Anthroclan

ICMR JRF SOCIAL SCIENCES STRATEGY                                                                                                Every year ICMR conducts the ICMR-JRF examination for life science and social science domains. In this blog, we will be dealing with the latter one, i.e., social sciences. As per the ICMR directories, the questions for the exam will come from the following disciplines: psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work, home sciences, statistics and public health/Health economics (excluding others). So technically, one has to deal with seven -eight disciplines that seem to be a herculean task. But is it really that hard to read all these subjects to clear the stipulated cut off? Well, if you prepare smartly and stick to basics, this becomes easier than someone reading without a strategy and haphazardly. When we look at the syllabus for the social sciences as given in the ICMR JRF prospectus, we find that there are no specific details given for this; rather, it