ICMR JRF 2023-24

ICMR JRF, or Indian Council of Medical Research Junior Research Fellowship, is granted to competitors who need to seek after postdoctoral courses with the assistance of this association. Competitors who qualify the ICMR JRF test are granted awards by ICMR to finish their Ph.D. course. The assessment is led by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Data relating to the ICMR JRF 2024 awards and entrance tests can be found on the official site of both these institutions.

ICMR JRF 2023-24 EXAM PATTERN

Name of Examination	ICMR JRP Examination
Skillful Authority	PGIMER Chandigarh
Examination level	Post-Doctoral
Examination frequency	Annual
Mode of Exam	Online
Duration of Exam	2 hours
No. of test cities	12
Marking scheme	+1 (correct answer) -0.25(incorrect answer)
No. of sections in the exam paper	Divided into 3 sections
Total no. of questions	150

DISTRIBUTION OF SECTIONS FOR EXAM

Sections Divided	Number of questions	Marks
Aptitude	50	50
Life Science	50	50
Social Science	50	50
Total Questions /Marks	150	150

ICMR JRF 2020 IMPORTANT EVENTS AND DATES

EVENTS	DATES
Application form released	16th.May.2024
Deadline for an application form	16th.June.2024
Deadline for fee deposit	Yet to be declared
Correction in the application form	18th .june.2024 – 19th.June.2024
Admit card released	15 days before the exam date
Exam Date	Yet to be declared
Result declared on	Yet to be declared

 ICMR JRF 2024 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Candidate must fulfill eligibility criteria to get entrance test for ICMR JRF. Even candidates can check criteria on icmr.nic.in.

 Educational Qualification Required

• The applicant must have M.Sc. /M.A. degree or its equal with the total characteristics of 55% (General/EWS/OBC) from a perceived college.
• 50% is required for SC/ST/PWD classification applicants in the M.Sc. /M.A. degree.
• Those competitors who are in the last year of the M.Sc/M.A. degree or who have hung tight for the conclusive outcome can apply for ICMR JRF 2020.

 Age requirement

• The upper age limit for up-and-comers having a place with open classification is 28 years. He/she ought not to be older than 28 years as on September 30, 2023.
• A relaxation of 3 years has been given to those having a place with OBC class. As far as possible for such up-and-comers is 31 years.
• For the up-and-comers having a place with SC/ST/PWD classification, the upper age limit is 33 years (unwinding of 5 years). Female competitors applying for ICMR JRF 2024 can likewise apply until the age of 33.

ICMR JRF  2024 APPLICATION FEE

CATEGORY	FEES
General/OBC/EWS Candidate	Rs 1500/-
SC/ST Candidate	Rs 1200/-
PWD Candidate	Nota applicable

ICMR JRF 2024 APPLICATION FORM

STEPS TO FILL THE APPLICATION FORM

1. Go to the official website icmr.nic.in where there is a registration form. Now Candidate has to fill that registration form by name, mobile no, and email id.
2. Once the candidate is registered successfully application form is sent to the email ids of candidates.
3. Then fill the application form with all the correct details. Upload your photo and signature with the required documents.
4. After the application form submitted successfully then pay the prescribed application fees through online mode i.e. debit card, credit card, or Net Banking.
5. Now save and get a printout of your application form for further use.

ICMR JRF ADMIT CARD

Applicants are implied about the Admit card through the email. Up-and-comers need to go on the official site and snap on the “Print Admit Card” connection to get to their particular hall tickets. Now candidates have to enter the correct username and password to log in and download the admit card from there.

Data about when to download the admit card is sent to the competitors through their enrolled email ID. Concede cards are given 15 days before the direct of the test. Up-and-comers need to convey the printed duplicate of the concede card at the test place for the check.

ICMR JRF RESULT

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Examination Result is reported on the official site,icmr.nic.in. Additionally, the candidates who qualify the selection test are advised by post and email. The outcome is transferred on the site as a rundown in the PDF group. Just the individuals who secure the minimum marks in the ICMR JRF selection test 2020 can check their names on the rundown of qualified up-and-comers.

After these two merit lists will be prepared. One for those candidates who cleared for life science. Another for those candidates who cleared for social science.

ICMR JRF ANSWER KEY

The answer key should be released after 3 days of examination. Candidate can go to the official website and download the answer key and can get approx. the idea of their marks whether they will be qualified or not.

ICMR JRF: NO. OF FELLOWSHIPS

The absolute number of fellowships allowed each year by ICMR is 150. Out of these, 120 will be granted in the field of Biomedical Sciences and the staying 30 will be granted in the field of Social Sciences.

Zones secured under Biomedical Sciences: Life Sciences, for example, microbiology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Human Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Zoology, Environment Science, Botany, Veterinary Sciences and Bio-informatics.

Zones secured under Social Sciences: Psychology, Sociology, Home Science, Statistics, Anthropology, Social Work, and Health Economics.

ICMR JRF SPAN OF TIME AND SALARY

At first, the span of the fellowship will be for 2 years. During this period the individual will be filling in as a Junior Research Fellow and will get an allowance of Rs 31,000 every month.

In light of the presentation of the up-and-comer during this period, the span can be expanded by an additional three years. In this way, the partnership will be moved up to Senior Research Fellowship. A Senior Research Fellow will get Rs 35,000 as a month to month compensation.

Aside from the payment/compensation, an up-and-comer will likewise be qualified for an ‘Unexpected Grant’ of Rs 20,000 for every annum. This award can be utilized for the securing of pertinent books and archives, acquisition of synthetic concoctions, reagents, writing material postal charges, enlistment expenses for going to logical gatherings, and train passage for going to outstation visits.

ICMR JRF EXAM CENTERS

Bhubaneswar	Srinagar	Guwahati
Delhi	Hyderabad	Mumbai
Kolkata	Chennai	Bengaluru
Varanasi	Bhopal	Mumbai

 

ICMR JRF 2024 SYLLABUS

Syllabus for ICMR JRF to prepare for the exam:

1. Life sciences – Biotechnology, Zoology, Bioinformatics, Molecular biology, Environmental science, etc.
2. Social sciences – Home Science, Sociology, Psychology, Social work, Statistics, Health economics, Anthropology.
3. Aptitude – Common statistics (Displaying data,Probability,correlation&linear regression,sampling &experiment,etc) ,General knowledge in sciences(nuclear science ,measurements,synthetic material),Scientific phenomenon of everyday life (Rain,Snow,Earthquake,wind,etc).

EXAM PREPARATION TIPS

• Begin getting ready for the test in any event 3-4 months before the test date.
• Attempt to explain the full counterfeit tests and the past inquiry papers of the ICMR JRF.
• Attempt to clear your questions from the best books.
• Do not concentrate on new points before the multi-week of the test
• Attempt to make notes for significant subjects and recipes.
• Do physical exercise, yoga, and so on to loosen up your psyche and in the last investigation in a shrewd way.