ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lal Bahadur Shastri Building, Pusa Campus,

NewDelhi-110012
Advertisement No.- 2001-2019/SRF/304771

(On-line/Walk-in-Interviews)

Applications from Indian nationals are invited for temporary engagement under the
following project. Engagement shall be purely on contractual basis.
Title of the Project Enhancing climate resilience and ensuring food security with genome editing tools1

Funding Agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Duration of the Tenure For a period of one year from the date of appointment, or termination of the project,
whichever is earlier. Extendable based on satisfactory performance.
Post Senior Research Fellow

No. of Post 04

Emoluments Fixed per month Rs. 37000/- + 27% HRA (for first two years)
(Rs.)

Essential Qualifications Master’s degree in Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/Life Science/

Botany/Genetics/Plant Breeding/Plant pathology/Plant physiology/Microbiology with
4 years/5 years of Bachelor’s degree. Candidates having 3 years Bachelor’s degree
and 2 years Master’s degree should have NET qualifications and 2 years of Research
experience as mentioned in OM No. Edn/6/27/2014/HRD dtd 13/07/2015, OM No.
Agril Edn. 6-27/2014/HRD dtd 09/10/2015 of the Council and OM No. SR/S-09/Z-
09/2018 of DST dtd 30/01/2019.
As per OM No. Agril Edn. 6-27/2014/HRD dtd 09/10/2015, following candidates are
eligible for application with NET as exemption:
1. PhD Degree holders.
2. Professional Master degree holders (3 years)
3. Master degree holders with Integrated degrees like B.Tech & M.tech (5
years)
4. Any National Level examination conducted by Central Govt Dept./ Agencies,
are considered as NET for the purpose of eligibility of SRF viz. CSIR, CSIR-
UGC, GATE, DBT-Eligibility test/ Test conducted In Bioinformatics National
Consortium, DAE-JEST, & JGEEBILS, NBHM, ICMR-JRF, ICAR, Dop-GPAT

Desirable Qualifications Research experience in plant molecular biology, gene cloning, plant transformation
(rice, wheat, mustard, chickpeas), tissue culture, wet lab work development and
analysis of transgenic plants, Scientific writing, evidenced from publication
fellowship/Associateship/Training

Date of Interview 30/06/2025 at 10:30 A.M.

Terms & Conditions:

1. Interested candidates will attend the Walk-In-Interviews with 2 copies of Application

form along with 2 self – attested copies of all the documents related to educational
qualifications/experience/publications etc. The candidates must also bring all the
 Original documents for verification. However, the candidates who wish to take
online interviews must submit their Application form strictly in the prescribed
format along with the scanned pdf of their original documents by dated
24/06/2025. The application form and the documents must be clubbed in a single
pdf and send on the following email IDs viz., recruitmentnipb@gmail.com,
megha.megha144@gmail.com. The Advertisement number should be mentioned as
the subject of email.

2. The link for taking the interviews will be sent on the email ID of the eligible
candidates only.

3. The Original of following documents, along with 2 self-attested copies, mentioned

below must be brought by the candidate to secure their eligibility for taking
Interviews.
I. Application form strictly in the format given in the next page (all fields
mandatory)
II. Complete CV.
III. Class 10 Mark sheet
IV. Class 10 Pass Certificate
V. Class 12 Mark sheet
VI. Class 12 Pass Certificate
VII. Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript
VIII. Graduation Degree Certificate
IX. Post-Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript
X. Post-Graduation Degree Certificate
XI. Experience Certificate (as & where applicable)
XII. No-Objection Certificate (essentially required if currently employed, as &
where applicable)
XIII. Conversion factor from CGPA to percentage, wherever applicable.
XIV. PhD. Degree certificate. (as & where applicable)
XV. PhD marksheet. (as & where applicable)
XVI. SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer/PH certificate as applicable.
XVII. Copy of publication if any.
XVIII. Any other relevant documents.

Those candidates who fail to bring the documents mentioned above on the date of
Interviews, their candidature is liable to be cancelled.

4. Only candidates having essential qualifications would be considered for the

interviews.
5. Number of post as advertised may increase or decrease depending upon the
requirement of the Institute and various undergoing/running projects having same
essential qualifications.
6. Incomplete applications without requisite documents in any form will be summarily
rejected.
7. All the claims made in application form needs to be attached with substantial
documentary evidence else the claim will not be considered.
8. For claiming experience, necessary experience certificate duly issued by competent
authority has to be enclosed with application for consideration of the same.

9. Age Limit: Upper age limit for application to the post of SRF is mentioned as under
(As per ICAR guidelines) (as on the date of Interview)
 Male 35 years
Female 40 years

Relaxation in age limit for OBC Non-Creamy layer/SC/ST/PH candidates shall be

admissible as per GoI rules.

10. All the candidates must be present at least 60 minutes before the reporting time of
interview to be acclimatized with the interview protocol.
11. No TA/DA would be given for appearing in the interview.
12. The positions are purely temporary, on a contractual basis. The positions can be
terminated with one months’ notice owing to any change in circumstances. The
person selected will have no right to claim employment or engagement in ICAR at the
end of the contract period.
13. Concealing of facts/canvassing shall lead to disqualification of the candidature.
14. The Competent Authority/Director of the Institute reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all the applications without assigning any reason thereof.
15. The decision of the Competent Authority/Director of the Institute will be final and
binding in all aspects.
16. In case of any disputes, it will be resolved within the jurisdiction of New Delhi Court
only.
17. Candidates are advised to keep checking the Institute website on a regular basis for
any kind of further information regarding interview.
18. The tentative date of interview is 30-06-2025. The candidates shall report at LBS
Building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110012 at 09:30 am.
 Advertisement No.- 2001-2019/ SRF/304771

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE POST OF SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

1 Name of the Candidate ____________________________________________

Photo graph
2 Father's Name ____________________________________________
Passport

3 Mother’s Name ____________________________________________ size

4 Sex ___________(M) _____________(F)

5 DOB (dd-mm-yyyy) ______________________

6 Age as on <last date of ________ years _______ months ________ days

receipt of application>

7 Address for ________________________________________________________________

Correspondence
________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

State: _____________________ Pin code:________________

8 Email ID (kindly note all ________________________________________________________________

correspondence will be
done to this email ID only)

9 Contact No. _______________________

nate Alternate No.(optional)______________________

10 Category (Check
wherever applicable) UR OBC SC ST PH

11 Educational Qualifications
 Exam/ Board/ Subject Year of Marks/ Maximum Percen- CGPA to percen-
Degree University Passing CGPA Marks/ tage tage conversion
obtained CGPA formula
attached?
Yes/No
10th

12th

B.Sc./
B.Tech
M.Sc./
M.Tech
PhD

12 Publications* (if any)

I)__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

II)__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

III)_________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

*If there are more publications, a list may be attached as Annexure with signature and date

13 Experience** (if any)

Sl. No. Name of Employer Position held From To Experience

Certificate/

NOC attached?

Yes/No

I)

II)

III)

IV)

V)

** If worked under more employers, a list may be attached as Annexure with signature and date
14 Total experience ________________ years _______________ months ____________ days

16 Checklist Self-attested Copy

 Attached with
Application? (Yes/No)
I) Complete CV

II) Class 10 Mark sheet

III) Class 10 Pass Certificate

IV) Class 12 Mark sheet

V) Class 12 Pass Certificate

VI) Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript

VII) Graduation Degree Certificate

VIII) Post-Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript

IX) Post-Graduation Degree Certificate

X) Ph.D Mark sheet and/or degree certificate (as & where applicable)

XI) NET/GATE qualified scorecard/certificate (as & where applicable)

XII) Research Publications (as & where applicable)

XIII) Experience Certificate (as & where applicable)

XIV) No-Objection Certificate (if currently employed, as & where applicable)

XV) Conversion factor from CGPA to percentage (wherever applicable)

XVI) SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer/PH certificate (as& where applicable)

XVII) Any other relevant documents

I hereby declare that the information furnished on the previous page and above is true to the
best of my knowledge.
I also declare that I do not have any relation with any person employed with ICAR/ICAR-NIPB.
If yes, the Name and designation of the related persons mentioned below.

Signature
Place
Date
 ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
Lal Bahadur Shastri Building, Pusa Campus,
NewDelhi-110012
Advertisement No.-

Walk-in/On-Line Interviews

Applications from Indian nationals are invited for temporary engagement under the
following project. Engagement shall be purely on contractual basis

Title of the Project ICAR network project-AINP on Biotech crops

Funding Agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Duration of the Project 31/03/2026 or till the termination of project whichever is earlier

Post YP-II

No. of Post Two

Emoluments Fixed per Rs. 42000/- (consolidated)

month(Rs.)
Essential Qualifications Post Graduate in agricultural sciences or life sciences
(preferably in plant
sciences/biotechnology/Biochemistry/Genetics/Botany/
related subjects)
Desirable Qualifications Experience in Pigeonpea and potato tissue culture and
transformation, protoplast isolation, Cloning, construct
development and bioinformatics.

Date of Interview 30/06/2025 at 11:00 am

Terms & Conditions:

1. Interested candidates will attend the Walk-In-Interviews with 2 copies of Application

form along with 2 – attested copies of all the documents related to educational
qualifications/experience/publications etc. The candidates must also bring all the
Original documents for verification. However, the candidates who wish to take
online interviews must submit their Application form strictly in the prescribed
format along with the scanned pdf of their original documents by dated 24/06
/2025. The application form and the documents must be clubbed in a single
 pdf and send on the email IDs viz. debasispattanayak@yahoo.co.in,
recruitmentnipb@gmail.com, and megha.megha144@gmail.com. The subject of
the e-mail should be kept as the Advertisement No. of the post.

2. The link for taking the interviews will be sent on the email ID of the eligible
candidates only.

3. The Original of following documents, along with 2 self-attested copies, mentioned

below must be brought by the candidate to secure their eligibility for taking Interviews.
I. Application form strictly in the format given in the next page (all fields
mandatory)
II. Complete CV.
III. Class 10 Mark sheet
IV. Class 10 Pass Certificate
V. Class 12 Mark sheet
VI. Class 12 Pass Certificate
VII. Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript
VIII. Graduation Degree Certificate
IX. Post-Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript
X. Post-Graduation Degree Certificate
XI. Experience Certificate (as & where applicable)
XII. No-Objection Certificate (essentially required if currently employed, as &
where applicable)
XIII. Conversion factor from CGPA to percentage, wherever applicable.
XIV. PhD. Degree certificate. (as & where applicable)
XV. PhD marksheet. (as & where applicable)
XVI. SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer/PH certificate as applicable.
XVII. Copy of publication if any.
XVIII. Any other relevant documents.

Those candidates who fail to bring the documents mentioned above on the date of
Interviews, their candidature is liable to be cancelled.

4. Only candidates having essential qualifications would be considered for the interviews.
5. Number of post as advertised may increase or decrease depending upon the
requirement of the Institute and various undergoing/running projects having same
essential qualifications.
6. Incomplete applications without requisite documents in any form will be summarily
rejected.
7. All the claims made in application form needs to be attached with substantial
documentary evidence else the claim will not be considered.
8. For claiming experience, necessary experience certificate duly issued by competent
authority has to be enclosed with application for consideration of the same.
9. Age Limit for application to the post of YP-II as on the date of Interview is mentioned as
under (As per ICAR guidelines)
Lower age limit 21 years
Upper age limit 45 years

10. No TA/DA would be given for appearing in the interview.

11. The positions are purely temporary, on a contractual basis and initially offered for one
year or till project duration whichever is earlier. However, the positions can be terminated
with one months’ notice owing to any change in circumstances. The person selected will
have no right to claim employment or engagement in ICAR at the end of the contract
period.

12. Concealing of facts/canvassing shall lead to disqualification of the candidature.

13. The Competent Authority/Director of the Institute reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all the applications without assigning any reason thereof.

14. The decision of the Competent Authority/Director of the Institute will be final and
binding in all aspects.

15. In case of any disputes, it will be resolved within the jurisdiction of New Delhi Court
only.
16. Candidates are advised to keep checking the Institute website on a regular basis for
any kind of further information regarding interview.

17. The tentative date of interview is 30/06/2025 at 11:00 am. The candidates shall
report at LBS Building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110012 at 9.30 am.
 APPLICATION FORM FOR THE POST OF YP-II

1 Name of the Candidate

Photo graph

2 Father's Name
Passp
port

size
3 Mother’s Name

4 Sex (M) (F)

5 DOB (dd-mm-yyyy)

6 Age as on <last date of years months days

receipt of application>

7 Address for
Correspondence

State: Pin code:

8 Email ID (kindly note all

correspondence will be
done to this email ID only)

9 Contact No. Alternate No.(optional)

10 Category (Check
wherever applicable) UR OBC SC ST PH

11 Educational Qualifications
 Exam/ Board/ Subject Year of Marks/ Maximum Percen- CGPA to percen-
Degree University Passing CGPA Marks/ tage tage conversion
obtained CGPA formula
attached?
Yes/No
10th

12th

B.Sc./
B.Tech
M.Sc./
M.Tech
PhD

12 Publications* (if any)

I)

II)

III)

*If there are more publications, a list may be attached as Annexure with signature and date

13 Experience** (if any)

Sl. No. Name of Employer Position held From To Experience

Certificate/

NOC attached?

Yes/No

I)

II)

III)

IV)

V)
 ** If worked under more employers, a list may be attached as Annexure with signature and date
14 Total experience years months days

16 Checklist Self-attested Copy

Attached with
Application? (Yes/No)
I) Complete CV

II) Class 10 Mark sheet

III) Class 10 Pass Certificate

IV) Class 12 Mark sheet

V) Class 12 Pass Certificate

VI) Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript

VII) Graduation Degree Certificate

VIII) Post-Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript

IX) Post-Graduation Degree Certificate

X) Ph.d Mark sheet and/or degree certificate

XI) NET/GATE qualified scorecard/certificate (as & where applicable)

XII) Research Publications (as & where applicable)

XIII) Experience Certificate (as & where applicable)

XIV) No-Objection Certificate (if currently employed, as & where applicable)

XV) Conversion factor from CGPA to percentage (wherever applicable)

XVI) SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer/PH certificate (as& where applicable)

XVII) Any other relevant documents

I hereby declare that the information furnished on the previous page and above is true to the
best of my knowledge.
I also declare that I do not have any relation with any person employed with ICAR/ICAR-NIPB.
If yes, the Name and designation of the related persons mentioned below.

Signature
Place
Date
 ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
Lal Bahadur Shastri Building, Pusa Campus,
New Delhi-110012
ONLINE/ WALK-IN INTERVIEW

Advertisement no.-2001-2019/YP-II/304771
Applications from Indian nationals are invited for temporary engagement as per
below. Engagement shall be purely on contractual basis.

Project Enhancing climate resilience and ensuring food security with genome
editing tools.
Funding Agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Duration of the Tenure One year from the date of appointment or termination of project,
whichever is earlier
Post Young Professional-II

No. of Positions 01 no.

Emoluments Fixed per Rs. 42000/- (consolidated) for each position

month (Rs.)
Essential Qualifications Master’s degree in Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/
Life Science/ Botany/ Genetics/ Plant Breeding/ Plant pathology/
plant physiology.

Desirable qualification Research experience in plant molecular biology, gene cloning, plant
transformation, tissue culture, wet lab work evidenced from
publication fellowship/ Associateship/ Training
Date of Interview 30/06/2025 at 10:30 A.M.

Terms and Conditions:-

1. Interested candidates will attend the Walk-In-Interviews with 2 copies of Application

form along with 2 self – attested copies of all the documents related to educational
qualifications/experience/publications etc. The candidates must also bring all the
Original documents for verification. However, the candidates who wish to take
online interviews must submit their Application form strictly in the prescribed
format along with the scanned pdf of their original documents by dated
24/06/2025. The application form and the documents must be clubbed in a single
pdf and send on the following email IDs viz., recruitmentnipb@gmail.com,
megha.megha144@gmail.com, jasdeep_kaur64@yahoo.co.in. The Advertisement
number should be mentioned as the subject of email.
2. The link for taking the interviews will be sent on the email ID of the eligible
candidates only.

3. The Original of following documents, along with 2 self-attested copies, mentioned

below must be brought by the candidate to secure their eligibility for taking Interviews.
I. Application form strictly in the format given in the next page (all fields
mandatory)
II. Complete CV.
III. Class 10 Mark sheet
IV. Class 10 Pass Certificate
V. Class 12 Mark sheet
VI. Class 12 Pass Certificate
VII. Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript
VIII. Graduation Degree Certificate
IX. Post-Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript
X. Post-Graduation Degree Certificate
XI. Experience Certificate (as & where applicable)
XII. No-Objection Certificate (essentially required if currently employed, as &
where applicable)
XIII. Conversion factor from CGPA to percentage, wherever applicable.
XIV. PhD. Degree certificate. (as & where applicable)
XV. PhD marksheet. (as & where applicable)
XVI. SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer/PH certificate as applicable.
XVII. Copy of publication if any.
XVIII. Any other relevant documents.

Those candidates who fail to bring the documents mentioned above on the date of
Interviews, their candidature is liable to be cancelled.

4. Only candidates having essential qualifications would be considered for the interviews.
5. Number of post as advertised may increase or decrease depending upon the
requirement of the Institute and various undergoing/running projects having same
essential qualifications.
6. Incomplete applications without requisite documents in any form will be summarily
rejected.
7. All the claims made in application form needs to be attached with substantial
documentary evidence else the claim will not be considered.
8. For claiming experience, necessary experience certificate duly issued by competent
authority has to be enclosed with application for consideration of the same.

9. Age Limit: Upper age limit for application to the post of YP-II is mentioned as under
(As per ICAR guidelines) (as on the date of Interview)

Lower age limit 21 years

Upper age limit 45 years
10. No TA/DA would be given for appearing in the interview.

11. The positions are purely temporary, on a contractual basis and initially offered for one
year or till project duration whichever is earlier. However, the positions can be terminated
with one months’ notice owing to any change in circumstances. The person selected will
have no right to claim employment or engagement in ICAR at the end of the contract
period.

12. Concealing of facts/canvassing shall lead to disqualification of the candidature.

13. The Competent Authority/Director of the Institute reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all the applications without assigning any reason thereof.

14. The decision of the Competent Authority/Director of the Institute will be final and
binding in all aspects.

15. In case of any disputes, it will be resolved within the jurisdiction of New Delhi Court
only.
16. Candidates are advised to keep checking the Institute website on a regular basis for
any kind of further information regarding interview.

17. The tentative date of interview 30-06-2025. The candidates shall report at LBS Building,
Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110012 at 9.30 am.
 Advertisement no.- 2001-2019/YP-II/304771

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE POST OF YOUNG PROFESSIONAL-II

1 Name of the Candidate ____________________________________________

Photo graph
2 Father's Name ____________________________________________ Passport

Mother’s Name size

3 ____________________________________________

4 Sex ___________(M) _____________(F)

5 DOB (dd-mm-yyyy) ______________________

6 Age as on <last date of ________ years _______ months ________ days

receipt of application>

7 Address for ________________________________________________________________

Correspondence
________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

State: _____________________ Pin code:________________

8 Email ID (kindly note all ________________________________________________________________

correspondence will be
done to this email ID only)

9 Contact No. _______________________

nate Alternate No.(optional)______________________

10 Category (Check
wherever applicable) UR OBC SC ST PH

11 Educational Qualifications
 Exam/ Board/ Subject Year of Marks/ Maximum Percen- CGPA to percen-
Degree University Passing CGPA Marks/ tage tage conversion
obtained CGPA formula
attached?
Yes/No
10th

12th

B.Sc./
B.Tech
M.Sc./
M.Tech

12 Publications* (if any)

I)__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

II)__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

III)_________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

*If there are more publications, a list may be attached as Annexure with signature and date

13 Experience** (if any)

Sl. No. Name of Employer Position held From To Experience

Certificate/

NOC attached?

Yes/No

I)

II)

III)

IV)

V)
 ** If worked under more employers, a list may be attached as Annexure with signature and date
14 Total experience ________________ years _______________ months ____________ days

16 Checklist Self-attested Copy

Attached with
Application? (Yes/No)
I) Complete CV

II) Class 10 Mark sheet

III) Class 10 Pass Certificate

IV) Class 12 Mark sheet

V) Class 12 Pass Certificate

VI) Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript

VII) Graduation Degree Certificate

VIII) Post-Graduation Mark sheet/Transcript

IX) Post-Graduation Degree Certificate

X) Ph.D Mark sheet and/or degree certificate

XI) NET/GATE qualified scorecard/certificate (as & where applicable)

XII) Research Publications (as & where applicable)

XIII) Experience Certificate (as & where applicable)

XIV) No-Objection Certificate (if currently employed, as & where applicable)

XV) Conversion factor from CGPA to percentage (wherever applicable)

XVI) SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer/PH certificate (as& where applicable)

XVII) Any other relevant documents

I hereby declare that the information furnished on the previous page and above is true to the
best of my knowledge.
I also declare that I do not have any relation with any person employed with ICAR/ICAR-NIPB.
If yes, the Name and designation of the related persons mentioned below.

Signature
Place
Date