Question:  Can I qualify for the NBHM MSc scholarship this year but defer
availing it until next year or later?
Answer:   No.  The qualification cannot be deferred.   

Question:  Is there a syllabus?
Answer:  No.  NBHM does not publish a syllabus.   Examination papers from the
previous years along with keys are available on the official NBHM website and
also at https://www.imsc.res.in/nbhm_model_questions/  These are however only
indicative.   The pattern and difficulty of the tests are subject to change
without any notice whatsoever.

Question:   I am interested in joining IMSc as an integrated PhD student in
mathematics.    What should I do?
Answer:  You should appear for the NBHM PhD Scholarship Written Test 
(usually held every January),  which also doubles up as the entrance test
for PhD and Integrated PhD programs at HRI, IMSc, IISER Pune, NISER, ... 
Each institution makes its own short list of candidates to be called for
interview based on the performance on the entrance test.  Also, some
institutions use various alternative criteria to shortlist candidates for
interview (based among other things on various test scores).   You are advised
to find out more from the institution(s) you are interested in.

Question:  I am registered (or intend to register) for a mathematics masters
distance education program.    Am I eligible for NBHM MSc scholarship?
Answer: No.  Those registered under distance education programs are NOT
eligible.

Question:  I am enrolled in a masters program in statistics.   Am I eligible 
for the NBHM MSc scholarship.
Answer: No.

Question:  I am enrolled in a "Mathematics and Computing" two year masters
program.  (Or,  I am in the fourth / fifth year of a five year integrated
"Mathematics and Computing" masters program.)   Am I eligible for the NBHM
scholarship?
Answer:  No.  

Question:  I am enrolled in the 5-year BS-MS program in IISER-X.  Am I eligible
for the NBHM MSc scholarship?
Answer:  Yes, provided mathematics is your major and you are in the 4th or 5th
year of the program.    Note however that you cannot be receiving two
government scholarships at the same time.   For example,  you cannot simultaneously
be receiving a DST scholarship as well as a NBHM scholarship.

Question:  I have BE / BTech / BSc BEd (or other bachelors) degree and I am now
enrolled in a two year masters degree program in Mathematics.  Am I eligible for
the NBHM MSc Scholarship?
Answer: Yes. The online application form should ideally allow you to fill out
details of your exact bachelors degree and ask you for details of your marks for
each year of your undergraduate degree.    If however this is not the case,
then you are free to enter "BSc" as your bachelors degree and fill out the
marks for each of the last three years of your undergraduate degree.

Question: After submitting the online form, I observed that I have entered
some wrong information. Can I correct it now?
Answer: Send a request by email to query@nbhmscholarships.in about the correction
to be done.

Question: I am facing a technical issue in filling the online form. What should I do?
Answer: Send a request for help by email to query@nbhmscholarships.in clearly
describing the nature of the problem.