National Institute of Health and Family Welfare - Admission 2024, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) offers the following teaching programs:

NIHFW Courses

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2022 exam was conducted in six phases in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. The last phase of the exam concluded on August 30, 2022. The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the CUET UG 2022 result on September 16, 2022. Based on the CUET scores of the candidates the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare merit list will be created by the university/ colleges.

The NTA conducts the test, releases the scorecards and answer key, and invites the answer key challenges. To check the CUET UG 2022 result candidates can follow the steps provided below:

• Visit the official portal of CUET (cuet.samarth.ac.in).
• Click on the ‘Sign In’ button. 
• Fill out your ‘Application Number’ 
• Put in the password and the security pin.
• Then click the Login button, and your CUET results will be available.

According to the data released with the CUET UG result 2022, a total of 14,90,293 candidates had registered for the exam whereas only 9,68,201 appeared. About 35% of the candidates skipped the CUET UG 2022 examination.

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi would be implementing the scheme of summer internships for Post-Graduates/Research Scholars of Public Health (MPH), Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management/ Masters in Health Sciences, MBBS or any of the applied field of Health and Family Welfare of recognized Universities/Institutions during 2024. A total number of 10 interns are proposed to be selected during 2024. The broad fields/disciplines for the internship include Subjects such as Health Financing, Hospital Management, Demography, Statistics, National Health Programmes/NHM, HMIS, Epidemiology, Health Education and Promotion, Health

Management, Health Planning and Evaluation, Public Health Policies, Social Sciences in Health, SDGs, Reproductive Bio-medicine, etc. The aim, scope, eligibility, duration and expected output from the interns, remuneration and procedure for, selection etc. are given in the enclosed scheme document.

Interested and eligible candidates may send their applications in the attached prescribed format to the Director (director@nihfw.org) with cc to the Dean (dean@nihfw.org) as per the details given in the enclosed scheme document. The revised Last date for submitting applications is extended to 31st July 2022

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi announces the Internship Scheme, 2024. This Scheme seeks to engage students who completed Post-Graduation /Research Students of Public Health (MPH), Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management (PGDM)/ Masters in Health Sciences, Medical Graduates or any of the applied fields of Health and Family Welfare of recognized Universities/Institutions or any of the applied fields of Health of recognized Universities/Institutions during 2024. These 'interns" shall be given exposure to various Departments/Projects within NIHFW and would be expected to supplement the process of collection, analysis, and collation of in-house and other information for preparing documents, reports etc. For the “Interns" the exposure to the functioning of the Public Health and Health Systems in the country may be an add-on in furthering their future interests. 

The scheme is as follows: 

1) Aim, Objective & Scope (a) To facilitate the students complete post-graduate/pursuing research in applied aspects of health to study and get familiarized with the Public Health and Health System in the Country. 

(b) To familiarize the interested and willing post-graduate/research students with the Health System of the Country, specific to National Health Programmes and Policies. 

(c) To create awareness amongst the students who have completed a Master of Public Health (MPH), Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management/ Masters in Health Sciences or any of the applied fields of Health. 

(d) To sensitize the students who completed a Master of Public Health (MPH), Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management/ Masters in Health Sciences or any of the applied field of Health and Family Welfare or any of the applied field of Health about choosing their career in the field of Public Health. 

2. Number and Place of Internship: The total available number of internships during 2024 would be 10 for internships in NIHFW, New Delhi. The exposure of selected candidates will be allowed in different departments/programs/projects of NIHFW, MOHFW as interns. 

3. Eligibility: The applicant should be a citizen of India and possessing or successfully completed MBBS, MPH, Masters in Health Sciences, PGDPHM, Post Graduate Diploma in Health or Hospital Management, Research Scholar pursuing doctoral work in health/population Sciences or pursuing research in public health or any of the subject relevant to the Institute from a recognized College/ University/ Research institute with the outstanding academic record. The application would be screened by the duly constituted committee and the selection will be approved by the Director. Students must have attained a minimum of 60% marks in the qualifying examination. 

4. Duration and Expected output from the intern: The internship will be for a period of 2 to 3 months from the date of joining. Each intern/student shall be required to submit a report/paper (along with a soft copy) at the end of the assignment. The completed work to be certified by the concerned HOD. However, the internship may be terminated anytime on account of poor performance/misconduct and no stipend would be paid. 

5. Remuneration: A token stipend at Rs 5000/- per month would be paid to the selected intern on successful completion of his/her internship, at the end of the internship period by the NIHFW only through electronic mode of funds transfer/ Aadhaar Payments Bridge (APB)/Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS). If any intern leaves or discontinues the internship in between, that is, before the completion of two months, he/she will not be entitled for any stipend/certificate. A certificate will be issued to the successful interns, on completion of the internship, by the Academic Section. The selected Candidates have to join the NIHFW. No Travelling Allowance or Daily allowance etc. will be paid by the NIHFW for joining the internship allotted to them or after the completion of the internship. The selected candidates may be provided hostel accommodation during the internship with the prior approval of the Director. 

6. Facilities: To facilitate the Interns in the pursuit of their assignment, the NIHFW provides minimum logistics support i.e. office space, intercom facility, and computer, with internet facility etc. However, interns may have to bring their own laptops, if the situation demands so. For study material, the intern will have access to the literature available in the Library/Office and can interact with the concerned faculty through the guide, with whom they would be attached. The NIHFW will designate a guide for each intern allocated to them. 

7. Procedure of submission of application, selection and other operational aspects: 

(a) The applicant would be required to submit an application for internship in the enclosed prescribed Application Form through email to director@nihfw.org with cc to dean@nihfw.org. The revised Last date for submitting applications is extended to 31 st July, 2022. 

(b) A candidate has to submit a detailed technical proposal on the proposed topic to work on during the internship. This may contain an Introduction, ROL, objectives, proposed methodology, expected outcome and list of references. 

(c) All the applications received would be scrutinized by the Academic Section. 

(d) Selection of the candidates will be done purely based on the aggregate marks obtained in the qualifying degree as per Sr. No.3 and the technical proposal to be pursued during the internship and interview. Allocation of the internship will be done taking into account the above selection criterion and the area of interest exercised by the candidates. In the case of CGPA, candidates should also mention the conversion formula from CGPA to percentage marks. Admission for successful candidates would be recommended by the committee for approval of the Director. 

(e) The selected candidates/applicants would be informed through e-mail besides displaying the list of selected interns on the website of the NIHFW. All the candidates are required to furnish their e-mail id mandatorily (Clearly) in the form. 

(f) The internship will be for a period of 2 to 3 months from the date of joining depending on the nature of the assignments. No extension would be granted to join the internship except in exceptional circumstances. However, if any Intern leaves or discontinues the internship in between, that is, before the completion of two months, he/she will not be entitled to any stipend/certificate. 

(g) This is a full-time Internship program from 9.00 am to 5.30PM (Monday to Friday). Students must ensure their availability before applying. 

(h)The student should not be more than 30 years old as on 30th June, 2022 

(i) Stipend to interns would be transferred after completion of internship directly into their bank account only through electronic mode of funds transfer/ Aadhaar Payments Bridge (APB)/ Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) by selection points and no cash payments would be made. Selected candidates should submit their bank account details after joining the internship. 

Disclaimer:- The award of internship to the applicant is not and cannot be construed as any kind of job or assurances for any job in The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. It is the discretion of the Director to fill/not to fill the internship position at NIHFW.

Computer Centre: NIHFW has a Computer Centre with facilities for data analysis, programming and Computer Assisted Learning (CAL). The Institute has established Campus Wide Area Network and computerised different units in the Institute. Five powerful servers are hosted in the computer centre, connecting 300 PCs on the campus. Internet connectivity is also provided to Faculty, Research and Administrative staff through 1 GB NKN Connectivity. The functioning of the academic cell, administration, finance, hospital, hostel, library, stores, etc. is fully computerised under the initiatives taken by the Computer Centre. Office automation and e-governance software are widely used in the Institute. The Computer Centre has a well-equipped computer lab for teaching/training purposes. Computer training is provided to staff, MD/DHA students and participants of various courses.

Video Conferencing: The Computer Centre has a 'State-of-Art' Video-Conferencing facility. The Institute will charge for providing video conferencing services to other organizations for renting out its indoor video conferencing facility. Video Conferencing charges for 30 minutes per site at 512 kbps

Auditorium: National Institute of Health & Family Welfare has one Auditorium (with 365 seating capacity), equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities.

Committee Room: The institute has 2 Conference Hall (with 70 seating capacity), equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities.

Lecture Theater: The institute has 10 Lecture Halls and 12 Seminar Rooms. The lecture hall and seminar rooms are large air-conditioner rooms used for instruction, teaching, seminars etc. The importance of lecture halls and seminar rooms is so significant that all students and faculty used it for group work and other contemporary educational activities. It has audio-visual equipment, a microphone and loudspeakers to help the lecturer be heard, and projection screens to be used for large displays.

Press and Reprography: The research, training, consultancy, administration and documentation activities of the Institute were supported by Reprography activities of Institute were supported by the Reprography Unit of the institute. The background documents (modules and blocks) for the Post-Graduate Certificate Course in Health and Family Welfare Management and Hospital Management through Distance Learning were reproduced as per requirement. The background and introductory documents for various training courses, survey schedules, and other forms for administrative purposes were also reproduced.

Photography: The aim of this unit is to centralize documentation and multimedia resources and to provide photographic/audio-visual services in support of research, diagnostic, training and administrative activities at the Institute. The unit provides photography, graphics and AVA support services to the members of the teaching, clinical, research and administration department of the Institute.

Hostel: The Institute has boarding and lodging facilities and can accommodate more than 100 persons at a time. The rooms are freely furnished and facilities of a common room (for visitors, reading and watching TV. etc.). There is a well-equipped Mess with a dining room and kitchen having all modern facilities. The administrative functions of the hostel are fully computerised. The hostel is also connected to the campus-wide computer network.

Canteen: The canteen is run by the Institute and it provides good, hygienic food. The canteen is open on all working days. The canteen serves meals, snacks and cold drinks at reasonable rates for employees, students and attendants of patients. It has a seating area.

RBM Clinic Activities: OPD timings are from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm on all working days. Registration of cases is done from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon from Monday to Friday, and from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.