Advertisement for pharmacy, life sciences, chemistry (41 posts) at IICT

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 12.06.2025 & 13.06.2025 for the following positions under various sponsored projects purely on temporary basis.

Walk-in-Interview dated 12-06-2025 (Post Code : 01 to 05)
Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT)
Post Code : 01
Name of the Project : Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Affordable Health Care
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 42,000+HRA
No of post : 02
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. in Chemistry/ MS in Pharmacy with 3 years’ research experience
Desirable Qualification : Experience in Organic Synthesis (Pharma Industry/ Academic Institutions)
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 40

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 02
Name of the Project : Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Affordable Health Care
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
2(A) - 14 posts
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification : NET/GATE qualified; One year experience in Organic Synthesis/ Process Chemistry is preferable
2(B) - 02 posts
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. in Chemistry (or) M.Pharma/ M.S Pharma in Pharmaceutical Analysis/ Pharmaceutics
Desirable Qualification : NET/GATE qualified; One year experience in HPLC, LC-MS, Preparative HPLC, etc. is preferable
2(C) - 02 posts
Essential Qualification : B.Tech in Chemical Engineering/ E.E.E. (or) M.Sc. in Biotechnology
Desirable Qualification : NET/GATE qualified; One year experience in sustainability analysis is preferable
2(D) - 01 post
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. in Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Life Sciences (or) B.Tech in Biotechnology
Desirable Qualification : NET/GATE qualified; One year experience in sustainability analysis is preferable
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 03
Name of the Project : Advancing Cellular therapies for cancers and inflammatory disorders-CAR-T-Cell Therapy Approach for ovarian cancer
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 post : 04
Essential Qualification : M.Sc in Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Bioinformatics (OR) B.Tech in Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Bioinformatics (OR) M.Pharm in Pharmacology
Desirable Qualification : Hand on research experience in Cell biology handling cell lines or Molecular Biology techniques including cloning, protein expression, western blotting. Previous knowledge in the area of cancer biology or bioinformatics tools in analysing gene or protein expression data is advantageous
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 04
Name of the Project : Development of silkworm pupal phospholipid-based liposome for biomedical applications
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 25,000+HRA
No of post : 02
Essential Qualification : M.Sc in Chemistry
Desirable Qualification : Experience in Isolation & Synthesis of Organic Compound
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 05
Name of the Project : Academic Affairs Unit s
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 20,000+HRA
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification : B.Sc with Computers as one of the subjects
Desirable Qualification : With working knowledge on Computers and Office Management
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Walk-in-Interview dated 13-06-2025 (Post Code: 06 to 14)
Research Associate-I (P)
Post Code : 06
Name of the Project : Innovative Compostable Mulch Film for Next-Gen Farming
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 58,000+HRA
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification : Ph.D in Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry/ Textile Engineering
Desirable Qualification : Hands on experience in polymer and processing modification
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 40

Project Associate-II (PAT-II) OR Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 07
Name of the Project : Safety Management in CSIR-IICT
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 58,000+HRA
No of post : 01
For PAT-II : Essential Qualification B.Tech in Chemical/ Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical /Safety/ Fire Engineering with 2 years’ experience (in the field) in safety management at Industry/ Research Laboratories/ Construction/ Academic Institutions
Desirable Qualification : 2 years hands on experience in handling the safety gadgets including fire alarms systems, fire extinguishers, auto fire suppression systems etc. and to be rectified (Independently) the safety related day to day problems in the field.
For PAT-I : Essential Qualification B.Tech in Chemical/ Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical / Safety/ Fire Engineering
Desirable Qualification : Preference will be given who are working in safety department but not compulsory
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Post Code : 08
Name of the Project : AI/ML based Accelerated Design of Solvents for Crystallization and Catalysts for Vapour phase catalytic
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 28,000+HRA
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification : M.E./M.Tech in Chemical Engineering or any other discipline (OR) B.E/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering or any other discipline with 2 years’ experience
Desirable Qualification : Experience in AI/ML (or) catalysis
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Post Code : 09
Name of the Project : Accelerated AI-ML Based Approach for identification of potential molecules: Chemical Warfare Agents Detection & Drug Repurposing
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 28,000+HRA
No of post : 02
Essential Qualification : M.E./M.Tech in Chemical Engineering or an allied stream
Desirable Qualification : Hands-on experience in process development and modelling & simulation, Design and optimization using MATLAB/ASPEN/equivalent tools is preferable
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-II (PAT-II)
Post Code : 10
Name of the Project : AI/ML based Accelerated Design of Solvents for Crystallization and Catalysts for Vapour phase catalytic reactions
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 28,000+HRA
No of post : 02
Essential Qualification : M.E./M.Tech in Chemical Engineering or an allied stream
Desirable Qualification : Hands-on experience in process development and modelling & simulation, Design and optimization using MATLAB/ASPEN/equivalent tools is preferable
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 11
Name of the Project : AI/ML based Accelerated Design of Solvents for Crystallization and Catalysts for Vapour phase catalytic
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 post : 01
Essential Qualification : B.E/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering or any other Engineering
Desirable Qualification : Experience in AI/ML
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 12
Name of the Project : AI/ML based Accelerated Design of Solvents for Crystallization and Catalysts for Vapour phase catalytic reactions
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 post : 02
Essential Qualification : B.E/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering or any other Engineering
Desirable Qualification : Hands-on experience in process development and modelling & simulation, Design and optimization using MATLAB/ASPEN/equivalent tools and Valid GATE is preferable
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 13
Name of the Project : Accelerated AI-ML Based Approach for identification of potential molecules: Chemical Warfare Agents Detection & Drug Repurposing
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 25,000 + HRA
No of post : 02
Essential Qualification : B.E/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering or an allied stream
Desirable Qualification : Hands-on experience in process development and modelling & simulation, Design and optimization using MATLAB/ASPEN/equivalent tools is preferable
Upper age limit as on date of walk in interview : 35

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)
Post Code : 14
Name of the Project : Novel membrane-based separation process for purification of white hydrogen
Stipend / Emoluments : Rs. 25,000 + HRA
No of post : 02
Essential Qualification : B.E/B.Tech in any Engineering or Technology
Desirable Qualification : Experimental skills in membranes and analysing
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.

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 05 on 12.06.2025; from Post Code 06 to 14 on 13.06.2025 respectively.