National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences has invited applications for various posts from Indian nationals on a contract basis. The last date to apply online is 15 October 2021. You can download the application form from the website- https://nimhans.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2.-Application-form.pdf More details about the vacancies and instructions are mentioned below.
Table of Contents
Name and number of vacant posts
| Sl.No | Name of posts | No. of posts |
| 1 | Psychiatric Social Worker (Under Department of PSW, CAM, and NDA) | 22* |
| 2 | Clinical Psychologist (Under Department of CP, CAM, and NDA) | 13* |
| 3 | Junior Scientific Officer | 6 |
| 4 | Yoga Therapist | 1 |
| 5 | Field Information Officer | 1 |
| 6 | Data Manager | 2 |
| 7 | Follow-up Counsellor | 3 |
| 8 | Psychologist | 2 |
| 9 | Social Worker | 3 |
| 10 | Cohort Manager | 1 |
| 11 | Office Assistant | 1 |
| 12 | Research Associate(Radiochemistry) | 1 |
*2. out of 13 clinical psychologist posts,11 posts are allocated for Dept. of clinical psychology, 1 for centre for addiction of medicine and 1 for NIMHANS Digital Academy.
Psychiatric Social Worker Posts
| Category | Posts |
| SC | 3 |
| ST | 2 |
| OBC | 7 |
| EWS | 3 |
| UR | 7 |
Educational Qualification for the post of Psychiatric Social Worker
Candidates who are interested to apply for the post of Psychiatric Social Worker should have passed a Master’s degree in social work from a recognized university/Institution. And should have two years M.Phil in psychiatric social work from a recognized university/Institution.
Age limit to apply for the post of Psychiatric Social Worker
Candidates interested to apply should have an upper age limit of at least 35 years
Salary for the post of Psychiatric Social Worker
Selected candidates will be offered a salary of Rs.35,400 – 1,12,400/-
This job is on a contract basis for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance.
Clinical Psychologist Posts
| Category | No. of Posts |
| SC | 1 |
| ST | 2 |
| OBC | 1 |
| EWS | 2 |
| UR | 7 |
Educational qualification for the post of Clinical Psychologist
Candidates interested to apply for the post of Clinical Psychologist should have passed M.A/M.Sc degree in Psychology from a recognized University / Institution.
And M.Phil in Mental Health and Social Psychology/M.Phil in Clinical Psychology/ or an equivalent qualification from an institution/university recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
Experience required to apply for the post of Clinical Psychologist
Interested candidates must have research experience in modern techniques on psychodiagnostic and psychological methods of treatment.
Age limit to apply for the post of Clinical Psychologist
Candidates interested to apply should have an upper age limit of at least 35 years
Salary for the post of Clinical Psychologist
Selected candidates will be offered a salary of Rs.35,400 – 1,12,400/-
This job is on a contract basis for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance.
Eligibility criteria for the post of Junior Scientific Officer
Junior Scientific Officer under CAM (1post)
| Educational Qualification | M.Sc in Bio-Chemistry or Medical Bio-chemistry |
| Experience | 1 year experience in diagnostics and analytical methods |
| Age Limit | 30 years |
| Salary | Rs. 38,500/- per month |
| Contract Period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
Junior Scientific Officer under EPIDEMIOLOGY (1 post-UR)
| Educational Qualification | Masters Degree in Public Health or M.Sc in Health Management/Biostatistics /M.D in (Community Medicine/Preventive and Social Medicine) or M.B.B.S from a recognized University. |
| Experience | Public Health Research is desired |
| Age Limit | 40 years |
| Salary | Rs. 38,500/- per month |
| Contract Period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
Junior Scientific Officer (Yoga under INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE)
| Educational Qualification | M.Sc in Yoga/ any Higher Degree in Yoga OR equivalent qualification from a recognized institute |
| Experience | 1 year teaching/experience in research from a recognized Institution. Publications/research experience(use of Yoga in mental health and neurosciences) is an added advantage. |
| Age Limit | 35 years |
| Salary | Rs.38,500/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
Junior Scientific Officer under human Brain Bank (UR-1 post)
| Educational Qualification | B.E in Biotechnology/M.Sc in Biological Sciences |
| Experience | 2 years of experience in research in an R&D laboratory |
| Age limit | 35 years |
| Salary | Rs.38,500/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
Junior Scientic Officer under Neuro microbiology (Neuro infection lab) for UR category-1 post
| Educational Qualification | M.Sc in Biochemistry / Medical Biochemistry from a recognized Institution. |
| Experience | 2 years experience in Bio chemistry Lab. Experience in handling mass spectrometer for clinical applications. Experience in laboratory tests knowledge of computer software’s. |
| Age Limit | 35 years |
| Salary | Rs.38,500/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
JUNIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER under NI & IR-1 post (UR)
| Educational Qualification | Post graduate M.Sc/M.Tech/MBBS |
| Experience | 3 years experience in Image processing and sequence programming using Matlab and Linux based Neuroimaging tools. Publications as first or second author indexed journals or a Ph.D degree in the field |
| Age Limit | 35 years |
| Salary | Rs.38,500/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
YOGA THERAPIST under INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (OBC -1 post)
| Educational Qualification | 3 Years B.Sc. in Yoga OR Graduation with 1-year PG Diploma in Yoga from a recognized Institution. |
| Experience | 1 year teaching or research experience from a recognized Institution .Experience in teaching Yoga to patients with psychiatric / neurological disorders is desirable. |
| Age Limit | 32 years |
| Salary | Rs.29,300/-per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
FIELD INFORMATION OFFICER -EPIDEMIOLOGY (OBC-1 post)
| Educational Qualification | Post Graduate qualification in Social Sciences (Social Work/ Sociology/ Psychology/ Economics or equivalent) from a recognized University. |
| Experience | Experience along with an aptitude for field work is desirable. |
| Age Limit | 40 years |
| Salary | Rs.27,500/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
DATA MANAGER under EPIDEMIOLOGY
| Category | UR-1 post, OBC-1 post |
| Educational Qualification | M.Sc Biostatistics/ MCA from a recognized University |
| Experience | experience is required in SPSS, Excel and Epiinfo software and should be able to handle large data sets, data management and analysis of data. |
| Age Limit | 40 years |
| Salary | Rs.27,500/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
FOLLOW-UP COUNSELLOR under CAM
| Category | 3 posts(UR-1,SC-1,ST-1) |
| Educational Qualification | Degree in Social studies |
| Age Limit | 30 years |
| Salary | Rs.23,100/- |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance. |
PSYCHOLOGIST under CAM
| Category | 2 POSTS (OBC -1, EWS – 1) |
| Educational Qualification | M.Sc – Psychology |
| Age Limit | 30 years |
| Salary | Rs.25,300/- |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance |
SOCIAL WORKER under CA
| Category | 3 POSTS (UR – 2, OBC – 1) |
| Eduactional Qualification | M.A (Social Work /M.S.W) |
| Experience | 35 years |
| Age Limit | Rs.25,300/- |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance |
COHORT MANAGER under CAM
| Category | 1 post-UR |
| Eduactional Qualification | M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology/ Social work |
| Age Limit | 30 years |
| Salary | Rs.29,700/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance |
OFFICE ASSISTANT under CAM
| Category | 1 post-UR |
| Educational Qualification | Any Degree from a recognized University /Institution |
| Age Limit | 30 years |
| Salary | Rs.23,100/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance |
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (RADIOCHEMISTRY – ACADEMIC) under NI&IR
| Category | 1 post-UR |
| Educational Qualification | M.Sc in Chemistry /Pharmaceutical Sciences / Nuclear Medicine / M.Pharma from a recognized University / Institution. Ph.D in relevant field from a recognized University / Institution |
| Age Limit | 40 years |
| Salary | Rs 67,700-2,08,700/- per month |
| Contract period | Contract for one year and is likely to be renewed for another 2 to 3 years depending on the candidate’s performance |
Additional information
To know more deatails about the vacancies and notifications, you can view the advertisement in the given link- https://nimhans.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1.-PER7-Advt_04-Various-Posts-on-Contract-at-NIMHANS.pdf
Application fee
The prescribed application processing fee for UR, OBC & EWS Candidates – Rs.590/-(including 18% GST)
SC & ST Candidates shall pay application fee of Rs.295/- (including 18% GST)
No Payment is required for PWD Candidates.
The fee shall be paid through the “PAYMENT” link available in this Website
https://www.nimhans.ac.in .
Payment of Application fee
Kindly follow the steps to pay the application fees for the post you are applying
through SBI collect
- You can Go to NIMHANS website, www.nimhans.ac.in and then reach the SB collect
- Or click
https://www.onlinesbi.com/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=215458 NIMHANS-SB collect. - One can also Select SB Collect directly from the Online banking page of SBI, www.onlinesbi.com, Select State “Karnataka”, Type of Institution “Educational”, search and select the Institution “THE DIRECTOR, NIMHANS”
- Click on check box to proceed for payment.
- Select Payment Category- “Application for Employment” from the drop down menu.
- When the application page appears, fill all the required fields on the page by selecting the post you wish to apply for and the application fees from the drop down list as mentioned
below and click on submit button.
Rs.590/- (including 18% GST) for UR, EWS & OBC Candidates and Rs.295/- (including 18% GST) for SC & ST Candidates). No Payment required for PWD candidates. - The State Bank Collect payment verification page will appear, click on the
“Confirm” button after verifying the payment details to proceed further. - The State Bank Multiple Option Payment System page is displayed with options for payments.Choose your desired option and make the payment.
- Print/Save the receipt online
- Attach the receipt with the main Application.
Important things to be noted to apply
The application form should be downloaded from the Institute Website https://www.nimhans.ac.in & submitted along with required copies of certificates of the
Age Proof, Academic Qualification, Experience Certificate, photo, certificates of candidates belonging to SC/ST/UR/EWS/OBC categories need has to reach The Registrar, NIMHANS, P.B.No.2900, Hosur Road, Bengaluru – 560 029.
Dont miss this golden opportunity. Apply right now !
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