ICAR IARI Young Professional Recruitment 2026

ICAR-IARI Young Professional Recruitment 2026 — 2 posts

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi, has invited applications for 2 posts of Young Professional (Finance & Accounts) — Young Professional-I (1 post, Rs. 30,000 per month) and Young Professional-II (1 post, Rs. 42,000 per month), both consolidated with no HRA. The advertisement is dated 22 October 2026, and a corrigendum dated 6 November 2026 rescheduled the walk-in interview. Applications by email close on 20 November 2026, and the walk-in interview is on 27 November 2026.

Eligibility

Young Professional-I requires B.Com., BBA or BBS with at least 60% marks plus at least 1 year of relevant experience. Young Professional-II requires the same degree with at least 60% marks plus either CA (Inter), ICWA (Inter) or CS (Inter) with 1 year of relevant experience, or an MBA (Finance) or equivalent with at least 60% marks plus 1 year of relevant experience. Desirable skills for both posts are IT applications, virtual meeting platforms, and MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Tally. The age limit is 21 to 45 years as on 20 November 2026, with relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST and women candidates and 3 years for OBC candidates. No application fee is stated in the notification, so no fee card is shown.

How to apply and the interview

Applications in the prescribed format (Annexure I) with scanned documents must be emailed to aao_p5@iari.res.in on or before 20 November 2026. A relative-declaration form is also due by the same date if any near or distant relative works in ICAR or IARI, and otherwise at the interview. The walk-in interview was rescheduled by the corrigendum dated 6 November 2026 from 25 November 2026 to 27 November 2026 — Young Professional-I reports at 9:30 AM for a 10:00 AM interview, and Young Professional-II reports at 2:00 PM for a 2:30 PM interview, at the Committee Room, Directorate, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-110012. Original documents will be verified at the interview, and an NOC is required if employed. No TA/DA is payable for the interview.

Terms

The engagement is purely temporary and contractual, initially for 1 year and extendable annually up to a maximum of 3 years (1+1+1), subject to performance and ICAR rules. There is no claim to regular appointment or absorption. Working hours are as for regular employees, with 8 days of casual leave and 2 restricted holidays per calendar year, and maternity leave as per rules. A medical fitness certificate from an MBBS doctor, at the candidate's own expense, and police verification are required within 15 days of joining, and a Declaration of Secrecy and Non-Disclosure Agreement must be signed before joining. TA/DA for domestic official tours is AC 3-tier or AC Chair Car plus Rs. 1,200 per day for Young Professional-I, and AC 2-tier or AC Chair Car plus Rs. 1,500 per day for Young Professional-II.