Exams · Senior Research Fellowship
ICAR SRF
The national route for Ph.D. admission with a Senior Research Fellowship, aimed at candidates who already hold a master’s degree.
Preparation
How to prepare
- 01
Go deeper on your discipline
Master’s-level theory carries more weight here than introductory definitions.
- 02
Revise research methods
Statistics, experimental design and basic biotechnology tools appear across disciplines.
- 03
Use mocks for pacing
Run timed mock tests every week in the last two months.
- 04
Keep a fact sheet
Maintain a one-page sheet of institutes, acts, schemes and recent developments.