CSIR CFTRI Technician Recruitment 2026 Online Form

About this recruitment

The CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has invited online applications from Indian citizens for direct recruitment to the post of Technician (1), under Advertisement No. Rec.02/2026. There is a single designation, divided into 13 trade-wise post codes, TE01 to TE13, covering trades from fitter and electronics mechanic to welder. A total of 28 vacancies are notified, and the advertisement notes that the category-wise vacancy numbers are provisional and may decrease at selection.

Vacancies

The category-wise break-up is UR 9, EWS 5, SC 4, ST 1 and OBC(NCL) 9, including 2 posts reserved for Ex-Servicemen and 2 for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. Trade-wise, the largest shares are Electronics Mechanic (7) and Fitter (6), followed by Laboratory Assistant (Chemical Plant), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician, and Electrician (2 each), and Instrument Mechanic, Information and Communication Technology System Maintenance, Carpenter, Plumber, Sheet Metal Worker, Turner and Welder (1 each). Candidates must apply separately for each post code they wish to be considered for, including sending a separate hard copy for each.

Eligibility

The qualification pattern is the same for every post code, in the relevant trade: SSC or 10th standard or equivalent with Science subjects, with a minimum of 55 percent marks, plus either an ITI certificate or national or state trade certificate in the relevant trade, or 2 years of full-time experience as an apprentice trainee from a recognised institution in the relevant trade, or 3 years of work experience in the relevant trade in a Ministry, Department, organisation, public sector undertaking or autonomous body under the Government of India, a State or a Union Territory. The age limit is 18 to 28 years as on 18 November 2026, the closing date, which is also the date for determining qualification. Qualifications must have been obtained from a government-recognised institution, with final results declared on or before the last date of online application.

Salary

The post is in Level-2 of the pay matrix, Rs. 19,900-63,200, with approximate total emoluments of Rs. 37,260 per month on the minimum of the scale, including House Rent Allowance, as stated in the advertisement.

Fee

The application fee is Rs. 500, non-refundable, payable through SBI Collect under the payment category for regular appointment application fees. Candidates belonging to SC, ST, PwBD, women and Ex-Servicemen categories are exempted from the fee, subject to uploading the relevant document for their claim. Applications without the prescribed fee in non-exempted categories will not be considered.

Selection process

Selection begins with screening by a Screening Committee, after which eligible candidates are invited for a Trade Test in the relevant trade, which is qualifying in nature. Those who qualify in the Trade Test are invited for a competitive written examination of three papers: Paper-I, a Mental Ability Test of 50 questions for 100 marks in 1 hour with no negative marking; Paper-II, General Awareness and English Language, 25 questions each for 75 marks each in 30 minutes, with 1 negative mark per wrong answer; and Paper-III, the concerned subject in the relevant trade, 50 questions for 150 marks in 1 hour, with 1 negative mark per wrong answer. Paper-II and Paper-III are evaluated only for candidates who secure the minimum threshold marks in Paper-I, and the final merit list is prepared only on the basis of Paper-II and Paper-III marks.

How to apply

Apply online only through the CFTRI recruitment portal, from 19 October 2026 at 10:00 AM to 18 November 2026 at 11:59 PM, after which the link is disabled. After submitting the online application, candidates must also send the hard copy of the online application, separately for each post code, to the Recruitment Section (E-I Section), CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Cheluvamba Mansion (opposite Rail Museum), Mysuru-570020, Karnataka, to reach on or before 26 November 2026.