The ICMR PhD entrance exam, also known as the ICMR JRF exam, is a national-level test conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for admission to PhD programs in medical and biomedical fields . The exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions, with a total of 125 questions that need to be attempted ². The ICMR JRF syllabus is divided into three subjects
- General Aptitude: This section is compulsory for all candidates and consists of 50 questions covering general science, statistics, and measurement.
- Life Sciences: This section is optional for biomedical science students and consists of 100 questions, out of which candidates must answer 75.
- Social Sciences: This section is optional for biomedical science students and consists of 100 questions, out of which candidates must answer 75.
The General Aptitude section includes
- Common Statistics: Experiments and sampling, probability, description, and displaying data, linear regression, and correlation, and hypothesis test and confidence intervals
- General Knowledge: Synthetic material, nuclear science, measurements, scientific phenomenon like hurricane, tsunami, greenhouse effect, wind, tornado, earthquakes, volcano, rain, snow, and erosion
The Life Sciences section includes
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Human Biology
- Zoology
- Bioinformatics
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Pharmacology
- Nursing
- Botany
- Biophysics
- Environmental Sciences
- Immunology
- Veterinary Science
- Physiology
The Social Sciences section includes
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Social Work
- Home Sciences
- Statistics
- Public Health/Health Economics
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