ICMR Releases Admit Card For JRF 2023 Entrance Exam

Delhi: Institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released the link for downloading the admit card for ICMR JRF 2023 entrance exam.

To download the admit card, the candidates need to use the link https://cdn.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/2650/83817/login.html

Admit cards will not be sent by Post. Intimation about downloading the admit card has been sent to the candidates on their registered mobile number/email.

The process to download the admit card –

1. To download the admit card, the candidates must use the above link.

2. Click the 'Login' button to log in with their login ID and password.

3. Click 'PRINT ADMIT CARD' to download and print the admit card.

The ICMR will hold a National level examination on 8.7.2023 to determine the eligibility of Indian National candidates for the award of JRF through ICMR. The award of JRF to the successful eligible candidates will depend on their finding placement in a medical college/hospital/university/national laboratory/institution of higher learning and research as applicable. Fellowship will be initiated from the date of PhD enrolment (generally within one year from the date of issue of JRF award letter), and it will be treated as the date of joining, the total duration being five years or submission of PhD thesis (whichever is earlier).

Summary of ICMR-JRF 2023 entrance exam pattern –

1. Mode of Examination - Computer-Based Test (CBT)/Online

2. Duration of Examination - 02 hours (two hours), i.e. 120 minutes

3. Tentative date of Examination – 8.7.2023 (from 09.00 AM to 11.00 AM)

4. Number of Shifts – 1

5. Location of Examination Centres - Tentatively 21 cities in India

6. Language of Paper – English

7. Type of Examination - Objective Type

8. Marketing Scheme - Each question carries one mark. A negative marking @ 0.25 will be made for each wrong answer.

9. Number of Questions - The paper will consist of two Sections. The Aptitude Section (Section A) will have 50 questions on (i) scientific phenomena in everyday life; (ii) general knowledge in Sciences; and (iii) common statistics. The subject Specific Section (Section B & C) would pertain to (B) Life Sciences and (C) Social Sciences. Each area of sections B & C would have 100 questions, and the candidate will attempt any 75 questions in the predesigned area of Section B or C.