The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) established National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) to provide the state of art facilities for a coordinated multi-disciplinary team of scientists to work in the frontier areas of Neurosciences.
The proposal for creating the National Brain Research Centre was revived on 5th October 1995. The creation of National Brain Research Centre was announced on 14th November 1997 as a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of India's Independence and the birth anniversary of our first Prime Minister, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern science in India. A Management Advisory Committee chaired by the author was constituted. On 16th December 2003, the foundation stone of NBRC was laid at the foothills of Aravalli Range in Manesar, Haryana.
NBRC is an autonomous institute funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and is also a Deemed-to-be University. NBRC has been recognised as an Institution of Excellence by the Government of India. National Brain Research Centre is the only institute in India dedicated to Neuroscience Research and Education. Scientists and students at NBRC come from diverse academic backgrounds, including biological, computational, mathematical, physical, engineering and medical sciences, and use multidisciplinary approaches to unravel secrets of the brain.
The mandate of the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) is to:
The vision for NBRC is that it would not only grow into a world-class institute for brain research but also create a vibrant, active neuroscience community by catalysing the overall growth of this discipline in the country. The expected benefit from this initiative would be the generation of skilled manpower in this important area of research who would help India achieve international leadership in this frontier area of science. This initiative would also help Indian neuroscientists to participate in global research efforts as equal partners. The knowledge base generated from these efforts would help diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of brain-related disorders. A unique role for NBRC is that it will act as a node with linkages to other centres carrying out neuroscience research in the country, acting in effect as the “hub of the wheel” rather than the wheel itself.
Given the fact that modern-day neuroscience is highly interdisciplinary in nature and relies on a spectrum of techniques spanning different disciplines, students from diverse academic backgrounds are encouraged to join NBRC and excel in neuroscience research. The Ph.D. students come from vastly different backgrounds such as Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Medical Sciences.
Eligibility
Recognized National Entrance Examinations for Ph.D. at NBRC
Based on their performance in any of the above qualifying examinations, candidates will be short-listed for interviews to be held at NBRC.
NBRC is one of the first Institutes in the country to develop an integrated multidisciplinary teaching programme in Life Sciences. The institute has initiated an M.Sc. Programme in Neuroscience to develop trained manpower possessing a broad overview of different aspects of Neuroscience. NBRC inducts students for its M.Sc. (Neuroscience) programme from diverse backgrounds, with the understanding that brain functions requires a fusion of knowledge from multiple disciplines.
Eligibility
Each summer, NBRC conducts an 8-week Summer Training Programme for students selected through three National Science Academies viz:
Program Goals
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