National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM)
NBHM Master's and Doctoral Scholarship Schemes: Selection Procedures and Information

NBHM Scholarship Schemes 2025

NBHM is happy to announce the opening of another round of selection for its Doctoral and Master's Scholarship Schemes:

As in previous years, the selection process shall consist of two phases, the first of which is a Written Test (hereafter called the "test"). The test is scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 2025, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, IST. (This date has been 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 is an online interview, for which candidates shall be shortlisted based on the test scores.

As in the previous round of selection (2024), the same test shall serve towards selection for both scholarships in the present round too. At the time of application, applicants may opt to be considered for only one of the scholarships (either one) or for both. Separate interview shortlists shall be drawn up for the two scholarships, based on the test scores. For further details, including such matters as eligibility, please refer to the detailed advertisement (linked above).

NBHM hereby invites scholarship aspirants to apply to write the test. Applications are being accepted, exclusively online, here: Online Application Portal.

Important Dates:

Date                         Event                                                      
04 Dec 2024     Online application portal scheduled to 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 to be ready for download from the portal
25 Jan 2025     Written Test to be held, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, IST
15 Feb 2025     Interview Shortlists published on the web page and test scores uploaded to the portal
March 2025     Interviews to be held (exact dates to be decided later)
15 Apr 2025     Final selection results for the Scholarships to be announced

Admission to PhD / Integrated PhD / Master's programmes based on the test scores

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.

Old Question Papers

Question papers (from October 2005 onward) along with answer keys for all written tests (master's, doctoral, and combined) are available in this repository.