Indian Institute of Chemical Technology openings for MPharm or MSc | More than 40 posts

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (CSIR-IICT) is a Premier Research Laboratory under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), which is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. CSIR-IICT is a multi-disciplinary Institute with proven strengths in Organic Chemistry (Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Agro-chemicals & Semio-chemicals), Inorganic & Physical Chemistry including Catalysis, Lipid Science & Technology, Organic Coatings & Polymers, Functional Materials, Chemical Biology, Chemical /Environmental/ Design Engineering.

CSIR – IICT is conducting Walk-in-Interview on 21.08.2025 & 22.08.2025 for the following positions under various sponsored projects purely on temporary basis.
Candidates who fulfill the under-mentioned criteria of age, educational qualifications, experience etc., may appear for walk-in-interview with the duly filled application form (download the application form from CSIR-IICT Website) along with one set of attested relevant documents (certificates of all educational qualifications from matric/10th onwards, valid NET/GATE etc, Experience, DOB, latest Category/Caste etc) and appear for walk in interview. Candidates are required to bring all the original certificates for verification. Candidates should register their names for walk-in-interview between 09.30 AM to 10.30 AM from Post Code 01 to 13 on 21.08.2025; from Post Code 14 to 32 on 22.08.2025 respectively.

Walk-in-Interview dated 21-08-2025 (Post Code: 01 to 13)
1. Name of the Project: Hierarchical Nanostructured composites based on semiconducting oxides for Ammonia detection
Positions: Principal Project Associate (Principal-PAT)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 49,000+HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential: M.Sc in Physical/ Chemical Sciences with 6 years’ experience in R&D in Academic/ Industry/ S&T Organisation (OR) M.Tech in Chemical Engineering/ Nano Technology with 3 years’ experience in R&D in Academic/ Industry/ S&T Organisation
Desirable: Experience in Materials Sciences especially Nano Structured materials synthesis, Characterization & Application in Gas Sensing
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 40

2. Name of the Project: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Affordable Health Care
Positions: Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 42,000+HRA
No of positions: 2
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
M.SC. in Chemistry/ M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with 3 years’ experience in process Chemistry/ Organic synthesis
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 40

3. Name of the Project: Bio-Active Marine Natural Products: Chemical Synthesis and Therapeutic Evaluation
Positions: Senior Research Fellow (P), Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Stipend / Emoluments: Senior Research Fellow (P) Rs 35,000+HRA / Project Associate-II (PAT-II) Rs 28,000+HRA
No of positions: 2
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
For Senior Research Fellow (P) /Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry/ M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with 2-year experience in R&D and National Eligibility tests-CSIR-UGC-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or Valid GATE Score
(OR) For Project Associate-II (PAT-II) /Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry/ M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with 2-year experience in R&D
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

4. Name of the Project: Development and Demonstration of Materials and Fabrication Technologies for Tropical Batteries: Polymer Electrolytes
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 37,000+HRA to Scholars who are qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET including lectureship / assistant Professorship or GATE OR Scholars who are qualified National level examination conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and their agencies and institutions and Rs 30,000+HRA for others who don’t qualify above
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc. in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: Qualified CSIR-UGC/NET exam or GATE
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

5. Name of the Project: Bio-Active Marine Natural Products: Chemical Synthesis and Therapeutic Evaluation
Positions: Junior Research Fellow (P) / Project Associate-I
Stipend / Emoluments: Junior Research Fellow (P) Rs 31,000+HRA (OR) Project Associate-I (PAT-I) Rs 25,000+HRA
No of positions: 5(A):10, 5(B):1, 5(c):1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
5(A) For Junior Research Fellow (P) - 10 posts
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry/ M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with National Eligibility tests-CSIR-UGC-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or Valid GATE Score
Desirable Qualification: One year of experience in Organic Synthesis
(OR)
For Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry/ M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: One year of experience in Organic Synthesis
5(B) For Junior Research Fellow (P) - 1 post
Essential Qualification: B.Tech (Biotechnology) with Bioinformatics Specialization with National Eligibility tests-CSIR-UGC-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or Valid GATE Score
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Molecular Modelling/ Drug Design with at least two SCI/Scopus publications
(OR)
For Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Essential Qualification B.Tech (Biotechnology) with Bioinformatics Specialization
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Molecular Modelling/ Drug Design with at least two SCI/Scopus publications
5(C) For Junior Research Fellow (P) - 1 post
Essential Qualification M.Sc in Life Sciences with National Eligibility tests-CSIR-UGC-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or Valid GATE Score
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Mammalian Cell Culture
(OR)
For Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Essential Qualification M.Sc in Life Sciences
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Mammalian Cell Culture
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

6. Name of the Project: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Affordable Health Care
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 31,000+HRA to Scholars who are qualified CSIR- UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET including lectureship / assistant Professorship or GATE OR Scholars who are qualified National level examination conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and their agencies and institutions and Rs. 25,000+HRA for others who don’t qualify above
No of positions: 8
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry (OR) M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: NET/GATE Qualified; One year experience in Organic Synthesis/ Process Chemistry
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

7. Name of the Project: Development of low Pd or non- noble metal based catalytic process for the preparation of CL-20 precursor TAIW
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 31,000+HRA to Scholars who are qualified CSIR- UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET including lectureship / assistant Professorship or GATE OR Scholars who are qualified National level examination conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and their agencies and institutions and Rs. 25,000+HRA for others who don’t qualify above
No of positions: 2
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: CSIR-UGC/NET, Valid GATE, Experience in Catalysis
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

8. Name of the Project: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Affordable Health Care
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 31,000+HRA to Scholars who are qualified CSIR- UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET including lectureship / assistant Professorship or GATE OR Scholars who are qualified National level examination conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and their agencies and institutions and Rs. 25,000+HRA for others who don’t qualify above
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry/ Biotechnology (OR) B.Tech in Computer Science
Desirable Qualification: NET/GATE Qualified; Experience in process evaluation, life cycle analysis
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

9. Name of the Project: Development of Catalytic process for the preparation of ethyl amine
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 31,000 consolidated
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Catalysis
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

10. Name of the Project: Direct air capture of CO2 using phase-change amines and adsorption
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 25,000 + HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: Organic Synthesis
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

11. Name of the Project: All India Network programme on Ethno Veterinary Medicine
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 25,000 + HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Organic Chemistry (OR) M.Pharm
Desirable Qualification: Knowledge in Naturals products isolations
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

12. Name of the Project: Innovative Process for Agrochemicals (Agromission-II)
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 25,000 + HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: Knowledge in Organic Chemistry
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

13. Name of the Project: Exploratory Studies on feasibility of using different oil and combination of oils for Snacks application to meet PepsiCo Sat Fat Guidelines
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 25,000 + HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification: Organic Chemistry is preferred
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

Walk-in-Interview dated 22-08-2025 (Post Code: 14 to 32)
14. Name of the Project: Development of Bioleaching Technology to Extract and recover rare earth metals from waste magnet scraps
Positions: Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 42,000 + HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Tech in Renewable Energy/ Chemical Engineering with 2 years’ research experience
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Microbial leaching and at least one publication in the related area
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 40

15. Name of the Project: CO2 Capture from flue gases through Liquid-Liquid Phase Change absorption
Positions: Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 42,000 + HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Tech in Chemical Engineering with 2 years’ research experience (OR) Ph.D in Chemical Engineering with 2 years’ research experience
Desirable Qualification: Experience in modelling and simulation ASPEN & CO2 capture
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 40

16. Name of the Project: Evaluation of an Unani formulation for improving mental retardation and exploration of underlying molecular mechanisms using animal model
Positions: Project Associate-II (PAT-II) or Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Project Associate-II (PAT-II) ₹. 28,000+HRA (OR) Project Associate-I (PAT-I) ₹. 25,000+HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
For Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Essential Qualification: M.Tech in Biotechnology
Desirable Qualification: 6 months research experience
(OR)
For Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Any Life Sciences/ B.Tech in Biotechnology
Desirable Qualification: NET/Valid GATE or 6 months research experience
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

17. Name of the Project: Computer-aided solvent design for efficient CO2 capture through guanidine crystallization
Positions: Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 28,000+HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Tech in Chemical Engineering (OR) B.Tech in Chemical Engineering with 2 years R&D experience
Desirable Qualification: Experience in process system Engineering/ Computational Chemistry
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

18. Name of the Project: Sustainable packaging Machine Production of Biopolymer from Agri Residue
Positions: Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 28,000+HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
M.Sc in Biopolymers Sciences with 2 years R&D experience
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

19. Name of the Project: Analysis of Referral Coal Samples
Positions: Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs 28,000+HRA
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Tech in Chemical Engineering (OR) M.Sc. in Geology with 2 years’ experience in analysis of materials
Desirable Qualification: Experience in analysis of materials
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

20. Name of the Project: Revolutionizing Inflammation Control: mRNA-LNP-Driven TNFα Antibodies for Treating IBD
Positions: Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Stipend / Emoluments: Rs. 37,000+HRA to Scholars who are qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET including lectureship / assistant Professorship or GATE OR Scholars who are qualified National level examination conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and their agencies and institutions and Rs. 30,000+HRA for others who don’t qualify above
No of positions: 1
Essential & Desirable qualification in the area/discipline:
Essential Qualification: M.Sc. in Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Genetics (OR) M.S/M.Pharm in Pharmacology (OR) B.Tech in Biotechnology
Desirable Qualification: Experience in Cell Culture/ Molecular Biology
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview: 35

- Upper age limit shall be reckoned as on the date of interview.
- Only those candidates who have acquired the essential qualification & result has been declared (should have at least a provisional certificate) are eligible to appear in the Walk-in- interview.
- Result awaited/ Final semester appeared candidates are not eligible to appear in the Walk-in-interview for the position where such minimum essential qualification requirement is mandatory.

NOTE :
1. The above age limits are relaxable for candidates of statutory groups (SC/ST/OBC/Women) and PWD candidates as per Govt. of India/ CSIR instructions on the subject.
2. The candidates who have already served CSIR-IICT or any other lab/institute of CSIR as any Project Assistant / Project Fellow / JRF (in contract R&D projects) / SRF (in contract R&D projects) / Research Associate (P) etc., for a total period of 6 years or more are not eligible for these engagements. The candidates who have served for a period less than 6 years will have tenure up to remaining period till completion of 6 years.
3. CSIR-IICT reserves the right to cancel or withdraw the award in case of any discrepancy found, in the candidature of any selected candidate at any stage.
4. The selection will be on the basis of interview & skill test if applicable will be conducted for suitable posts.
5. CSIR-IICT reserves the right not to fill up a particular position, if it so desires. The number of vacancies indicated above may vary at the time of actual selection.
6. The period of experience in a discipline / area of work, wherever prescribed, shall be counted after the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualifications for that position.
7. Candidates without any documents as prescribed will not be allowed for the interview. Non-submission of essential documents will entail forfeiture of candidature and the same will not be entertained for exemption, if any.
8.The engagement will be purely on temporary basis initially for a period up to six months which may be extended or curtailed depending on the duration of the sponsored project / satisfactory performance or conduct of the fellow as the case may be and does not entitle him/her for any permanent position in CSIR/IICT.
9. No TA/DA will be paid for the interview.
10. No interim enquiry or correspondence will be entertained.