Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has conferred recognition and accreditation to a number of prestigious institutions across India. These institutions fall under two categories: Defense Institutions and Research and Development Institutions.

List of Defense Institutions include:

• Army Cadet College, Dehradun
• College of Military Engineering, Pune
• Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad
• Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow
• National Defense Academy, Pune
• Naval College of Engineering, Lonavala

List of Research and Development Institutions:

• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
• Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
• Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
• Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
• Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh