The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore is one of India’s leading medical institutes. On January 1, 2017, NIMHANS released the application form for the 2017 academic session. The institute offers post-graduation courses in Doctor of Medicine (MD), along with super specialization in Doctorate in Medicine (DM) and Masters in Surgery (MCh). After the application process is closed, an online entrance examination will be conducted followed by counselling sessions and personal interview rounds. The academic session is expected to commence by July 1, 2017 .
Here are the courses offered by NIMHANS:
Doctorate in Medicine (DM)
· Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology: 04 Seats (01 seat for sponsored)
· Neurology: 10 seats
· Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: 04 Seats (02 seats for sponsored)
· Addiction Psychiatry: 02 Seats
· Neuroanaesthesia: 04 Seats
· Neuropathology: 02 Seats (01 seat for sponsored)
· Geriatric Psychiatry: 02 Seats
MCh
· Neurosurgery: 06 seats
MD
· Psychiatry: 37 Seats
i) 21 seats – All India selection
ii) 08 seats – Domiciles of Karnataka
iii) 06 seats – Candidates from Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura & Uttarakhand domicile only*
iv) 02 seats – Sponsored candidates of which one seat is for domicile of Karnataka, however, if sponsored candidates are not available, the seats will go to the general pool *Decided solely on overall Merit and not necessarily state wise
· Neurology: 4 seats
· Neurosurgery: 4 seats