Project Associate-I/II and Senior Project Associate, projects at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Bengaluru (Advertisement No. PAT-I/II & SPAT – Sept. 2026)
CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP)
Who can apply: By row: M.Sc. Botany/Biotechnology plus 2 years R&D experience (PAT-II); M.Sc. Microbiology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology (PAT-I); M.Sc. Botany (PAT-I, two rows, and PAT-I/II, one row); M.Sc. Chemistry/Botany (PAT-I/II); M.Sc. (Agriculture or Horticulture) in Entomology or M.Sc. Zoology specialised in Entomology (PAT-I)… What is funded: Eleven posts across ten rows: Project Associate-I at Rs. 31,000 plus HRA for NET/GATE/LS qualified candidates or Rs. 25,000 plus HRA otherwise; Project Associate-II at Rs. 35,000 or Rs. 28,000 plus HRA; one Senior Project Associate at Rs. 42,000 plus HRA. Engagement is initially for one year. Walk-in interview; no fee… Deadline: Walk-in interview on 18 September 2026 at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, Allalasandra, GKVK Post, Bengaluru 560065 (the body says reporting time; the header says 10.). Round: PAT-I/II & SPAT – 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
- By row: M.Sc. Botany/Biotechnology plus 2 years R&D experience (PAT-II); M.Sc. Microbiology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology (PAT-I); M.Sc. Botany (PAT-I, two rows, and PAT-I/II, one row); M.Sc. Chemistry/Botany (PAT-I/II); M.Sc. (Agriculture or Horticulture) in Entomology or M.Sc. Zoology specialised in Entomology (PAT-I); M.Sc. Agronomy/Soil Science/Botany (PAT-I/II, 2 posts); M.Sc. Biotechnology/Life Science (PAT-I/II); M.Sc. Botany/Chemistry plus 3 years experience (Senior PAT). PAT-II needs 2 years of relevant R&D experience. Maximum age 35 years (40 for Senior PAT), relaxable per Government of India rules. Final semester and result-awaited candidates may not appear.
Stage dates
Walk-in interview; report at 9 AM with signed bio-data downloaded from the website, all original documents, one set of self-attested photocopies and a passport photograph. No online interview.18 September 2026
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