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DHR-ICMR JRF or Biomedical Research Eligibility Test (BRET) : Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Age limit, Fellowship, Syllabus

Number of tests Once in a year
Validity period The validity of result will be two years for placement in ICMR funded projects.
Fellowship duration Five years
Fellowship amount

Rs 37,000/ per month for JRF

SRF : Rs. 42,000/- p.m for the 3rd and subsequent years

Annual contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year

Mode of examination Computer based Test
Number of seats 500
Time duration 2 hours
Maximum marks 150
Nature of questions MCQs
Number of questions 150
Pattern

Section-A (Aptitude Section) comprising of 50 questions from the following areas

Section-B will be having 50 questions pertaining to cross-disciplinary areas and not from any specific domain but related to fundamental knowledge which is common to the topics listed in syllabus.

Section-C would comprise of 50 questions relevant to applied/analytical part of the biological processes from the eleven (11) specific disciplines/subjects, candidate will have to opt for only for one subject for this section:

Negative marking

25% for each wrong answer

Eligibility

M.Sc. or equivalent post-graduate (PG) degree (M. Tech/M. Pharma), in life sciences, zoology, botany, biomedical sciences, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, biophysics, bioinformatics, forensic sciences, environmental sciences, food and nutrition, molecular biology, biological sciences, ecology, immunology, neurosciences, veterinary sciences, nursing, biostatistics, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, public health, social work,

For General/EWS/OBC candidates with minimum of 55% marks

For the SC/ST and PwBD candidates with minimum of 50% marks

Age limit

Relaxation up to five years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, PwBD and female candidates

Relaxation up to three years in the case of OBC category

Syllabus As per PG level by University Grants Commission(UGC), New Delhi
Website https://icmr24.onlineregistrationform.org/ICMR/