(DEEMED UNIVERISITY)

P.B.No.2900, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 029, INDIA

NIMHANS ADMISSION NOTICE 2010 for Superspeciality Courses ,  Post Graduate Courses and Ph. D. programme

ONLINE Applications are invited on prescribed form for Admission to the following
courses for the Academic Year 2010 - 2011.

A) Ph.D.
(a) Institute Fellowship
1. Ph.D. Degree in Mental Health & Social Psychology 8 Seats
2. Ph.D. Degree in Neurophysiology 2 Seats
3. Ph.D. Degree in Psychiatric Social Work 1 Seats
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/ICMR/CSIR etc., and Permanent Employees and tenured employees of NIMHANS
can also apply for Ph.D. in the various departments of this Institute which will be
considered at the discretion of the competent authority for Entrance Test to be held
during the month of February.

(a) Biophysics (b) Biostatistics (c) Mental Health & Social Psychology (d) Epidemiology
(e) Human Genetics (f) Neurochemistry (g) Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology
(h) Neuromicrobiology (i) Neurophysiology (j) Neurovirology (k) Nursing (l)
Psychiatric Social Work (m) Psychiatry (n) Psychopharmacology (o) Speech Pathology
& Audiology.

B) POST GRADUATE DEGREE/DIPLOMA COURSES

1. MD Degree in Psychiatry 18 Seats# (1 for Sponsored)*
2. Diploma in Psychiatry (DPM) 9 Seats# (8 for Karnataka Domicile
and 1 for Sponsored)*
3. M.Phil. in Mental Health & Social 18 Seats (3 for Foreign/Sponsored)*
Psychology
4. M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social Work 18 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

*Sponsored candidates means sponsored by the State/Central Government or Public
Sector undertaking of State/Central Government.
#No. of Seats likely to be increased

DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSES

1. Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) 30 Seats
2. Diploma in Neurological and Neuro surgical Nursing (DNN) 6 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) Diploma in Psychiatry (DPM): The duration of the course will be for a period of two years for 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 Epidemiology: MD in Preventive and Social Medicine/ Community Medicine/ M.Sc. in Epidemiology/ Biostatistics
Ph.D. in Human Genetics: M.Sc. in Genetics/ Human Genetics/ Applied Genetics/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry
Ph.D. in Mental Health & Social 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 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 Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology: MD in Radiodiagnosis/ DM in Neuroradiology
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 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
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
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 Mental Health & Social 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
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: One year experience as Registered Nurse with B.Sc./
B.Sc. (Hons)/ PC B.Sc. Nursing in Hospital, Nursing Education Institution or Community Health setting
Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) & Diploma in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing (DNN): Should possess ‘A’ Grade Certificate in General Nursing recognized by Indian Nursing council., should be a registered Nurse in the State Nursing Council with two years experience.

Common for all Courses:

The qualifying degrees for all the above mentioned courses should be from a recognized University. 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.

A relaxation of 5% on the aggregate of marks obtained will be given for nonmedical and Ph.D. courses in respect of SC/ST candidates.

D) GUIDELINES:

For Medical Courses, date of completion of Internship/Compulsory rotatory job must be as on the date of Commencement of courses, i.e., 2nd May 2010 (proof of completion from compentent authority to be produced at the time of joining, failing which admission will be cancelled). For Non-Medical courses, candidates should bring the results of their qualifying examination as on the date of Entrance Test i.e., 28th February 2010.

E) FEES/EMOLUMENTS/RESERVATION OF SEATS:

Please refer website/prospectus for full details.
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 Director, 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.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. 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 2.5.2010. For sponsored candidates age should not be more than 45 years as on 2.5.2010.

NIMHANS ADMISSION Important Dates

7. Application is available online from : 22nd October 2009
8. Application is available online upto : 23rd November 2009
9. Last date for receipt of Application abstract by post : 28th November 2009
10. Entrance Test will be held in Bangalore on : 28th February 2010
11. Commencement of the Courses : 3rd May 2010
12. Last date for admission of candidates : 31st May 2010