Recruitment for the multiple positions: Young Professional – I and II, Project associate and Project Assistant

Job Title
Young Professional (YP-I), Young Professional (YP-II), Project Associate-II (PA-II), and Project Assistant (PA)

Location
Division of Environmental Sciences, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012

Salary

• Young Professional (YP-II): Rs. 42,000/- (Fixed)
• Young Professional (YP-I): Rs. 30,000/- (Fixed)
• Project Associate-II (PA-II): Rs. 35,000/month + 24% HRA (1st & 2nd year); Rs. 42,000/month + 24% HRA (3rd, 4th, and 5th year)
• Project Assistant (PA): Rs. 20,000/- + 24% HRA (1st, 2nd & 3rd year); Rs. 23,000/month + 24% HRA (4th and 5th year)

Eligibility

• YP-II (Position 1): Master’s Degree in Microbiology/Agricultural Microbiology/Chemistry with NET qualification.
• YP-II (Position 2): First class Master’s degree with specialization in Environmental Sciences/Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry (with thesis work).
• YP-II (Position 3): First class Master’s degree in Environmental science. Minimum five years of research experience in climate change and its impacts on agriculture. Those with 3 years bachelor degree must have UGC/ICAR/CSIR/NET.
• YP-II (Position 4): Master’s Degree/M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences/Soil Science with first class/OGPA ≥ 7.5.
• YP-II (Position 5): Master’s Degree/M.Sc. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Microbiology, Agronomy, with first class/OGPA ≥ 7.5.
• YP-II (Position 6): M.Tech. in Hydrology/Water Resources Engineering/Soil and Water Conservation Engineering/Irrigation and Drainage Engineering or its equivalent.
• YP-II (Position 7): Post graduate degree in Agriculture/basic science (Life Sciences) or graduate/post graduate degree in professional courses (Life sciences or agricultural sciences).
• YP-II (Position 8 & 9): Master’s Degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding/Genetics/Plant Breeding/Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Life Sciences or equivalent with first class or OGPA > 7.5.
• YP-II (Position 10): Post Graduate degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding/Genetics/Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.
• YP-II (Position 11): Post Graduate Degree (M. Sc.) in Plant Biochemistry/Plant Molecular Biology/Biotechnology/Plant Physiology/Environmental Science/Bioinformatics.
• YP-II (Position 12): Master’s degree in Agricultural Meteorology/Agrometeorology/Agricultural Physics, Environmental Science/Climate Science/Atmospheric Science/Agronomy (with demonstrated computing skills).
• YP-II (Position 13 & 14): MSc/or PhD in Agronomy, Agrometeorology, Plant Physiology, soil science, pathology, entomology or related equivalent with first class or OGPA > 6.0.
• YP-I (Position 15): Graduate degree in Agriculture/Sciences/Engineering.
• YP-I (Position 16): B.Sc./M.Sc. in Microbiology/Agricultural Microbiology.
• YP-I (Position 17): Graduation in Agricultural Sciences/Horticulture/Natural Resource Management/Science. Master’s degree in Agronomy/Soil Science/Natural Resource Management.
• Project Associate II (Position 18): MSc/MTech/ME/MCA in computer science/Information Technology/Atmospheric science/Geomatics/Geo-informatics/AI/ML/Atmospheric Science/Data Science/Data or System analytics/or equivalent with first class or > 7.5 OGPA. Master’s Degree in the above subject with 4 years/5 years of Bachelor’s degree. Those with 3 years bachelor’s degree must have UGC/CSIR/ICAR NET/MHRD-GATE qualification or Ph.D in any of above disciplines.
• Project Assistant (Position 19): MSc/or PhD in Agronomy, social sciences, environmental sciences.
• YP-II (Position 20): MSc/or PhD in Geoinformatics/climate science/AI/ML/Data Science or related equivalent with first class or OGPA > 6.0.

Age Limit

• Maximum age 45 years for YP-II/YP-I.
• Maximum age 35 years for PA-II/PA.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST & women; 3 years for OBC.

Last Date
31st October, 2026

How to Apply
Send the application in the enclosed Performa along with self-attested scanned copies of original documents (from X class onwards, date of birth certificate, NET/equivalent certificate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, recent photograph, and proof of experience/publications) to the AAO (Environmental Sciences) via email at env.sci.recruitment@gmail.com. Candidates must also submit a declaration regarding relatives employed at ICAR-IARI by the same date.