criminology and M.Sc. in Forensic Science and researches Criminology and Forensic Science. It also offers PG Diploma courses in Investigation of Cyber Crime & Law, Security Management, and Victimology & Victim Assistance. Admission is based on the rank obtained in GGSIPU CET and counselling.

LNJN NICFS Quick Facts

  • Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute Of Criminology And Forensic Science collaborates with other institutions, Organizations, Associations and societies in India and abroad for the promotion of study of Criminology And Forensic Science and their application.
  • An individual who passes certain entrance exams is only eligible to take up admission. Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by GGSIPU is solely the criteria for the selection. 
  • The LNJN NICFS library has over 16000 volumes of books and subscribes over 42 journals on social work, social anthropology, criminology, sociology, law, policy, science, forensics, chemistry, biology, physics, etc.

LNJN NICFS Important dates 2023

Event Dates
IPU CET 2023 Exam Date May 31 – June 17, 2023
IPU CET 2023 Result June 8 – June 21, 2023
Enrolment and Payment of Participation Fee for IPU Counselling 2023 (UG & PG) June 27 – July 3, 2023
Online Document Verification of Reserved Category Candidates by GGSIPU June 28 – July 06, 2023

LNJN NICFS Courses

Course Details Selection Criteria
M.Sc Forensic Sciences Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Min 50% CGPA in B.Sc.
Fees: INR 61,000 per year		 IPU CET
MA Criminology Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Min 50% CGPA in BA Criminology
Fees: INR 4,000-80,000 per year		 Merit-Based
PG Diploma Duration: 1 Year
Specializations: Investigation of Cyber Crime & Law, Security Management, and Victimology & Victim Assistance
Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree		 Merit-Based

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LNJN NICFS Scholarship

The scholarship has been divided into two categories:

  • Scheme A LNJN NICFS Merit and Means Scholarship: This scholarship is provided for professional and technical courses. It includes categories like scholarship for Top Class Education for students with disabilities. Financial assistance will be INR 2000 per month for 12 months in quarterly instalments. The scholarship will be approved only with the submission of a certificate of prescribed minimum attendance of 75% and a minimum of 60% marks.

NOTE: The students applying under this scheme will be eligible if the annual income of the parent/guardian does not exceed INR 5 Lakh.

  • Scheme B LNJN NICFS Scholar Book Grant: Financial assistance available under this scheme will be INR 10000/- per annum for the purchase of the books. The book grant will be given to the students only on submission of receipts of books purchased and approved by faculty.

LNJN NICFS FAQs

Ques. What is the LNJN NICFS entrance exam paper pattern?

Ans. The paper is divided into two sections:

Section 1 (50 questions)

  • Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability (25 questions)
  • General English (25 questions)

Section 2 (100 questions)

  • Physics (20 questions)
  • Chemistry (20 questions)
  • Biology (20 questions)
  • Forensic Science (20 question)
  • Mathematics (20 question)

Ques. How is campus life at LNJN NICFS?

Ans. All the labs are well equipped with highly advanced machines. It helps you improve your skills and prepare yourself for the internship level approval. Along with labs, it also provides extracurricular activities such as tennis, badminton court, chess, etc. 

Ques. What are the Books to prepare for the LNJN NICFS IPU CET exam?

Ans. NCERT for physics, biology, and chemistry, B.R. Sharma Forensic Science, and P.K. Mittal Mathematics for Degree Students. For purchase

Ques. How is LNJN NICFS infrastructure?

Ans. The teaching area is about 9000 square meters while the hostel space is 2400 square meters. The main building accommodates several lecture theatres, seminar rooms and an auditorium. There are residential facilities for the faculty and staff and an instrumentation wing and several laboratories with state of the art equipment. 

Ques. How credible is LNJN NICFS? 

Ans. Over 34,000 officers from Police and Civil Administration, Prosecution, Judiciary, Correctional Administration, Customs, Defense Forces, and Forensic Science Laboratories have attended various orientation and specialized courses at the institute.