Icmr jrf

Will you please give detail about the eligibility for appear in the JRF exam of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also please provide here detail about the scheme of the exam ?

[Kiran Chandar]

ICMR JRF Examination is the first step in the process of admission to the Ph.D/ Research Program at ICMR.

Eligibility for JRF exam :

Educational Qualification:

Candidate should have Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course .

Age Limit:

28 years .

upper age limit relax able upto 5 years in case of :
candidates belonging to SC/ST,
physically handicapped (PH)
female candidates

up to 3 years:
in the case of OBC category.

Scheme of Test:

The test will consist of one paper of 2 hours duration.

The paper will consist of 2 Sections.

The Aptitude Section (Section A) will have 50 questions on:
(i) scientific phenomenon in everyday life;
(ii) general knowledge in sciences; and
(iii)common statistics.
All these questions would be compulsory with each question carrying 1 mark. The subject Specific Section (Section B & C) would pertain to (B) Life Sciences and (C) Social Science.

The candidate may attempt questions in either of the two areas.

Each area of section B & C would have 100 questions and the candidate may attempt any 75 questions in the predesigned area of Section B or C.

Candidates are required to indicate the option for Section B or C in the application form too


Each question carries one mark.

Negative marking @ 0.25 will be made for each of the wrong answer. The questions in both the sections would appear in English only.