Junior Research Fellow position for a project titled- “Integrative Taxonomy of Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Fauna Associated with Bamboo from India”

Job Title
Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Number of Posts
01

Salary
Rs. 37,000/- + HRA per month as per DST O.M. No. DST/PCPM/Z-06/2022 (E-file-41804) dated 26.06.2023.

Location
Division of Entomology, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi 110012.

Eligibility

• Post Graduate Degree in Entomology/Agricultural Entomology/ Zoology/ any relevant discipline of life sciences from a recognized university.
• Candidates must have been selected through a process described through any one of the following:
• Scholars selected through National Eligibility Tests (CSIR-UGC NET), including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship), and GATE.
• Selection through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies/Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER, etc. as per DST O.M. No. DST/PCPM/Z-06/2022 (E-file-41804) dated 26.06.2023.

Age Limit

• Maximum 35 years for men and 40 years for women as on the date of interview.
• Relaxation in the upper age limit is admissible for SC/ST (5 years), OBC (3 years), and PwBD (10 years) candidates as per Government of India/ICAR rules.

Last Date

• Email application by 31st August 2026.
• Walk-in-interview on 7th September 2026 at 10 AM.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates may send their duly filled application in the prescribed format along with a copy of scanned documents and CV (single merged PDF file only) through email to mogili@iari.res.in by 31st August 2026.
• Candidates must appear for the walk-in-interview on 7th September 2026 at 10 AM.
• Applicants must bring hard copies of the duly filled application in the prescribed format, one set of self-attested photocopies of certificates, original certificates, and two copies of recent passport-size photos for verification.
• Late arrival (after 9:30 AM) for the interview will be considered as absent.