NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020: Eligibility Criteria, Application Form

NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020 will be conducted in online mode, information regarding which can be gathered from official website i.e. nimhans.ac.in. The exam grants admission to Ph.D, super-specialty, post-graduate, postdoctoral, undergraduate and diploma courses. The candidates can apply for this national level exam online on nimhans.ac.in. The exam is conducted twice a year, once in the month of March and second time in the month of August. Class 12th passed candidates can apply for undergraduate courses whereas appropriate graduate degrees are required for other courses. For more information about NIMHANS entrance exam 2020, keep reading the page below.

NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020

There are talks about covering NIMHANS entrance exam under National exit test (NEXT), as per information released by the Ministry of Health, Govt of India. If the NEXT is implemented, MBBS final year students have to sit for NEXT instead of NIMHANS. Candidate can check the tentative schedule table for NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020 below.

Event	Session 1	Session 2
Release of advertisement	3rd week of Jan 2020	1st week of Aug 2020
Online Applications start	3rd week of Jan 2020	1st week of Aug 2020
Online Applications end	3rd week of Feb 2020	4th week of Aug 2020
Exam Date (except B.Sc)	4th week of Mar 2020	3rd week of Aug 2020
Exam Date (B.Sc courses)	3rd week of Apr 2020	–
Result (except B.Sc.)	1st week of Apr 2020	4th week of Aug 2020
Result (B.Sc. courses)	4th week of Apr 2020	–
Interview for Ph.D.	4th week of May 2020	1st week of Nov 2020
Admission Date	1st week of Jun 2020	1st week of Dec 2020
Course Commencement	1st week of Jul 2020	1st week of Jan 2021

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NIMHANS 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Before appearing for the entrance examination, it is a must to fulfill the eligibility criteria. There are 2 criteria to be fulfilled to be eligible for NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020. Let us look at them one by one. Candidates can check last years eligibility criteria for reference.

Age Criteria (as on class commencement date)

Course	Minimum age	Maximum age (years)
PG medical and superspeciality	–	32 for MBBS degree holders, 35 for PG degree holders
Msc. (Biostatistics)	–	30
Bsc	17	25

Age relaxations (wherever applicable)

SC/ST – 5 years
OBC – 3 years
PwD – 5 years

Educational qualification criteria for medical courses

The candidate must have MBBS degree and should have completed compulsory rotation internship of 1 year after MBBS on or before the date of commencement of course. A certificate to that effect has to be produced. The candidate should have permanent registration with State Medical Council. Candidates who do not submit the certificate of completion of internship on the day of commencement of course will not be admitted under any circumstance. Candidates who have MD/MS/DNB/DPM from a recognized University or from any other University recognized as equivalent thereto by NIMHANS and by the Medical Council of India may apply for the course. However, Candidates who are awaiting the results may also appear for the entrance test subject to production of proof of having passed the examination on or before the date of commencement of course

Educational qualification criteria for non-medical courses

Candidates with M.Sc. / MA/ MSW/ BAMS / BE/ B.Tech/ B.Sc. should have passed the requisite examination from a University recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) or the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) with not less than 55% of marks in aggregate on or before the date of interview/ admission. Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results, may also apply. However, such candidates will be eligible to appear for the interview/ admission only if they produce the proof of having passed the examination in writing.
In case, grades are awarded in lieu of marks in the qualifying examination, candidates have to produce a certificate from the University clearly stating the range of marks into which each of the grades fit, failing which, such applications will be rejected.
Candidates with Master’s degree obtained through research and awarded on the basis of the evaluation of the thesis (from a University recognized by NIMHANS which does not award marks at the master’s level) are also eligible to apply for Ph.D. Program.
Candidates with PUC or 10 + 2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with 45% aggregate in the above subjects can apply for B.Sc. in Nursing course.
Candidates with PUC or 10 + 2 with English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology or job oriented diploma courses from a recognized board with an aggregate of 45% can apply for B.Sc. in Radiography course.
Candidates with PUC or 10 + 2 or equivalent with a Science group having secured an aggregate of 45% in Science subjects for B.Sc. in Anaesthesia Technology course.
A relaxation of 5% marks in aggregate will be given for candidates belonging to SC/ST category.

NIMHANS 2020 Application Form

The first step to apply for admission in NIMHANS is to fill the application form online. The form is published on the official website of the exam. You need to fill the form and upload the required documents and photographs. Candidate can apply for a maximum of 3 courses in on application form. Moreover, submission of multiple NIMHANS Application Form is prohibited. After entering the basic details, you have to choose 3 test centers for the exam. Fill the choices in order of your priority. After filling in all the necessary details, the aspirants have to pay the required amount of application fee. A link to fill the Application Form will also be provided on the “Application Form” Page in quick links section.

Application Fee

The aspirants need to pay the following amount of Application Fee as given in the table below, note that fee provided below is last year based and for reference.

For Indian Candidates

Indian nationals need to pay Rs 1000 as the application/registration fee for each course.
Foreign nationals except SAARC countries have to pay fee as per table below:

Name of the Course	Registration fee (All figures are in USD)
For Ph.D. Programs, M.Phil. Courses, M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing Course	500
For super speciality courses, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropathology OR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia Courses	1000
DPN OR DNN OR DCNT Courses	100

Mode of Payment: The aspirants need to pay the application fee by Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net banking

NIMHANS 2020 Admit Card

The admit card for NIMHANS entrance exam will be released online on NIMHANS official website before the exam. Only the applicants who paid the application fee and submited the form will be able to access the admit card. Candidates need to carry this admit card to the exam centre. It is available in login. You need your registration number and password to download it. Since you have to appear for an interview for PhD courses, a separate admit card is released for interview round. NIMHANS Admit Card is also available in login and can be downloaded using registration number and password.

NIMHANS 2020 Test Center

After downloading the admit card, candidates need to carry printed copy of this card to the test centres. Test centres vary for session 1 and session 2 entrance exams. Moreover, different centres are assigned for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Here is a list all the exam centres, as per previous year data.

Test Center for Session I

For PG courses: Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune.
For UG courses: Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, and Hyderabad

Test Center for Session II –

For PG courses: Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, and Pune

NIMHANS 2020 Exam Pattern

The Institutes conducts an Online entrance examination, NIMHANS entrance exam. The test consists of multiple choice objective type questions which a candidate need to solve in a duration of 90 minutes. There will be 100 MCQ type questions. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for an incorrect answer.

Courses for which Common Entrance Exam is Conducted

MD in Psychiatry, DM in Neurology and M.Ch in Neurosurgery courses of 60 minutes duration with 70 questions for candidates applying with MBBS qualification followed by Online entrance test of 30 minutes duration with 30 questions for each domain [Candidates applying for any of the above three courses should appear for the entrance test of that particular course only]
9 Postdoctoral Fellowship courses under Psychiatry (except in Geriatric Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Courses) in two stages: First Stage-Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for 80 Marks Second Stage-Clinical / Practical / Lab Based Assessment (OSCE) for 20 Marks Choice of course will be given to candidates based on the order of merit in the entrance examination, the candidate securing highest marks will have the first option of selecting any of the applied courses from amongst 9 Postdoctoral Fellowship courses under Psychiatry.
6 Postdoctoral Fellowship courses under Department of Neurology.
DM in Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical Care and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia & Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurocritical Care courses.
DM in Neuropathology and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropathology Courses.
DM in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Courses.
DM in Geriatric Psychiatry and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry Courses.
DM in Addiction Psychiatry and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Addiction Medicine Courses.
There will be a common entrance test for candidates appearing for undergraduate courses, i.e., B.Sc. in Nursing, B.Sc. in Anaesthesia Technology and B.Sc. in Radiography

Separate Online Entrance Tests will be conducted for

DM in Neurology with PG qualification.
M.Ch. in Neurosurgery courses with PG qualification

Candidates possessing PG qualification in Medicine (MD/DNB) and Surgery (MS/DNB) will be considered only under PG category for admission to DM in Neurology and M.Ch. in Neurosurgery courses, respectively. If any candidate applies under the MBBS category, then his/her their candidature will be disqualified.

Note: Separate entrance tests will be conducted for all other courses offered at NIMHANS

NIMHANS 2020 Selection Criteria

The selection criteria for the courses offered at NIMHANS is different for each course. The candidates can check the selection process for each course from below.

Name of the Course	Mode of Selection	Cut off in Online entrance test
Phd Programme	Online Entrance Test + Interview	50% (for all category candidates)
Super speciality Courses	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission
Postdoctoral Fellowship Course	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission.
Fellowship Courses	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission	UR/OBC- 50% SC/ST – 45%
MD in Psychiatry Course	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission
M.Phil. Courses	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission.
M.Sc. Courses	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission.
Postgraduate Diploma Course	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission.
Undergraduate Courses	Online Entrance Test + Verification of Original Certificates on the day of admission.	UR/OBC- 50% SC/ST – 45%

NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020 Reservation

Candidates belonging to reserved categories, as per the gazette notification issues by state or central governments, can apply for admissions for reserved seats. SC/ST/OBC candidates are eligible for reserved seats. 5% seats are also reserved for candidates belonging to PwD category. Moreover, some seats are reserved for Karnataka and north-eastern states’ domicile holder. It is attached below:

NIMHANS 2020 Result

NIMHANS announces results for its various courses as per schedule on the official website. You can check result PDFs from the official website mentioned on this page. The NIMHANS Exam Result is declared on the basis of performance in entrance test. The result, declared in the form of merit lists, is released separately for each course. The institute will not notify the applicants individually via calls or email. This merit list may also be referred to as selection list.

For PhD applicants,Candidates in selection list are invited for interviews. Seats will be allotted subject to performance in interview.
For all the other courses, candidates in selection list are granted admission to the available seats.

Tie Breaking Criteria

If two or more candidates, who appeared for the same course, score the same marks in the entrance test, their merit is decided as per the following criteria. Candidates appearing higher in this list are given priority over those under.

Number of attempts
Higher marks in qualifying exam
Older in age
Less negative marks in entrance test

NIMHANS Entrance Exam 2020 Fee Structure

You can check the fee structure for various courses, offered by NIMHANS, below. This fee structure is as per information released by the institute for previous year.

For Indian nationals (PG courses)

For Indian national (UG/diploma courses)

For foreign nationals except from SAARC countries

About NIMHANS

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) was established in 1925. Situated in Bangalore, Karnataka, this institute has been conferred the status of “An Institute of National Importance” in 2012. It is a multidisciplinary institute offering premier medical education in the field of mental health and neurosciences. It was declared a deemed university by the government of India.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. Can I apply for more than 1 course?

Ans Yes, the candidates can apply for maximum of 03 (three) courses only. If a candidate applies for MD in Psychiatry, Ph.D in Clinical Neurosciences, DM in Neurology and M.Ch in Neurosurgery, then his/her application for the above courses will be treated as application for separate courses. .

Q2. Can I pursue any courses through online mode or does NIMHANS offer any part-time or distance education courses?

Ans All courses are conducted on a full time basis. Private practice in any form is prohibited. The candidates are strictly not permitted to undertake any other part time or correspondence courses.

Q3. What is the procedure for admission of students who have not received the results to become eligible to the required qualification?

Ans Can I apply for admission before I have the results for my qualification? Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and areawaiting results, may also apply. However, such candidates will be eligible to appear for the counseling/interview only if they produce the proof of having passed the examination in writing at the time of counselling/interview.

Q4. Can there be a refund of fees after admission or if a student withdraws seat from the course?

Ans Refund is at the sole discretion of the Director. It depends on after how many days the candidate is discontinuing and whether some other candidate join against that seat.

Official Website: nimhans.ac.in

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