NIMHANS ADMISSION NOTICE 2012 for Ph. D. programme and Post Graduate Courses

ADMISSION NOTICE
ONLINE Applications are invited on prescribed form for Admission to the following courses for the Academic Year 2012 - 2013.

A) Ph.D.
(a) Institute Fellowship
1. Ph.D. Degree in Clinical Psychology 6 Seats
2. Ph.D. Degree in Neurophysiology 2 Seats
3. Ph.D. Degree in Psychiatric Social Work 1 Seat
4. Ph.D. Degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology 1 Seat

(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, CSIR, ICMR, DBT NET and Permanent Employees and tenured employees of NIMHANS can also apply for Ph.D. in the following departments of this Institute which will be considered at the discretion of the competent authority for Entrance Test and interview to be held during the month of February.
NOTE: Candidates applying for Ph.D. with Fellowships from UGC, CSIR, ICMR, DBT NET are exempted from the Entrance Test. All the candidates have to attend an interview and qualify in it by obtaining a minimum of 50% marks to be eligible for admission into the Ph.D. programme.
(a) Biophysics (b) Biostatistics (c) Clinical Psychology (d) Human Genetics (e) Mental Health Education (f) Neurochemistry (g) Neuromicrobiology (h) Neuropathology (i) Neurophysiology (j) Neurovirology (k) Nursing (l) Psychiatry (m) Psychopharmacology (n) Speech Pathology & Audiology.

B) POST GRADUATE DEGREE/DIPLOMA COURSES
1. MD Degree in Psychiatry 22# Seats (1 for Sponsored)*
2. Diploma in Psychiatry (DPM) 9 Seats (8 for Karnataka Domicile and 1 for Sponsored)*
3. M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology 21 Seats (3 for Foreign/Sponsored)*
4. M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social Work 21 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
# Subject to clearance from the Government of India
*Sponsored candidates means sponsored by the State/Central Government or Public Sector undertaking of State/Central Government.

DIPLOMA COURSES
1. Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 45 Seats
2. Post Basic Diploma in Neuroscience Nursing 9 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) Those with Diploma in Psychiatry
(DPM): The duration of the course will be for a period of two years for post 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 Clinical 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 Human Genetics: M.Sc. in any Life Sciences discipline
Ph.D. in Mental Health Education: Masters in Public Health, Health or Behavioural Scienceis
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 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 Neuropathology: MD in Pathology/ M.Sc. in Life Sciences
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 / Masters in Unani Medicine
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, MD or a Postgraduate degree in Basic Sciences or Humanities
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 Clinical 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 / Bachelors in Unani Medicine
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: Should be a Registered Nurse & Midwife with any State Nursing Registration Council with minimum passing of B.Sc. Nursing/B.Sc. Hons.Nursing/Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing with minimum of 55% aggregate marks from an Institute recognized by INC with minimum of one year experience after Basic B.Sc. Nursing as on the day of counseling. Minimum of one year of work experience prior or after post Basic B.Sc. Nursing as on the day of counseling.
Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing & Post Basic Diploma in Neurosciences Nursing: Should be a registered Nurse (R.N&R.M) in the State Nursing Council with one year experience as staff nurse

Common for all Courses:
The qualifying degrees for all the above mentioned courses should be recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC)/ Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). 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.
In the event, 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.
A relaxation of 5% marks will be given to determine eligibility for accepting application to non-medical and Ph.D. courses in respect of SC/ST candidates.

D) GUIDELINES:
For Medical course, the candidate should have completed compulsory rotation internship of one year after MBBS or its equivalent recognized by Medical Council of India 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. In case of Candidates who have not completed the Internship and have not registered with any State Medical council, but are selected in the counseling, will not be considered for admission unless the Internship Completion Certificate and the State Medical Council Registration Certificate are produced on or before the date of commencement of course failing which, the seat allotted will be cancelled without any further communication and the Candidate next in the order of Merit in the waiting list will be considered. For Non-Medical courses, candidates should bring the results of their qualifying examination as on the date of counseling.
E) FEES/EMOLUMENTS/RESERVATION OF SEATS:
Please refer website/prospectus for full details.

F) 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 Registrar, 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.
3. The Application fee for both Medical & Non-Medical courses is Rs.1500/- per course for General candidates and Rs.1000/- per course for SC/ST candidates. The Application fee for Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing & Post Basic Diploma in Neurosciences Nursing will be Rs.1000/- per course for General candidates and Rs.750/- per course for SC/ST candidates.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. There will be no entrance test for Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing and Post Basic Diploma in Neurosciences Nursing Courses. All applications received shall be considered by a Committee constituted by the Director. Weightage in selection shall be given to those candidates sponsored by the Government and other Institutions.

7. 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 2.5.2012. For sponsored candidates age should not be more than 45 years as on 2.5.2012.

8. Application is available online from : 3rd November 2011
9. Application is available online for final submission upto : 2nd December 2011
10. Last date for receipt of Application abstract along with enclosures by post/courier : 7th December 2011
11. Online Entrance Test will be held in all the centres on : 26thFebruary 2012
12. The date for Counseling/interview will be intimated in the Admit card
13. Commencement of the Courses : 2nd May 2012
14. Last date for admission of candidates : 31st May 2012

For Details Regarding Submission of Applications online, Prospectus, Application Fee, Eligibility Conditions for Admission, Minimum Qualification, Guidelines, Course Fees, Emoluments, Reservation of Seats, Relaxation, Instructions to Fill the Applications, Age Limit. Last Date and For All Other Information, Please Visit The NIMHANS Website: http://www.nimhans.kar.nic.in in Email: academic@nimhans.kar.nic.in in Phone: 080 26995013