NIMHANS PG courses 2026: Check eligibility, fees and apply before deadline
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, an Institute of National Importance, has invited applications for admission to its Post Graduate Courses for the July 2026 Session.
PhD Programmes: Biophysics, Biostatistics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Experimental Neuroscience, Clinical Psychopharmacology & Neurotoxicology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Human Genetics, Integrative Medicine, Mental Health Education, Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical Care, Neurochemistry, Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, Neurology, Neurological Rehabilitation, Neuromicrobiology, Neuropathology, Neurophysiology, Neurovirology, Psychiatric Social Work, Psychiatry, History of Psychiatry, Mental Health Rehabilitation, Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, Speech Pathology & Audiology, Transfusion Medicine & Hematology.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Courses under Post MD category- PDF in Psychiatry with Common Entrance Test: Acute Care & Emergency Psychiatry; Addiction Medicine; Clinical Neurosciences & Therapeutics in Schizophrenia; Community Mental Health; Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; Forensic Psychiatry; Geriatric Psychiatry; Molecular Psychiatry; Neuropsychiatry; Neuromodulation in Psychiatry; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & related disorders; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Women’s Mental Health; Tele-Psychiatry.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Courses under Post MD Category in other Departments: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Diagnostic Neuroimaging; Hospital Infection Control; Neuroinfections; Neurovirology; Integrative Mental Health and Neurosciences (Ayurveda); Integrative Mental Health and Neurosciences (Yoga); Integrative Psychiatry; Neuroanaesthesia; Neurocritical Care; Pain Management; Neurological Rehabilitation; Neuropathology; Transfusion Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellowship under Post DM Category- PDF in Neurology Courses with Common Entrance Test: CNS Demyelinating Disorders; Cognitive Neurosciences; Epilepsy; Movement Disorders; Neuromuscular Disorder; Neuropathy; Paediatric Neurology; Stroke
MD Course: Ayurveda Vacahspathi (MD Ayurveda) Manovigyan Evam Manasa Roga
Master’s Programmes: Master’s in Clinical Psychology; Master’s in Psychiatric Social Work; Master of Public Health
Fellowship Courses: Clinical Neuropsychology; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Child & Adolescent Psychology; Couple and Family Therapy; Geriatric Mental Health Care; Geriatric Mental Health Nursing; Mental Health Education; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Psychosocial Care for Elderly; Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management; Community Mental Health Nursing; Child & Adolescent Mental Health Nursing; Psychiatric Social Work in Child & Adolescent Mental Health; Integrative Medicine.
M.Sc. Courses: M.Sc. in Biostatistics; M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing; M.Sc. in Neuroscience Nursing; M.Sc. in Yoga Therapy (Mental Health & Neurosciences); M.Sc. in Neurosciences; M.Sc. in Medical Imaging Technology
Postgraduate Diploma: Clinical Biochemistry; Medical Devices Technology
Certificate Course: Neuropathology Technology
Minimum requirements for admission for the courses, age, selection process, etc, can be seen in the NIMHANS PG Prospectus 2026-27 (July 2026 Session) available at https://www.nimhans.ac.in/.
Applications can be submitted online at https://www.nimhans.ac.in/ by March 31, 2026. Applicants are eligible to apply for a maximum of three courses. The options are to be indicated in the Application form.
Application fee is Rs 1,500/- per course. For SC / ST/ it is Rs 1,000/- per course. There is no Application Fee for the PwBD Category. Application fee can be paid using Debit/Credit Cards.
Entrance Test will be conducted at Bengaluru for all courses from May 29 to 31, 2026.