31 December 2017
NBRC PhD and MSc Admission will be done through JGEEBILS/ JEST/ GATE entrance exams. The National Brain Research Institute (NBRI) invites candidates for admission into its various courses, commencing in 2018. Candidates have to fill the application form to get admission in PhD and MSc programs of NBRC. Those candidates who have already applied/ are applying through JGEEBILS / JEST / GATE channels, need to apply separately (without separate application fee) through the External Fellowship Channel also, to be considered in both the channels. The application process for NBRC PhD and MSc Admission 2018 will be begun in the last week of October 2017.
About NBRC: Established in 1997, the institute has been a national leader in helping fellows into the complex human nervous system. The sub-specialities of Neurology, the institute imparts knowledge and researchers in the range from the theoretical understanding of the nervous system to non-coding RNAs.
Event |
Date |
NBRC Application (Online) Begin |
October 2017 (Last week) |
Last date for receipt of NBRC Application Form |
31 December 2017 |
Last date for receipt of NBRC Application Form |
31 March 2018 |
Last date for receipt of requests for hard copy of application form |
15 November 2017 |
Last date for receipt of requests for hard copy of NBRC Application Form |
15 February 2018 |
2-tier Interview for PhD programme |
May/June 2018 |
2-tier Interview for MSc (Neuroscience) programme |
May/June 2018 |
Eligibility Criteria for PhD
Eligibility Criteria for MSc
(Candidates selected for MSc (Neuroscience) programme will be eligible to switch to Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programme of NBRC if they fulfil the required criteria given in the brochure towards the end of this page.)
The application procedure of NBRC PhD and MSc Admission will be conducted through both online and offline mode. Candidates have to fill the application form for admission in PhD and MSc program of NBRC through online or offline mode. The final date for both the Online and Offline application is 31 March 2018. The online and offline procedure of application form is described below:
Online Procedure: Candidates can fill the application form for PhD and MSc program through the online mode. Candidates should visit the official website of NBRC to fill the online application form or click on the following link:
Registration Closed
Offline Procedure: Candidates can also fill the application form for PhD and MSc program through the offline mode. The offline candidates have to obtain the application form from the NBRC. To obtain the NBRC MSc/PhD Application Form, candidates have to send a self-addressed A4 size envelope to the address below. The last date for receipt of requests for a hard copy of the application form is 15 February 2018.
Registrar,
National Brain Research Centre,
Manesar-122051 Dist. Gurgaon (Haryana).
The application form for NBRC PhD and MSc program can be submitted through both online or offline mode. Both modes for application form submission are described below.
Payment of Application Fee
The Registrar,
National Brain Research Centre,
Manesar-122051 Dist. Gurgaon (Haryana)
NBRC PhD and MSc Application Fee can be paid in online as well as offline mode, The candidates applying for NBRC PhD and MSc Admission have to pay the fee as given in the table below.
Category of Candidate |
Fee for Online Candidates |
Fee for Offline Candidates |
General |
Rs. 300 |
Rs. 350 |
SC/ST/PH |
Rs. 150 |
Rs. 200 |
The selection of candidates is based on the eligibility criteria and performance in competitive exams i.e. JGEEBILS/ GATE 2018/ JEST 2018 or qualifying CSIR/UGC/ DBT/ ICMR examination for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email. The selected candidates will be called for two-tier interview (one after the other) that will be held at the NBRI campus in Manesar, Haryana.
The selected candidates for admission in PhD and MSc program of NBRC will be provided fellowship grant. The amount of fellowship grant for both programs is mentioned below.
PhD: NBRC offers a PhD programme in Neuroscience. Students from diverse academic backgrounds are considered for this programme. Fellowship for Junior Research Fellows is Rs. 25,000 per month and for Senior Research Fellows Rs. 28,000 per month.
MSc (Neuroscience): NBRC is one of the few Institutes in the country to offer M.Sc.(Neuroscience) degree. Students are provided with a fellowship of Rs. 12,000 per month.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in India
National Brain Research Centre,
Manesar-122051 Dist. Gurgaon (Haryana)
Phone: 91-124-2845 200
Email: info@nbrc.ac.in