IARI JRF or Project Associate Wheat Recruitment 2026

IARI JRF or Project Associate Wheat Recruitment 2026: Overview

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI) is recruiting for a Junior Research Fellow or Project Associate-I position at its Regional Station in Wellington, in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The contractual engagement supports a Department of Biotechnology (DBT) project on breeding Indian wheat with durable resistance to Fusarium Head Blight through marker-assisted backcrossing. The two designations are alternatives for the same project position, depending on the qualification route that applies to you.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial tenure: The engagement starts with a term of up to one year. Further extensions depend on satisfactory performance and can continue only while the project remains active.
• Project appointment: This is a temporary contractual engagement that ends with the project. It does not give you a claim to a regular appointment at the institute.
• Interview arrangements: The institute will email shortlisted applicants with the interview schedule. The interview venue is the ICAR-IARI Regional Station at Wellington, so you should plan for attendance there if shortlisted.
• Travel costs: The institute will not pay travel allowance, daily allowance or other expenses for attending the interview. You will need to make your own arrangements.
• Family connections: If a near or distant relative works at ICAR or IARI, disclose their name, designation, duties and relationship in advance by email. Waiting until the interview day to disclose this means you will not be interviewed.
• Accuracy of your application: False claims, hidden information or canvassing can lead to rejection or termination. The notice also calls for a signed declaration from applicants who have no such family connection.

Application Submission Notes

Send your application to vkvikaswtn@gmail.com using the form attached to the notice. The institute asks for a single PDF attachment, with the completed, signed form and supporting material together, rather than separate files.

The notice has conflicting deadline wording: its opening instructions and the official jobs page agree, but its final numbered condition gives an earlier date for the signed form. The date details below explain this difference; you should seek clarification from the station and avoid relying on the later date without checking.