What is the eligibility to get admission in National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences for UG/PG courses?
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:
| Courses | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| DM | Candidate must have completed MBBS from University recognized by the National Medical Commission/Medical Council of India as notified by Govt. of India with mentioned marks. Candidate must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training. |
| M.Ch. | Candidate must have completed MBBS from University recognized by the National Medical Commission/Medical Council of India as notified by Govt. of India with mentioned marks. Candidate must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training. |
| M.Sc. | The candidate should be a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife or equivalent with any State Nursing Registration Council. Candidate shall be medically fit. |
| B.Sc. | Any equivalent examination recognized by NIMHANS, Bengaluru for the above purpose with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics as principal subjects of study with 45% aggregate. OR Job oriented Diploma course from a recognized board with Diagnostic Radiography as vocational subject or equivalent. |
| MD | Candidate must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training. |
| Certificate | B.Sc. with MLT OR B.Sc. with Life Sciences or DMLT (with one year experience). |
| PG Diploma | Candidates should be registered nurse (RN & RM) in the state nursing council with one year experience as staff nurse. There is no entrance test for this course. The course starts in July and ends in June. |
| MPH | MBBS OR Bachelor of Dental Sciences OR Postgraduate degree in Sociology/Statistics / Environmental Sciences /Physiotherapy /Occupational Therapy / Health Management / Social Work / Economics / Speech Pathology and Audiology / Speech Pathology / Audiology / Nursing. |
| UG Diploma | Candidate must have completed 10+2 from any recognised Board/Council. |
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NIMHANS Bangalore is a government college which was established in the year 1974. Being a government college, the ranking of the college is quite good. A few of the imp. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences rankings are mentioned below:
| Ranking Body | Ranks |
|---|---|
| NIRF 2025 under the Medical category | 7 |
| NIRF 2024 under the Medical category | 4 |
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