National Brain Research Centre

Academic Excellence

The National Brain Research Centre is a Deemed University and also a nodal center under the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. It is a neuroscience research group. Located in Manesar, Gurgaon district, Haryana, It is an autonomous Government Institute.

Research and Development

Research is given great importance and the research carried out at NBRC encompasses a breadth of neuroscience from Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience to Computational Neuroscience and Brain Imaging. List of scientific facilities available at NBRC includes DNA Sequencing, DNA Microarray, Whole-cell Intracellular and Extracellular Physiological Recording, state-of-the-art (3T Philips scanner) Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MR Spectroscopy (MRS) and functional MRI (3T). NBRC ranks first in India.

Besides research, the center provides a national-level nucleus for comprehensive training and teaching in diverse fields of neurosciences. As a Deemed University, the center offers post-graduate degree courses in neuroscience. Currently, it offers MSc/an Integrated Ph.D. (MSc + Ph.D.) / Ph.D. program in neuroscience. These programs aim to develop a solid foundation in the basic areas of neuroscience in an interdisciplinary manner and to expose the students to the latest research techniques in different areas. It has an MoU with IIT Delhi for running joint Ph.D. programs.

Ranking and Recognition

In the prestigious and widely acclaimed educational ranking of Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF- 2021), NBRC at 16th Rank in IIRF Deemed University Ranking 2021.