ICAR IIHR Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 15 Young Professional, Field Assistant and More Posts

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (Bharatiya Bagwani Anusandhan Sansthan), Bengaluru, has 17 temporary project positions under Advt. No. 05/2026/ESTT. I. The positions are Senior Research Fellow, Young Professional II, Young Professional I and Field Assistant, under NICRA and other time-bound ad-hoc projects/schemes. Pay ranges from Rs.20,000/- PM + 30% HRA to Rs. 42,000/- PM. Most items require an M.Sc. in a specified subject. Applications must be in the prescribed proforma and must reach the Establishment Section by 25 November 2026, 05:30 PM. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on 15 and 16 December 2026 (tentative).

ICAR-IIHR Recruitment 2026 at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About ICAR-IIHR

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is an ICAR research institute at Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560 089. The institute is filling these positions under time-bound ad-hoc projects and schemes. These include NICRA, a DST Vigyandhara project on farm women of Karnataka, ICAR-CRP on Genomics, DUS testing projects, the National Mission on High Yielding Seeds, a DST SCSP project for SC farmers in Karnataka, AINP-EP and the Main Institute Single Budget.

Vacancy Details

The notice prints "01 Post" for each of Items 3 to 17, which makes 15 posts. Items 1 and 2 (Senior Research Fellow, NICRA) do not state a number of posts. The vacancies may increase or decrease as per the requirement of the Institute.

By post, the numbered posts are: Senior Research Fellow 3 (Items 9, 12 and 14, plus Items 1 and 2), Young Professional II 10, Young Professional I 1 and Field Assistant 1.

Who Can Apply

Each item has its own essential qualification, desirable qualification and experience. These are listed below in the notice's order. The Graduation/Post Graduation degree should have been obtained from an accredited university UGC recognized.

Item 1 – Senior Research Fellow (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. Agricultural Entomology. Master's degree in relevant subject with 4/5 years of Bachelor's degree. Candidates having a Post-graduate degree in Basic Science with 3 years Bachelor's degree and 2 years' Master's degree should have NET qualification and 2 years of research experience.
• Desirable: Research Experience in climate change impact studies on insects. Familiarity with computer applications and AI.
• Experience, if any: Good Knowledge of Computer Application.

Item 2 – Senior Research Fellow (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. (Agri.) Crop Physiology, M. Sc. (Agri.) Plant Physiology or M. Sc. in the discipline of Plant Physiology / Botany with NET Qualification.
• Desirable: Research Experience in abiotic Stress, climate change and handling of physiology equipment.
• Experience, if any: Good Knowledge of Computer Application.

Item 3 – Young Professional II (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. Agriculture in Soil Science / Horticulture.
• Desirable: Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in laboratory analysis of soil and plant samples.
• Experience, if any: N/A.

Item 4 – Young Professional II (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. (Agri) in Agricultural Microbiology / M. Sc. in Microbiology.
• Desirable: Doctoral Degree in Agricultural Microbiology/ Microbiology.
• Experience, if any: Prior work experience in isolation and screening of stress resilient microbes and molecular microbiological techniques.

Item 5 – Young Professional II (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. Genetics & Plant Breeding/ Vegetable Sciences / Biotechnology/Crop Physiology.
• Desirable: Experience in Breeding for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance.
• Experience, if any: N/A.

Item 6 – Young Professional II (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. Botony, Plant Physiology/ Life Sciences.
• Desirable: Work Experience climate change issues.
• Experience, if any: 3 Years of experience in lab work mainly in analysis metabolites and enzymes.

Item 7 – Young Professional II (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. Horticulture / M.Sc Agriculture in Vegetable Science/Spice Crops / Genetics & Plant Breeding.
• Desirable: Experience in Chilli Breeding.
• Experience, if any: Good Knowledge of Computer application.

Item 8 – Young Professional II (NICRA)

• Essential: M. Sc. in Agricultural Economics / Agricultural Extension / Environmental Economics.
• Desirable: Experience in climate change impact and risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, field surveys, economic modelling and data analysis. Experience in GIS/remote sensing will be an added advantage.
• Experience, if any: 2 Years.

Item 9 – Senior Research Fellow (DST Vigyandhara 4305)

• Essential: M. Sc. (Agricultural Sciences) with NET qualification.
• Desirable: Ph. D (Agricultural Extension/ Agricultural Sciences/ Horticulture)/ M. Sc. (Agricultural Extension/ Agricultural Sciences/ Horticulture) with UGC/JRF NET.
• Experience, if any: N/A.

Item 10 – Young Professional II (ICAR-CRP on Genomics)

• Essential: M Tech/MSc Bioinformatics Or MSc (Agri) Plant Biotechnology.
• Desirable: Knowledge on NGS data analysis is essential.
• Experience, if any: NGS data analysis.

Item 11 – Young Professional II (DUS Testing of China Aster and Chrysanthemum)

• Essential: M. Sc. Floriculture.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Computer.
• Experience, if any: One Year Experience in DUS Testing.

Item 12 – Senior Research Fellow (National Mission on High Yielding Seeds – Bottle Gourd)

• Essential: M. Sc. (Agri./ Horti.) in Plant Pathology. Candidates having 3 years Bachelor's degree and 2 years Master's degree should have NET qualifications and 2 years of research experience.
• Desirable: Expertise in handling of plant breeding experiments, scoring for disease resistance of breeding population and germplasm, artificial challenge inoculation of fungal diseases, handling of genomic data and bioinformatics pipelines, and wet lab experiments of marker assisted selection.
• Experience, if any: Publication related to genetics and plant breeding related to disease screening in peer reviewed journals.

Item 13 – Young Professional II (DUS guidelines for Teasel Gourd and Spine Gourd)

• Essential: M. Sc. (Horticulture) / M. Sc. (Vegetable Science)/ M. Sc. (Genetics and Plant Breeding).
• Desirable: Ph.D. (Horticulture) / Ph.D. (Vegetable Science)/ Ph.D. (Genetics and Plant Breeding).
• Experience, if any: Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in breeding in cucurbitaceous crops and / or experience with DUS characterisation.

Item 14 – Senior Research Fellow (DUS Testing, Project No - 1012221)

• Essential: M.Sc. Horticulture- Vegetable Science / Genetics and Plant Breeding with NET qualification.
• Desirable: Ph.D. Horticulture- Vegetable Science / Genetics and Plant Breeding.
• Experience (Desirable): Experience in DUS testing of Tomato & Brinjal (Solanaceous Vegetable Crops).

Item 15 – Field Assistant (DST SCSP project)

• Essential: Bachelor's degree in Science, preferably in Agricultural Science.
• Desirable: Working proficiency in Kannada for effective communication with local farming communities.
• Desirable: Field experience of working with farmers in implementation of field based extension programmes.
• Desirable: Working knowledge of computer operations like data entry and analysis, MS word/ power point/ excel etc.
• Experience, if any: Two years field experience working with farmers and scientific knowledge of agricultural and horticultural crops/ dairy animals and small ruminants.
• Work Place: ICAR-NIANP and SRS, ICAR-NDRI.

Item 16 – Young Professional I (AINP-EP, Plant Virus Sub component)

• Essential: B.Sc or B. Sc. (Agri./Horticulture) / in any branch of Life/Plant Sciences, Biotechnology, Genetics and Bio Chemistry, Botany).
• Desirable: M.Sc or M. Sc. (Agri) / in any branch of Life/Plant Sciences, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Genetics and Bio Chemistry, Botany. CSIR/UGC/ICAR NET or GATE qualification.
• Experience, if any: Hands on experience in Molecular Biology & Virology and Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Plant Tissue culture, in particular in the area of Plant Virology or Plant Molecular Biology.

Item 17 – Young Professional II (Main Institute Single Budget)

• Essential: M. Sc. Awarded from ICAR recognized university with specialization in Vegetable Science /Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Plant Pathology / Biotechnology.
• Desirable: Expertise in handling of plant breeding experiments, handling of genomic data and bioinformatic pipelines, and wet lab experiments of marker assisted selection.
• Experience, if any: Publication related in genetics and plant breeding, vegetable sciences, marker assisted selection in peer reviewed journals.

Age Limit

The application form asks for the candidate's age as on the closing date of the advertisement. The notice does not mention any category-wise age relaxation. Candidates should check the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility of each post.

Pay and Tenure

• Senior Research Fellow (Items 1, 2 and 12): Rs. 37,000/- PM + HRA.
• Senior Research Fellow (Item 9): Rs. 42,000/- PM + 27% HRA.
• Senior Research Fellow (Item 14): Rs. 37,000/- PM + HRA for the first two years, and Rs. 42,000/- PM + HRA from the 3rd year.
• Young Professional II (all items): Rs. 42,000/- PM (Consolidated).
• Young Professional I: Rs.30,000/- PM (Consolidated).
• Field Assistant: Rs.20,000/- PM + 30% HRA.

Each item runs up to the date shown in the vacancy table. The period and duration of the scheme is tentative and may undergo change. For Item 10, the tenure up to 31.03.2027 is marked "Likely to be extended". At the time of reporting, the selected candidate shall deposit an amount equal to one month's salary as a refundable 'Caution Money Deposit'.

How to Apply for ICAR-IIHR Recruitment 2026

1. Fill in the application in the prescribed proforma (Application Format) attached to the advertisement. Affix a recent passport size photograph and sign it.
2. Write the Item No. and the Name of the Post clearly on the application and on the envelope. Without them, the application is likely to be rejected.
3. Enclose attested copies of educational/technical qualifications, the experience certificate and the documents listed below.
4. Prepare a separate application for each post you apply for. Do not tie two applications together.
5. If you are presently engaged at ICAR-IIHR, attach the No Objection Certificate signed by the PI of your project, in the format given with the application.
6. Send the application so that it reaches the Office of the Establishment Section, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560 089, by 25 November 2026, 05:30 PM.

Email applications will not be accepted. Online applications are liable to be rejected. Applications received after the due date, for whatever reason including postal delays, will not be entertained.

Documents named in the notice

• Application form
• SSLC Marks Card/Date of Birth certificate proof
• SC/ST/OBC Certificate, if any
• Degree certificates and marks cards; attested NET certificate if NET qualified
• Experience certificate (attach documents if employed)
• First page of the publications, if any (refereed journals only)

Selection and Interview

Selection is through a Personal Interview. The applications received will be screened, and only the shortlisted candidates will undergo a Panel/Personal Interview. The list of eligible candidates for the interview will be displayed on the ICAR-IIHR website, and no separate call letters will be sent. Any change to the selection or the interview schedule will be notified on the Institute's website only.

• Interview for Item Nos. 01 to 09: 15 December 2026 (tentative)
• Interview for Item Nos. 10 to 17: 16 December 2026 (tentative)
• Venue: ICAR-IIHR campus, Bengaluru. Interviews start from 10.00 A.M.
• Reporting: be present at the Institute Campus by 8:30 AM, as per your Item No. Late candidates will not be allowed to attend the interview.
• Bring: all Educational/Technical Qualification certificates, Date of Birth and Experience certificates in original, and two recent passport size photographs. Candidates without original or provisional Educational Qualification Certificates will not be allowed to attend the interview.
• No TA/DA will be paid for SRF & YPs attending the interview.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• The positions are purely temporary and co-terminus with the project. ICAR/IIHR will have no liabilities whatsoever for absorption at the Institute.
• Only candidates who can join duty within one month from the date of issue of the appointment order need to apply.
• Applications that are not in the prescribed proforma, incomplete, unsigned, without the project name, or without a photo and Item No. are liable to be rejected.
• The Director, ICAR-IIHR reserves the right to fill up all the posts or any of them without assigning any reasons.
• A wait-listed candidate in the Reserve Panel may be engaged for another project with the approval of the Competent Authority.
• The number of vacancies may increase or decrease on the basis of the requirements of upcoming projects, if any.
• For clarifications about the advertisement, the notice gives the phone number 080-23086100 (516).

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