Notification No. 0926/B for various project position(s) on temporary basis

Applications are invited from the eligible Indian National for temporary position(s) on contractual basis as indicated hereunder. Candidates who fulfill the criteria should apply online at www.ccmb.res.in . For any technical problem while submitting the online application, may contact proj-rectt@ccmb.res.in .

Posts advertised: • Research Associate- I (1 vacancies) • Project Assistant/ Field Assistant (1 vacancies) • Project Technical Support- III (PTS- III) (1 vacancies)

From the notification: सीएसआईआर-कोशिकीय एवं आणशवक जीवशवज्ञान कें द्र उप्पल रोड, हब्सिगुड़ा, हैदराबाद 500007 तेलंगाणा CSIR-CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Uppal Road, Habsiguda, Hyderabd 500 007 Telangana Notification Number: 0926/B Date: 24.09.2026 Applications are invited from the eligible Indian National for temporary position(s) on contractual basis as indicated hereunder. Candidates who fulfill the criteria should apply online at www.ccmb.res.in. For any technical problem while submitting the online application, may contact proj-rectt@ccmb.res.in. Last date to submit application through online: October 05, 2026 I) Name of Post: Research Associate- I Total Number of positions: 01 Upper Age limit (years): 40 Monthly Emoluments: Rs.58000 + HRA (as admissible) Post Code/ No. of 010926B - 01 Position – Plant molecular biology/ Molecular Biology/ Positions/ Area Biochemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Microbiology GAP000693 Project Code/ Title Endocore PROJECT- Harnessing core and vertically transmitted & Duration endophytes for multi-factorial bio-protection against major pathogens of rice and sugarcane PhD in life sciences with at least one year experience in plant molecular Essential Qualification biology and bioinformatics Phenotyping of plants for yield, biotic and abiotic stress traits/ Molecular Desirable / Job Biology/ Microbiology/ Proteomics/ Bioinformatics (Transcriptome description analysis etc.) Name of the PI Dr. Hitendra Kumar Patel Duration of the project 17th August 2028

II) Name of Post: Project Assistant/ Field Assistant Total Number of positions: 01 Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: 20,000/- + HRA (as applicable) Post Code/ No. of 020926B - 01 Position - Biology / Biotechnology/ Microbiology / Positions/ Area Biochemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Life Sciences GAP000693 Endocore PROJECT-Harnessing core and vertically transmitted Project Code & Title endophytes for multi-factorial bio-protection against major pathogens of rice and sugarcane Essential Qualification: B.Sc. in Biology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology or equivalent Genome editing in rice/ Rice tissue culture and transformation/ Phenotyping of plants for yield, biotic and abiotic stress traits. Handling Desirable / Job and management of rice plants in Plant growth chamber/ Glasshouse/ description Field. To assist in ongoing molecular biology/microbiology/ biochemistry experiments in the laboratory and plant experiments at the field. Name of the PI Dr. Hitendra Kumar Patel End date of the project 17th August 2028 III) Name of Post: Project Technical Support- III (PTS- III) Total Number of positions: 01 Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 28000 + 30% HRA Post Code/ No. of 030926B/R - 01 Position – Molecular biology Positions/ Area GAP000692 Project Code/ Title Unlocking Intrinsic Regenerative Programs: Preclinical Validation of the & Duration Small-Molecule LPA-1 Bachelor’s degree in life sciences plus 3 years post qualification Essential Qualification experience in molecular or cell biology OR Masters degree in life sciences. Desirable / Job Candidates with 3 years of lab experience in molecular or cell biology description and animal handling will be preferred. Name of the PI Dr. Santosh Chauhan Duration of the project February 06 , 2027

Essential Qualification: biology and bioinformatics Phenotyping of plants for yield, biotic and abiotic stress traits/ Molecular Desirable / Job: Biology/ Microbiology/ Proteomics/ Bioinformatics (Transcriptome description analysis etc.) Name of the PI Dr. Hitendra Kumar Patel Duration of the project 17th August 2028

II) Name of Post: Project Assistant/ Field Assistant Total Number of positions: 01 Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: 20,000/- + HRA (as applicable) Post Code/ No. of 020926B - 01 Position - Biology / Biotechnology/ Microbiology / Positions/ Area Biochemistry/ Bioinformatics/ Life Sciences GAP000693 Endocore PROJECT-Harnessing core and vertically transmitted Project Code & Title endophytes for multi-factorial bio-protection against major pathogens of rice and sugarcane Essential Qualification: B.Sc. in Biology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology or equivalent Genome editing in rice/ Rice tissue culture and transformation/ Phenotyping of plants for yield, biotic and abiotic stress traits. Handling Desirable / Job and management of rice plants in Plant growth chamber/ Glasshouse/ description Field. To assist in ongoing molecular biology/microbiology/ biochemistry experiments in the laboratory and plant experiments at the field. Name of the PI Dr. Hitendra Kumar Patel End date of the project 17th August 2028 III) Name of Post: Project Technical Support- III (PTS- III) Total Number of positions: 01 Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 28000 + 30% HRA Post Code/ No. of 030926B/R - 01 Position – Molecular biology Positions/ Area GAP000692 Project Code/ Title Unlocking Intrinsic Regenerative Programs: Preclinical Validation of the & Duration Small-Molecule LPA-1 Bachelor’s degree in life sciences plus 3 years post qualification Essential Qualification experience in molecular or cell biology OR Masters degree in life sciences. Desirable / Job Candidates with 3 years of lab experience in molecular or cell biology description and animal handling will be preferred. Name of the PI Dr. Santosh Chauhan Duration of the project February 06 , 2027

General terms and conditions: 1 How to apply Candidates who fulfill the criterion to fill up the ONLINE APPLICATION format by clicking on the following link........ 2 Number of posts Director, CCMB reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of positions and also cancel the recruitment process for the positions mentioned above at any stage of the recruitment process. The decision of the Director, CSIR-CCMB will be final and binding. 3 Age relaxation Age relaxation as per CSIR/Govt. of India guidelines. Age will be calculated as on the last date of receipt of online applications. 4 Awaiting result/ Those candidates who are still pursuing/ awaiting result for their degree Pursuing degree M.Sc./ B.Tech./ PhD or any other qualification for the above post(s) as on the date of application will not be considered. 5 Eligibility criterion Candidate should note that non-fulfillment of the eligibility criterion will result in cancellation of candidature at any stage 6 Experience The period of experience in a discipline / area of work, wherever prescribed, shall be counted after the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualifications prescribed for that post. 7 Screening of The applicants will be subjected to shortlisting by CCMB scientists/ applications designated committee according to the current requirement and the candidate’s shortlisted for interview will be displayed on CCMB website. 8 Selection procedure The candidate(s) shortlisted by CCMB scientists/designated committee have to appear for interview in person/online before the Selection Committee. The date, time and venue of the test/interview will be notified in due course through email only. 9 Result / Panel for Based upon the performance of candidates in the interview, result of waitlisted candidate selected candidates against the number of post available in the project for each post code, wi