National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) 2017
NIMHANS Online Entrance Test 2017 (Session I) Date: 25th& 26th March, 2017
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES ADMISSION - 2017
(Institute of National Importance) Bengaluru
The Government of India established the All India Institute of Mental Health in 1954 in association with the then existing Mental Hospital of the Government of Karnataka. Major objective of the Institute was to generate manpower in the field of mental health and neurosciences. The Mental Hospital, Bangalore, which had built up certain traditions since 1938 in matters related to undergraduate training in the field of Psychiatry was chosen by the Government of India as the centre for training. In tune with this objective, two diploma courses – one in Psychological Medicine (DPM) and the other in Medical Psychology (DMP) were started in January 1955. These were followed by a Post Certificate Course in Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) in January 1956. The Institute was then affiliated to the University of Mysore for these courses.
Calendar: (Session - 1)
Ph.D, Superspeciality, Post Doctoral , Post Graduate Post Graduate Diploma Courses
Advertisement regarding admission - 1st January 2017
Online availability of application forms - 1st January 2017
Last date for online submission of application - 31st January 2017
Online entrance test - 25th & 26th March 2017
Date of interview & counselling - 1st week of June 2017
Commencement of courses - 1st July 2017
Last date for admission - 7th July 2017
Eligibility - Medical Courses
(a) MBBS degree from a recognized University or from any other University recognized as equivalent thereto by NIMHANS and by the Medical Council of India.
(b) The candidate should have completed compulsory rotation internship of one year after MBBS or its equivalent as recognized by Medical Council of India on or before the date of commencement of course. A certificate to that effect has to be produced. The candidate should have permanent registration with State Medical Council. Candidates who do not submit the certificate of completion of internship on the day of admission to the course will not be admitted under any circumstance.
(c) Candidates who have MD/MS/DNB/DPM from a recognized University or from any other University recognized as equivalent thereto by NIMHANS and by the Medical Council of India may apply for the course. However, Candidates who are awaiting the results may also appear for the entrance test subject to production of proof of having passed the examination on or before the date of admission to the course.
Eligibility - Non Medical Courses
(a) Candidates with M.Sc / MA/ MSW/ BAMS / BE/ B.Tech/ B.Sc Engineering should have passed the examination from a University recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) or the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) with not less than 55% of marks in aggregate on or before the date of counseling/interview. Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results, may also apply. However, such candidates will be eligible to appear for the counseling/ interview only if they produce the proof of having passed the examination in writing.
In case, grades are awarded in lieu of marks in the qualifying examination, candidates have to produce a certificate from the University clearly stating the range of marks into which each of the grades fit, failing which, such applications will be rejected.
(b) Candidates with Master’s degree obtained through research and awarded on the basis of the evaluation of the thesis (from a University recognized by NIMHANS which does not award marks at the master’s level) are also eligible to apply for Ph.D Program.
(c) Candidates with PUC or 10 + 2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with 45% aggregate in the above subjects can apply for B.Sc in Nursing course.
(d) Candidates with PUC or 10 + 2 with English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology or job oriented diploma courses from a recognized board with an aggregate of 45% can apply for B.Sc in Radiography course.
(e) Candidates with PUC or 10 + 2 or equivalent with a Science group having secured an aggregate of 45% in Science subjects for B.Sc in Anesthesia Technology course.
A relaxation of 5% marks in aggregate will be given for candidates belonging to SC/ST category.
Age limit:
For PG Medical and Superspeciality Courses, age should not be more than 32 years for MBBS degree holders and 35 for PG medical degree holders. Age is relaxable by a maximum of 5 years in the case of SC/ST candidates and by a maximum of 3 years for OBC candidates as on the date of commencement of courses. Age should not be more than 45 years as on the date of commencement of courses in case of sponsored / deputed candidates.
For B.Sc in Nursing, B.Sc in Radiography and B.Sc in Anaesthesia Technology courses, age of the candidates should be between 17 and 25 years as on the date of commencement of course.
Employees of NIMHANS applying for Ph.D should have at least 10 years of service left before registering for Ph.D
Method of Selection:
Slection will be based purely on merit based on the ONLINE entrance test. There will be counseling for students to ascertain their preference of subject, verification of documents and to implement statutory reservation provisions. General candidates securing less than 50% of marks and SC/ST candidates securing less than 45% of marks in the entrance test shall not be eligible to be called for counseling.
If no eligible candidates are available against reserved seats, they shall be filled up from general merit category.
Candidates who have cleared the UGC, CSIR, ICMR, DBT qualifying exams and secured JRF/SRF are exempted from the entrance test to Ph.D courses. All the candidates have to attend an interview and qualify in it by obtaining a minimum of 50% marks to be eligible for admission into the Ph.D Program. Merely qualifying in the entrance test and interview does not entitle admission to Ph.D course, selection is subject to availability of eligible guides in the respective departments.
Online Entrance Examination:
The question paper for ONLINE Entrance test will contain multiple choice objective type questions. The duration of the test for each course will be 90 minutes and the number of questions to be answered is 100. There will be negative marking and 0.25 marks will be deducted for all wrong answers. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions.
A single common online entrance test of 2 hours duration and 150 questions will be conducted for MD in Psychiatry, Ph.D in clinical Neurosciences, DM in Neurology and M.Ch in Neurosurgery courses for candidates with MBBS qualification.
The Entrance test will be held online (i.e., computer based). The seven cities identified for conduct of ON-LINE Entrance Test in the year 2017-18 are BANGALORE, CHENNAI, COCHIN, HYDERABAD in the South, PUNE in the West, DELHI in the North, and KOLKATA in the East. There may be multiple test centres in these cities and NIMHANS reserves the right to distribute applicants to any test centre. A candidate has to select three cities, for taking examination, in the order of priority, i.e., first, second and third choices. However, the choice of city for taking examination, or the centre in a given city, cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Under exceptional circumstances like lack of minimum number of applicants for a given centre in a given city, NIMHANS reserves the right to cancel the choice of city / centre.
Contact:
Academic and Evaluation Section
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
P.B.No.2900, Hosur Road,
Bangalore - 560029, India.
Phone: +91-80-26995000/26995015/26995013
Fax: 91-80-26566811/26564830
Email: academic@nimhans.kar.nic.in
Website: http://www.nimhans.kar.nic.in
