Recruitment status — 12 November 2026: CSIR’s current recruitment listing confirms Advertisement HRDG/JIGYASA/01/2026 and the 30 November walk-in interview. This is an in-person reporting date, not an online application deadline. Candidates should prepare the prescribed form, educational and experience records and reach the PUSA reporting desk within the stated 9:00–11:00 AM window.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Human Resource Development Group (CSIR-HRDG), New Delhi, has announced five project staff positions under the CSIR Jigyasa project, which connects school students and teachers with scientific laboratories, researchers and hands-on learning activities. Recruitment Advertisement No. HRDG/JIGYASA/01/2026, dated 11 November 2026, covers four project designations. Eligible Indian nationals must attend the walk-in interview on 30 November 2026.
CSIR-HRDG Vacancy 2026: Post-wise details
Project Scientist-II: 1 post; ₹67,000 per month plus HRA; maximum age 40 years.
Project Scientist-I: 1 post; ₹56,000 per month plus HRA; maximum age 35 years.
Principal Project Associate: 1 post; ₹49,000 per month plus HRA; maximum age 40 years.
Senior Project Associate: 2 posts; ₹42,000 per month plus HRA; maximum age 40 years.
The notification provides for a 5% increment for every two years of experience in the same project for the two Project Scientist positions. The number of positions may increase or decrease as per project requirements.
Educational qualification and experience
Project Scientist-II: A doctoral degree in Science, or a Master’s/Integrated Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognised university or equivalent, together with at least five years of relevant R&D experience in industrial or academic institutions, science and technology organisations, or scientific activities and services.
Project Scientist-I: A doctoral degree in Science, or a Master’s/Integrated Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology, with at least four years of relevant R&D experience.
Principal Project Associate: A Master’s/Integrated Master’s degree in Natural, Agricultural or Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVSc or Animal Sciences, or a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology or Medicine, with six years of relevant R&D experience. The notification also permits specified higher qualifications in Engineering/Technology or a doctoral degree in Science, Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy, MD or MS with at least three years of relevant R&D experience.
Senior Project Associate: A Master’s/Integrated Master’s degree in Natural, Agricultural or Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVSc or Animal Sciences, or a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology or Medicine, with three years of relevant R&D experience. The advertisement also recognises a Master’s/Integrated Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology, or a doctoral degree in Science/Pharmacy, MD or MS, or an equivalent qualification.
Applicants must have completed the essential qualification by the interview date. Candidates whose results are awaited or who are still in the final semester are not eligible where the prescribed qualification is mandatory. Experience is counted after acquiring the essential qualification; academic dissertation or thesis work is not counted as employment experience.
Age relaxation
The upper age limit is 40 years for Project Scientist-II, Principal Project Associate and Senior Project Associate, and 35 years for Project Scientist-I. The notification allows five years’ relaxation for SC, ST, PwD and women candidates, and three years for OBC candidates, subject to the applicable rules. Age is calculated on the walk-in interview date.
Selection process and interview venue
Selection may be based on academic records and/or interview. Candidates must report at the CSIR-HRDG PUSA Reception Desk between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM on 30 November 2026. Candidates arriving after 11:00 AM will not be entertained.
Venue: CSIR-Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, PUSA, New Delhi – 110012.
How to attend the walk-in interview
Download the prescribed application form attached to the official advertisement.
Fill in the form and clearly mention the post for which you are applying.
Bring one set of self-attested copies of educational certificates, date-of-birth proof, experience certificates and category certificate, where applicable.
Carry one recent passport-size photograph and detailed biodata.
Bring original certificates for verification. The originals will be returned after verification.
For relevant project roles, candidates may also bring up to ten examples of publications or professional work and audio-video material on a pen drive, as indicated in the notice.
The advertisement does not prescribe an online application process or specify an application fee. Candidates should use the form supplied with the official notice and attend in person.
Contract period and important conditions
The engagement is purely temporary and contractual. The initial engagement is up to 31 March 2027 and may be extended subject to annual review, with the project itself running up to 31 March 2031. The total permitted project-staff tenure is subject to CSIR rules. No travel allowance is payable for attending the interview, and the engagement does not create a claim to a permanent CSIR post.
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