Phd At ICMR

I completed my master and planning to pursue PhD degree from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Will you tell details about doing PhD at ICMR along with ICMR JRF Eligibility Criteria and tell about selection process so that I can apply for course here?

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Examination is the first step in the process of admission to the Ph.D/Research Program.

ICMR JRF Eligibility Criteria 2018

All Indian citizens will be eligible to apply for the ICMR JRF 2018.

Moreover, they must have a Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Post Graduate level Professional Degree in the relevant stream.

The upper age limit to apply for the ICMR JRF 2018 is 28 years.

Applicants, who belong to the reserved category such as SC and ST, will be given age relaxation of 5 years.

Candidates, who are physically handicapped, will also be given age relaxation of minimum 5 years.

The candidates of OBC category will be given 3 years age relaxation in the upper age.

Selection Process

The test will consist of one paper of two hours duration. The paper will consist of two Sections.

The Aptitude Section (Section A) will have 50 questions on

scientific phenomenon in everyday life;
general knowledge in sciences; and
common statistics

Important dates:

1. Date of official notification for ICMR JRF 2018 April 2018
2. Last date of submission of ICMR JRF Application Form 2018 May 2018
3. ICMR JRF Admit Card 2018 release date June/July 2018
4. ICMR JRF 2018 commencement date July 2018
5. Date of declaration of ICMR JRF Result 2018 August 2018