Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Recruitment
Last Date: 31/07/2021
Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) has invited online application for the recruitment of 150 Junior Research Fellow vacancies. Interested and eligible
candidates may check the details advertisement and apply online. Online apply link is given below.
Name of the post: Junior Research
Fellow (JRF)
No of posts: 150
Discipline-wise vacancy:
Life Sciences: 120 (e.g., microbiology, physiology, molecular
biology, genetics, human biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
biophysics, immunology, pharmacology, nursing, zoology, botany, environmental
sciences and veterinary medicine)
Social Sciences: 30 (e.g., psychology, sociology, home sciences,
statistics, anthropology, social work and public health/health economics)
Age Limit: The age limit for
admission to the eligibility test is 28 years as on 30-09-2021 (upper age limit
relaxable up to five years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, PwBD and
female candidates, three years in the case of OBC category.
Educational
Qualification: M.Sc. /M.A. or
equivalent degree (subject areas mentioned in Section 5, pg. no. 7) with
minimum 55% marks for General/EWS/OBC candidates and 50% for the SC/ST and PwBD
candidates.
A candidate who is appearing/has appeared in the final year (IV/VI Semester
whichever is applicable, and final year where Semester system is not there) of
M.Sc./M.A. or equivalent examination during the session (2020–2021) can also
apply for the exam as RA (Result Awaited). Such candidates will have to submit
the attestation format (given in annexure–I duly certified by the Head of the
Department/Institute over his/her signature and rubber stamp(with address and
name) where he/she is appearing in the final year examination.However, such
candidates shall be admitted to the Exam provisionally and shall be considered
eligible for JRF only after they submit the proof of having passed the Master’s
Degree examination with requisite percentage. The M.Sc. /M.A. or equivalent
degree mark sheet must be submitted to ICMR, latest by 31st December, 2021
otherwise candidature will automatically be forfeited.
Fellowship:
(i) The value of the fellowship is Rs. 31,000/- (Rupees Thirty One thousand
only) per month.
(ii) The duration of fellowship will initially be limited until two years carrying
a monthly stipend of Rs. 31,000/- and an annual contingency grant of Rs.
20,000/- per annum.
The progress of research work would be evaluated annually through annual
progress reports (APR). On completion of two years as a JRF, the stipend of a
fellow may be increased to Rs. 35,000/- p.m. from 3rd year onwards on the basis
of assessment of candidate's research progress/achievements and upgradation
report recommendation as submitted by the Institute’s Assessment Committee.
Upon such a recommendation, the fellow will be called as a senior research
fellow (SRF). In the event of the Committee not recommending upgradation, the
fellow will continue as JRF with a stipend of Rs. 31,000/- per month for the
3rd year or his/her fellowship may be terminated depending on the decision of
the Committee. The duration as SRF may be for a maximum duration of 03 years or
until submission of Ph.D. thesis (whichever is earlier). Thus, the total tenure
as JRF plus SRF shall not exceed 5 (five) years.
ICMR will hold a National level examination on Sunday, September 12, 2021
for determining the eligibility of Indian National candidates for the award of
JRF through ICMR. The ICMR JRF Entrance Examination 2021 will be an online test
of two hours duration.
The paper will consist of two 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 Sciences.
Each area of section B & C would have 100 questions and the candidate will
attempt any 75 questions in the predesigned area of Section B or C. In the
online Computer-based exam, the system will not allow the candidate to attempt
more than 75 questions. 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.The qualifying marks will be 55% obtained in both the Sections (A+B or C)
for General Category, EWS & OBC and 50% for SC/ST and PwBD. The exam will
be held in the following streams: (1) Aptitude test (common for all) (2) Life
Sciences(3) Social Sciences.
Subjects covered under Life Sciences include microbiology, physiology, molecular
biology, genetics, human biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
biophysics, immunology, pharmacology, nursing, zoology, botany, environmental
Sciences and veterinary Sciences (excluding Agriculture extension/ Soil
Sciences etc.)
Subjects covered under Social Sciences include psychology, sociology,
anthropology, social work, home Sciences, statistics and Public
health/Health economics (excluding others).
Application Fee:
General/EWS/OBC: Rs. 1500/– +Transaction charges as applicable.
SC/ST: Rs. 1200/– +Transaction charges as applicable.
PwBD: Exempted from payment of fee
All candidates are directed to deposit the above fee through online payment
gateway available at ICMR–JRF 2021 application portal w.e.f. 01.07.2021 to
31.07.2021. Payment through UPI may be avoided.
Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for the above posts
through the website https://main.icmr.nic.in/
.
- Starting date for online application: 1st July 2021 at 09:00 AM
- Last date for online submission: 31st July 2021 at 11:55 PM
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