Senior Project Associate (Patent) and Project Associate-I (Patent), CSIR-TKDL Unit at New Delhi and Hyderabad (Advertisement No. TKDL/08/2026, post codes TKD3904, TKD3905, TKH3903 and TKH3904)
CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Unit (CSIR-TKDL), New Delhi
Who can apply: For Project Associate-I (Patent), post codes TKD3905 and TKH3904, the entry qualification is a Master’s degree in Chemical or Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics or Cheminformatics, with patent analytics or informatics experience or a PG Diploma in IPR listed as desirable. Senior Project Associate (Patent), post codes… What is funded: CSIR-TKDL is hiring project staff on the project Information systems of traditional knowledge for protection and promotion (MLP002639), and four of the post codes are open to a chemistry, biology, bioinformatics or cheminformatics postgraduate. Project Associate-I (Patent) pays Rs. 31,000 plus HRA to candidates who… Deadline: Online applications close 12 October 2026; the written test for the Patent post codes follows on 23 October 2026 Delhi and Hyderabad. Round: Advertisement No. TKDL/08/2026.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Unit (CSIR-TKDL), New Delhi, official page.
Who can apply
- For Project Associate-I (Patent), post codes TKD3905 and TKH3904, the entry qualification is a Master's degree in Chemical or Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics or Cheminformatics, with patent analytics or informatics experience or a PG Diploma in IPR listed as desirable. Senior Project Associate (Patent), post codes TKD3904 and TKH3903, needs the same Master's plus three years of R&D experience, or a doctoral degree in chemical or biological science plus two years. The age limit is 35 years for Project Associate-I and 40 years for Senior Project Associate, relaxable for statutory groups. Candidates in their final semester or awaiting results are not eligible. The advert prints no citizenship clause, but the written test is held in person in India and no travel allowance is paid.
Stage dates
Online application form on www.csir.res.in closes at 5:00 PM. A separate application is needed for each post code, and eligibility is judged as on this date.12 October 2026
Written test for the Patent post codes at the posting location (Delhi 9:00 AM, Hyderabad 9:30 AM). Results are declared the same day and the interview of shortlisted candidates is held in hybrid mode.23 October 2026
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