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.
Walk-in-interview for engagement of Project Staff under different Projects arc to be held in CSIR-CDR1, Lucknow. Walk-In- Interview for position code 001 to 013 will be held on 08.07.2025 and for the position code 014 to 023 will be held on 09.07.2025 from 09:00 am onwards in the area of Chemical Sciences & Life Sciences as per the details given below.
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.
Walk-in-interview for engagement of Project Staff under different Projects arc to be held in CSIR-CDR1, Lucknow. Walk-In- Interview for position code 001 to 013 will be held on 08.07.2025 and for the position code 014 to 023 will be held on 09.07.2025 from 09:00 am onwards in the area of Chemical Sciences & Life Sciences as per the details given below.
Post Code : 001
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemistry/M.Pharma in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31.000/-+ 18% 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+ 18% HRA for others who do not fall under(a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (HCP0040) “PAN CSIR CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM Making Cancer Care Affordable Empowering Women's health: Focusing on Breast and Gynecological Cancers of Indian Relevance.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 002
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications :M. Sc. Chemistry/ M. Pharma in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31,000/-+ 18% 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+ 18%HRA for others who do not fall under(a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (HCP532401) “Translational Neuroscience: Pharmacological Validation of Key Biological Pathways Involved in the Neurodegenerative Diseases.” Tenure upto:31.03.2026
Post Code : 003
Project Associate (PAT-I) (06 Positions)
Essential qualifications : Masters/Integrated Masters in Chemistry/Chemical Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in Organic Synthesis
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31,000/- + 20% HR A 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 (MMP035203) “Active Pharmaceutical ingredients for Affordable Health Care.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2028
Post Code : 004
Project Associate (PAT-II) 01 Position
Essential qualifications : Master Degree in Chemistry with NET-LS/GATE or equivalent with at least 2 years of research experience
Desirable qualifications : Expertise in organic synthesis, extraction, purification of compounds
Stipend : Rs. 35000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (FBR030307) “Development of imine reductase based biocatalytic platform For the synthesis of chiral amines building blocks for drug discovery and development applications.” Tenure upto-31.03.2026
Post Code : 005
Project Associate (PAT-I) (02 Positions)
Essential qualifications : Masters/Integrated Master Degree in Chemical Sciences/Chemistry
Desirable qualifications : Experience in Organic Synthesis Or Experience in Computational 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 : CSIR (IHP2403) “Hit expansion of Atg7 inhibitor.” Tenure upto:- 31.03.2026
Post Code : 006
Project Associate ' (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry or M.Pharm in Medicinal Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable qualifications : Experience Organic Synthesis
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : BFI-BIOME (GAP0487) “Identification of lead- optimized candidates for dengue.” Tenure upto: 30.06.2026
Post Code : 007
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences
Desirable qualifications : NET-LS/GATE qualified and/or minimum 6-12 months working experience in the field of Organic Synthesis.
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 : BFI-BIOME (GAP0497) "‘Development of peripheral and biased kappa opioid receptor agonist SB/CDRI4/105 for chemotherapy induce peripheral neuropathic pain.” Tenure upto: 19.09.2026
Post Code : 008
Project Associate (PAT-II) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Chemical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Sciences or M.Pharm in Chemistry along with 2 years research experience
Desirable qualifications : Experience in Organic Synthesis
Stipend : (a) Rs. 35.000/- + 18% 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) 28.000+18% HRA for others who do not fall under(a)above.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (HCP0040) “PAN CSIR CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM Making Cancer Care Affordable Empowering Women’s health: Focusing on Breast and Gynecological Cancers of Indian Relevance.” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 009
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharma
Desirable qualifications : Experience in HPLC, and LC-MS/MS and Pharmacokinetic study
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31.000/-+ 20% 1 IRA for those candidates who have qualified CS1R- 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%IIRA for others who do not fall under (a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP0063) “Preclinical pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics studies of CDRI candidate drugs, formulation and phytopharmaceuticals.” Tenure upto-31.03.2026
Post Code : 010
Project Associate (PAT-II) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharm with 2-year research experience
Desirable qualifications : Experience in HPLC, and LC-MS/MS and Pharmacokinetic study
Stipend : (a) Rs. 35,000/- + 18% HRA for those candidates who have qualified CSIR- UGC/ICAR/1CMR 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) 28.000+ 18%HRA for others who do not fall under(a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : DRDO (CLP0011) “IND enabling formulation, pharmacokinetic and toxicity evaluation in NHP of trichostatin A” Tenure upto: 26.09.2025
Post Code : 011
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharma
Desirable qualifications : Animal dosing, cell culture works and ncurobehavioral assays.
Stipend : (a) Rs. 31,000/- + 20% I IRA 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 : BFI-BIOME (GAP0497) “Development of peripheral and biased kappa opioid receptor agonist SB/CDRI4/105 for chemotherapy induce peripheral neuropathic pain.” Tenure upto: 19.09.2026
Post Code : 012
Junior Research Assistant (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharm
Desirable qualifications : High academic attainment with 1st Class graduate and post graduate examination. Note: Candidate must be resident of Uttar Pradesh GPAT qualified
Stipend : Rs. 25000/- p.m. for first two years and Rs. 28000/- p.m. for 3rd year
Upper Age limit : 28 Years (as on 1st April 2025)
Title & Tenure of the project : CST UP (GAP0477) “Physiologically mimicking brown adipose tissue 3D bioprinting.” Tenure upto: 20.11.2028
Post Code : 013
Project Associate-1 (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : M.Pharm (Pharmacology) with GPAT qualified
Desirable qualifications : Expertise in Cell culture, animal, handling, Histopathological studies, cell and molecular biology experience
Stipend : Rs. 31000+16% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : SERB, DST (GAP0475) “Novel f53-adrenergic agonist as senolyics and insulin sensitizers: Studies in adipose tissue of metabolic dyshomeostatis model system.” Tenure upto: 12.06.2027
Post Code : 014
Project Associate-II (02 Positions)
Essential qualifications : Master Degree in Life Sciences with NET/GATE and two years research experience
Desirable qualifications : Experience in reproductive biology/cell biology
Stipend : *Rs. 35000+20% HRA p.m. 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) 28,000+20% HRA for others who do not fall under (a) above
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : BMGF (GAP0446) “Target Enabling Packages for Non-hormonal Contraception.” Tenure upto-14.10.2026
Post Code : 015
Principal Project Associate (01 Positions)
Essential qualifications : Ph.D. in reproductive biology and four years research experience
Desirable qualifications : Experience in research project management and or experience in reproductive biology
Stipend : Rs. 49000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 40 years
Title & Tenure of the project : BMGF (GAP0446) “Target Enabling Packages for Non-hormonal Contraception.” Tenure upto-14.10.2026
Post Code : 016
Project Technical Support-III (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : PG degree in (Biology / Life Sciences) including integrated PG degree
Desirable qualifications : Should have worked eukaryotic cell culture, lentivirus- based transfections or eukaryotic gene cloning or drug screening experience
Stipend : Rs. 28000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : ICMR (GAP0496) “Modulating the innate immune system to upregulate the human natural host defense peptides by small molecules: An unconventional approach to treat infections in AMR era.” Tenure upto: 14.06.2027
Post Code : 017
Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : MSc. in Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in protein purification and mammalian cancer cell culture/transfection
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%IIRA for others who do not fall under (a) above.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (IHP002401) “Discovery of Sclerostin- LRP5-Targeting Molecules for Chronic Kidney Disease- induced Osteoporosis Therapy.” Tenure upto-31.03.2026
Post Code : 018
Project Associate-I (04 Position)
Essential qualifications : Master Degree in Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in wet lab research, especially handling of human samples
Stipend : Rs. 25000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (MMP075203) “Comprehensive analysis of niche-specific microbial dysbiosis in human diseases (MICROBIOME MISSION).” Tenure upto:31.03.2028
Post Code : 019
Project Associate-I 1 (02 Position)
Essential qualifications : Masters in any stream of life sciences and two years’ experience in research and development.
Desirable qualifications : Qualification with national examination such as CSIR, ICMR. UGC, ICAR, LS, GATE. Having experience in Bioinformatics with mctagenome and Transcriptome analysis.
Stipend : Rs. 35000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (MMP075203) “Comprehensive analysis of niche-specific microbial dysbiosis in human diseases (MICROBIOME MISSION).” Tenure upto:31.03.2028
Post Code : 020
Project Assistant (PA-II) (04 Position)
Essential qualifications : B.Sc. in any stream of Life Sciences or 3 years diploma related to Medical Laboratory Techniques
Desirable qualifications : Having five-year medical laboratories experience and working exposure with the patients sampling process
Stipend : Rs. 20000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (MMP075203) “Comprehensive analysis of niche-specific microbial dysbiosis in human diseases (MICROBIOME MISSION).” Tenure upto:31.03.2028
Post Code : 021
Senior-PAT (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : Doctoral Degree in area of Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Masters in Bioinformatics, experience with metagenome and transcriptome analysis
Stipend : Rs. 42000+20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 40 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (MMP075203) “Comprehensive analysis of niche-specific microbial dysbiosis in human diseases (MICROBIOME MISSION).” Tenure upto:31.03.2028
Post Code : 022
Project Assistant-II (PA-II) (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : B.Sc. in Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : Experience in animation computer graphics and multimedia along with good communication skills
Stipend : Rs. 20000+18% HRA p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 years
Title & Tenure of the project : CSIR (HCP0101) “CSIR, Jigyasa 2.0 Programme with the concept Virtual Laboratory Integration Project (CJVL).” Tenure upto: 31.03.2026
Post Code : 023
Senior Project Assistant (01 Position)
Essential qualifications : B.Sc. in Life Sciences with 3 years of relevant experience OR M.Sc. in Life Sciences
Desirable qualifications : M.Sc. in Life Sciences
Stipend : Rs. 30600/- p.m.
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the project : ICMR (GAP0456) “In Silico design and synthesis of inhibitors targeting RNA editing pathway and assessing their anti-leishmanial efficacy in vitro and in vivo to generate anti-leishmanial agent. ” Tenure upto : 08.02.2027
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Timing:- Eligible candidates are required to report for the Walk-In-lnterview for the position code 001 to 013 will be held on 08-07-2025 and Walk-ln-Interview for the position code 014 to 023 will be held on 09-07-2025 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.
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 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 tire 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 tiny 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.
Walk-In-Interview
position code 001 to 013 will be held on 08-07-2025
position code 014 to 023 will be held on 09-07-2025
from 09:00 am onwards.
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