ICAR-NBAIR Senior Research Fellow and Young Professional Walk-in 2026

ICAR-NBAIR Senior Research Fellow and Young Professional-I Walk-in 2026 — 2 posts

ICAR – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Hebbal, Bengaluru, has invited candidates for a walk-in interview for 2 purely temporary and contractual posts — one Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and one Young Professional-I (YP-I) — under the ICAR National Fellow project on the biogeography and biosystematics of white grub fauna (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of various agro-climatic zones of India. The walk-in interview is on 25 November 2026 at 10:00 AM at the ICAR-NBAIR Hebbal campus, Bengaluru. Candidates are asked to report 30 minutes early.

Pay

The Senior Research Fellow is paid Rs. 37,000 plus HRA per month. The Young Professional-I is paid Rs. 30,000 per month, consolidated.

Who can apply

For Senior Research Fellow, you need a Master's degree in Agricultural Entomology, Zoology, Biotechnology or relevant subjects in Life Sciences from a recognised university or institution, with a 4 or 5 years Bachelor's degree (preferably B.Sc. Agriculture). Candidates with a 3-year Bachelor's degree must have UGC, CSIR or ICAR NET or GATE qualification or equivalent. Essential knowledge is of handling insects, surveys and insect collection; desirable knowledge is of insect taxonomy and documentation, molecular characterization and development of DNA barcodes. For Young Professional-I, you need a Post Graduate degree in Zoology or any basic sciences (Life Sciences). Desirable knowledge is of insect collection, insect studies, rearing and working hands with insects, and insect taxonomy and documentation. The maximum age for SRF is 35 years, with relaxation of 5 years for SC, ST and Women and 3 years for OBC, as per Government of India and ICAR rules. For YP-I, the age is 21 to 45 years, with relaxation as per rules. Age is reckoned as on 25 November 2026, the walk-in date.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the notice. Do not assume any fee.

Walk-in details

The walk-in interview is on 25 November 2026 at 10:00 AM at the ICAR-NBAIR Hebbal campus, Bengaluru. Bring the typed application form with a passport photo, attested certificates, a brief of research work and publications, two passport photos, and original documents for verification. Candidates who wish to send their application to the Principal Investigator may submit it by 23 November 2026. No TA/DA is paid. One month's salary is taken as a caution deposit at joining and is refunded after no-dues. The initial appointment is up to 27 October 2027 or till closure of the project, and continuation of the SRF depends on a six-monthly progress review. This is a different recruitment from the ICAR-NBAIR Assistant, UDC and LDC deputation posts already live on the site.