ICMR Young Professional-III Walk-in 2026

ICMR Young Professional-III Walk-in 2026 — 2 posts

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, has invited applications for two Young Professional-III posts on a contractual, full-time basis, for an initial term of one year, extendable case by case on job requirement and performance. The advertisement is ICMR/IJMR/YP-III/2026-27 dated 10 November 2026. These are not regular posts — there is no claim to permanent employment, and selected candidates must sign a secrecy declaration and a non-disclosure agreement.

Pay

Both posts carry a consolidated pay of Rs. 50,000 per month. There is no increment, HRA or DA, and no TA/DA for joining or completion. TA/DA for official in-country travel is allowed as per SR 190(A). There is no honorarium, accommodation, CGHS, PF, LTC, telephone, transport, personal staff or medical benefit. Leave is 8 days per calendar year on a pro-rata basis plus 2 restricted holidays, with maternity leave as per the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017.

Who can apply

Both posts need a postgraduate degree in Life Science, Pharmacy, Statistics, Social Work, Sociology, or BAMS, BSMS or MD in AYUSH, with at least 55% marks, plus 5 years of post-qualification experience in the related field. For the Scientific (Production) post, experience in production end-processing of edited manuscripts, working with the IJMR Production team, and communicating with authors on galley corrections and approvals is desirable. For the Technical post, knowledge of data management and entries and working experience with scholarly platforms such as SQL is desirable. Candidates already in regular service under the Central or State Government, an autonomous department or a PSU are not eligible. The maximum age is 40 years for both posts; no minimum age is stated.

Fee

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

Walk-in interview

The walk-in interview is on 4 December 2026 from 10.00 AM onwards at V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan, ICMR, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029. Candidates reporting after the scheduled date or time will not be allowed. Bring the prescribed application form (Annexure-I) with a recent photograph and self-attested copies of proof of date of birth, qualifications, relevant post-qualification experience, identity and category certificate where applicable, along with originals for verification. A separate application is needed for each position. No TA/DA is paid to attend. The final selection result will be published on the ICMR website and emailed to the selected candidate. The notice prints no separate last date — the walk-in date of 4 December 2026 is the operative date.