Opportunity for Life sciences Professionals to Join ICMR as Consultant

ICMR Headquarters intends to fill up non-institutional position of Consultant (Non-Medical), purely on temporary contract basis through walk-in interview on 25 Aug, 2026 for Task Force Study research project titled “Feasibility, Acceptability and Costs of providing comprehensive Preconception Care services to young couples in Maharashtra” undertaken by the Descriptive Research Division under at ICMR, Headquarters.

Post : Consultant (Non-Medical)

Number of Vacancy : 01

Essential Qualification : Professionals having proven competency and success in their area of specialization, with at least 8 years of post-qualification experience and should possess minimum M.Sc/MPH or equivalent qualifications in relevant subject

Desirable Qualification & Experience
• PhD in Life sciences/ Biostatistics.
• Experience in Research and Development related to Biomedical Sciences.
• Experience in Research project execution and management.
• Distinguished publication record, reflected in number of citations.
• Hands-on experience in clinical or public health data management using tools such as STATA, SPSS, R, Python, SQL, etc.
• Experience in Organizing training and capacity building programs.

Job Requirement : The Consultant will be responsible for key project activities such as field visits, analysis, report preparation, meeting organization, and coordination.

Consolidated Emoluments : ₹1,00,000/- per month

Age Limit (Min-Max) : 40-60 years

Tenure : The initial term of engagement will be for one year or till the end of project, whichever is earlier. Any subsequent extensions, if applicable will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to job requirements/ performance

Place of work : ICMR, Headquarters.

General Terms and conditions: -
1. Number of positions may vary.
2. These positions are meant for temporary projects and co-terminus with the project.
3. Engagement of the above advertised Project Human Resource Positions will depend upon availability of funds, functional requirements and approval of the Competent Authority. Therefore, we are not committed to fill up all the advertised Project Human Resource Positions and the process is liable to be withdrawn / cancelled / modified at any time.
4. The rates of emoluments/stipend shown in this advertisement are project specific and may vary according to sanction of the funding agency of the Project.
5. Cut-off date for age limit will be as on the date of last date for submission of applications.
6. Age relaxation will be as per the guidelines of ICMR.
7. Reserved category candidates must produce their latest Caste Validity Certificate. OBC candidates must possess a latest valid non-creamy layer certificate. PWD candidates shall produce latest disability certificate issued by a medical board of Government hospital with not less than 40% disability.
8. Qualification & experience should be in relevant discipline/field and from an Institution of repute. Experience should have been gained after acquiring the minimum essential qualification.
9. Mere fulfilling the essential qualification does not guarantee the selection.
10. Persons already in regular time scale service under any Government Department / Organizations are not eligible to apply.
11. No TA/DA will be paid to attend interview / personal discussion and candidates have to arrange transport/accommodation themselves.
12. ICMR reserves rights to consider or reject any application/candidature.

13. Submission of wrong or false information during the process of selection shall disqualify the candidature at any stage.
14. The persons engaged on Project Human Resource Positions cannot be permitted to register for Ph.D., due to time constraints. 15. The persons engaged on Project Human Resource Positions will normally be posted at the study site; however, they can be posted to any other sites in the interest of research work. They are liable to serve in any part of the country.
16. The persons engaged on Project Human Resource Positions shall not have any claim on a regular post in ICMR or in any of its Institutes/Centers or in any Department of Government of India and their project term with breaks or without breaks in any or multiple projects will not confer any right for further assignment or transfer to any other project or appointment/absorption/regularization of service in funding agency or in ICMR. Benefits of Provident Fund, Pension Scheme, Leave Travel Concession, Medical claim, Staff Quarters and other facilities applicable to the regular staff of ICMR etc. are not admissible to the project human resource positions.
17. Successful candidates will normally be engaged on Project Human Resource Position initially for a period of one year or less, depending upon the tenure of the Project and functional requirements. Continuation / Extension to engagement of Project Human Resource Positions will be depending upon evaluation of performance, tenure of the project, availability of funds, functional requirements and approval of Competent Authority. The maximum term of any Project Human Resource Position in any or multiple projects, with breaks or without breaks shall be five years only. The concerned Project Investigator, Division Head and Head of the host Institute shall personally be responsible and accountable for the continuation / extension given if any without prior concurrence of the Director General, ICMR to any project human resource position beyond five years either with or without breaks in any or multiple projects.
18. ICMR reserves the right to terminate the project human resource position even during the agreed contract period or extended contract period without assigning any reason.
19. Leave shall be as per the ICMR's policy for project human resource positions.
20. Candidate must submit his/her duly filled application form in the prescribed format with a recent passport size color photograph along with a detailed bio-data/C.V. and all relevant documents; duly self-attested; in proof of his/her educational qualifications [all certificates and mark-sheets from 10th Std. onwards], working experience, age, caste and photo id [Aadhar Card/Indian Passport/PAN Card/Driving License] etc., within the schedule date and time for submission of application, failing which his/her candidature will not be considered. Late/Delayed/Incomplete/Unsigned applications will not be considered at all and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
21. ICMR reserves the right to cancel/modify the process at any time, at its discretion.
22. The decision of the Competent Authority will be final and binding.
23. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
24. Corrigendum/addendum/further information; if any; in respect of this advertisement, will be published on our website only. Hence, the candidates are advised to see our website : icmr.nic.in, regularly for further updates related to this advertisement.

Deserving candidates must report for the Walk-in Interview on 25 Aug, 2026, with five copies of their Bio-data. All candidates are required to arrive strictly before 09:30 AM. Latecomers will not be allowed to participate under any circumstances. Document verification will commence sharply at 09:30 AM. If the number of applicants exceeds 30, a written test will be conducted at 10:00 AM for all eligible candidate’s post-verification. Candidates must present all required documents at the time of verification; failure to do so will result in disqualification from the selection process. Only those candidates who clear the document verification (and written test, if applicable) will be permitted to attend the Walk-in Interview from 11:00 AM onwards on 25th Aug, 2026.

Strict adherence to the reporting time and document requirements is mandatory.