Giri Institute of Development Studies Lucknow Recruitment 2026 – Apply by Email for 4 Senior Research Assistant & Field Investigator Posts

Vacancies: 4 · Posts: 2 · Type: Contractual · Mode: Email / Post · Fee: Nil (not charged in this notice) · Apply: By 30 September 2026 · Remuneration: ₹35,000/month (SRA); ₹1,200/day or ₹250/schedule (Investigator) · Selection: Not specified in this notice · Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

ICSSR project teams in Uttar Pradesh still hire short-term field staff faster than they fill regular research cadre posts. Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), an autonomous social science research institute in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, has opened four temporary seats under Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026 dated 17 September 2026.

The GIDS Lucknow SRA & Investigator Recruitment 2026 covers 1 Senior Research Assistant and 3 Research Investigators (listed as Field Investigators in the official heading) for the ICSSR-funded project “Emerging Group Contracts in Agriculture and Its Implications for Labour Welfare: A Study in Uttar Pradesh.” The work falls under social science research and the rural labour-welfare sector, not a regular government cadre.

Applications must reach Project Directors Dr Nomita P. Kumar and Dr Kavita Baliyan at kavita17@gids.org.in, or by post at Sector-O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow – 226024, on or before 30 September 2026. Use the prescribed form printed in the same advertisement PDF, and attach an updated CV.

⚠️ Application Alerts

• Use the prescribed application form printed in the official PDF. A free-format CV alone is not what the notice asks for.
• Send the form to kavita17@gids.org.in (or by post to the Project Directors). Do not treat the institute homepage as an application portal.
• Research Investigator applicants must have a smartphone. Data collection is through an online APP.
• Paste a passport photograph on the form, not older than 6 months.

📋 Official Source Chain

• Official notice: Advertisement No. GIDS/P-46/2026, dated 17 September 2026 — Download GIDS Advt. P-46/2026 PDF
• Official application route: Email the prescribed form plus CV to kavita17@gids.org.in, or send a hard copy to the Project Directors at GIDS, Sector-O, Aliganj, Lucknow – 226024, on or before 30 September 2026
• Official updates page: gids.org.in/Job_Opportunities.html
• Last checked: 21 September 2026, 01:13 AM IST

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Who Should Apply? (Quick Eligibility Check)

Mandatory vs preferred (Senior Research Assistant): Mandatory is a postgraduate qualification in Social Sciences with 55% marks plus computing skills. A PhD in Economics / Development Studies / Sociology / Statistics, primary-data handling skills, and 3 years of research experience are preference factors, not a substitute for the PG + 55% baseline.

• MA / M.Sc / M.Com / MSW / equivalent PG in Social Sciences with 55% and computing skills → Senior Research Assistant – 1 post
• PhD in Economics / Development Studies / Sociology / Statistics with primary-data work and 3 years’ research experience → same SRA post (preference route, not a separate vacancy)
• BA / B.Sc / B.Com or MA / M.Sc in any discipline with primary data-collection experience and a smartphone → Research Investigator / Field Investigator – 3 posts
• Women candidates with survey experience → Research Investigator / Field Investigator (preference stated in the notice)

Who cannot apply (hard filters stated or implied by the notice):

• Research Investigator applicants without a smartphone for APP-based field listing
• Applicants who do not use the prescribed form and miss the 30 September 2026 receipt window

Important Dates

Quick Overview – GIDS SRA & Field Investigator 2026

• Organisation: Giri Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lucknow
• Sector: Social Science Research / Rural Development Policy
• Notification Number: Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026
• Notification Date: 17 September 2026
• Project: Emerging Group Contracts in Agriculture and Their Implications for Labour Welfare: A Study in Uttar Pradesh (ICSSR, OH-31 grant)
• Posts: Senior Research Assistant (1); Research Investigator / Field Investigator (3)
• Total Vacancies: 4
• Job Type: Contractual project engagement (temporary)
• Job Location: GIDS campus, Sector-O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow – 226024, Uttar Pradesh, with field data collection in Uttar Pradesh
• Official Website: GIDS Job Opportunities page
• Last Date: 30 September 2026
• Apply by Email: Email the GIDS P-46/2026 form to kavita17@gids.org.in
• Notification PDF: Download GIDS Senior Research Assistant & Field Investigator 2026 PDF
• Domicile: No Uttar Pradesh domicile bar is stated in this notice

What Posts Are Available? – GIDS Vacancy & Eligibility 2026

The notice is a four-seat project team, not a campus-wide cadre drive. One desk-and-analysis seat sits above three field-collection seats. The official heading uses “Field Investigators”; the vacancy table and application form use “Research Investigator.” Treat them as the same three seats.

Category-wise (UR / OBC / SC / ST / EWS / PwBD) breakup is not printed. The form only asks you to write your category.

What Is the Age Limit?

The age limit is not specified in the Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026. No cut-off date and no category-wise relaxation table appear in the PDF.

Do not assume a standard 18–35 or 21–40 band. If a corrigendum later adds an age rule, check it against the new cut-off.

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator if a later official notice prints a maximum age.

What Is the Remuneration for These Research Posts?

Pay is consolidated or task-rated. It is not a 7th Pay Commission Level post, so DA, HRA and NPS are not specified in this notice.

SRA claim + proof: ₹35,000 per month is the figure printed against “Monthly Remunerations” in Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026.

Investigator claim + proof: “Rs.1200/- per day or Rs.250/- per schedule” is the exact wording in the same table. The notice does not say who chooses day-rate versus schedule-rate.

TDS, if any, depends on your total income in the financial year. Estimate tax with the Income Tax Calculator. The calculator is indicative; the engagement letter and Form 16 (if issued) prevail.

Hostel, canteen, travel reimbursement and medical cover are not specified in this notice. Do not assume field-travel TA is extra unless the appointment letter says so.

What Is the Application Fee?

No application fee is mentioned in the Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026. Do not pay anyone who claims a GIDS processing charge for this project.

How to Apply by Email?

GIDS accepts applications online (email) or by post in the prescribed format, with an updated CV, on or before 30 September 2026.

1. Download GIDS Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026 PDF from the GIDS Job Opportunities page.
2. Fill in the application form printed in that PDF. Write the exact post name: Senior Research Assistant or Research Investigator / Field Investigator.
3. Paste a recent passport photograph (not older than 6 months).
4. Attach your updated CV and keep copies of degrees, marksheets and experience letters ready.
5. Email the filled form and CV to kavita17@gids.org.in, addressed to Project Directors Dr Nomita P. Kumar and Dr Kavita Baliyan.
6. Or post the same set to: Project Director(s), Dr Nomita P. Kumar and Dr Kavita Baliyan, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Sector-O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow – 226024, Uttar Pradesh.
7. Keep the sent email copy or postal receipt. The notice does not provide an application-status portal.

Suggested (not stated in the notification): use a clear subject such as “Application for Research Investigator – Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026 – [Your Name]”; keep attachments as PDF; send with time to spare before 30 September 2026.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Sending only a CV and skipping the prescribed form in the PDF.
2. Emailing a generic institute ID instead of kavita17@gids.org.in.
3. Applying for the Investigator seat without a smartphone, then discovering that APP-based listing is mandatory.
4. Writing “Field Investigator” on one copy and “Research Investigator” on another without making the post choice obvious. Pick one label and stay consistent.
5. Treating the two-month tenure as a backdoor into a regular GIDS faculty or research-staff vacancy. The notice does not offer absorption.

गिरी संस्थान लखनऊ सीनियर रिसर्च असिस्टेंट और फील्ड इन्वेस्टिगेटर भर्ती 2026 – 4 पदों के लिए ईमेल/डाक आवेदन

गिरी इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ डेवलपमेंट स्टडीज (GIDS), अलीगंज, लखनऊ ने ICSSR परियोजना “Emerging Group Contracts in Agriculture and Its Implications for Labour Welfare: A Study in Uttar Pradesh” के लिए विज्ञापन संख्या GIDS/P-46/2026 जारी किया है। कुल 4 अस्थायी सीटें हैं — 1 सीनियर रिसर्च असिस्टेंट और 3 रिसर्च/फील्ड इन्वेस्टिगेटर। अंतिम तिथि 30 सितंबर 2026 है। यह नियमित सरकारी पद नहीं है; कार्यकाल दो महीने का है, प्रदर्शन और जरूरत पर बढ़ सकता है। उत्तर प्रदेश में कृषि ठेका-प्रथा और श्रम कल्याण पर प्राथमिक सर्वेक्षण करना इस भर्ती का मुख्य काम है।

कौन आवेदन कर सकता है? सीनियर रिसर्च असिस्टेंट के लिए सामाजिक विज्ञान में स्नातकोत्तर (55 प्रतिशत अंक) और कंप्यूटर कौशल जरूरी है। अर्थशास्त्र, डेवलपमेंट स्टडीज, समाजशास्त्र या सांख्यिकी में पीएच.डी., प्राथमिक आंकड़ों का अनुभव और तीन वर्ष का शोध अनुभव वरीयता है, अनिवार्य शर्त नहीं। इन्वेस्टिगेटर पद पर किसी भी विषय में स्नातक या स्नातकोत्तर, प्राथमिक डाटा संग्रह का अनुभव और स्मार्टफोन चाहिए। महिला उम्मीदवारों तथा सर्वे अनुभव वाले अभ्यर्थियों को वरीयता दी गई है। आयु सीमा इस विज्ञापन में छपी नहीं है।

वेतन और चयन क्या है? सीनियर रिसर्च असिस्टेंट को दो महीने के लिए ₹35,000 समेकित मासिक पारिश्रमिक दिया जाएगा। इन्वेस्टिगेटर को ₹1,200 प्रति दिन या ₹250 प्रति शेड्यूल मिलेगा। दिन कितने होंगे, यह नियुक्ति पत्र पर निर्भर करेगा। लिखित परीक्षा या साक्षात्कार की तिथि विज्ञापन में नहीं है। संस्थान प्रक्रिया रद्द या स्थगित कर सकता है। आवेदन शुल्क का उल्लेख नहीं है।

आवेदन कैसे करें? निर्धारित फॉर्म उसी पीडीएफ में है। भरा फॉर्म और अद्यतन बायोडाटा परियोजना निदेशक डॉ. Nomita P. Kumar तथा डॉ. Kavita Baliyan को kavita17@gids.org.in पर ईमेल करें, या गिरी संस्थान, सेक्टर-ओ, अलीगंज हाउसिंग स्कीम, लखनऊ – 226024 पर डाक से भेजें। फोन: 0522-4001661, 4001667। विस्तृत सूचना gids.org.in पर देखें। यह लखनऊ के शोध संस्थान की भर्ती (Bharti) अल्पकालिक परियोजना कार्य के लिए है, स्थायी पद के लिए नहीं।

How Are Candidates Selected?

The official advertisement does not describe a written exam, interview date, merit formula or document-verification calendar.

What the notice does say:

1. Apply in the prescribed form with CV by 30 September 2026.
2. GIDS “reserves all rights to cancel/postpone the recruitment process without clarifying any reason(s).”

No interview stage is mentioned in the current notification. Do not prepare for a published CBT pattern; none is printed here.

If the institute later calls candidates, expect at least application scrutiny and document checks before any engagement letter. That sequence is a practical inference for any project hire, not a printed stage list.

Why Does Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow Matter?

Giri Institute of Development Studies is a Lucknow-based autonomous research institute working on development policy, rural labour, gender, agriculture and state-level social statistics. It is associated with the Indian Council of Social Science Research under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The campus address is Sector-O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow – 226024.

Candidates search “GIDS Lucknow recruitment 2026” and “GIDS field investigator vacancy” because the institute runs repeated ICSSR and state-funded field projects across Uttar Pradesh. A short field contract can add a recognised research-institute name to a CV and give APP-based survey practice.

The honest limit is institutional, not just contractual. GIDS has been filling project research seats far more often than regular research-staff posts. Treat this as paid field exposure inside a known ICSSR institute, not as entry into a pensionable cadre. Read more on the Uttar Pradesh government jobs hub and the social science research sector page.

The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

This notice sits next to other Lucknow research-project hires such as IIM Lucknow field-investigator contracts and ICAR institute young-professional walk-ins, not next to UPSC or UPPSC cadre exams. Compared with those campus project ads, GIDS is smaller (4 seats), shorter (two months on paper), and cheaper on the Investigator side because pay is per day or per schedule rather than a fixed monthly stipend.

Best fit: social-science postgraduates in Lucknow who already handle SPSS / STATA-type files and want a named ICSSR agriculture-labour project on the CV; and graduates who can travel in Uttar Pradesh villages with a smartphone and prior survey work.

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Skip this if you need a 7th CPC Level post, NPS, or a one-year guaranteed stipend. Two months, extendable only “depending upon the performance and requirement,” is the whole bargain.

Practical tip: Apply for one post only and match the form to your proof. If you have PG + 55% but thin software evidence, the SRA preference line will not carry you; if you have survey days but no smartphone, the Investigator seat is closed on the notice’s own wording.

What Documents Are Required?

The form and covering lines ask for the filled prescribed application plus an updated CV. Certificates are not listed as attach-now items, but you will need them if called.

Serving employees: the notice does not demand an NOC at the application stage. Keep one ready if you are already in government or institute service, and a call letter asks for it.

Service Conditions

• Engagement is temporary for the named ICSSR project.
• Printed tenure is 2 months, “likely to be extended depending upon the performance and requirement.”
• No pension, NPS, gratuity, or regularisation clause appears in this advertisement.
• GIDS may cancel or postpone the process without giving reasons.
• Place of work is the Lucknow campus plus field sites in Uttar Pradesh. Exact districts are not listed.

What Happens After Selection?

1. Watch your email and phone. The notice does not publish a result portal or interview date.
2. If shortlisted, carry originals of the certificates you cited on the form, plus photo ID.
3. Read the engagement letter for start date, reporting officer, and whether Investigator pay is day-rated or schedule-rated.
4. Join at GIDS, Sector-O, Aliganj, Lucknow, and complete any project briefing or APP training the directors arrange.
5. Work the two-month field/analysis cycle. Extension, if any, depends on performance and project need, not on a printed promotion ladder.
6. Keep a copy of the experience letter when the contract ends. That letter is the lasting asset from a two-month hire.

Contact & Helpline

• Project Directors (this advertisement): Dr Nomita P. Kumar and Dr Kavita Baliyan
• Application email: kavita17@gids.org.in
• Phone (printed on the advertisement): 0522-4001661, 0522-4001667
• Postal address: Giri Institute of Development Studies, Sector-O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow – 226024, Uttar Pradesh
• Director named in the advertisement: Prof. Harsh Sharma
• Updates page: GIDS Job Opportunities

⚠️ Contact details sourced from the official notification. Verify before contacting. NEVER pay any money over the phone or to any person claiming to offer job assistance. Report fraud to cybercrime.gov.in.

Important Links – GIDS SRA & Field Investigator 2026

FAQs – GIDS SRA & Field Investigator 2026

What is the last date to apply for GIDS Senior Research Assistant 2026?

30 September 2026. Advt. No. GIDS/P-46/2026 accepts email or postal applications on or before that date. No extension is printed. Late arrival is a live risk for postal copies; email early and keep the sent record.

What is the age limit for GIDS Field Investigator posts?

Not mentioned. The official PDF has no minimum age, maximum age or cut-off date. Do not copy 18–35 from some other institute notice. If GIDS later issues a corrigendum with an age cap, follow that text only.

Is there an exam for GIDS Lucknow research project staff?

No exam is mentioned in this notice. There is also no printed interview date or syllabus. Selection steps will be known only if the Project Directors issue a later call. GIDS may cancel or postpone the process without assigning reasons.

What is the salary of a GIDS Senior Research Assistant?

₹35,000 consolidated per month for two months, as printed in the advertisement. That is project remuneration, not Level pay with DA and HRA. Research Investigators are paid ₹1,200 per day or ₹250 per schedule, not a fixed monthly salary.

Can final-year students apply for this GIDS project?

The notice does not say that final-year or result-awaited candidates may apply. Safer reading: hold the required PG (SRA) or graduate/PG (Investigator) certificate before you submit. Produce marksheets if called.

Is GIDS Field Investigator a permanent government job?

No. This is a temporary ICSSR project engagement for two months, extendable only on performance and requirement. It is not Regular Government Service and does not carry a printed absorption or pension clause.

Can candidates from other states apply for GIDS Lucknow recruitment?

Yes, on the face of this notice. No Uttar Pradesh domicile lock is written. Field work is in Uttar Pradesh, so you must be able to collect primary data in the state if chosen as Investigator.

Where will I be posted if selected?

Base location is GIDS, Sector-O, Aliganj, Lucknow – 226024. Investigator work includes online APP-based primary data collection for an Uttar Pradesh agriculture-labour study. Exact survey districts are not listed in the advertisement.

Do I need a smartphone for the Research Investigator post?

Yes. The notice says candidates applying for the RI post must have a smartphone because data collection will be done online with the help of an APP. Without that device, the Investigator seat is not a practical application.

Is there an application fee for GIDS P-46/2026?

No fee is printed. Do not pay a middleman or a “registration” UPI request. The only official application path in this advertisement is email or post to the Project Directors.

What are the disadvantages of a two-month GIDS project contract?

The honest downside is tenure and pay design. Two months is short, extension is discretionary, Investigator income is per day or per schedule, and there is no clear path into the institute’s regular research staff.

How much do field investigators earn on ICSSR university projects?

It depends on the host institute’s advertisement. This GIDS notice pays ₹1,200 per day or ₹250 per schedule for two months. Other Lucknow campuses sometimes offer a fixed monthly field stipend. Always read the specific PDF; rates are not uniform.

Is a social science research project contract worth it after postgraduation?

Worth knowing before you apply: it adds field hours and an ICSSR institute name, but it will not replace a NET-linked Assistant Professor search or a UPPSC/SSC cadre plan. Use it if you need survey practice this winter, not if you need stable take-home.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• You meet the educational criteria printed for SRA or Investigator (age is not fixed in this notice).
• You accept a contractual 2-month ICSSR project engagement, not a permanent GIDS post.
• You can send the prescribed form plus CV to kavita17@gids.org.in or to Sector-O, Aliganj, Lucknow – 226024 by 30 September 2026.
• Investigator applicants must have a working smartphone for APP-based listing.
• You can work from Lucknow and travel for Uttar Pradesh field collection if assigned.

📄 Source: Official notification released by Giri Institute of Development Studies on 17 September 2026. All details are sourced from Advertisement No. GIDS/P-46/2026 (official PDF).