ICAR–National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics
Ramagondanahalli,, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru – 560119
ADVT. NO. 06/NIVEDI/2025-26
Walk-in-interview for the temporary posts at ICAR-NIVEDI, Ramagondanahalli, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru-560 119 under various time bound Ad-hoc projects/schemes will be held on
06.01.2026 and 07.01.2026. All desirous and eligible candidates fulfilling criteria are invited
to attend the walk-in-interview on 06.01.2026 and 07.01.2026 at 9:00 AM.
Venue of Interview: ICAR-NIVEDI, Ramagondanahalli, Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560 119
Title of the Project/scheme: “NCBS/BMGF: Environmental Surveillance and Early Warning System for Animal Pathogen
Surveillance”
[PI: Dr. Manjunatha Reddy G.B, Senior Scientist]
1. Senior Project
Associate
(One position)
(i)Master's Degree in Natural or
Agricultural Sciences / or bachelor's
degree in Engineering or Technology
or Medicine from a recognized
University or equivalent and
(ii) Four years' experience in Research
and Development in Industrial and
Academic Institutions or Science and
Technology Organisations and
Scientific activities and services
OR
Doctoral Degree in Science /
Engineering / Technology / Pharma
/MD /MS/ MVSc from a recognized
University or equivalent
Experience cell culture, virus
isolation, environmental sample
collection, processing of samples
for virus detection, gene/genome
sequencing and analysis using
bioinformatic tools etc.,
Rs. 42,000/- per
Month + HRA
40 Years
06.01.2026
Title of the Project/scheme: “Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) Scheme” [Project Coordinator: Dr. V. Balamurugan, Principal Scientist]
2. Young Professional - II
(One position)
Post-Graduate in basic science with
specialization in
Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Microbiology subjects or graduate degree
holders in Agriculture
Science/Technology (includes all
Agriculture & Allied Sciences,
Veterinary Sciences etc or its
equivalent)
Experience in serological tests
routinely used for diseases
especially brucellosis, hands on
experience on ELISAs technique,
antigen extraction, purification
and quality evaluation for use in
ELISA, computers and statistical
analysis knowledge is essential.
Rs.42,000/-per
month
(Consolidated)
Project End
date is
31.03.2026
21 to 45
Years
06.01.2026
3. Young Professional - II
(One position)
Post-Graduate in Biotechnology
Microbiology/Molecular
Biology/Biochemistry
Knowledge of ELISA, preparation
of lab for nucleic acid work and
extraction of nucleic from
biological samples, reverse
transcription PCR, SDS PGAE,
western blotting, protein expression and purification.
Rs.42,000/-per
month
(Consolidated)
Project End
date is
31.03.2026
21 to 45
Years
06.01.2026
Compiling of NABL reports etc.
4. Senior Research Fellow
(One Position)
Master’s Degree in Agricultural
Statistics/Biostatistics/Statistics/Bioi
nformatics with 4/5 years of
Bachelor’s degree. Sciences with 3
years Bachelor’s degree and 2 years
Master’s degree should have
NET/GATE qualifications and 2 years
of research experience.
Experience in R or Python
programming, disease modeling
and data analysis
Rs. 37,000/- per
month + HRA for
1
st and 2nd year &
Rs. 42,000/- per
month + HRA for
3
rd year
Project End
date is
31.03.2026
35 Years for
Men and 40
Years for
Women
07.01.2026
5. Young Professional-I
(One Position)
Graduate degree holders in Science
Experience in MS-Excel, MS-Word
document, data entry, R
Programming or Data Analysis,
having physics knowledge.
Rs.30,000/-per
month
(Consolidated)
Project End
date is
31.03.2026
21 to 45
Years
07.01.2026
Title of the Project/scheme: “National Livestock Disease Epidemiology and Disease Modelling Program” (BMGF)
[Project Coordinator: Dr. B.R.Gulati, Project Coordinator]
6. Research Associate
(One Position)
Ph. D in Agricultural Statistics /
Biostatistics / Statistics
OR
Master degree in Agricultural
Statistics / Biostatistics / Statistics
with 4/5 years of Bachelor’s degree
having 1st division or 60% marks or
equivalent overall grade point
average, with at least three years of
research experience.
Experience in R or Python
programming. Knowledge of
disease modeling & AI/ML-based
data-driven modeling.
Rs.61,000/- per
month + HRA
(for Master
Degree holders)
Rs.67,000/- per
month + HRA as
(for Ph.D)
40 years for
men - 45
years for
women
07.01.2026
Title of the Project/scheme: NICRA Project entitled “National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture"
[PI: Dr. K.P.Suresh, Principal Scientist]
7. Senior Research Fellow
(One Position)
Master’s Degree in Agricultural
Statistics/Biostatistics/Statistics/Bioinformatics with 4/5 years of Bachelor’s
degree.
Candidates having postgraduate degree in Basic Sciences with
3 years Bachelor’s degree and 2 years
of Master’s degree should have
NET/GATE qualifications and 2 years of
Experience in R or Python
programming. Knowledge of
disease modeling & AI/ML-based
data-driven modeling.
Rs. 37,000/- per
month + HRA for
1
st and 2nd year &
Rs. 42,000/- per
month + HRA for
3
rd year
35 Years for
Men and 40
Years for
Women
07.01.2026
Title of the Project/scheme: ICMR Slaughterhouse Project entitled “Building a Surveillance model for detecting zoonotic spill over in
increased animal-human interaction setting using a one health approach: A study at selected slaughter houses”
[PI: Dr. Baldev Raj Gulati, Director]
8. Project Technical
Support-III
(Two Positions)
Three years Graduate in
Microbiology/Biotechnology/Agricultur
e/Veterinary Science + three years
post qualification experience in
research/R&D/academic/
laboratory or PG in Veterinary Public
Health &
Epidemiology/Microbiology/Biotechnology/Biostatistics/Epdiemiology/Bioinfo
rmatics
OR
For Engineering/IT/CS-Four Years
Graduate Degree
Knowledge of
Microbiological/Epidemiolo
gical/Molecular Techniques
or its equivalent.
Performing PCR assays,
immune-assays, genome
analysis etc.
Preferably Master in
Microbiology/Veterinary
Public Health &
Epidemiology/Biotechnology
Computer skills (MS Office)
Rs.28,000/- plus
HRA per month
35 Years
06.01.2026
Title of the Project/scheme: ICMR Project entitled “Epidemiology of Chandipura Virus Infection, Gujarat, India”
[PI: Dr. Md. Mudassar Chanda, Principal Scientist]
9. Project Technical
Support-III
(One Position)
To be based at
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Three Years Graduate degree in
relevant subject/field + three years
post qualification experience in
ELISA, PCR, entomology or PG in
Microbiology/Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Public Health/ Entomology/Life
Sciences
OR
For Engineering/IT/CS-Four Years
Graduate Degree
Experience in ELISA and
PCR
Experience in collecting
insects/vectors
Support the activities:
Collect samples (blood,
serum, swab) from
different livestock
species from selected
villages in Valsad,
Bhavnagar,
Panchmahal and Rajkot
Process the samples at
field station
Transport the samples
after preliminary
screening
Collect vectors
Rs.28,000/- plus
HRA per month
(Ahmedabad)
35 Years
06.01.2026
(culicoides) from
different sites at
monthly interval
Title of the Project/scheme: ICAR Corpus Project entitled “Development of Pen-side test for diagnosis and surveillance of Japanese
Encephalitis (JE) in Pigs”
[PI: Dr. Chethan Kumar H.B, Senior Scientist]
10. Young Professional - II
(One position)
Post-Graduate in Microbiology/
Biology/Microbiology/Biotechnology/
Biochemistry/Lifesciences)
OR
Graduate degree holder in Agriculture
and allied Sciences
Experience in nucleic acid
extraction, PCR, Cloning,
Protein expression,
purification
Experience in serological
and molecular diagnostic
technique development
Experience in handling
small laboratory animals
Rs. 42,000/-per
month
(Consolidated)
21 to 45
Years
07.01.2026
Title of the Project/scheme: DBT LSD Project entitled “Development of an inactivated homologous vaccine to control the rapidly
spreading Lumpy Skin Disease in India”
[PI: Dr. Manjunatha Reddy, Senior Scientist]
11. Project Associate-I
(One position)
Master’s Degree in MVSc
(Pathology/Microbiology/Biotechnology etc)/ Agricultural Sciences
(Microbiology/Pathology) or
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or
Technology or Medicine from a
recognized University or equivalent
Candidate who has hands on
experience in cell culture, virus
isolation, ELISA, SNT, Real Time
PCR etc; with a knowledge on
bioinformatic tools are preferred
(i) Rs. 31,000/-
+ HRA for
candidate (a)
NET or GATE or
(b) A selection
process through
National Level
Examinations
conducted by
Central
Government
Departments
and their
Agencies and
Institutions.
(ii)Rs.25,000/-
+ HRA for others
who do not fall
under (i) above
35 Years
06.01.2026
Note: Initially, the tenure will be up to the duration of the project or 31.03.2026, whichever is earlier.
This will be extendable based on
satisfactory performance and fund availability and continuity of the project.
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