NCCS Pune Project Walk INs 2025 March


NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE, PUNE 
(An autonomous Institution of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India) 
NCCS Complex, 
Savitribai Phule Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, 
Pune - 411007, Maharashtra

Advt. No. NCCS/Project Management Cell/P02/2025 

WALK IN INTERVIEWS FOR DIFFERENT PROJECT POSITIONS ON EXTRAMURAL PROJECTS 

The candidates fulfilling the requirements as per the essential qualifications may attend the Walk-In Interviews as per the date mentioned below. All should report at 09.30 am sharp at the address given below and those candidates appearing for the interview should register their names in the register, kept at the Security Gate. Address: National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Savitribai Phule Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind Road Pune - 411007, Maharashtra State, India. 

INTERVIEW DATE: 02 nd April, 2025. CANDIDATES REPORTING AFTER 09.30 AM WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND THE INTERVIEW, WHICH MAY PLEASE BE NOTED. In case the number of candidates appearing for the interview is large the interviews will continue 03 rd April, 2025. 

Sr. No.: 01 

Name of the Post: Project Associate- II 

Name of the Project: Understanding the role of specific serotonin receptor signaling in modulating the antigen-specific immunity to control tumor growth. 

Name of the PI: Dr. Girdhari Lal 

Essential Qualification & Experience: 

(i) Master’s Degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences/ MVSc or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent; And 
(ii) 2 year’s experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organisations and Scientific activities and services. 

Desirable Experience: Experience in animal (mice) handling, Western Blot, Cell Culture and Immunohistological Analysis. 

Project Tenure: Up to 10/09/2026 

Total Monthly Emoluments: 

(i) 35,000/- + HRA to Scholars who are selected through 
(a) National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE or 
(b) A selection process through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions. 
(ii) 28000/- + HRA for others who do not fall under (i) above. 

Age limit: Not more than 35 years as on date of Interview. 

Sr. No.: 02 Name of the Post: Senior Research Fellow (SRF) 

Name of the Project: AYUSH Centre of Excellence, Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health School of Health Sciences. 

Name of the PI: Dr. Girdhari Lal 

Essential Qualification & Experience: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course selected through a process described through any one of the following and should have 2 years of Research Experience. 

A. Scholars who are selected through National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and/or GATE. 
B. The selection process through National Level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER etc. 

Desirable Experience: Two years of experience in any branch of Biological Sciences (Microbiology, Biotechnology, Virology, Immunology, Animal Sciences, Zoology, etc.) 

Project Tenure: Up to 21/03/2026 

Total Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA 

Age limit: Not more than 32 years as on date of Interview. 

Sr. No.: 03 Name of the Post: Senior Research Fellow (SRF) 

Name of the Project: To develop therapeutic leads to counter PD-L1 mediated suppression of immune system in cancer microenvironment. 

Name of the PI: Dr. Manas Santra 

Essential Qualification & Experience: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course selected through a process described through any one of the following and should have 2 years of research experience. 

A. Scholars who are selected through National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and/or GATE. 
B. The selection process through National Level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER etc. 

Desirable Experience: Candidate should have minimum 2 years’ experience in Tissue culture, Clonning, Immuno blotting and data analysis. 

Project Tenure: Up to 19/03/2026 

Total Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA 

Age limit: Not more than 32 years as on date of Interview. 

Sr. No. 04 

Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow (JRF) 

Name of Project: Molecular and functional studies on LNCRNA-Guided regulation of replication stress response and genome integrity in mammalian cells. 

Department Department of Biotechnology 

Project Tenure 3 Years 

Job Description The candidate will take lead on the execution of the project and report to the PI with research updates in a timely manner. In brief, the candidate will be handling mammalian cell culture; performing molecular biology & cell biology assays, routine lab work; reading relevant literature and participating in lab seminars and work presentations. The candidate will also prepare timely progress report of the project and write manuscript as and when required. The candidate having prior experience of mammalian cell culture, molecular biology and of RNA related lab techniques is preferable. 

Essential Qualification B.S. 4 years programme /BPharm/MBBS/Integrated BS-MS/MSc/BE/BTech or equivalent degree, with 55% marks and passing of NET/GATE test. 

Age Limit 28Yrs. 

Age relaxation The upper age limit is relax-able up-to 5 years in the case of relaxation candidates belonging to scheduled castes/tribes/OBC, women and physically handicapped candidates. 

Fellowship Rs. 37000/- + HRA in first and second years Rs. 42000/- + HRA in 3” upon upgradation. 

Sr. No.: 05 

Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow (JRF) 

Name of the Project: AYUSH Centre of Excellence, Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health School of Health Sciences. 

Name of the PI: Dr. Dhiraj Dhotre 

Essential Qualification & Experience: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course selected through a process described through any one of the following: 

A. Scholars who are selected through National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and/or GATE. 
B. The selection process through National Level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER etc. 

Desirable Experience: Experience in NGS technologies for targeted amplicon sequencing and microbial genome sequencing, Experience in molecular biology techniques, NGS library preparation, and microbiome data analysis. Efficiency in using Linux operating system and programming with python/R. 

Project Tenure: Up to 21/03/2026 

Total Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 35,000/- +HRA 

Age limit: Not more than 28 years as on date of Interview. 

Sr. No.: 06 

Name of the Post: Senior Research Fellow (SRF) 

Name of the Project: Understanding the virus-nuclear pore complex crosstalk using computational and structural biological approaches. 

Name of the PI: Dr. Krishnakant Gupta 

Essential Qualification & Experience: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course selected through a process described through any one of the following and should have 2 years of research experience. 
A. Scholars who are selected through National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and/or GATE. 
B. The selection process through National Level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER etc. 

Desirable Experience: Experience in Cloning, Expression & Purification. 

Project Tenure: Up to 02/04/2026 

Total Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 35000/- + HRA 

Age limit: Not more than 32 years as on date of Interview. 

Sr. No.: 07 

Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow (JRF) 

Name of the Project: Dissecting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis- human protein- protein interactions by using deep learning framework. 

Name of the PI: Dr. Elakkiya Elumalai 

Essential Qualification & Experience: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course selected through a process described through any one of the following: 

A. Scholars who are selected through National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and/or GATE. 
B. The selection process through National Level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER etc. 

Desirable Experience: Experience in Structural Biology /Bioinfomatics techniques. 

Project Tenure: Up to 30/09/2027 

Total Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 37,000/- + HRA 

Age limit: Not more than 28 years as on date of Interview. 

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