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Indian Council of Medical Research
V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan,
Ansari Nagar, Post Box 4911, New Delhi-110029

ICMR Junior Research Fellowship Notification- 2020

START DATE FOR FILLING OF ONLINE  ICMR-JRF APPLICATION FORM: 27.04.2020

MODE OF EXAM: COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT)

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi in collaboration with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh will hold a National level on-line examination for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), for Indian National candidates at Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi (NCR), Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Srinagar (J&K) as well as Varanasi on Sunday, July 12, 2020.

A total of 150 Fellowships would be awarded. 120 fellowships in the field of Biomedical Sciences with emphasis on Life Sciences (like microbiology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, human biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biophysics, immunology, pharmacology, nursing, zoology, botany, environmental sciences and veterinary Medicine (excluding Agriculture extension/ Soil Sciences, etc.) and thirty (30) fellowships for the work with a focus on Social Sciences like psychology, sociology, home science, statistics anthropology, social work, public health/health economics (agriculture economics will certainly not be taken into consideration). Reservation of seats for SC, ST, OBC, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) as well as Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category will certainly be according to Govt. of India rules.

Information bulletin/brochure, on-line application and also various other details will be available at both, PGIMER, Chandigarh web site http://pgimer.edu.in and also ICMR, New Delhi web site: https://icmr.nic.in/. Applicants may visit the web sites w.e.f. 27.04.2020. The last date for filling of online application is 27.05.2020. Only online application will certainly be accepted, no other mode of submission of application will be accepted.

Fee for ICMR-JRF Application

• Rs.1500/- (General/EWS/OBC) + Transaction charges as applicable.
• Rs. 1200/- (SC/ST) + Transaction charges as applicable.
• PwBD exempted from payment of the fee.

Eligibility

Educational Qualification

MSc/MA or equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks for General/EWS/OBC candidates and also 50% for the SC/ST and PwBD candidates in the subjects mentioned above. Applicants appearing in the final year examination in the 2019-2020 session can also apply.

Age Limitation

The upper age limitation for admission to the eligibility test is 28 years as on 30-09-2020 (relaxable up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, PwBD as well as female candidates as well as three years in the case of OBC).

Form Fill-up process

Step 1: Registration

To complete the registration process, candidates have to enter personal details, contact details and qualifying details in the application form.

Step 2: Login

Once the candidate submits all the information then they are registered. Details for logging into the account created and filling the application form is sent in the email ids of the candidates.

Step 3: Fill the application form and upload the documents

Fill the application form and upload the documents as needed.

Step 4: Pay the application fee

After the successful submission of the ICMR-JRF application form, candidates have to pay the application fee via debit/ credit card or net banking.

Step 5: Take print of the form

Mode to pay the application fee

ICMR JRF application fee can be paid online using any one of the below modes:

• Net banking, or
• Credit card, or
• Debit card

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 Exam Pattern

Candidates can check the exam pattern for ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 from below:

• Mode of exam: Online mode
• Duration of exam: The exam lasts for 2 hours
• Language of exam: Exam is conducted in English language.
• Number of questions: Exam paper consists of 150 questions.
• Type of questions: Multiple choice questions are asked in the exam.
• Number of sections: Exam paper consists of 3 sections.
• Marking scheme: One mark is awarded for the correct answer and 0.25 marks are deducted for an incorrect answer.

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 Minimum Qualifying Marks

Those candidates who wish to appear for ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 have to secure minimum qualifying marks in order to pass the exam. The qualifying marks of ICMR-JRF is given in the table below:

Admit Card for ICMR-JRF Entrance Exam 2020

Candidates are intimated about the admit card through the email. Candidates have to go on the official website and click on the “Print Admit Card” link to access their respective hall tickets. After that, they have to enter the registration number and password to download the ICMR JRF admit card. Information about when to download the admit card is sent to the candidates via their registered email ID. Admit cards are issued 15 days before the conduction of the exam. Candidates have to carry the printed copy of the admit card at the exam center for verification.

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 202 Exam Centre

1. Bengaluru
2. Bhopal
3. Bhubaneswar
4. Chandigarh
5. Chennai
6. Delhi (NCR)
7. Guwahati
8. Hyderabad
9. Kolkata
10. Mumbai
11. Srinagar (J&K)
12. Varanasi

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 Answer Key

Candidates can download the answer keys of ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 from the official website. Answer key are uploaded after 3 days of the exam. Candidates can calculate their probable score with the help of answer keys and by using the marking scheme. Thus, aspirants get an idea whether or not they qualify the test. Those who qualify the test become eligible for fellowship. Once the answer key releases, candidates can download it and save it in their system for future purposes also.

Challenging the answer key: If any candidate will find any discrepancy in the answer key then he/ she can inform the professor in-charge of the examination cell via prescribed email id within 48 hours after uploading of answer key. Once the officials verify the objection then they upload the final answer key on the official website.

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 Result

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Examination Result is announced on the official website, pgimer.edu.in/icmr.nic.in. Also, the candidaes who qualify the entrance exam are notified by post and e-mail. The result is uploaded on the website in the form of a list in PDF fomat. Only those who secure the minimum marks in the ICMR JRF entrance exam 2020 can check their name on the list of qualified candidates.

Types of merit lists for ICMR JRF 2020

2 separate merit lists are drawn based on the performace of the candidates in ICMR JRF 2020 entrance exam. The same is given below:

• One comprising the candidates qualifying for life science
• Second for those candidates qualifying for social sciences

About PGIMER

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMR) was established in 1962. It was founded by Tulsi Das, Santokh Singh Anand, P N Chuttani, B N Aikat, Sant Ram Dhall and Bala Krishna. It is situated in Chandigarh, Haryana. It provides research and training facilities in the field of medicine to the students. The institute accepts medical trainees from other countries for elective training in any of its departments. PGIMER grant admission to the various undergraduate, postgraduate and research programme on the basis of entrance exam.

Official Website: 

• pgimer.edu.in
• icmr.nic.in

All disputes relating to the conduct of the examination or any type of matter connected with this advertisement shall be dealt in the jurisdiction of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Court.