ICMR Eligibility

Hii sir, I Wants to give the ICMR JRF Entrance Exam Will you Please provide me the Eligibility Criteria for the ICMR JRF Entrance Exam ?

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ICMR JRF Examination is the first step in the process of admission to the Ph.D/ Research Programme through councils support. Test for ICMR JRF fellowship are conducted at the 12 centres viz. Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Srinagar and Varanasi once a year

Eligibility Criteria

M.A/M.Sc holders from any recognized University are eligible to apply. It is compulsory to pass M.A or M.Sc degree in any of the subjects in life sciences or social sciences. Candidates must obtain the required qualification with a minimum of 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates).


Final year post graduate students can also apply for this exam and they will be admitted provisionally for this post. Such candidates will be considered only if they can complete the post graduate course with a specified percentage of marks.

Age Limit

The higher age limit specified for JRF is 28 years. However age relaxations are allowed for SC/ST and OBC categories in the order of 5 years and 3 years respectively.

Examination Pattern

Pattern for ICMR JRF Entrance Exam

The pattern of written examination comprise of multiple choice questions divided in two sections which is explained below

Section 1 Aptitude Section (Compulsory section)

Total number of questions 50 questions
Total marks 50 marks
This section includes questions from the following topics
Common statistics
General knowledge in sciences
Scientific Phenomenon in Everyday Life

Section 2
Subject Specific Section
This section is further divided in to two parts and includes questions from two subjects sections namely Life Sciences and Social Sciences. Candidates can choose to attempt questions from any of the subject parts.

Exam Center

Bangaluru
Bhopal
Bhubneshwar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Delhi
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Mumbai
Srinagar
Varanasi.

Application Fees :

General & OBC : Rs.500/-
SC/ST/OPH: Rs. 300/-