Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 01 Director Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official CSIR website. The last date to submit the application form is 28-01-2026. In this article, you’ll find the CSIR Director Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Offline application form.
CSIR Director Recruitment 2026 Overview
Vacancy Details
Eligibility Criteria
- Qualification: Ph.D. in Natural Sciences or Master’s Degree in Engineering (for Engineering, Ph.D. is desirable).
- Essential Qualification: Ph.D. in Natural Sciences or Master’s Degree in Engineering (for Engineering, Ph.D. is desirable).
- Desirable Qualification: Ph.D. is desirable for Engineering.
- Experience: At least 16 years of experience in Research and Development (with focus on translational research) in the areas of activities of the laboratory/Institutes/Centre and demonstrated excellence in leadership therein. Years of experience shall be computed from the beginning of candidate’s research career.
Salary/ Stipend
- Level 15 of Pay Matrix (Rs.1,82,200- 2,24,100) with allowances as admissible.
Age Limit
- 45 years or above but not exceeding 56 years.
Important Dates
General Information / Instructions
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an autonomous R&D organization under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology. Being a premier R&D organization of the country, CSIR has been contributing to the techno-socio-economic development through its varied S&T and Innovation-based interventions since its inception. With 37 state-of-the-art constituent laboratories, today CSIR is amongst the largest publicly funded innovative scientific and research organizations in the world. CSIR's expertise and experience is embodied in its nearly 3,500 Scientists and 4,000 scientific and technical support personnel apart from about 9,000 JRF/SRF/RA and project staff. CSIR publishes more than 5,000 papers annually in peer-reviewed International journals (SCI). Presently, CSIR has a patent portfolio of 1,331 unique patents in force in India, out of which 139 patents have been licensed/assigned to industry. CSIR also has 927 granted in-force patents abroad in multiple countries.
- According to the Scimago Institutions Ranking World Report 2025, CSIR is ranked 74th among 2123 government institutions worldwide and is the only Indian organization among the top 100 global government institutions. Further, CSIR holds 7th rank in research and 4th rank in societal category in Asia among 636 government organizations. CSIR leads the country at the 1st position in overall research and societal categories among government institutions. CSIR has ushered India into a knowledge economy while grooming and nurturing talent in various streams of Science and Technology. CSIR has the distinction of having the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India as the President of its Society. CSIR, over the period has developed numerous technologies and is presently working on various cutting-edge technological fronts to lead the nation for its dream of Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
- CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani - a constituent national laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is a premier institution in the country, established in 1953 for the advancement of Research and Development (R&D) in the field of Electronics. The Institute has engaged in carrying out R&D inter-alia in semiconductor electronics (MEMS based sensors & devices, GaN/GaAs based devices, optoelectronics, diamond devices & LTCC technology devices), microwave electronics (magnetrons, klystrons, gyrotrons, travelling wave tubes) and allied integrated electronics systems (process automation, food & agri systems, electric vehicle, bio-medical instrumentation, intelligent systems and electronics systems for societal applications). Over the years, the institute has developed and commercialized several technologies and has helped industry to create desired product/technological niches. The institute’s contributions for the development of industry-ready specialized human resources for the nation in the domains of semiconductor process technologies, microwave technologies & embedded electronics are noteworthy. CSIR-CEERI offers several training and skill development programmes designed to suit the requirements of different target groups. CSIR-CEERI has two outreach centres located at Chennai and Jaipur.
- For more details about the institute, visit http://www.ceeri.res.in
- Relaxation: The qualifications, age and experience can be relaxed in case of exceptionally meritorious candidates with the approval of DG, CSIR.
- Candidate: Should be creative, innovative and a well-recognized scientist/technologist having a demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary R&D teams with excellent interpersonal relations. The candidate should have made significant contributions in terms of technology development apart from creation of IP and publications. He/ She should be able to create a conducive environment for nurturing high class research and development.
- Responsibilities: The Director shall supervise and exercise administrative control on the staff of the Institute and shall be responsible for (i) realizing the mission of the Institute, and (ii) creating an environment conducive to nurture innovation and high class R&D and other S&T activities of the Laboratory/Institute in keeping with societal/industrial priorities.
- Appointment: The appointment to the post of Director will be made for a tenure of six years or till superannuation, whichever is earlier, in level 15 of Pay Matrix (Rs.1,82,200- 2,24,100) with allowances as admissible. The tenure period will be renewable only in exceptional cases. Director can be considered for absorption/placement in CSIR as Director’s Grade Scientist i.e. Scientist ‘H’/Outstanding Scientist, as per rules.
- Benefits: The provision to share money realized from external contract R&D, consultancy and rendering of S&T services is also available as per extant rules. Residential accommodation and transport are provided as per rules. In addition, medical and other facilities are provided as per CSIR rules.
How to Apply
- The application/nomination for the post with detailed bio-data highlighting scientific and translational contributions in details alongwith list of publications/patents etc. may be sent through email on email ID [email protected] or by post to Director Recruitment Cell, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001. A brief bio-data in the proforma given below may also be sent. The last date of the receipt of applications is 28th February, 2026.
- Applicants are also requested to additionally fill the below pro-forma in word file format and send it along with their applications for the respective positions applied for.
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