INSA Assistant and Project Associate Recruitment 2026

INSA Assistant and Project Associate Recruitment 2026 — 8 posts

The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi — a professional body of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India — has invited applications for 8 posts on a purely contractual basis for one year, extendable on requirement and performance, to manage the human resource and development activities of the Academy. The advertisement is No. INSA/Admin/2026-27/758, dated 6 November 2026. The last date to apply is 21 November 2026 till 6:00 PM.

Vacancies

Assistant (Publications): 2 posts. Project Associate-I / Senior Project Associate: 2 posts. System & Network Support Engineer: 1 post. Assistant (Administration): 1 post. Project Associate (INSPIRE): 1 post. Principal Project Associate: 1 post.

Who can apply

Assistant (Publications): a Master's degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks, or a Bachelor's degree in any branch with at least 60% marks, with 1 year (Master's) or 3 years (Bachelor's) of experience in editing, proof reading and publishing science journals, magazines or books in central or state governments, autonomous organisations, universities or reputed organisations, with working knowledge of computer applications. Project Associate-I / Senior Project Associate: a Bachelor's degree in Commerce with at least 60% marks, or a Master's degree with at least 50% marks, with 2 years (PG Commerce/MBA Finance) or 4 years (Bachelor's) of experience in finance and accounts; internship in finance and accounts or CA articleship also counts. System & Network Support Engineer: B.Tech/BE in Computer Science, IT, Electronics or a related branch, or BCA/MCA/M.Sc. (IT)/M.Tech/M.Sc. (Computer Science), with at least 5 years of relevant experience in office system and network maintenance. Assistant (Administration): a Master's degree in Science with at least 55% marks, or a Bachelor's degree in Science with at least 60% marks, with 1 year (Master's) or 3 years (Bachelor's) of experience in HR, administration or establishment work. Project Associate (INSPIRE): a Master's degree in any branch with at least 55% marks, or a Bachelor's degree with at least 60% marks, with English/Hindi typing speed of 30 words per minute and good knowledge of MS Office. Principal Project Associate: a Master's degree in Science with 3 years' experience in a government or reputed organisation.

Age, pay and fee

The age limit is not exceeding 40 years as on the date of advertisement (6 November 2026) for all posts. No minimum age and no relaxation are mentioned in the advertisement. The salary is decided by the selection committee on the basis of qualification and experience, as a fixed consolidated remuneration per month with no other allowances or benefits — no rupee figure is stated anywhere in the notice, so none is shown here. No application fee is stated in the advertisement.

How the engagement works

Selection is based on qualification, experience and performance in the interview; no interview date or venue is given in the notice. The engagement is purely temporary, with no benefit, compensation, absorption or regularisation. Contractual staff must give one month's notice to leave, and the Academy may end the engagement at any time without reason or prior notice. The intellectual property rights of all data and deliverables remain with the Academy, and no other assignment may be taken up during the engagement.