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hello
is there any reservation for sc/st in icmr phd exam.?
whats the syllabus for life science?
waiting for your reply
thanks and regards

Yes, there is a reservation for SC/ST student for ICMR PhD Entrance Examination. Reservation is provided in terms of eligibility, age limit and also the qualifying mark.

Eligibility Criteria:

• M.Sc,/M.A. or equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks for General/OBC
•Candidates and 50% for the SC/ST & physically handicapped candidates

Age Limit:

The age limit for admission to the eligibility test is 28 years as on 30-09-2014 (upper age limit relaxable up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, physically handicapped (PH) and female candidates, 3 years in the case of OBC category.

Paper Pattern:

The test will consist of one paper of 2 hours duration.
The paper will consist of 2 Sections.

The Aptitude Section (Section A) will have 50 questions on ,

(i) Scientific phenomenon in everyday life;
(ii) General knowledge in sciences; and
(iii) Common statistics.

All these questions would be compulsory with each question carrying 1 mark.
The subject Specific Section (Section B & C) would pertain to

(B) Life Sciences and
(C) Social Science.

The candidate may attempt questions in either of the two areas.

Each area of section B & C would have 100 questions and the candidate may attempt any 75 questions in the predesigned area of Section B or C.

Candidates are required to indicate the option for Section B or C in the application form too.

Each question carries one mark and Negative marking @ 0.25 will be made for each of the wrong answer. The questions in both the sections would appear in English only.

Qualifying Marks:

The qualifying marks will be 55% obtained in both the sections (A+B or C) for General Category and OBC and 50% for SC/ST and physically handicapped.

The test will be held in the following streams:

(1) Aptitude test (common for all)
(2) Life Sciences
(3) Social Sciences.

Subjects covered under Life Sciences include:

Syllabus for ICMR Life Science includes,

• Microbiology
• Physiology
• Molecular biology
• Genetics
• Human biology
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biophysics
• Immunology
• Pharmacology
• Zoology
• Botany
• Environmental sciences and
• Veterinary science


Subjects covered under Social Sciences include:

1. Psychology
2. Sociology
3. Anthropology
4. Social work
5. Home sciences
6. Statistics and
7. Health economics