CSIR - North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, a constituent establishment of CSIR, is a multidisciplinary institute having research areas like Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Materials Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Geological Sciences, Advanced Computation and Data Sciences etc. The institute is equipped with sophisticated state-of-art analytical and other equipment to carry out research activities in frontier areas of science & technology. Presently wide-ranging research activities are being carried out in CSIR projects as well as externally funded projects.
There is requirement of the fulfilling of Project Staff with the following specialization
Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Post Code : 01
No of Posts : 01
Project Title : CSIR Aroma Mission Phase II
Project Period : Up to 31-03-2026
Project No. : HCP0007
Essential Qualification : M. Sc in Botany/ Life Science / Biotechnology with minimum 2 years relevant post qualification experiences in medicinal & aromatic plants, evidence with SCI publications
Desirable : Nil
Age limit : Maximum Age 35 years
Emoluments : Rs. 28,000/- per month + HRA
Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT)
Post Code : 02
No of Posts : 01
Project Title : CSIR Mission Project: Assessment of Geological Hydrogen Occurrences and Production in India (AGHNI)
Project Period : Up to 31-03-2028
Project No. : MMP065202
Essential Qualification : M. Sc in Geophysics / Geochemistry / Geology/ Applied Geology/ Earth Science or equivalent degree with 3(three) years post qualification research experience of Geological/ Geochemical field works/ expertise in GIS/ Remote Sensing/ Processing and analysing remotely sensed satellite data
Desirable : Proven capability through publication in peer reviewed journals
Age limit : Maximum Age 40 years
Emoluments : Rs. 42,000/- per month + HRA
Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT)
Post Code : 03
No of Posts : 01
Project Title : Ethnomedicinal North-Eastern Spice (Allium spp.) against Respiratory Viral Infections: Efficacy, Bioactives, and Mechanistic Insight
Project Period : Up to 10-07-2026
Project No. : GPP0417
Essential Qualification : PhD in Chemistry/ Zoology/ Biotechnology with 2 years' post qualification relevance experience
OR
M Sc in Chemistry/ Zoology/ Biotechnology with 3 years' post qualification relevance experience
Desirable : Nil
Age limit : Maximum Age 40 years
Emoluments : Rs. 42,000/- per month + HRA
The place of Interview and Posting for Post Code 03 will be in CSIR- NEIST Branch Laboratory, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 04
No of Posts : 02
Project Title : Integrated Genomics Approach to Decipher the Role of Key Protein- coding and Non-coding loci Governing Chilli Leaf Curl Disease (ChilCD) Resistance in Capsicum sp.
Project Period : Up to 13-10-2028
Project No. : GPP0450
Essential Qualification : M Sc in Botany / Life sciences (Botany) / Biotechnology
Desirable : Nil
Age limit : Maximum Age 35 years
Emoluments : Rs. 31,000/- per month+ HRA for CSIR-UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET or GATE qualified & Rs. 25,000/- per month + HRA for others
Project Assistant-II (PA-II)
Post Code : 05
No of Posts : 01
Project Title : Integrated Genomics Approach to Decipher the Role of Key Protein- coding and Non-coding loci Governing Chilli Leaf Curl Disease (ChilCD) Resistance in Capsicum sp.
Project Period : Up to 13-10-2028
Project No. : GPP0450
Essential Qualification : B Sc in Life sciences (Botany / Zoology) / Botany / Agriculture
Desirable : Nil
Age limit : Maximum Age 35 years
Emoluments : Rs. 20,000/- per month + HRA
Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 06
No of Posts : 02
Project Title : Feasibility Study on the Inhibition of Pyrite Sulfur Oxidation in Coal and Overburden Materials for Management of Acid Mine Drainage
Project Period : Up to 23-05-2027
Project No. : GPP0430
Essential Qualification : M Sc in Chemistry or equivalent master's degree in Chemical Science
Desirable : The candidate should have knowledge of basic chemistry, chemical reactions, chemistry experiments, materials, electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, physical chemistry and catalysis. The candidate should possess basic knowledge of analytical techniques, data analysis and interpretation. Additionally, candidate may ned to travel to different location of North East for coal sample collection
Job description : 1. Experimental and analytical work related to the project
2. Field visit to collect coal sample from North east (Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh/ Nagaland/ Meghalaya)
Age limit : Maximum Age 35 years
Emoluments : Rs. 31,000/- per month+ HRA for CSIR-UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET or GATE qualified & Rs. 25,000/- per month + HRA for others
General Guidelines and Terms
1. Last date of application through online is 06th December 2025 up to 2 PM.
2. The link for application is available on the CSIR-NEIST Website along with the advertisement. Candidates may click on “ CLICK HERE TO APPLY" for submission of their application. The link for online application is neist.res.in/prostaf/.
3. Interested candidates fulfilling the qualification of concerned Post Code may apply by clicking the “POST NAME”. Once application submitted, the Registration Number will be generated and displayed on the computer screen. The Registration Number will not besent in Mobile Number orEmail ofthe candidate. Candidates are advised to keep the Registration Number with the Advt. No. And Post Code for future correspondence. Candidates are requested to download the registration form from the “DOWNLOAD”section of the portal and submit the signed copy at the time of interview.
4. Applicants are requested to follow the instructions given below the boxes while filling up the online form.
5. For each Post Code, separate application should be submitted.
6. Candidates are requested to bring with them all ORIGINAL TESTIMONIALS including Mark sheets and Certificates and also a Clear Photograph on the date of the interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered. The selected candidates are expected to join immediately upon selection.
7. The applicants will be subjected to the short listing by the Project Team based on the Academic performances and experiences and only shortlisted candidates will be called for Offline interview to be held at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.
8. The tentative Date & Time of Interview is already given above. However the list of shortlisted candidates along with the FINAL DATE and TIME of INTERVIEW will be uploaded in the CSIR- NEIST website on or before 6th November 2025.
9. Candidates need not pay any application fee.
10. During selection, due weight-age will be given to the academic performance and experiences of the candidates. The candidates should have knowledge of computer for day-to-day work.
11. Duration: The Project completion date may be extended/curtailed depending upon the grant of the Funding Agency.
12. Maximum Age: Closing date of the Advertisement will be taken into consideration for calculating the age of maximum age indicated against each post Code in Advertisement (Relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Women candidates as per Govt of India/CSIR rules issued time to time.
13. The engagement will be on purely temporary basis for specific period. It is co-terminus along with the duration of the project and will not confer any right for regularization in the institute.
14. The maximum tenure of engagement of a project staff will be six (6) years considering the engagement in different projects either in the same institute or different institutes of CSIR.
15. Project Staff may also be allowed to do his / her PhD work based on CSIR Guidelines and with
approval of C/A.
16. No TA/DA will be paid to the candidate for the Interview.
17. The Experience details not covered in online portal space may be sent to rpbdhrneist@gmail.com separately mentioning the Registration Number, Post Code No and Advertisement No. (Specially for Post Code No 2 & 3)
18. Result awaited candidates need not apply.
19. The recruitment of any post may be kept in abeyance/ cancelled at any moment without any notice due to any administrative reason.
20. The waitlisted panel will be valid for 1 (one) year from the date of notification.
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