National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Deemed University, Bangalore

Ph.D, Fellowship, Diploma Admissions 2010

ONLINE Applications on prescribed form for Admission to the following courses for the Academic Year 2010 - 2011.

A) Ph.D.
(a) Institute Fellowship
1. Ph.D. Degree in Mental Health & Social Psychology
2. Ph.D. Degree in Neurophysiology
3. Ph.D. Degree in Psychiatric Social Work
4. Ph.D. Degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology


(b) External Fellowship
Candidates with Sponsorship from Government of India/State Govt. Institutions, Deputed or Sponsored from a recognized University, Fellowships from Government Agencies like UGC/ICMR/CSIR etc., and Permanent Employees and tenured employees of NIMHANS can also apply for Ph.D. in the various departments of this Institute which will be considered at the discretion of the competent authority for Entrance Test to be held during the month of February.
(a) Biophysics (b) Biostatistics (c) Mental Health & Social Psychology (d) Epidemiology (e) Human Genetics (f) Neurochemistry (g) Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology (h) Neuromicrobiology (i) Neurophysiology (j) Neurovirology (k) Nursing (l) Psychiatric Social Work (m) Psychiatry (n) Psychopharmacology (o) Speech Pathology & Audiology

B) POST GRADUATE DEGREE/DIPLOMA COURSES

1. MD Degree in Psychiatry 18 Seats# (1 for Sponsored)*
2. Diploma in Psychiatry (DPM) 9 Seats# (8 for Karnataka Domicile and 1 for Sponsored)*
3. M.Phil. in Mental Health & Social Psychology 18 Seats (3 for Foreign/Sponsored)*
4. M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social Work 18 Seats (3 for Foreign/Sponsored)*
5. M.Phil. in Neurophysiology 2 Seats
6. M.Phil. in Biophysics 3 Seats
7. M.Phil. in Neurosciences 4 Seats
8. M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing 9 Seats

DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSES
1. Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) 30 Seats
2. Diploma in Neurological and Neuro surgical Nursing (DNN) 6 Seats

C) ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION:
MD in Psychiatry: (a) MBBS: The duration of the course will be for a period of three years (b) Diploma in Psychiatry (DPM): The duration of the course will be for a period of two years for DPM candidates

Diploma in Psychiatry (DPM): MBBS: The duration of the course will be for a period of two years

Ph.D. in Biophysics: MBBS/ M.Phil. Biophysics/ M.Sc. in Biophysics/ Physics/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Life Science/ Physiology

Ph.D. in Biostatistics: M.Stat. (ISI)/ M.Sc. in Statistics/ Biostatistics/ Medical Statistics/ Health Statistics/ Agricultural Statistics

Ph.D. in Epidemiology: MD in Preventive and Social Medicine/ Community Medicine/ M.Sc. in Epidemiology/ Biostatistics

Ph.D. in Human Genetics: M.Sc. in Genetics/ Human Genetics/ Applied Genetics/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry

Ph.D. in Mental Health & Social Psychology: 2 years full time MA/M.Sc. in Psychology/ Counseling Psychology/ Psychological Counseling/ Applied Psychology/ M.Phil. degree in Mental Health and Social Psychology/ M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology Ph.D. in Neurochemistry: M.Phil. in Neurosciences/ M.Tech. in Biotechnology/ M.Sc. in Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Biomedical Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Life Science/ Neurosciences/ Medical Biochemistry/ Molecular Genetics/ Genetics/ Zoology

Ph.D. in Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology: MD in Radiodiagnosis/ DM in Neuroradiology

Ph.D. in Neuromicrobiology: MBBS/ MD Microbiology/ BE Biotechnology/ M.Phil. Neuroscience/ M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology/ Molecular Biology/ MLT/ Applied Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Biomedical Genetics/ Neuroscience

Ph.D. in Neurophysiology: M.Phil. in Neuroscience/ Neurophysiology/ MBBS/ MD in Physiology/ MD in Ayurveda/ BE/B.Tech. in Electronics/ Electrical/ Computer Science/ Biotechnology/ M.Sc. in Physiology/ Biochemistry/ Anatomy/ Neuroscience/ Life Science/ Biotechnology/ Zoology / Masters in Physiotherapy

Ph.D. in Neurovirology: MBBS/ MD in Microbiology/ M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Virology

Ph.D. in Psychiatric Nursing: Master's Degree in Psychiatric Nursing

Ph.D. in Psychiatric Social Work: Masters Degree in Social Work/ M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social work

Ph.D. in Psychiatry: MBBS

Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology: MD in Pharmacology/ Physiology/ Biochemistry/ MBBS/ BE Biotechnology/ Bioinfomatics/ B.Tech. Biotechnology/ Bioinfomatics/ ME Biotechnology/ Bioinfomatics/ M.Sc. in Pharmacology/ Physiology/ Biochemistry/ Life Science/ Biotechnology/ Bioinfomatics

Ph.D. in Speech Pathology & Audiology: Master's degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology

M.Phil. in Biophysics: MBBS/B.Tech in Biotechnology/ Electronics/ Computer Science/ M.Sc. in Biophysics/ Physics/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Zoology/ Chemistry/ Physiology

M.Phil. in Mental Health & Social Psychology: 2 years full time MA/M.Sc. in Psychology/ Counseling Psychology/ Psychological Counseling/ Applied Psychology

M.Phil. in Neurophysiology: MBBS/ BAMS (Ayurveda)/ BDS/ M.Sc. in Physiology/ Neuroscience/ Anatomy/ Biochemistry/ Zoology/ Biotechnology/ Life Science/ Molecular Biology

M.Phil. in Neurosciences: MBBS/ BE/ B.Tech. Electronics/ Electrical/ Computer Science/ Biotechnology/ M.Sc. Physics/ Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Anatomy/ Physiology/ Molecular Biology/ Genetics/ Biotechnology/ Zoology/ Life Science/ MA Psychology/ M.Sc. Psychology

M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social Work: Master's degree in Social Work

M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing: One year experience as Registered Nurse with B.Sc./ B.Sc. (Hons)/ PC B.Sc. Nursing in Hospital, Nursing Education Institution or Community Health setting

Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) & Diploma in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing (DNN): Should possess 'A' Grade Certificate in General Nursing recognized by Indian Nursing council., should be a registered Nurse in the State Nursing Council with two years experience.

Common for all Courses:
The qualifying degrees for all the above mentioned courses should be from a recognized University. For Medical qualification the degree should be recognized by the Medical Council of India.
The Candidates should have obtained not less than 55% of Marks in the aggregate of the
Master's degree for non-medical courses.

A relaxation of 5% on the aggregate of marks obtained will be given for nonmedical and Ph.D. courses in respect of SC/ST candidates.

D) GUIDELINES:
For Medical Courses, date of completion of Internship/Compulsory rotatory job must be as on the date of Commencement of courses, i.e., 2nd May 2010 (proof of completion from compentent authority to be produced at the time of joining, failing which admission will be cancelled). For Non-Medical courses, candidates should bring the results of their qualifying examination as on the date of Entrance Test i.e., 28th February
2010.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Application forms for all the courses are available online at the NIMHANS website www.nimhans.kar.nic.in The applications have to be filled online and submitted online. Printout of the Application Abstract with the latest passport size photograph affixed (in the column provided) along with the Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Director, NIMHANS, Bangalore -560 029 and relevant enclosures should be sent to the Director, NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560 029 by superscribing the name of the course(s) applied for, on the Envolope without fail.

2.A candidate can apply for a maximum of 4 courses only (Medical & Non-Medical inclusive) provided they are eligible.

The Application fee for both Medical & Non-Medical courses is Rs.1000/- per course for General candidates and Rs.750/- per course for SC/ST candidates Foreign Nationals are required to submit their applications through the Diplomatic Channel (through the Ministry of External Affairs). They shall also appear for the common Entrance Test along with the other candidates. Sponsored candidates should submit their application through proper channel and they should also appear for the Common Entrance Test. The candidates should produce the sponsorship certificate in the prescribed format.

AGE LIMIT:
For MD & DPM Courses the age should not be more than 32 years and, relaxable in case of SC/ST Candidates by a maximum of 5 years as on 2.5.2010. For sponsored candidates age should not be more than 45 years as on 2.5.2010

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Application is available online from : 22nd October 2009
Application is available online upto : 23rd November 2009
Last date for receipt of Application abstract by post : 28th November 2009
Entrance Test will be held in Bangalore on : 28th February 2010
Commencement of the Courses : 3rd May 2010
Last date for admission of candidates : 31st May 2010

Incomplete applications, applications without enclosures i.e., for Medical courses: Mark Sheet year wise, Attempt, Internship Completion, Degree, Registration Certificates and Birth Certificate/SSLC/10th Standard Marks sheet. Caste Certificate in case of SC/ ST/OBC category. Non Medical courses: Qualifying exam mark sheets, Certificate, Caste Certificate in case of SC/ST/OBC category and experience certificate if applicable) and Applications without Demand Draft or insufficient Demand Draft will be rejected. The Demand Draft or application of the rejected candidates will not be returned at any cost. No communication will be given against the rejected applications. Demand Draft or enclosures sent subsequently will not be considered. Application Abstract will strictly not be received after 28th November 2009. No interim enquiry or correspondence will be entertained. Candidates called for Entrance Test and Counseling must be present at the venue within the stipulated time failing which they will not be considered for Entrance Test or Counseling at any cost.


Eligible candidates can take printout of their Hall-Ticket for the Entrance Test from NIMHANS website only. Hall-Tickets will not be sent by post. List of qualified candidates for counseling will be notified on the Institute's Notice Board and Website. No separate individual intimation will be given. The decision of the Director in all matters regarding selection will be final and no representation in any form will be entertained. The candidate must visit the website from time to time for all necessary details and updates on the above.

www.nimhans.kar.nic.in
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