The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi conducts the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Examination which is the first step in the process of admission to the Ph.D/ Research Programme. After the completion of the examination Answer Key for ICMR JRF will be released online at the official website. Candidates who will appear in the examination can check the ICMR JRF Answer Key from here. The answer key for the ICMR-JRF examination will be uploaded on ICMR-JRF website after 3-4 days of the exam. The answer key contains the right answers of the questions. The candidates can cross check their answers with the answer keys and calculate their probable score well before the declaration of the final result.
ICMR JRF 2020 Answer Key
The answer keys for the ICMR-JRF examination will be uploaded on ICMR-JRF website. Candidates can cross check their answers with the answer keys and calculate their probable score well before the declaration of the final result. If the candidate finds any discrepancies/doubts regarding the answers in the examination, then he/she can communicate the same with Professor In-charge (Examination Cell) through e-mail: [email protected] within 3 days after uploading the answer keys. Revised key after considering the representation will be announced on the ICMR website in the due course of time. ICMR’s decision on the representation/observation shall be final and the result will be declared on the basis of final answer keys.
Schedule for the ICMR JRF 2020 Answer key is given below.
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Entrance Date | 03rd week of Jul 2020 |
| Release of Answer key | 04th week of Jul 2020 |
How to download Answer Key
To download ICMR JRF Answer Key candidates have to follow these steps which are given below:
- Visit the official website.
- Find the link which says ICMR JRF Answer Key”.
- Click on that link.
- ICMR JRF Answer Key PDF will be displayed.
- Download it by pressing CTRL + S.
- Cross check your answers with the correct answers.
Marking Scheme
As per last year details!!!
- Aptitude Section (Section A) = 50 questions X 1 mark for each
- Subject Specific Section (Section B & C) have 100 questions and the candidate may attempt any 75 questions = 75 X 1 mark for each
- Negative marking @ 0.25 will be made for each of the wrong answer.
Is there any aggregate marks cut-off for selection?
The final result will be based on aggregate of 55% marks obtained in both the Sections for General category and OBC and 50% for SC/ST and PH/VH.
Fellowship Awards
A total of 150 Fellowships would be awarded. [120 fellowships in the field of Biomedical Sciences with emphasis on Life Sciences (like microbiology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, human biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biophysics, immunology, pharmacology, nursing, zoology, botany, environmental sciences and veterinary Medicine (excluding Agriculture extension/ Soil Sciences, etc) and thirty fellowships for the work with emphasis on Social Sciences like psychology, sociology, home science, statistics anthropology, social work, public health/health economics (agriculture economics will not be considered)
