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. Today, it has become a unique model for modernized drug research, with multi-dimensional capabilities under a single roof.
Post: Project Technical Support-III, Project Associate-I, JRF, Project Associate (PAT-I)
Position Code: 001
Name & Number of Positions: Project Technical Support-III (01 Position)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences
Desirable Qualifications: NET-LS/GATE qualified OR Minimum 6 months working experience in Organic Synthesis (academic or industrial lab)
Stipend: Rs. 28,000 + 18% HRA p.m. with 5% increment after successful completion of every two years
Upper Age Limit: 35 Years
Title of the Project: ICMR (GAP0480) “Discovery and development of therapeutic interventions against multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens.”
Tenure: up to 02.09.2029
Position Code: 002
Name & Number of Positions: Project Technical Support-III (02 Positions)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Chemistry/Chemical Science or M.Pharm in Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable Qualifications: Experience in Organic Synthesis
Stipend: Rs. 28,000 + 20% HRA p.m. with 5% increment after every two years, subject to performance review
Upper Age Limit: 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the Project: ICMR (GAP0499) “Development of First-in-class EZH2-EGFR Dual Inhibitor against Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC).”
Tenure: up to 14.09.2029
Position Code: 003
Name & Number of Positions: Project Associate-I (01 Position)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Chemistry or M.Pharm in Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Desirable Qualifications: Experience in Organic Synthesis
Stipend: Rs. 25,000 + 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: up to 30.06.2026
Position Code: 004
Name & Number of Positions: JRF (01 Position)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. or equivalent degree with 55% marks in Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Animal Sciences/Life Sciences (NET/NET-LS/GATE qualified)
Desirable Qualifications: One-year research experience in cell culture, molecular biology, protein expression & purification preferred
Stipend: Rs. 37,000 + HRA p.m.
Upper Age Limit: 28 Years (Relaxation as per HRDG Guidelines)
Title & Tenure of the Project: CSIR (EMS2001) “Understanding noncanonical functions of chaperonin TCP 1 complex subunit(s) and DnaJ protein(s) of Leishmania donovani.”
Tenure: up to 30.06.2026
Position Code: 005
Name & Number of Positions: Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Zoology or Equivalent
Desirable Qualifications: Experience in Animal handling, Pathology laboratory work or Regulatory Toxicology
Stipend: Rs. 25,000 + 20% HRA p.m.
Upper Age Limit: 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the Project: CSIR (IHP0038) “Safety and risk assessment — GLP and Non-GLP Studies.”
Tenure: up to 31.03.2026
Position Code: 006
Name & Number of Positions: Project Associate (PAT-I) (01 Position)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Botany/Biotechnology/Plant Sciences/Life Sciences with CSIR-UGC/ICMR/ICAR NET (including lectureship/assistant professorship) or GATE OR qualified in national-level exams by DBT/DST or equivalent
Stipend: Rs. 31,000 + 18% HRA p.m.
Upper Age Limit: 35 Years
Title & Tenure of the Project: CSIR (MMP075201) “CSIR Phytopharmaceutical Mission (Phase-3).”
Tenure: up to 31.03.2026
Instructions to candidates for Part-II (Walk-In-Interview)
Timing:- Eligible Candidates are required to report for the Walk-In-Interview for position code 001 to 006 on 07.11.2025 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.
No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for attending the interview.
Note:- Candidates who fulfils the requisite qualification and age will be allowed to appear before the Selection Committee for interview. Written test in the subject area will be held, if required, to shortlist candidates for the interview on the same day depending upon the number of candidates. The interview may be continued for the subsequent days also, therefore candidates coming from outstations are requested to make their own arrangements accordingly.
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. your Total Period of engagement under one project and/or different laboratories of CSIR, cumulatively taken together shall not exceed 6 years, unless otherwise provided for under these guidelines. However, you shall be allowed to continue beyond 6 years
only in case of contract/consultancy/sponsored projects funded by Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs), Industries, Start-ups and Individual entrepreneurs, that are of 12 months or less duration. In such an event, you’re the total period of engagement under one project and/or combination of different projects, either in the same laboratory and/or different laboratories of CSIR cumulatively taken together shall not exceed 7 years.
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. The number of positions against the various projects/Scheme can vary at the time of selection depending on the requirement of the institute.
12.Position Code will be cancelled if funds are not available in the advertised concerned projects.
13.The Director, CSIR-CDRI has discretion to increase or decrease the number of positions or cancel the recruitment process at any stage.
14. Interim queries will not be entertained.
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