ICAR-CMFRI Young Professional-I Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online

One temporary post of Young professional-I (YP-I) is open under the Central Corpus Fund ICAR-National Priority Project on "Optimization of Farming Practices of Black Seabream, Acanthopagrus berda, for Sustainable Production" at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI), Kochi. The post pays Rs. 30,000/- per month, consolidated, for 1 year or until the project ends, whichever is earlier. It is open to graduates in Fisheries Science, Mariculture, Zoology or Marine Biology aged 21 to 45. Candidates must email their biodata and scanned documents to [email protected] on or before 26 November 2026. The interview is tentatively on 3 December 2026 at 10.00 am.

ICAR-CMFRI Young professional-I at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About ICAR-CMFRI Young professional-I

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India. Its office is at Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India. The Young professional-I post serves an ICAR-National Priority Project, funded through the Central Corpus Fund, on optimising farming practices of the Black Seabream (Acanthopagrus berda) for sustainable production. The advertisement is signed by the Project PI, ICAR-CMFRI-Kochi.

Who Can Apply

Age limit: Minimum-21; Maximum-45 yrs, relaxed as per rules, counted as on the date of interview. The notice does not list the category-wise relaxations.

CGPA/OGPA: candidates whose marks are issued as CGPA/OGPA must produce an approved conversion table/formula when reporting for the interview; otherwise their candidature will not be considered.

The application form also asks about skill in swimming (with a certificate, if any), experience, the title and duration of a Masters project (if any) and research papers published (with copies, if any). See the official notification for the full eligibility conditions of the post.

Pay and Tenure

• Emoluments: Rs. 30,000/- per month, consolidated as per revised ICAR guidelines.
• The post is purely temporary, for a period of 1 year or until the completion of the project, whichever is earlier.
• The period may be extended for another two more years as per ICAR guidelines.
• Services will automatically stand terminated with the termination of the Project/Scheme, or even before at the discretion of the Competent Authority.
• The positions are purely contractual, non-regular, time bound and co-terminus with the project; the appointment gives no claim to regular employment at ICAR-CMFRI or any other ICAR Institute.

How to Apply for ICAR-CMFRI Young professional-I

1. Get the application format and terms and conditions, which the notice says can be downloaded from the institute's website (the form is also printed with the notice).
2. Fill the one-page application in the prescribed format only, with a self-attested photograph (3.5 x 4.5 cm), the names and contact details of two referees, a list of enclosed documents and the signed declaration.
3. Attach self-attested scanned copies of (1) the Provisional / Final degree certificate for UG, (2) Intermediate / 10+2 and (3) SSLC / Xth class certificate.
4. If a near or distant relative is an employee of ICAR-CMFRI, fill the declaration in Annexure-I and communicate it to the undersigned on or before 26 November 2026.
5. Email the biodata with the scanned supporting documents to [email protected] on or before 26 November 2026.

Selection and Interview

Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated via e-mail, and only those who receive official communication will be permitted to appear for the interview on the specified date and time. The interview is tentatively scheduled for 3 December 2026 at 10.00 am at ICAR-CMFRI, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018. Candidates must report 01 hour before the scheduled time. Original documents of eligible candidates will be verified at the time of the walk-in interview.

Bring the following to the interview:

• Original certificates and self-attested copies of all documents supporting educational qualification from matriculation onwards, and experience
• "No objection certificate" from the present employer, if any
• One valid ID proof
• A duly filled biodata with a passport-size photograph attached
• The approved CGPA/OGPA conversion table/formula, where marks are in CGPA/OGPA
• The Annexure-I declaration, for candidates who did not submit it in advance

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
• The total number of vacancies may vary depending on other project requirements, if any, on the date of interview.
• If an applicant is found, at document verification (even after selection), to have wilfully concealed or misrepresented facts or canvassed, the applicant will not be considered for selection and due action will be taken.
• Candidates without a relative employed at ICAR/CMFRI furnish the Annexure-I declaration at the time of interview; incorrect or concealed information in it makes the candidature liable to be cancelled.
• The decision of the Director, ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi will be final and binding in all respects.
• Institute contacts printed on the letterhead: Phone 91 484 2394867/2391407, Fax 91 484 2394909/2396685, Email [email protected], Web www.cmfri.org.in.

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