Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) JRF Examination is the first step in the process of admission to the Ph.D/ Research Programme through council's support. Test for ICMR JRF fellowship are conducted at the 12 centres viz. Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Srinagar and Varanasi once a year.

PhD program avail in following departments :

Biomedical sciences with emphasis on Life Sciences like :
Microbiology,
Physiology,
Molecular biology,
Genetics,
Human biology,
Bioinformatics,
Biotechnology,
Biochemistry,
Biophysics,
Immunology,
Pharmacology,
Zoology,
Environment science,
Botany,
Veterinary sciences,
Bio-informatics

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) JRF exam form