National Brain Research Centre

Gurgaon, Haryana
UGC
Estd 1997
Deemed to be University

National Brain Research Centre Gurgaon - Admission, Courses, Fees & Rankings 2024

byVinay Kumar
Updated on - 16 Aug, 2024

National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) is an autonomous body under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. It was set up in 1997 and is in Manesar, a city in the state of Haryana. The NAAC has graded NBRC ‘A’ and has awarded it a CGPA score of 3.02. For the 2023 NIRF Rankings, NBRC was ranked in the university list. 

The NBRC Vision is to establish NBRC as an internationally recognized organization focused on neuroscience research and training. It offers several academic programs such as PhD in Neuroscience, MSc in Neurosciences; Integrated MS-PhD in Neurosciences; PG Diploma in Neurophysiology Technology. The admission process begins in December every year. While, group discussion and personal interviews are held in February-March for the shortlisted candidates. The exams this year are slated for 13-21 February, 2024. The apprentices should have completed their Life Sciences/Pharmacy/Medicine/Veterinary Science/Physiotherapy with at least 55% marks in aggregate.

NBRC has placed the students in partnership with reputed pharmaceutical companies, IT firms, hospitals through campus placements. Cadila Pharma, Torrent Pharma, Alembic Pharma, IPCA Labs, Indo-American Hybrid Seeds, Soham Life Sciences. More than 85% of the students have been placed with bagging average salary package of Rs 350000 to Rs 600000 per annum. The highest salary offered was Rs. 14 lakhs per annum was the highest salary offered in the preceding year. This also sees students get placement in NBRC which grants them chances to further their studies in globally accredited universities. The Placement Cell in the college offers training for aptitude test, group discussions, interviews for the students in the recruitment process.

National Brain Research Centre Highlights 2024

Feature Details
University Short Name NBRC
Institute Type Deemed University, Research Institute
Established 1997
NAAC Grade B+
Complete Address NBRC Campus, Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Nearest Bus Stand Manesar Bus Stand
Nearest Railway Station Gurgaon Railway Station
Nearest Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

National Brain Research Centre Courses Details 2024

National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) in Manesar, Haryana is one of the premier centers for neuroscience research and education in the country. NBRC provides PhD in different specializations such as biosciences, biophysics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics, neuroscience and much more. 

The PhD program is a full time course of 5-6 years duration with emphasis on research. Candidate should have master degree in science with minimum 55% marks for the post of students. By, writing test and interview process are used in the selection process. They include lab rotations, course work, a comprehensive exam, research proposal development, thesis work and its defense. DST norms are followed for the payment of stipends to the PhD scholars.

Course Duration Fees (in INR)
PhD in Neuroscience 3-5 years 50,000 - 1,00,000
Integrated PhD in Neuroscience 5-7 years 50,000 - 1,50,000
MSc in Neuroscience 2 years 30,000 - 60,000
MPhil in Neuroscience 1-2 years 20,000 - 40,000

National Brain Research Centre Placements 2024

The National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) has a Corporate Relations Cell which provides good placements to its students. Big names like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant and Tech Mahindra are few of the companies which regularly come for campus placements. From the institute’s record of the year 2022, 86 students got placed from NBRC. The maximum salary package offered was INR 25 lakhs per annum by American Express and the median salary package offered was INR 10 lakhs per annum. Over twenty five companies offer campus placements with the placement percentage standing at over 85% for most streams. The major recruitment and staffing is primarily done on IT, analytics, consulting and pharma positions.

National Brain Research Centre Placements by Category

Course Category Highest Salary Package Average Salary Package
Neuroscience 18.00 LPA 12.50 LPA
PhD 25.00 LPA 18.50 LPA
Integrated PhD 20.00 LPA 15.00 LPA
MSc 15.00 LPA 10.50 LPA
MPhil 18.00 LPA 12.50 LPA
Research 20.00 LPA 15.00 LPA
Industry 18.00 LPA 12.50 LPA
Academia 15.00 LPA 10.00 LPA

13,000
Full Time
Master of Science [M.Sc] (Neuroscience)
Duration : 2 Years
Level : Post Graduation
Eligibility : Graduation
Course Type : Degree
13,000
Full Time
Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
Duration : 5 Years
Level : Doctorate/M.Phil
Eligibility : Post Graduation
Course Type : Degree
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