Centre for Behavioral and Cognitive Science

Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS) is an independent, interdisciplinary research center affiliated to the University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to the study of cognitive science and neuroscience. It was formally inaugurated on 2 February 2003 by the then Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and has been granted 'Centre with Potential for Excellence' status by the University Grants Commission for three consecutive cycles since 2002. The centre houses multiple laboratories and facilities dedicated to studying the brain and mind, including seminar halls, a library, and a computer lab equipped for behavioral experiments. It possesses advanced equipment such as EEG, TMS, and fMRI machines, along with eye trackers, to study neurophysiological and cognitive processes like perception, attention, memory, and language. Its research groups include the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Neuroinformatic & Intelligent Computing Lab, Visual Cognition Lab, Psycholinguistics Lab, Biofeedback Lab, Virtual Reality Lab, Neuropsychology Lab, and Neuroimaging and fMRI Lab. Academically, CBCS offers an M.Sc. degree, an integrated M.Sc.-PhD program with multiple exit options, and PhD training in Cognitive Sciences, emphasizing interdisciplinary learning. Admissions are primarily conducted through the Cognitive Science Joint Entrance Test (COGJET), organized with the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, followed by interviews, with additional interview invites for candidates holding valid GATE scores in relevant subjects.