CSIR IHBT Recruitment 2026 – Walkin for 12 Project Associate, Project Assistant and More Posts

The CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, has scheduled Walk-in Interviews on 18 November 2026 (position codes 18001 to 18005) and 19 November 2026 (position codes 18006 to 18011), with the time given as 09.30 AM, at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.) - 176 061. Candidates reporting after 10.00 AM will not be allowed to appear. The notice (Advertisement No. 18/2026) covers 12 temporary project positions: Project Associate PAT-I, Project Assistant-I (PA-I), Project Associate PAT-II, Project Assistant-II (PA-II), Project Assistant, Senior Research Fellow and Principal-PAT, paid Rs. 18,000 to Rs. 49,000 per month plus HRA depending on the post.

CSIR-IHBT Recruitment 2026 Walk-in Interview Date, Time and Venue

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About CSIR-IHBT

CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology is a CSIR institute at Palampur, Distt. Kangra (H.P.). The positions are for projects, including "Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre (TTFC) at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.) (GAP-0381)" and "CSIR - JIGYASA: Bridging scientists and school students for R&D Outreach and Innovation (HCP002601)". Engagement is on behalf of the sponsoring agency and is purely temporary.

Posts and Eligibility

The vacancies add up to 12 (code 18001 has 2 positions; each of the other ten codes has 1). The notice prints no category-wise break-up.

Pay rule for 18005 and 18006: (a) Rs. 31,000 per month + 10% HRA for candidates who have qualified CSIR-UGC / ICAR / ICMR NET including lectureship / assistant professorship, or GATE, or national level examinations conducted by Central Govt. Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or Agencies/ Institutions; (b) Rs. 25,000 per month + 10% HRA for others who do not fall under (a).

Age Relaxation

The relaxation in the age limit for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD/Women is 05 years, and for OBC it is 03 years, or as per Govt. of India instructions issued in this regard from time to time.

Project Associate PAT-I (18001)

• Project: "Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre (TTFC) at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.) (GAP-0381)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2027; interview 18-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience in IP Management/ Tech Transfer/ Survey/ Data Analysis/ S&T Management etc.

Project Assistant-I (PA-I) (18002)

• Project: "Building Scientific Competency through training in R&D (SSP-0142)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2027; interview 18-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience of working in any Research Laboratory; proficient in record keeping, data management and making presentations.

Project Associate PAT-II (18003)

• Project: "Building Scientific Competency through training in R&D (SSP-0142)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2027; interview 18-11-2026.
• Desirable: good communication skills; record keeping and data management; conducting visits/exhibitions/outreach programmes for students; experience of rearing and handling of insects and molecular biology techniques.

Project Assistant-II (PA-II) (18004)

• Project: "CSIR - JIGYASA: Bridging scientists and school students for R&D Outreach and Innovation (HCP002601)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2031; interview 18-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience of working in any Research Laboratory; good communication skills; experience of shooting, making and editing videos, short movie clips.
• The candidate may have to travel and stay in the peculiar conditions (including remote areas).

Project Associate PAT-I (18005)

• Project: "CSIR - JIGYASA: Bridging scientists and school students for R&D Outreach and Innovation (HCP002601)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2031; interview 18-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience of working in any Research Laboratory; good communication skills; conducting visits/exhibitions/outreach programs for students; record keeping and data management; experience of rearing and handling of insects and molecular biology techniques.
• The candidate may have to travel and stay in the peculiar conditions (including remote areas).

Project Associate PAT-I (18006)

• Project: "CSIR - JIGYASA: Bridging scientists and school students for R&D Outreach and Innovation (HCP002601)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2031; interview 19-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience of working in any Research Laboratory; good communication skills; conducting visits/exhibitions/outreach programmes for students.
• The candidate may have to travel and stay in the peculiar conditions (including remote areas).

Project Assistant (18007)

• Project: "Deciphering the role of a membrane-Localized PKPLAT domain containing protein in high altitude adaptation and abiotic stress response in Picrorhiza kurroa, an industrially important high altitude medicinal plant (GAP-0369)"; project tenure up to 07-05-2029; interview 19-11-2026.
• Desirable: work experience in Molecular Biological techniques.

Senior Research Fellow (18008)

• Project: "Exploring the cold-adaptive signaling cascade in High-Altitude medicinal plant Nardostachys jatamansi (GAP-0368)"; project tenure up to 23.04.2029; interview 19-11-2026.
• Desirable: two years' experience in tissue culture of High altitude medicinal plants as evidenced by publication with JCR impact factor> 1.

Principal-PAT (18009)

• Project: "Decrypting the conserved function of FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR 1 (FPF1) in flowering regulation across plant species: A model to crop translational approach (FIR020403)"; project tenure up to 31.03.2028; interview 19-11-2026.
• Essential: Masters in Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Botany/ Biochemistry from a recognized University and 6 years' experience in Research and Development in industrial and academic institutions or science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services.
• OR Ph.D in Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Botany/ Biochemistry from recognized University and 3 years' experience in research and development in Industrial and academic institutions or science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services.
• Desirable: experience in working with Arabidopsis, Genetic screening, Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation of plants, Plant Tissue Culture, Cloning and routine molecular biology techniques.

Project Assistant-I (PA-I) (18010)

• Project: "Best of Waste: Transforming Food Waste to Microbial Bioformulation for Boosting Plant Growth (GAP-0350)"; project tenure up to 28.03.2028; interview 19-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience in composting process/microbial formulations.

Project Associate PAT-I (18011)

• Project: "Ecological Assessment and Sustainable Valorisation of Himalayan Bio-resources for Industrial and Societal Benefit (IHBT-HB)" (MLP002619); project tenure up to 31.03.2027; interview 19-11-2026.
• Desirable: experience in tissue culture of high altitude medicinal plants.

Candidates should check the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility of each post.

What to Bring

Eligible candidates appear for the Walk-in Interview with an application on the prescribed format, available on the CSIR-IHBT website www.ihbt.res.in, with a latest coloured passport size photo affixed on it. The notice also prints the form (4 pages) after the advertisement. A candidate who wants to apply for more than one position code must submit a separate application form for each position code.

• Application on the prescribed format with latest coloured passport size photo affixed (the form also asks for a cross-signed recent colour photograph).
• Self-attested photocopies of testimonials of age, educational qualifications, experience etc.
• Original certificates of testimonials; candidates who do not bring them will not be allowed to appear for interview.
• Self-attested copies of essential certificates; otherwise the applications will not be accepted.

The application form asks for the position code and project number, personal and contact details, educational qualifications from 10th class onwards, subject area and dissertation, experience details, work experience in CSIR labs, list of publications, any national eligibility test qualification, category (SC/ST/OBC/PH), any blood relation working in CSIR-IHBT, and a signed declaration.

What Happens on the Day

The Selection Committee(s) may adopt the selection criterion at its own: either a direct interview, or an objective test (based on Multiple Choice Questions) followed by an interview on the same day. The number of selected candidates may vary from the advertised positions depending on performance during the selection process.

Important Instructions

• The positions are purely temporary and co-terminus with the duration of the project. Engagement is on behalf of the sponsoring agency, for the project tenure or 06 years, whichever is earlier.
• The engagement gives no right or claim, implicit or explicit, to regularisation for a permanent post of CSIR or any post in CSIR-IHBT, Palampur.
• The performance of project staff is reviewed after every six-month period, and anyone not found up to the mark may be terminated.
• No Travelling Allowance will be paid for attending the interview.
• Request for online interview will not be entertained in any circumstances.
• Result awaited candidates are not eligible for interview.
• The Competent Authority reserves the right to relax any provision of the advertisement on reasonable ground. The decision of the Director, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur is final on any matter relating to engagement.
• Candidates can reach the venue by train (up to Una, Amb (H.P.) and up to Chakki Bank, Pathankot Railway Station (H.P.)), by bus (ISBT Palampur via Chandigarh, Una, Dehra, Kangra (H.P.)) or by air (from New Delhi up to Dharamshala, Gaggal Airport (H.P.)).
• Any query related to this advertisement may be made exclusively to [email protected]. In case of any dispute, the English version prevails.

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