Project Assistant-II, Project Associate-I/II, Senior Project Associate, Project Scientist-I and Project Scientist-III, CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow (Advt. No. PA-SEPT-2026)
CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP)
Who can apply: Entry is an M.Sc. for most rows: Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Chemistry or Analytical or Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Agriculture Sciences, Agronomy, Soil Science or Horticulture, or an M.Pharm in natural-product or medicinal chemistry; B.Tech is accepted on some life-science rows…. What is funded: One walk-in advert covering a long table of project posts at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, spread over five interview days, each post code tied to its own day. Read the advert table for the row you want: the rates below are the common ones and are not the whole list. Project Associate-I pays Rs. 31,000 plus HRA for CSIR-UGC… Deadline: Walk-in interview from 30 September 2026 at Sugandh Sandesh Auditorium, CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, reporting; the advert also lists 1, 5, 6 and 7 October 2026 for later post codes. Round: PA-SEPT-2026.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), official page.
Who can apply
- Entry is an M.Sc. for most rows: Botany, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Chemistry or Analytical or Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Agriculture Sciences, Agronomy, Soil Science or Horticulture, or an M.Pharm in natural-product or medicinal chemistry; B.Tech is accepted on some life-science rows. Project Associate-II rows add about two years of research experience. The single Project Scientist-III post needs a doctoral degree plus seven years of R&D experience. Maximum age is 35 years for most posts and 45 for Project Scientist-III. Final semester and result-awaited candidates are not allowed to appear. Candidates must bring all original documents, one set of self-attested photocopies and a passport photograph. No TA is paid and no online interview is offered.
Stage dates
First walk-in day, reporting 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Each post code carries its own interview date, so read the table row for the post you want before travelling.30 September 2026
Second walk-in day for the post codes assigned to it.1 October 2026
Third walk-in day for the post codes assigned to it.5 October 2026
Fourth walk-in day for the post codes assigned to it.6 October 2026
Fifth and last walk-in day for the post codes assigned to it.7 October 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.