The application process for the  ICMR Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR JRF) Test 2020 is to conclude next month by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) commenced the application process for the ICMR Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR JRF) Test 2020 from May 16, 2020.
The application forms are available on the official website i.e. icmr.nic.in. 

The candidates who wish to appear for the exam can visit the official website and apply for the same.

The application process for ICMR JRF has been scheduled to be concluded on June 16. 2020.  A total of 150 fellowships will be awarded through this exam by the ICMR and 120 will be in the field of Biomedical Science and 30 will be for work emphasis on Social Science.

The last notice regarding ICMR JRF read that the examination for the same has been scheduled to be conducted on July 12, 2020.

ICMR JRF 2020:Important Dates 
 
Event Sep 2020 session dates Sep 2021 session dates
Date of opening of Registration 27 Apr 16 May 2020 to be announced
Last date for filling of online application 27 May 16 Jun 2020 to be announced
Last date of fee deposit through payment gateway to be announced to be announced
ICMR JRF Exam 12 Jul 2020 11 Jul 2021
 
ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 Syllabus

ICMR JRF Exam will consist of questions from the following given subjects/topics

The Aptitude Section (Section A)

  • A scientific phenomenon in everyday life
  • General knowledge of sciences
  • Common statistics

The subject Specific Section (Section B & C)

  • Life Sciences
  • Social Science

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam 2020 Pattern

ICMR JRF Exam will consist of one paper and the duration of the exam will be of 2 hours. The paper will consist of 2 Sections.

The Aptitude Section (Section A) will have 50 questions on

  • A scientific phenomenon in everyday life;
  • General knowledge in sciences; and
  • Common statistics.

All these questions would be compulsory with each question carrying 1 mark.

The subject Specific Section (Section B & C) would pertain to

  • Life Sciences and
  • Social Science.

ICMR JRF 2020: Other important information

The examination will be held in collaboration with the Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh by the ICMR. The computer-based test will be held on July 12, 2020.