Project Associate-I, NIPGR Short-Term Research Fellowship scheme (advertisement dated 17-08-2026)
BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi
Who can apply: A Master’s degree with at least 55 per cent marks in natural sciences, agriculture, life sciences, plant biology or botany, meeting DST OM SR/S9/Z-05/2019. Age limit 35. Preference for a degree in agronomy and for experience growing and phenotyping crops such as chickpea under field and field-mimic conditions…. What is funded: One Project Associate-I post under Dr Senthil-Kumar Muthappa, paid at DST/DBT norms. The work is crop cultivation, crop protection and image and sensor based phenotyping for the SPROUT speed-breeding facility. Appointment is for one year or the remaining project term, whichever is shorter. Deadline: 31 August 2026. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: Advertisement dated 17-08-2026.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, official page.
Who can apply
- A Master's degree with at least 55 per cent marks in natural sciences, agriculture, life sciences, plant biology or botany, meeting DST OM SR/S9/Z-05/2019. Age limit 35. Preference for a degree in agronomy and for experience growing and phenotyping crops such as chickpea under field and field-mimic conditions. Applications only through the Google Form named in the advert, with all mark sheets from Class X onwards in one PDF.
Stage dates
Last date on the NIPGR vacancy table (the advert PDF words the same cut-off as 'within 15 days from the date of advertisement')31 August 2026
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.