ICMR NIE Scientist Epidemiology Recruitment 2026

ICMR NIE Scientist Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is recruiting scientists for its National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai. The council works under the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and conducts biomedical and health research through its institutes, centres and field stations. This is a direct recruitment drive with all-India transfer liability, covering medical, non-medical and veterinary research streams.

Posts and Disciplines

• Scientist-D Medical: The notice identifies epidemiology and public health as the relevant research areas for this medical stream at NIE.
• Scientist-D Non-Medical: This stream also focuses on epidemiology and public health, with a separate non-medical academic route.
• Scientist-C Medical: This medical research stream sits within the wider epidemiology and public health recruitment at the Chennai institute.
• Scientist-C Medical, Microbiology: The specialist stream covers microbiology, immunology, immunogenetics, molecular biology and next-generation sequencing as relevant research areas.
• Scientist-B Medical: This is the medical stream at Scientist-B grade, linked to epidemiology and public health research.
• Scientist-B Non-Medical, Disease Modeling: This stream focuses on infectious disease modelling within the broader biomedical sciences setting.
• Scientist-B Veterinary: This stream brings veterinary epidemiology and public health into the institute’s recruitment.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Posting and transfers: The advertised posts are at NIE in Chennai, but the Council can transfer appointees anywhere in India. Keep this service condition in mind when considering the appointment.
• Provisional openings: The Council may change the advertised openings. It also reserves the right to amend, cancel or issue the recruitment circular again.
• Serving applicants: If you work in a government department, public sector undertaking or government-funded research agency, your employer must agree to release you within one month of the appointment order.
• Accuracy of your application: Acceptance of an online form does not confirm that the information has been checked. False, hidden or incorrect information can lead to cancellation even after appointment and may also lead to prosecution.
• Corrections and duplicates: Check your registration and application entries carefully. The notice does not allow changes after the relevant submission stage and warns that duplicate applications can lead to cancellation.
• Updates: Further recruitment communications will appear on the ICMR website. You should check those updates because the notice does not offer another mode of correspondence.
• Influence and disputes: Outside influence on your behalf can disqualify you. Disputes relating to this recruitment fall under the courts in New Delhi.

Application Submission Notes

A postal application is not accepted for this recruitment. ICMR may ask you to produce the final application printout with the uploaded supporting material later; send or present that hard copy only when called upon to do so.