NBPGR Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for Project Associate and Project Assistant Posts — National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)

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Eligibility

Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding for Project Associate-I. B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Life Sciences or 3year Diploma in Engineering & Technology/ Computer/ Information technology for Project Assistant.. Project Associate-I:Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding; Proven hands-on experience in the computational analysis and interpretation of biological data, particularly NGS data and strong programming skills in Python, R, or Perl, with experience in scripting under Linux/UNIX environments; Experience in agriculture research for phenotyping, crop management & statistical analysis

Posts under this Drive (2)

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Project Associate-I

3 vacancies Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding for Project Associate-I. B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Life Sciences or 3year Diploma in Engineering & Technology/ Computer/ Information technology for Project Assistant.. Project Associate-I:Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding

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Project Assistant

2 vacancies Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding for Project Associate-I. B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Life Sciences or 3year Diploma in Engineering & Technology/ Computer/ Information technology for Project Assistant.. Project Associate-I:Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding

Important Dates

Application End05-10-2026

Application Deadline05 October 2026

Interview Date12 October 2026

Last Date to Apply05 October 2026

Recruitment Timeline

Application End10 May 2026

Application End

10 May 2026

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Last date to apply: 10 May 2026

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Additional Information

Age Limit Raw

Salary

Rs. 31,000/- + 27% HRA or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA for Project Associate-I. Rs. 20,000+ 27% HRA for Project Assistant.

Qualification

Age Text

Max: 35 Years for Project Associate-I, Max: 50 years for Project Assistant

Eligibility Items

Project Associate-I:Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding. Proven hands-on experience in the computational analysis and interpretation of biological data, particularly NGS data and strong programming skills in Python, R, or Perl, with experience in scripting under Linux/UNIX environments. Experience in agriculture research for phenotyping, crop management & statistical analysis. Experience in analytical food chemistry. Publications in peer-reviewed high impact journals.
Project Assistant:B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Life Sciences or 3year Diploma in Engineering & Technology/ Computer/ Information technology. Working experience in field experiment, data recording in germplasm collections for phenotyping and crop management & statistical analysis. Proficiency in computer operations (MS office).

Maximum Age

Project Assistant:Maximum age limit is 50 years. Age relaxation for women is 5 years, for SC/ST is 5 years, for OBC is 3 years, and for PWD is 10 years.

Salary Details

Event	Date
Application Deadline	05 October 2026
Interview Date	12 October 2026
Last Date To Apply	05 October 2026

Additional Information

Age Limit Raw

Salary

Rs. 31,000/- + 27% HRA or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA for Project Associate-I. Rs. 20,000+ 27% HRA for Project Assistant.

Qualification

Age Text

Max: 35 Years for Project Associate-I, Max: 50 years for Project Assistant

Eligibility Items

Project Associate-I:Post Graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Food chemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Sciences/ Agronomy/Genetics and Plant Breeding. Proven hands-on experience in the computational analysis and interpretation of biological data, particularly NGS data and strong programming skills in Python, R, or Perl, with experience in scripting under Linux/UNIX environments. Experience in agriculture research for phenotyping, crop management & statistical analysis. Experience in analytical food chemistry. Publications in peer-reviewed high impact journals.
Project Assistant:B.Sc. in Agriculture/ Life Sciences or 3year Diploma in Engineering & Technology/ Computer/ Information technology. Working experience in field experiment, data recording in germplasm collections for phenotyping and crop management & statistical analysis. Proficiency in computer operations (MS office).

Maximum Age

Project Assistant:Maximum age limit is 50 years. Age relaxation for women is 5 years, for SC/ST is 5 years, for OBC is 3 years, and for PWD is 10 years.

Salary Details

Event	Date
Application Deadline	05 October 2026
Interview Date	12 October 2026
Last Date To Apply	05 October 2026