ICMR JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) Entrance Exam is conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with PGIMER, Chandigarh for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Life science/Social science stream.

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria

M.A/M.Sc holders from any recognized University

It is compulsory to pass M.A or M.Sc degree in any of the subjects in life sciences or social sciences.

Candidates must obtain the required qualification with a minimum of 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates).

Final year post graduate students can also apply for this exam and they will be admitted provisionally for this post.

The higher age limit specified for JRF is 28 years.

However age relaxations are allowed for SC/ST and OBC categories in the order of 5 years and 3 years respectively.

ICMR JRF Entrance Exam Pattern

The pattern of written examination comprise of multiple choice questions divided in two sections which is explained below –

Section 1 – Aptitude Section (Compulsory section)

Total number of questions – 50 questions
Total marks – 50 marks

This section includes questions from the following topics –

Common statistics
General knowledge in sciences
Scientific Phenomenon in Everyday Life

Section 2 – Subject Specific Section – This section is further divided in to two parts and includes questions from two subjects sections namely Life Sciences and Social Sciences.

Candidates can choose to attempt questions from any of the subject parts.

Part 1 - Life Sciences

Total number of questions -100 questions (out of which candidates can attempt any 75 questions)

Following are the main topics covered under Life Sciences -

Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Botany
Environmental sciences
Genetics
Human biology
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Veterinary sciences
Zoology

Part 2 – Social Sciences

Total number of questions -100 questions (out of which candidates can attempt any 75 questions)

The main topics covered under Social Sciences subject part are –

Statistics and Health economics
Sociology
Social work
Psychology
Home sciences
Anthropology

The time limit allotted for the entrance exam is 2 hours for a specific section.