CSIR–Central Drug Research Institute, a premier biomedical research institute of India was inaugurated on 17th February, 1951 by the then Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, with a vision to advance drug research and development and enable affordable healthcare. The Institute has made significant progress in its mission to develop new drugs and technologies, conduct fundamental research and impart training to research students.
With the aim to expand and strengthen the areas of Neurobiology, Virology, Parasite Biology, Endocrinology, Human Genetics, Analytical Biochemistry, Computational Chemistry, Medicinal Process Chemistry, Statistics, IPR & HR Management, the Institute is looking for enthusiastic, talented young professionals with brilliant academic record, proven scientific achievements and zeal to conduct research as per the mandate of the Institute aligned with National Missions
Post Code : 001
Project Associate (PAT-I) (02 Positions)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemistry or M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable qualifications : ≥55% marks in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry/Chemistry with Organic major) or equivalent CGPA Candidates with experience in Organic Synthesis, NET- LS/GATE (project or industry) will be given preference
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31,000/- + 20% HRA for those candidates who have qualified CSIR- UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant professorship or GATE OR those who have qualified National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or their Agencies/Institutions. (b) 25,000+20%HRA for others who do not fall under (a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP002405) “Design and synthesis of diketo-piperazine antibacterial agent targeting DNA gyrase.” Tenure upto:- 31.03.2026
Post Code : 002
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Master’s/Integrated Master’s in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable qualifications : Experience in computational chemistry
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP0073) “Virtual screening of covalent and non-covalent inhibitors targeting nsP2 protease of Chikungunya virus and experimental validation.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 003
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemistry Minimum
Desirable qualifications : One-year practical experience in organic synthesis
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP0072) “Trapping of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes (BCBs) in a Cascade Reaction for the Synthesis of Bioisosteres of Aromatic N-Heterocycles” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 004
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemistry or M.Pharm in Chemistry
Desirable qualifications : Experience in Organic Synthesis and peptides
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP0039) “Design of daptomycin and colistin type naturally inspired antibiotic to target multidrug- resistant pathogens” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 005
Project Associate-I (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Masters’s/Integrated Master’s in Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry
Desirable qualifications : Candidates having 1-2 years’ research experience in Natural Product/ synthetic organic chemistry.
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31,000/- +20% HRA for those candidates who have qualified CSIR- UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant professorship or GATE OR those who have qualified National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or their Agencies/Institutions. (b) 25,000+20%HRA for others who do not fall under (a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), (GAP0500) “Towards discovery and development of novel drugs and pharmaceuticals (Deep Ocean Mission).” Tenure upto: 26.01.2027
Post Code : 006
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharm/ MS (Pharm) with GPAT
Desirable qualifications : Experience in in- vitro, ex-vivo, in- vivo animal studies, Pharmacokinetics, Formulation, HPLC, LCMS.
Stipend : Rs. 31000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : BFI-BIOME (GAP0485) “Discovery and Development of novel small molecule Adiponectin Receptor Agonists as orally-available therapeutics against Skeletal Muscle Atrophy.” Tenure upto: 14.07.2026
Post Code : 007
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharm/ MS (Pharm) with GPAT qualified
Desirable qualifications : Experience in formulation development and pharmaceutical analysis.
Stipend : Rs. 31000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years BFI-BIOME (GAP0497)
Title & Tenure of the project : “Development of peripheral and biased kappa opioid receptor agonist SB/CDRI14/105 for chemotherapy induce peripheral neuropathic pain.” Tenure upto: 19.09.2026
Post Code : 008
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Masters/Integrated Masters in any area of Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience with cell culture, understanding of protein purification protocols and enzyme assays
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31,000/- + 20% HRA for those candidates who have qualified CSIR- UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant professorship or GATE OR those who have qualified National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or their Agencies/Institutions. (b) 25,000+20%HRA for others who do not fall under (a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 years CSIR (IHP0069)
Title & Tenure of the project : “Deciphering roles of proteins in mitochondrial membrane biogenesis and transport in the malaria parasite.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 009
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Masters/Integrated Masters in Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in working with mammalian cell culture, drug screening, protein expression and purification.
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP0073) “Virtual screening of covalent and non-covalent inhibitors targeting nsP2 protease of Chikungunya virus and experimental validation.” Tenure upto : 31.03.2026
Post Code : 010
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/ Biological Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in Molecular biology, Parasitology, Cell Biology
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP0070) “Functional characterization of molecular motor Kinesin-13 in Plasmodium falciparum: a proposed critical regulator of parasite division and transmission” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 011
Project Research Scientist-I (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Postgraduate Degree including the integrated PG degree in (Biology/Life Sciences)
Desirable qualifications : Candidates with First class post graduate degree should have at least two years’ experience in techniques involving microbiology with animal handling experience or protein/Peptide biology or chemistry, cell culture. Candidates with Ph.D. in relevant area (biology/life Sciences) should be provided the lab management evidenced by publication or certificates. A 300-500 words research statement should be provided with the application. Should have worked on antimicrobial agents against ESKAPE pathogens or Biofilms
Stipend : Rs. 56000+18% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : ICMR (GAP0459) “Development of simultaneous dual action synthetic defense peptides to control the menace of drug resistance in ESKAPE pathogens: Targeting the antibiofilm and antimicrobial activities.” Tenure upto:28.02.2027
Post Code : 012
Research Associate-I (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : Ph.D. in the area of Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in cell based and animal studies
Stipend : Rs. 47000+16% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 40 years
Title & Tenure of the project : AYUSH (GAP0481) “Center of excellence for fundamental and translation Research in Ayurveda.” Tenure upto-25.03.2027
Post Code : 013
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : Masters in the area of Life Sciences + Scholar selected through National Eligibility test like NET/GATE etc. qualified and 2 years research experience
Desirable qualifications : Experience in cell based/animal studies
Stipend : Rs. 35000+16% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : AYUSH (GAP0481) “Center of excellence for fundamental and translation Research in Ayurveda.” Tenure upto-25.03.2027
Post Code : 014
Project Assistant-II (PA-II) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : B.Sc.
Stipend : Rs. 20000+20% HRA p.m. Increment of 15% after 3 years of experience in the same project
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (HCP002502) “CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative-Phase III.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2030
Post Code : 015
Project Assistant (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : B.Sc in Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Laboratory experience in cell culture animal handling.
Stipend : Rs. 20000+16% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 50 years
Title & Tenure of the project : DBT (GAP0395) “Apelin-ACE2 axis fate in hypertension and macrophage syndrome as complications in COVID-19: focus on gender, age and comorbidities.” Tenure upto: 15.02.2026
Post Code : 016
Scientific Administrative Assistant (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Graduate Degree in any area of Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience and knowledge in the area of Bioinformatics AI/Machine Learning methods and applications in drug discovery or related software tools/databases etc.
Stipend : Rs. 18000+16% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit :50 years
Title & Tenure of the project : DBT (GAP0384) “Establishment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Centre at CSIR-CDRI: Innovation in Drug Discovery Research using Bioinformatics and Computational biology-BIC at CSIR, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow” Tenure upto-13.10.2026
Post Code : 017
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Masters of Computer Application
Desirable qualifications : Experience in handling Skill Development Management
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (HCP002502) “CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative-Phase III.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2030
General Conditions
1. The relaxation in the age limit for the candidates belonging to the category of SC/ST/PwBD/Women and the Category of OBC shall be 05 years and 03 years respectively or as per Govt. of India/Funding Agency instructions issued in this regard from time to time.
2. Suitable Candidates may be empaneled for future requirement if any, under different projects.
3. The date for determining age/qualification and experience shall be the date of interview.
4. The above positions are purely temporary and co-terminus with the aforementioned projects. The engagement in these projects will not confer any right implicit or explicit on the candidate for consideration for higher degree or regularization permanent employment against any CSIR- CDRI post(s).
5. The number of positions against the various projects/Scheme can vary at the time of selection depending on the requirement of the institute.
6. Position Code will be cancelled if funds are not available in the advertised concerned projects.
7. The Director, CSIR-CDRI has discretion to increase or decrease the number of positions or cancel the recruitment process at any stage.
8. Interim queries will not be entertained.
No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for attending the interview.
Timing:- Eligible candidates are required to report for the Walk-In-Interview for the position code 001 to 007 (Chemical & Pharma area) will be held on 06.08.2025 and Walk-In-Interview for the position code 008 to 017 (Life Sciences & Computer area) will be held on 07.08.2025 from 09:00 am onwards. Candidates reporting after 10:00 A.M will not be entertained.
The eligible candidates may appear before the Selection Committee for interview on the date and time mentioned above at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow-226031. Eligible candidates must bring with them a duly filled application & undertaking (which can be downloaded from our website cdri.res.in with original & self-attested copies of mark sheets/certificates etc. along with a recent passport size photograph. Tentative mark sheets/certificates and ‘result awaited’ will not be considered. Any experience certificate to project personnel shall be issued by the Administration of the concerned Laboratory/Institute. However, any other recommendation letter of reference letter shall be issued by the Principal Investigator/Project Leader in all cases Project Manager and such letter shall not commit on any administrative aspects. For project Manager, such recommendation or reference letter shall be issued by the Director/Head of the Laboratory/Institute.
a) Project personnel engaged as per these guidelines shall be eligible to medical facilities at CSIR dispensaries of the institute, to the extent of consultation and/or available medicines at the dispensary and transport facilities, if any, as per the term and conditions with which it is provided by the Institute.
b) Project personnel engaged in the projects may be covered under Group Medical Insurance Scheme, subject to their willingness, for which the cost shall be borne by the individual concerned.
c) Women project personnel shall be eligible for maternity leave of 180 days and the male project personnel shall be eligible for paternity leave of 15 days only in case of two surviving children as per CSIR norms. Further, the Project Staff shall be paid the stipend for the period of aforesaid leave only after re-joining the office after availing such leave and submission of relevant medical reports/documents.
d) The project personnel are entitled to avail leaves as per extant rules of CSIR i.e., 12 days of leave (at the rate of one day leave per month). Any leave availed beyond this shall be without emoluments calculated pro-rata.
e) The project personnel may be allowed to register for higher degree (i.e., Ph.D) as per the policy of the Institute, if they fulfill all the requirements laid down for such purposes, provided that the project duration is at least 3 years or more, apart from any other conditions laid down by the concerned Institute/Laboratory. The permission to register for PhD is subject to the condition that the work of the project is not affected and it will be without any financial obligation to CSIR/Project. The tenure of the project personnel shall not be extended merely on the ground that he/she has not completed the Ph.D.
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