Nanjing University is a national key construction university of 2 1 1 and 985 Project, and the doctoral examination is quite difficult.

Nanjing University is a national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province. It is the first batch of "2 1 1 project" and "985 project" universities in China, and the first batch of "Everest Plan", "1 1 plan" and "201plan".

Nanjing University is an elegant gathering place of China's "Xue Heng School" influenced by the Babism of Harvard University. It is known as "the base camp of China Science Society and the main base for scientific development" and "the top university in China" by Yang Zhenning. Nanjing University is the only one of the first nine high-level universities in the "985 Project" that has not merged with other universities. Adhering to the "connotation development" and maintaining the original advantages and characteristics, it won the reputation of "the most moderate university in China".