Senior-PAT, Project Associate-I (PAT-I) (3 posts), Senior-PAT , YP-I/Project Associate-I(PAT-I)

Job Title
Senior-PAT, Project Associate-I (PAT-I), and Project Assistant-II

Number of Posts
Total of 7 positions across various projects.

Salary

• Senior-PAT: Rs. 42,000 + HRA
• Project Associate-I (PAT-I): Rs. 31,000 + HRA (for qualified candidates) or Rs. 25,000 + HRA (for others)
• Project Assistant-II: Rs. 20,000 + HRA (with 15% increment after 3 years of experience in the same project)

Location
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow.

Eligibility

• Senior-PAT (S & T Management): Masters/Integrated Masters in Natural, Agricultural, Pharmaceutical, Environmental, Plant, or Life Sciences or Biotechnology with 3 years of R&D experience in industrial/academic/S&T institutions, OR a Doctoral Degree in the mentioned subjects.
• Project Associate-I (PAT-I) (S & T Management): Masters/Integrated Masters in Natural, Agricultural, Pharmaceutical, Environmental, Plant, or Life Sciences or Biotechnology, or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology.
• Project Assistant-II (S & T Management): B.Sc. or 3 years Diploma in Engineering/Technology.
• Senior-PAT (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology): M.Sc. in Botany, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or Life Sciences with 3 years of R&D experience, OR a Ph.D. in the mentioned subjects.
• YP-I/Project Associate-I (PAT-I) (Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development): M.Sc. in Physics, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Polymer Science, Materials Chemistry, or Nanoscience & Nanotechnology.
• Project Associate-I (PAT-I) (Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development): M.Sc. in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or M. Pharma.
• Project Associate-I (PAT-I) (Plant Genetic Resource and Improvement): M.Sc. in Botany, Plant Science, Genetics, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, or Bioinformatics; OR M.Sc. (Ag) in Genetics & Plant Breeding, Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, or Agriculture Biotechnology.

Age Limit

• Senior-PAT: 40 years
• Project Associate-I (PAT-I): 35 years
• Project Assistant-II: 35 years
• Age relaxation: 05 years for SC/ST/PwBD/Women and 03 years for OBC.

Date of Interview

• Area-I: 27.10.2026 at 11:00 AM
• Area-III: 30.10.2026 at 11:00 AM
• Area-IV: 30.10.2026 at 11:00 AM
• Area-II: 02.11.2026 at 11:00 AM

How to Apply

• Attend the walk-in interview at K. N. Kaul Block, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow.
• Candidates may download the application form in advance from www.nbri.res.in or obtain it at the venue.
• Bring one latest photograph, original documents, and self-attested copies of certificates (starting from matriculation), date of birth proof, and experience certificates.
• Candidates must arrive at the venue one hour before the scheduled time for document verification.