The Central University of Punjab was established through the Central Universities Act 2009 which received the assent of the President of India on 20 March 2009. Its territorial jurisdiction extends to the whole State of Punjab. It started its functioning from Camp Office in April 2009, and since November 2009 it shifted to its City Campus spread over an area of 35 acres.
Post : Project Associate - I
Applications in the prescribed format are invited from Indian citizens for the following ANRF-ARG-sponsored project-based temporary position
Title of the Project : Pesticide-Driven Neurodegenerative Cascades: Investigating the Interplay Between Growth Factor Signalling and Synaptic Integrity: A Clinical and Pre-Clinical Perspective
Funding Agency : ANRF-ARG
Project Duration : 36 months
No. of Posts : 1 (ONE)
Monthly Emoluments : ₹ 37,000 + 10% HRA
Term of engagement : Initially, for 12 months, further extendable until the completion of the project, based on performance.
Essential Qualification : • Master’s Degree in Pharmacology or equivalent with at least 55% score.
• Candidates with a qualified national-level exam (e.g., GPAT, GATE, NET, etc.)
Desirable Qualification : Experience in animal handling (rodents) and behavioral studies; expertise in in vitro and molecular biology techniques, including flow cytometry, RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot.
Terms & Conditions
i. The above mentioned post(s) is/are purely temporary for a limited period or duration of Research Project funded by the funding agency.
ii. Applicants shall be required to show the original documents at the time of interview/joining.
iii. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
iv. The University reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement or increase/decrease the number of posts at any time without assigning any reason.
v. The right is also reserved with the University either to fill or not to fill the vacancies. The decision of Competent Authority of the university in this regard shall be final.
vi. Suppression of factual information, supply of fake documents, providing false or misleading information or any other undesirable action by the candidate shall lead to cancellation of his /her candidature. In case, it is detected at any point of time in future even after engagement that the candidate was not eligible as per the prescribed qualification, experience etc. which could not be detected at the time of Test/Interaction cum Interview due to whatever circumstances, his/her engagement shall be liable to be terminated forthwith as per this clause and also based on his/her undertaking.
vii. The rules and regulations of Central University of Punjab and funding agency will be applicable to the selected candidates.
viii. In case of any dispute, the decision of the University will be final.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications in the prescribed format may be sent to the Principal Investigator on email ID puneet.bansal@cup.edu.in on or before the last date. Furthermore, applicants must bring the application forms and testimonials to the interview.
LAST DATE OF APPLICATION : 8th June, 2026
DATE OF INTERVIEW : 10th June, 2026; 11.00 AM onwards
VENUE OF THE INTERVIEW : Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview.
FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT
Prof. Puneet Kumar
Principal Investigator
E-mail : puneet.bansal@cup.edu.in
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