Career for Life Sciences / Pharmacy Professionals under Department of Health Research, Govt. of India

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.In 2007, the organization established the Clinical Trials Registry - India, which is India's national registry for clinical trials.

Indian Council of Medical Research, an autonomous organization under Department of Health Research, M/o H&FW, Govt. of India, invites off-line applications in the prescribed proforma through Walk-in- Interview from willing candidates for the following positions of Young Professionals-III (Scientific (Production) & Technical) in ICMR Hqrs. office New Delhi.

Young Professional- III [Scientific- (Production)] One (01)
Qualification / Experience : Essential : Post Graduate in Life Science/Pharmacy/Statistics/ Social Work/Sociology/ BAMS, BSMS,MD in AYUSH with at least 55% marks with 5 year of post qualification experience in the related field.
Desirable (Work area/Duties) : Production end processing of edited manuscripts including
(i) Working closely with the IJMR Production team to facilitate fast and seamless publication of manuscripts online on the journal website.
(ii) Communicating with authors to facilitate galley corrections, approvals, etc.
Max age Limit : 40 years
Monthly emoluments (Rs.) : 50,000/-

Young Professional- III (Technical) One (01)
Qualification / Experience : Essential : Post Graduate in Life Science / Pharmacy / Statistics / Social Works/Sociology/ BAMS, BSMS, MD in AYUSH with at least 55% marks with 5 year of post qualification experience in the related field.
Desirable (Work area/Duties) : (i) Knowledge of Data management /entries.
(ii) Working experience with scholarly platforms such as SQL.
Max age Limit :40 years
Monthly emoluments (Rs.) : 50,000/-

Period of Engagement
1. The initial term of engagement of Young Professional(s) will be for one year. Subsequent extension beyond the said period can be considered on case to case basis, depending upon the job requirement, subject to fulfillment of performance evaluation made by his/her controlling Officer.
2. The engagement of Young Professional would be on a full-time Contractual basis and he/she would not be permitted to take up any other assignment, either part time or full time, during the period of Contract with ICMR.

General Conditions
1. The young professional (YP) shall be subject to the laws of secrecy of the country and will sign a declaration of secrecy and Non-Disclosure Agreement before reporting.
2. The engagement will not constitute a regular job or appointment of any nature in the ICMR.
3. During the term of engagement the YP shall comply with the standards of Conduct. Failure to comply with the same will become a ground for termination of the YP without notice.
4. The contract of YP is of a temporary nature and can be terminated anytime, without any prior notice and without providing any reason for it. However, in normal course, termination of contract may be done by giving not less than one month’s notice on either side at any time, without assigning any reason.

Remuneration Payable to Young Professional(s) :
1. A consolidated emolument of Rs. 50,000/ per month. No increment, HRA and Dearness Allowance shall be allowed during the term of the contract.
2. No Travelling Allowance/Daily Allowance/Joining time shall be admissible for joining the assignment or on its completion/termination. However, Young Professional(s) shall be allowed TA/DA for his/her travel inside the country in connection with the official work as per his/her entitlement at the time of retirement, as provided under SR 190(A).
3. Since the post is purely on temporary/contractual basis, the allowances/benefits/ perquisites as applicable to a government servant like Honorarium, Residential Accommodation, CGHS, Provident Fund, Leave Travel Concession, telephone reimbursement/residential telephone, Transport facility, personal staff, medical, etc. would NOT be available to the Young Professional(s).
4. All applicable taxes as per government rules and regulations will be deducted at source.

Leave : The YPs in lCMR are eligible for 08 days leave in a calendar year on prorata basis and 02 restricted holidays as per the rules of Govt. of India/ lCMR. Intervening weekly, holidays or gazette holidays during a spell of leaves should not be counted against the admissible leaves. The un-availed leaves will not be carried forward to next calendar year. In addition to this, YPs may also be allowed compensatory leave in lieu of the duty assigned on holidays but not more than 02 leaves can accrue in a month. The Compensatory leaves can be accumulated only up to 05 days at a time and the YPs may be allowed to avail the same within three months. Female YPs will be entitled to maternity leave as per provision in the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017. However, there will be no paternity leave for male YPs.

Working Hours : As per ICMR norms with accordance to the instructions issued by DoPT on office timings and observance of punctuality etc., amended from time to time. No extra benefit will be allowed for working beyond office hours. Unauthorized absence for a continuous period of 08 days without valid reasons shall lead to automatic termination of the engagement.

Working facilities to be provided : Only the basic facilities/infrastructure at the office would be provided to the YPs. No transport or telephone/internet facility at the residence etc. would be provided.

Confidentiality of data and documents : The YPs shall not utilize or publish or disclose or part with, to a third party, any data or statistics or proceedings or information gathered during the course of the assignment/research of the office. The YPs shall be bound to hand over the entire set of records of assignments along with the supportive to the office before the expiry/termination of the contract and before the final payment is released by the office. The YPs shall sign an agreement of confidentiality with the Institute to this effect which shall contain a clause on Ethics and Integrity.

Procedure For Recruitment
Mode of Application and Selection procedure : Walk-in-Interview (Kindly attend with Application form, Passport size photo, Experience Certificate, and all required documents with set of photocopy)
Venue : V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029
Date and Time : December 04, 2026 From 10 : 00 A.M Onwards
Contact for clarification : ijmrrecruitment23@gmail.com
Note : Candidates must submit the prescribed application with a recent photograph and self-attested copies of proof of date of birth, educational qualifications, relevant post-qualification experience, identity and category certificate, where applicable. Candidates must produce the original documents when called for verification.

1. The candidates applying for the post should first confirm their eligibility as per the advertisement. They should also ensure that they have a valid personal e-mail ID and mobile number. Note that the provided e-mail ID and mobile number should be kept active during the entire recruitment process.
2. Incomplete / Unsigned and late submitted applications will not be considered and rejected straight away without any correspondence.
3. Candidates should note that no editing in the application can be done after submission of the application. Therefore, they are advised to fill all the details carefully. No request in this matter would be entertained.
4. Separate application should be submitted for each position. Allotment of position to the successful candidates will be decided by the Competent Authority as its discretion.
5. Candidates reporting after the scheduled date and time will not be allowed to appear in personal discussion. No request in this matter would be entertained.
6. The result of the final selection would be placed on the website icmr.nic.in, the selected candidate would receive an email regarding the same. No other communications by phone etc would be made.

Other Terms and Conditions
1. Submission of incorrect or false information shall disqualify the candidature at any stage.
2. If the candidate is not eligible, his/her candidature will be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment process. If he/she qualifies in the selection process and subsequently, it is found that he/she does not fulfill the eligibility criteria, his/her candidature will be cancelled. Even after appointment if found ineligible, services so obtained will be terminated without any notice or compensation.
3. Any canvassing by or on behalf of the candidate or bringing political or other outside influence in any form for short-listing, selection or employment will be treated as disqualification and such candidates will not be considered and be debarred from the selection process.
4. Age limit and experience will be considered as on the last date of submission of the application.
5. Candidates experience as mandatory requirement should clearly state the nature of work during the period of employment and the duration of his/her engagement.
6. Qualification and experience should be in a relevant discipline/field and from a reputed institution/organization recognized by the relevant authority.
7. Experience shall be counted from the date of completion of minimum essential educational qualification. Qualification & experience should be in relevant discipline / field and from an Institution of repute.
8. No TA/DA will be paid to attend interview / personal discussion and candidates have to arrange transport / accommodation themselves.
9. Fulfilling the essential qualification/experience does not guarantee selection.
10. Candidates already in regular service under any Central/State Govt./Autonomous Dept./PSU are not eligible to apply.

11. The DG, ICMR, has the right to accept/reject any application without assigning any reason thereof and no correspondence/ recommendation will be entertained in this matter.
12. The Institute reserves the right to adopt criteria for short-listing the applications in case of receipt of large number of applications.
13. Engagement of the YP(s) will depend upon availability of funds, functional requirement and approval of the Competent Authority. Therefore, ICMR is not committed to fill up all the position of YP(s) and the process is liable to be withdrawn/cancelled/modified at any time.
14. The ICMR reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of posts as per requirement or even cancel the recruitment or re-advertise the posts, without assigning any reason thereof, no correspondence will be entertained in this regards.
15. Bad connection/ connection failure from any side will NOT be the responsibility of the ICMR.
16. The offer of engagement will be subject to verification of original certificates as per the advertisement.
17. Selected candidates have to sign an agreement of contractual appointment with ICMR Hqrs. 18. The post is contractual for the duration offered and can be terminated by giving not less than one months’ notice on either side at any time without assigning any reason.
19. The appointment may be renewed after every specific period of time subject to satisfactory performance and project requirement.
20. The post is filled up on a purely temporary and contractual basis & the candidate will have no right to claim for any type of Permanent Employment under ICMR Hqrs. or continuation of his/her services in any other project.

21. Any Addendum/Corrigendum in respect of above vacancy notice shall be issued on website of ICMR icmr.nic.in only and no separate notification shall be issued in the press. Applicants are requested to regularly visit these websites to keep themselves updated.
22. In order to avoid any hassle and to note the changes (if any) candidates are advised to check the above cited website before appearing for the personal discussion.
23. Any dispute that may arise between YP(s) and the Institute as to the terms and conditions shall be referred to the Director-General, ICMR, and his decision will be binding.
24. ICMR reserves the right to terminate the YP(s) position even during the agreed contract period or extended contract period without assigning any reason.
25. ICMR reserves the right to cancel/modify the process at any time, at its discretion.
26. The decision of the DG, ICMR will be final and binding.