Final Selection Results (for the 2025 edition; announcement made on 23rd April): Following the Written Test held on Saturday the 25th January 2025 and the Interviews held during March 17--26 for the shortlisted candidates, here are the final selection results:
About refunds of re-evaluation fee: Refund of the re-evaluation fee to candidates whose re-evaluation request was successful shall be processed in due course (likely to be sometime in May).
In order to give the public an idea of the nature and scope of the NBHM Scholarship Schemes (Doctoral and Master's), the following information regarding the 2025 edition of these schemes is being retained here. While one should expect changes for the 2026 edition, these are more likely to be incremental than drastic.
The Selection Process: As in previous years, the selection process consisted of two phases, the first of which was a Written Test (hereafter called the "test"). The test was scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 2025, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, IST. (This date was arrived at by applying the following formula which we intend to follow in the future as well: the unique Saturday in the date range 19--25 January, both inclusive.) The second phase of selection was an online interview, for which candidates were shortlisted based on the test scores.
As in the previous round of selection (2024), the same test served towards selection for both scholarships in the 2025 edition too. At the time of application, applicants had the option to be considered for only one of the scholarships (either one) or for both. Separate interview shortlists were drawn up for the two scholarships, based on the test scores. The detailed advertisement (linked above) has further details, including on such matters as eligibility.
Written Test and Interview Shortlists:
Following the test held on Saturday the 25th January 2025, the cut-off scores and interview shortlists were as follows:
Interviews and Final Selection: The interviews were held online during 17--26 March. The final selection results were announced 23rd April.
Important Dates:
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| 04 Dec 2024 | Online application portal open |
| 15 Dec 2024 | Last date for applications with fee of ₹ 400 (single scholarship)/ ₹ 600 (both scholarships) |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Application fee changes to ₹ 800 (single scholarship)/ ₹ 1000 (both scholarships) |
| 22 Dec 2024 | Deadline for applications; end of the day (23:59 hrs, IST) |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Admit Cards ready for download from the portal |
| 25 Jan 2025 | Written Test, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, IST |
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Interview Shortlists published on the web page and test scores uploaded to the portal |
| 17--26 Mar 2025 | Interviews held |
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Final results announced |
For information about admission to the PhD / Integrated PhD / Master's programmes at various institutions (HRI, IISER Berhampur, IISER Bhopal, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, IMSc, Krea, KSoM, NISER) based upon the test scores, refer to the web pages of the respective institutions.
Question papers (from October 2005 onward) along with answer keys for all written tests (master's, doctoral, and combined) are available in this repository.