CSIR-NBRI Lucknow Project Staff Recruitment 2026 – Walk-in for 18 PAT, Senior-PAT, Project Scientist, Young Professional and Project Assistant Posts

Vacancies: 18 · Posts: 6 designations · Type: Contractual (project-based) · Mode: Walk-in · Fee: Nil · Walk-in: 08–11 September 2026, Lucknow · Stipend: ₹20,000–₹67,000 + HRA · Selection: Walk-in interview (screening test if needed) · Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology, is filling 18 project staff seats at its Lucknow campus through Advertisement No. 08/Project/2026.

Walk-in interviews will be held area-wise from 08 September to 11 September 2026 at K. N. Kaul Block, Rana Pratap Marg. There is no online form and no application fee. Engagement is purely temporary and co-terminus with the sponsoring project.

These seats are in plant biotechnology, genome editing, phytochemistry, ecology and agronomy projects. Stipends range from ₹20,000 + HRA for Project Assistant-II to ₹67,000 + HRA for Project Scientist-II. NET/GATE-qualified candidates draw the higher PAT slab.

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Who Should Apply?

• M.Sc (Chemistry / Biotechnology) or B.Tech (Biotechnology) + molecular biology or plant virology exposure → Project Associate-I (CAPSID virus-detection project) – 1 post
• M.Sc (Botany / Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Life Sciences) → Project Associate-I (tomato trait project) – 1 post
• M.Sc (Botany / Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Life Sciences) + 2 years R&D → Project Associate-II (fern genome project) – 1 post
• M.Sc (Botany / Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Life Sciences) + 3 years R&D, or Ph.D. in the same subjects → Senior-PAT (Area-I, Sl. 4) – 1 post
• M.Sc / Integrated M.Sc (Botany / Biotechnology / Biosciences / Plant Molecular Biology / Plant Sciences / Life Sciences / Biochemistry) or B.Tech (Biotechnology / Bioinformatics) + 2 years, or M.Tech / Integrated M.Tech (Biotechnology / Bioinformatics) → Project Associate-II (GE crops) – 2 posts
• M.Sc / Integrated M.Sc (Botany / Biotechnology / Plant Sciences / Natural or Agricultural Science) + 3 years, or PhD. → Senior-PAT (GE crops) – 2 posts
• Doctoral degree in Science, or Master’s / Integrated Master’s in Engineering or Technology + 5 years R&D → Project Scientist-II (GE crops; cotton fibre experience preferred) – 1 post
• M.Sc (Physics / Chemistry / Materials Science / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Polymer Science / Materials Chemistry / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology) → Young Professional-I (nano-biofertilizer project) – 1 post
• M.Sc (Chemistry / Polymer Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry) + 2 years R&D → Project Associate-II (temple floral waste project) – 1 post
• B.Sc or 3-year Diploma in Engineering / Technology → Project Assistant-II (temple floral waste project) – 1 post
• Masters / Integrated Masters (Botany / Environmental Sciences / Microbiology / Biochemistry / Chemistry / Biotechnology) → Project Associate-I (NBRI-BOT conservation) – 2 posts
• Masters / Integrated Masters (Botany / Environmental Science / Biotechnology) or B.E./B.Tech → Project Associate-I (indoor air-purifier prototype) – 2 posts
• M.Sc (Agricultural Sciences / Environmental Science / Environmental Biology / Chemistry / Botany / Microbiology / Plant Science / Pharmaceutical Chemistry) → Young Professional-II (selenium-silica paddy formulation) – 1 post
• M.Sc (Ag.) in Agronomy / Soil Science / Horticulture / Agricultural Chemistry → Project Associate-I (RSSA Phase II smart agro-technologies) – 1 post

Who cannot apply: result-awaited or tentative mark sheets are not accepted. Candidates who do not hold the exact subject combination listed for that project code should not report.

Important Dates

No separate online last date exists. You apply on the interview day for your area.

Quick Overview – CSIR-NBRI Project Staff 2026

• Organisation: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow
• Parent body: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology
• Sector: Plant science research / CSIR laboratory
• Notification Number: 08/Project/2026
• Posts: Project Associate-I, Project Associate-II, Senior-PAT, Project Scientist-II, Young Professional-I, Young Professional-II, Project Assistant-II
• Total seats: 18 (number may vary at selection)
• Job Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Official Website: CSIR-NBRI recruitment/project positions page
• Last Date / Walk-in window: 08–11 September 2026
• Apply Online: Not applicable. This is a walk-in-only drive.
• Notification PDF: Download CSIR-NBRI Project Staff Recruitment 2026 PDF
• Application Form: Download from nbri.res.in in advance, or collect at the venue

What Posts Are Available? – CSIR-NBRI Vacancy & Eligibility 2026

Most seats sit in Area-I (genome editing and molecular biology). Area-IV has a single agronomy seat. Project codes matter: you interview only on the date of your area.

Area-I: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology — 9 seats (08 September 2026)

Area-II: Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Product Development — 3 seats (09 September 2026)

Area-III: Plant Ecology & Environmental Technologies — 5 seats (10 September 2026)

Area-IV: Botanical Garden, Plants Conservation & Agrotechnologies — 1 seat (11 September 2026)

HRA is admissible as per sanction of the concerned project. Seat numbers may change at the time of selection.

What Is the Age Limit?

Age relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST/PwBD/Women and 3 years for OBC, as stated in the notification.

Examples (35-year UR cap, treated as on Area-I interview date 08 September 2026, where a general cut-off is not separately printed):

✅ A 34-year-old UR candidate born on 09 September 1991 — eligible (within the 35-year limit as on 08 September 2026).
❌ A 36-year-old UR candidate born on 08 September 1990 — not eligible (exceeds the maximum age by 1 year).

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator to check instantly. For posts that demand 2–5 years of R&D, also use the Experience Calculator.

What Is the Project Associate Salary in Lucknow?

These are consolidated project stipends, not 7th CPC pay. Lucknow is a Y-class city (20% HRA) when HRA is sanctioned in the project.

Figures are indicative (stipend + 20% HRA where HRA is sanctioned). Actual HRA depends on the project sanction. NPS, DA and annual increment of a regular CSIR post do not apply.

Project Scientist-II can cross the ₹7 lakh annual threshold. Estimate TDS with the Income Tax Calculator. Stipend is payable subject to joining, attendance and continuation of the project.

✅ Confirmed: post-wise stipend slabs and NET/GATE split for PAT posts.
❓ Not specified: exact HRA rate per project, tenure in months for each code, and whether YP-II draws HRA.

What Is the Application Fee?

No application fee is mentioned for any category. Do not pay anyone who claims a “walk-in processing charge”.

How to Attend the Walk-in?

There is no online application portal for Advertisement No. 08/Project/2026.

1. Read the CSIR-NBRI Project Staff Recruitment 2026 PDF and match your degree + experience to one project code.
2. Download the application form from nbri.res.in or collect it at the venue.
3. Report at K. N. Kaul Block, CSIR-NBRI, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226001 at least one hour before 11:00 AM on your area date.
4. Carry one latest photograph, originals from matriculation onwards, self-attested copies, date-of-birth proof, experience certificates, category certificate if claiming relaxation, and NET/GATE proof if claiming the higher PAT slab.
5. Complete document verification. Sit for a screening test if the committee conducts one. Appear before the Selection Committee in Hindi or English.

No TA/DA is paid. If turnout is heavy, interviews may continue to the next day.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Reporting on the wrong area date (Area-I is 08 September; Area-IV is 11 September).
• Bringing a result-awaited or provisional “to be issued” mark sheet. Those are rejected.
• Claiming the ₹31,000 / ₹35,000 PAT slab without NET, GATE or the listed national-level exam proof.
• Applying the same bio-data to two areas on two dates without checking that each project’s essential subjects match.
• Handing documents at the main gate instead of K. N. Kaul Block.

सीएसआईआर-एनबीआरआई लखनऊ परियोजना स्टाफ भर्ती 2026 – 18 पदों के लिए वॉक-इन

सीएसआईआर-राष्ट्रीय वनस्पति अनुसंधान संस्थान, लखनऊ ने विज्ञापन संख्या 08/प्रोजेक्ट/2026 के तहत 18 अस्थायी परियोजना पदों के लिए वॉक-इन साक्षात्कार बुलाया है। साक्षात्कार 08 से 11 सितंबर 2026 तक के. एन. कौल ब्लॉक, राणा प्रताप मार्ग, लखनऊ में क्षेत्रवार होंगे। आवेदन शुल्क नहीं है और ऑनलाइन फॉर्म नहीं भरना है।

कौन आवेदन कर सकता है?
प्रोजेक्ट असिस्टेंट-II के लिए बी.एससी. या तीन वर्षीय डिप्लोमा पर्याप्त है। अधिकांश प्रोजेक्ट एसोसिएट पदों के लिए एम.एससी. वनस्पति विज्ञान, जैव प्रौद्योगिकी, जैव रसायन या जीवन विज्ञान चाहिए। सीनियर-पीएटी और प्रोजेक्ट साइंटिस्ट-II के लिए पीएच.डी. या तीन से पाँच वर्ष का अनुसंधान अनुभव अनिवार्य है। कृषि स्नातकोत्तर वाले अभ्यर्थी क्षेत्र-IV के एक पद के लिए 11 सितंबर को आ सकते हैं।

वेतन और आयु क्या है?
मासिक वजीफा ₹20,000 से ₹67,000 तक है। नेट या गेट के योग्य अभ्यर्थियों को PAT पदों पर ऊँची स्लैब मिलती है। अधिकांश पदों की अधिकतम आयु 35 वर्ष है। सीनियर-पीएटी और प्रोजेक्ट साइंटिस्ट-II के लिए 40 वर्ष हैं। महिला, एससी, एसटी और दिव्यांगों को पाँच वर्ष तथा ओबीसी को तीन वर्ष की छूट है।

आवेदन कैसे करें?
अपने क्षेत्र की तिथि पर सुबह 10:00 बजे तक पहुँचें। फॉर्म वेबसाइट www.nbri.res.in से पहले डाउनलोड कर लें। मूल प्रमाणपत्र और स्वप्रमाणित प्रतियाँ साथ रखें। परिणाम प्रतीक्षित प्रमाणपत्र मान्य नहीं हैं। विस्तृत सूचना आधिकारिक पीडीएफ में है।

How Are Candidates Selected?

Selection is a multi-step walk-in, not a single chat.

1. Reporting and form submission at K. N. Kaul Block.
2. Document verification against the exact essential qualifications of that project code.
3. Screening test of multiple-choice questions if turnout is large.
4. Interview before the Selection Committee (Hindi or English).
5. Empanelment. The panel is used as and when the project needs staff. Appointment is co-terminus with the project.

No written competitive exam calendar is published. No interview stage is skipped; interview is the merit stage after screening (if held).

Why Does CSIR-NBRI Lucknow Matter?

CSIR-NBRI is the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research laboratory for plant diversity, botanic garden science, phytochemistry and plant biotechnology in Lucknow. Work under this advertisement covers CRISPR virus detection, tomato trait editing, fern genomics, cotton fibre genome editing, nano-biofertilizers, floral-waste dyes, indoor air-purifier plants, arsenic mitigation in rice, and smart agro-technologies.

Candidates search CSIR-NBRI project jobs because the Lucknow campus gives bench time on nationally funded FBR, GAP, FTT and MMP projects. A CSIR project line on the CV helps later CSIR-UGC NET lectureship files, Ph.D. applications and other lab interviews.

The honest downside: these are not regular CSIR Group IV / Group III posts. Tenure ends with the project. Absorption into a permanent NBRI cadre is not part of this advertisement. Lucknow living costs sit against a stipend that does not carry DA or NPS.

Related reading on the site: CSIR organisation hub, Uttar Pradesh government jobs, research and science sector jobs. This bharti is a walk-in, not an all-India CBT.

The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

A Lucknow plant-science postgraduate usually has CSIR-NBRI, CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow and CSIR-CDRI Lucknow project tabs open together. CIMAP is stronger for medicinal-plant chemistry; CDRI is drug-discovery biology. NBRI Advt. 08/Project/2026 is the better fit if your thesis is genome editing, plant virology, agronomy or floral-waste chemistry rather than pharmacology.

Best fit: NET/GATE-qualified M.Sc holders who already run PCR, tissue culture, nanoparticle characterisation or field agronomy plots and want 12–24 months of CSIR lab time in Lucknow without leaving the city.

Who should skip: candidates hunting a pensionable CSIR Technical Assistant or Scientist vacancy. Also skip if you cannot reach Lucknow on the exact area date or if your degree title is adjacent (for example, Zoology-only) rather than the listed subject.

Practical tip: Carry a one-page project-matching note. Write the project code, two techniques you have actually run, and the paper or dissertation page that proves it. Committees at CSIR walk-ins shortlist faster when the mapping is on paper, not only in conversation.

Typical CSIR project joining after a September walk-in lands in 3–8 weeks if the PI’s fund file is clear. The career path after this seat is another project, a PhD, or a later regular CSIR/ICAR advertisement. It is not a Junior Scientist by promotion.

What Documents Are Required?

• Filled application form with a recent passport-size photograph
• Photo ID
• Class 10 certificate (date of birth)
• All mark sheets and degrees from matriculation onwards (original + self-attested copy)
• Experience certificates on organisation letterhead with dates
• NET / GATE / national-level exam scorecard for the higher PAT slab
• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/PwBD) in the prescribed format if age relaxation is claimed
• PhD award / provisional degree where applicable
• Publication list if you are targeting Senior-PAT or Project Scientist-II

Document alert: OBC certificate must be recent and in the central format if you want the 3-year relaxation. University experience letters that only say “worked as a volunteer” rarely count as R&D experience.

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Service Conditions

Engagement is purely temporary and project-based. It ends when the project ends or when funds stop. HRA follows the project sanction. No TA/DA for the interview. A panel, not a single select list, may be operated. Position count can change on the interview day.

What Happens After Selection?

1. The committee recommends a panel for that project code.
2. The Principal Investigator calls candidates as per project need and fund status.
3. Offer/engagement letter states the stipend, HRA (if sanctioned) and end date.
4. You complete joining formalities and institute ID at CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow.
5. Work starts in the allotted laboratory or field plot under the PI.
6. Continuation depends on performance, attendance and project life. There is no automatic absorption into regular CSIR service.

Contact & Helpline

Venue / institute address: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Post Box No. 435, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226001, Uttar Pradesh.

Director’s office: Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, +91-522-2297802, director@nbri.res.in
PS to Director: Shri Kapil Sharma, +91-522-2205848 / 2297804
PBX / general: 0522-2297808, 0522-2297809
Recruitment section (used on earlier NBRI drives): sorectt.nbri@csir.res.in, 0522-2297890 (office hours)

Walk-in point: K. N. Kaul Block on the same campus.

⚠️ Contact details sourced from the official website and earlier NBRI recruitment notices. Verify before calling. NEVER pay any money over phone or to any person claiming to offer job assistance. Report fraud to cybercrime.gov.in.

Important Links – CSIR-NBRI Project Staff 2026

FAQs – CSIR-NBRI Project Staff 2026

Q1: What is the last date for CSIR-NBRI Project Staff 2026?

A: There is no online last date. You must walk in on your area date: 08 September (Area-I), 09 September (Area-II), 10 September (Area-III) or 11 September 2026 (Area-IV) at Lucknow.

Q2: What is the age limit for CSIR-NBRI project posts?

A: 35 years for most Project Associate and Project Assistant posts, 40 years for Senior-PAT and Project Scientist-II, and 21–45 years as on 31 March 2026 for Young Professional-II. OBC gets 3 years; SC/ST/PwBD/Women get 5 years.

Q3: Is there an exam for CSIR-NBRI Project Staff, or is it interview-based?

A: No all-India CBT is notified. Selection is a walk-in interview after document checks. A multiple-choice screening test may be held if too many candidates report.

Q4: What is the salary of these project posts?

A: Stipend runs from ₹20,000 + HRA (Project Assistant-II) to ₹67,000 + HRA (Project Scientist-II). NET/GATE PAT-I is ₹31,000 + HRA. Lucknow HRA, if sanctioned, is typically 20% of the stipend.

Q5: Can final-year students or result-awaited candidates apply?

A: No. Tentative mark sheets and result-awaited certificates will not be considered. You must produce the final degree or mark sheet at the walk-in.

Q6: Is CSIR-NBRI Project Associate a permanent government job?

A: No. This is a contractual, project-based engagement co-terminus with the sponsored project. It does not confer a regular CSIR post or pension.

Q7: Can candidates from other states apply for this recruitment?

A: Yes. No Uttar Pradesh domicile bar is stated. You must reach Lucknow in person on the correct area date.

Q8: Where will I be posted if selected?

A: At CSIR-NBRI, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow. Field work attached to the project (for example paddy or agro-plots) may sit around Lucknow as the PI directs.

Q9: Is GATE mandatory for these project seats?

A: No. GATE or NET raises the PAT stipend slab. Non-qualified candidates remain eligible for the lower PAT rate if they meet the essential degree and experience.

Q10: Do I need to apply online before the walk-in?

A: No. Fill the institute form, carry originals, and report at K. N. Kaul Block. There is no recruitment.nbri.res in the submission step for this advertisement.

Q11: What are the disadvantages of CSIR project staff jobs?

A: The honest downside is tenure risk. When the GAP/FTT/MMP file closes, the seat closes. The stipend has no DA stack and no NPS. Plan a next move (NET, PhD, or a regular CSIR/ICAR advertisement) from month one.

Q12: How much do project associates earn in CSIR plant-science labs?

A: In current CSIR OM slabs used here, PAT-I is ₹25,000 or ₹31,000 plus HRA, and PAT-II is ₹28,000 or ₹35,000 plus HRA. Senior-PAT is ₹42,000 plus HRA. Take-home in Lucknow is stipend plus HRA only when the project sanctions HRA.

Q13: Is a CSIR laboratory project job worth it after M.Sc Life Sciences?

A: Yes if you need supervised bench time and a CSIR affiliation on papers. Skip it if you need housing, pension or a five-year horizon. Unlike a regular CSIR Technical Assistant drive, this walk-in will not convert by default.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• You meet the age and educational criteria for that exact project code.
• You accept a contractual, project-based stipend with no absorption promise.
• You can reach K. N. Kaul Block, Lucknow on the correct date with originals.
• You are prepared for document verification + interview (and a screening test if held).
• You understand posting is at CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, for the life of the project.

📄 Source: Official notification released by CSIR-NBRI as Advertisement No. 08/Project/2026. All details sourced from the CSIR-NBRI official notification PDF.