CSIR- NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Rana Pratap Marg,
Lucknow-226001
ADVERTISEMENT No. : 06/Project/2026
CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow is a constituent laboratory of
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). This institute undertakes basic and applied
research in important areas of plant sciences.
Eligible & interested candidates are invited for walk-in interview for the purely temporary
position in the following areas under the CSIR-NBRI in-house ULIP project entitled as “Conservation
and utilization of Botanical wealth of India (NBRI-BOT)” (MLP002628):
Area-I: Plant Ecology & Environmental Technologies
(A) Plant Ecology & Climate Change
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
Masters / Integrated Masters in
Botany/Environmental
Science/Agriculture Sciences
(Floriculture and
Landscaping/Horticulture/Plant
Physiology) from a recognized
University.
- 35 years
31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC /
ICAR / ICMR NET incl.
lectureship/assistant professorship or
GATE OR those who have qualified
National level examinations conducted
by Central Government Departments
like their DBT/DST or equivalent
and/or Agencies/Institutions.
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(B) Environmental Technologies
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc./ Integrated Masters in
Botany/Environmental
Sciences/Biochemistry /
Microbiology/Chemistry/Biotechnology from a recognized
University.
- 35 years
31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC /
ICAR / ICMR NET incl.
lectureship/assistant professorship or
GATE OR those who have qualified
National level examinations conducted
by Central Government Departments
like their DBT/DST or equivalent
and/or Agencies/Institutions.
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(C) Microbial Technologies
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. / Integrated Masters in
Botany/ Microbiology/
Biochemistry/Biotechnology/
Chemistry/Agronomy/
Horticulture/Environmental
Sciences from a recognized
University.
- 35 years
31,000 + HRA for those
candidates who have qualified
CSIR-UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET
incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those
who have qualified National level
examinations conducted by
Central Government Departments
like their DBT/DST or equivalent
and/or Agencies/Institutions.
2. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Chemistry /
Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical
Chemistry from a recognized
University.
Two years’ experience in
handling and running of
sophisticated
instruments like HPLC,
GLC, HPTLC, TD-NMR
etc. Having knowledge
of requirement of
ISO/IEC 17025: 2017
and ISO 17034:2016.
35 Years
(a)31,000 + HRA for those
candidates who have qualified
CSIR-UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET
incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those
who have qualified National level
examinations conducted by
Central Government Departments
like their DBT/DST or equivalent
and/or Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who
do not fall under (a) above.
Area- II: Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany/Environmental
Science/ Plant Science/
Biotechnology/ Microbiology
from a recognized University
Experience in Collection
and Identification of
algae, lichens,
bryophytes,
pteridophytes,
gymnosperms and
angiosperms, extraction
and analysing DNA from
plants; distribution
analysis using GIS tools.
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those
candidates who have qualified
CSIR-UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET
incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those
who have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
Area- III: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany/
Biotechnology/ Microbiology
/Biochemistry/Bioinformatics/
Life Sciences /Computer
Science or Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering or technology in
Computer Science from a
recognized University or
equivalent.
Experience in molecular
biology/tissue culture/
bioinformatics.
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR
/ ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those who
have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
Area- IV: Botanical Garden, Plants Conservation and Agrotechnologies
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany/Life
Sciences / Chemistry/
Biochemistry/M.Sc. (Ag.)
in Agronomy/ Soil Science
from a recognized
University.
Working experience in agronomic
management, field experiments,
soil plant analysis, extension
activities and plant data
collection.
35 years
Rs. 25,000/- + HRA
2. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany/Plant
Science from a recognized
University.
Experience in plant exploration,
taxonomy, threatened plant
conservation, knowledge of plant
identification, seed viability
testing and germination protocols,
computational skills.
35 years
Rs. 25,000/- + HRA
3. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. Ag. (Horticulture)/
Horticulture/Floriculture
and Landscaping. from a
recognized University.
Experience and knowledge in
Floriculture crops, plant breeding
techniques, plant morphology,
computational skills.
35 years
Rs. 25,000/- + HRA
Area- V: Plant Genetic Resource and Improvement
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany/
Biotechnology/Agriculture/
Molecular Biology/Plant
Science from a recognized
University
Hands-on experience in
plant tissue culture, plant
transformation or plant
breeding techniques and
big data management.
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR /
ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those who
have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
2. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany /Plant
Science/Genetics/Genetics
& Plant Breeding /Life
Sciences/ Biotechnology/
Plant Biotechnology/
Bioinformatics
OR
M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics &
Plant Breeding/Plant
Breeding/Biotechnology/
Plant
Biotechnology/Agriculture
Biotechnology from a
recognized University
Research experience in
•Molecular markers
development and its
applications in breeding
of field crops.
•Basic knowledge of
bioinformatics and data
analysis.
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR /
ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those who
have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
3. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in Botany
/Genetics/Plant Molecular
Biology/Biotechnology/
Biochemistry
OR
M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics &
Plant Breeding/Molecular
Biology &
Biotechnology/Horticulture/
Plant Physiology from a
recognized University.
Working
experience/specialization
in Plant Breeding,
morphological &
molecular characterization
of germplasm resources,
improvement of
ornamentals, plant
cytogenetics, Biostatistics.
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR /
ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those who
have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
4. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. Genetics and Plant
breeding/Agriculture
Biotechnology/Life
Sciences/Biotechnology/
Plant Biotechnology/Botany
from a recognized University
/Institute
Demonstrated experience in.
•Statistical analysis using
Mixed linear model for
phenotype data analysis in
lme4 OR ASREML
•Experience in QTL
analysis, advanced GWAS
models, Haplotype
analysis, Population
structure studies and Real
time PCR or VIGS
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR /
ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those who
have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
Area- VI: Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development
1. Project
Associate-I
(PAT-I)
M.Sc. in
Botany/Chemistry/
Microbiology/
Biochemistry/
Pharmaceutical
Chemistry/ Analytical
Chemistry/Polymer
Chemistry/
Biotechnology/ Life
Sciences/ M. Pharma /
from a recognized
University
Working experience in isolation and
characterization of phytomolecules,
handling of analytical equipment,
experimental animals, cell lines,
performance of bioassays,
bioactivities, efficacy, biosafety
studies and development of herbal
products.
35 years
(a) 31,000 + HRA for those candidates
who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR
/ ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant
professorship or GATE OR those who
have qualified National level
examinations conducted by Central
Government Departments like their
DBT/DST or equivalent and/or
Agencies/Institutions.
(b) 25,000 + HRA for others who do
not fall under (a) above.
Date, Time &
Venue of Interview
Venue : K. N. Kaul Block, CSIR-NBRI, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow.
Area-I
Date: 03.07.2026 Time: 11:00
Area-II Date: 06.07.2026 Time: 11:00
Area-III
Date: 07.07.2026 Time: 11:00
Area-IV Date: 08.07.2026 Time: 11:00
Area-V
Date: 09.07.2026 Time: 11:00
Area-VI Date: 10.07.2026 Time: 11:00
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