BRIC-NABI Project Technical Assistant-III and Research Associate Recruitment 2026

BRIC-NABI Project Technical Assistant-III and Research Associate Recruitment 2026 — 3 posts

The BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (BRIC-NABI), Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab-140306 — an autonomous institute under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India — has invited candidates for a walk-in interview for 3 posts (one each), all purely temporary, under Advertisement No. NABI/Admin/5(09)/2026-27/Academic-14. The walk-in is on 27 November 2026, with registration from 09:00 to 10:00 AM, at NABI, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali.

Please note: the notice prints no advertisement date, so none is given here. Also note that BRIC-NABI (Mohali) is a different institute from BRIC-NIAB (Hyderabad) — do not confuse this post with the BRIC-NIAB Scientist-D and Scientist-C recruitment.

The three posts

Project Technical Assistant-III (Non-medical), 1 post, on the project investigating the role of endocannabinoids in the gut-brain axis and the differential role of cannabinoid receptors in metabolic dysfunction (GAP-69), under PI Dr. Mahendra Bishnoi, Scientist-F. Essential: First Class PG degree (including integrated PG), or Second Class PG degree with PhD, or (for Engineering, IT or CS) a First Class 4-year graduate degree. Pay Rs. 28,000 per month plus HRA. Age limit 35 years. Tenure co-terminus with the project. Walk-in only — online interview requests are not entertained.

Research Associate, 1 post, on the Bio-Regenerative Algae-Fungi System (BAFS) for future-ready space nutrition project (GAP-117), under PI Dr. Meena Krishania, Scientist-D (Co-PI Dr. Jayeeta Bhaumik). Essential: PhD in Biotechnology, Biotechnology Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Food Technology, Life Sciences, Environmental Engineering or another relevant discipline, with at least one first-author publication in an SCI journal. Pay Rs. 58,000 per month plus HRA as per the project. Age limit 35 years. Duration 1 year, extendable annually. Walk-in or online interview — online applicants should email a combined PDF to meena@ciab.res.in; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The last date for online applications for this post is 23 November 2026, 05:00 PM.

Research Associate-1, 1 post, on the project exploring marine microalgae-derived natural pigments for developing nutraceuticals to target colorectal cancer progression and development (GAP-89), under PI Dr. Shivraj Nile, Scientist-C. Essential: PhD in any branch of Life Sciences or Biotechnology with at least two peer-reviewed international SCI publications; candidates who have submitted their PhD thesis may also apply (proof of submission required). Pay Rs. 58,000 per month plus HRA. Age limit 40 years. Duration purely temporary, initially tenable up to 28 April 2027. Walk-in only.

Age

The age limits are maxima only: 35 years for Project Technical Assistant-III and Research Associate, and 40 years for Research Associate-1. Relaxation applies for SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates (and women candidates for Research Associate-1) as per Government of India instructions. No cut-off date for counting age is printed in the notice.

Fee

No application fee is stated in the notice.

How to apply

Attend the walk-in interview on 27 November 2026, with registration from 09:00 to 10:00 AM, at NABI, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab-140306. Submit the duly filled prescribed application form (attached to the advertisement and also available on the NABI career page) at registration, with documents in the prescribed sequence: the form, academic documents from 10th onwards, experience letter, caste certificate if any, and self-attested Aadhaar and PAN. No TA/DA is paid. One form can carry preferences for more than one post. For the Research Associate post only, online applications by email are also accepted till 23 November 2026, 05:00 PM. Read the official advertisement PDF linked below in full before applying.