- All books must be returned/renewed on or before the due date marked on the book slip of the issued book. Loan policy of JNCASR Library is detailed below:
| Type of Documents | Loan Period/User category |
| General Books and Textbooks | 90 days (faculty members); 30 or 15 days (others user categories) |
| Reference books | Non-loanable |
| Loose issues of journals | Non-loanable |
| Thesis Hardcopy | Non-loanable |
User Category | No. of loanable items | Loan Period | Renewal | Online renewal | Fine |
Faculty | 12 items | 90 days | 1 (for 90 days) | yes (only through email) | Rs. 1.00 / day after due date |
Regular students / | 6 items | 30 days | 3 | No | Rs. 1.00 / day after due date |
Visiting students / Visiting scientists / Visiting fellows | 2 items | 15 days | 3 | No | Rs. 1.00 / day after due date |
R&D Assistants | 2 items | 15 days | 3 | No | Rs. 1.00 / day after due date |
Admin. staff / officers | 2 items | 15 days | 3 | No | Rs. 1.00 / day after due date |
- Books will not be considered returned until the settlement of fine. The fine calculation continues till its complete clearance. Members may not be able to borrow books until settlement of the fine.
- Online mode of renewal is available only for faculty members. Books need be brought physically to the library’s circulation counter for each renewal/return.
- In case of lost books, borrower must either refund the current price of the books or purchase and replace the copy of book within a stipulated period.
- Books are loaned only to individual member accounts. Loan facility under the name of unit/section/laboratory or on behalf of any research group or any other library member is not available.
- Hold may be placed on the books which are in circulation. Books on hold will be loaned as per the sequence of hold placed. Preference will be given to a new borrower if the current borrower is found first in the hold queue.
- Library reserves the right to recall books before the due date if required.
- There is no separate loan policy for coursework titles as the loan period for faculty members has been extended upto 90 days + 1 renewal (total 180 days i.e. 6 months) along with an increase in number of loanable items.