DIVISION OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
ICAR - INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NEW DELHI - 110012
Applications are invited for the recruitment of one (1) Research Associate, two (2) Senior Research
Fellows (SRFs), one (1) Project Assistant, and one (1) Semi-skilled support staff under the DBT funded Indo-Australia project “RNA-based biopesticides for sustainable crop protection” in the Division of
Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi- 110012.
The eligible candidates may appear for the walk-in interview on 24 January 2025 at 10:00 AM along with
their complete bio-data in a prescribed Application Format. The interested candidates may send their duly
filled application in advance as per the enclosed format (download application format from the link) along
with a copy of scanned documents through email to insectvector123@gmail.com or may carry a hard
copy for interview. Single merged PDF files will only be accepted.
Application, CV and documents should be submitted in a single PDF file.
*The monthly fellowship/emolument may be revised subject to DBT approval.
SN. Name of Post No. of
Post
Emoluments
(as per prerevised
emoluments of
DBT)
Qualifications
Research
Associate
01
Rs. 47,000 +
24% HRA
p.m.*
Essential: Ph.D. in Biotechnology/ Plant
Biochemistry/ Plant Pathology/ Entomology/
Genetics/ Botany/ any relevant life sciences discipline.
OR three years of research experience after M.Tech
with at least one research paper in Science Citation
Index (SCI) Journal as per OM DST/PCPM/Z-06/
2022 dt 26 June 2023.
Desirable: Experience in molecular cloning, and
handling insects, plants, and viruses.
Senior
Research
Fellow (SRF)
02
Rs. 35,000 +
24% HRA
p.m.*
Essential: Postgraduate degree in Life
Sciences/Zoology/ Botany/ Biotechnology/
Entomology/ Plant Pathology or related fields of plant
sciences with 4 years / 5 years of Bachelor's Degree.
Candidates having post-graduate degrees in Basic
Sciences with 3 years of Bachelor's degree and 2
years of Master's degree should have NET
qualifications and 2 years of research experience as
mentioned in SR/S9/Z-09/2018 dated 30 January
2019 and DST/PCPM/Z-06/2022 dated 26-6-2023 of
DST.
Desirable: Experience in molecular cloning, and
handling insects, plants, and viruses.
Project
Assistant
1
Rs. 20,000 +
24% HRA
p.m.*
Essential: Bachelor’s degree in any field of Life
Sciences
Desirable: Experience in handling insects, plants, and
viruses.
1. Semi-skilled
support staff
1
Rs. 18000/-
p.m.*
Matriculate and above with work experience in
culturing plant viruses and insects.
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