Opportunity for M.Pharm, MSc to join as Project Officer / Coordinator at Central Ayurveda Research Institute

National Vrkshayuuveda Research Institute (NVARI) Jhansi established in the year 1973, renamed as Central Ayurveda Research Institute in Dec 2020, is engaged in the research with the focus mandate, i. conduct medicio-botanical exploration in parts of Central India ii. Collect and supply genuine raw drug materials for R&D work iii. To build up repositories for medicinal plants and crude drugs iv. To established herbal garden and carrying out cultivation of medicinal plants for Ayurveda. The Institute has developed a good herbarium where more than 24000 accessioned specimens of 205 families, 1129 genera and 2563 species are housed and maintained.

Post : Project Officer / Coordinator

No. of vacancy : One post

Qualification : Essential :
• Post Graduate Degree in Botany/ Dravyaguna/ Medicinal Plant/ Pharmacognosy / Phytochemistry / Chemistry / Pharmacy from a recognized University/ Institution with minimum 10 year of research experience in quality control of ASU medicines/ Herbals/ Botanical.

Desirable :
• Ph.D. degree in Essential Qualification Disciplines.
• Experience in development of any laboratory related to drug standardization/ Quality Control/ Quality Assurance.
• Experience in research management and research administration/ project management and execution & coordination (scientific, technical, human resources and finances)
• Skills of drafting editing of scientific documents/ articles/ technical reports etc.
• Publication in peer reviewed journals.
• Working knowledge of computer applications.

Age Not exceeding : 64 years on date of Interview.

Job Responsibility : • Coordination and project monitoring activities of development of NRDR.
• Development of an accredited reference library cum institution for authentication of raw drugs.
• Development of educational centre for training on importance of raw drugs, its collection, preservation and standardization.
• Development of study tool and Performa.
• Preparation of all necessary documents of the meetings.
• Organizing meeting and preparation of minutes of the meeting.
• Travel of participating sites for assessment and monitoring of progress.
• Liasoning of activities across CCRAS Headquarter, Regional Raw Drug Repositories and other agencies as per requirement.
• Any other works related to the project or other scientific/technical activities.

Consolidated Emoluments : Rs. 75000/- consolidated per month (No other allowance of any kind will be admissible)
Tenure : Six months (extendable based on the performance and policy of CCRAS)
Place of work : Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Jhansi, Unit of CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH.

Walk-In-Interview / Written Exam will be held at Central Ayurveda Research Institute, CCRAS, Gwalior Road, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) on 08.09.2025 at 10:00 AM solely on a contractual basis.