KSCSTE Project Fellow IPR Recruitment 2026

KSCSTE Project Fellow IPR Recruitment 2026: Overview

The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is hiring a Project Fellow for its Intellectual Property Rights Information Centre Kerala (IPRIC-K). This is a temporary contractual engagement connected with intellectual property services and awareness work. The notice identifies both technical work and events across Kerala, so you should expect a role that includes travel as well as work at the centre.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Tenure: the appointment is for one year on contract. The recruitment notice describes the post as temporary.
• Travel: you must be able to travel within Kerala to coordinate the centre's events. This is an express condition of the role.
• Attendance: the reporting cut-off is separate from the interview start time. Reaching the venue only when interviews begin will be too late under the notice.
• Late arrival: anyone arriving after the reporting cut-off will not be allowed to take part. The Selection Committee's decision on this is final.

Application Submission Notes

The walk-in venue is KSCSTE, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram. You must be present before 10:30 am; the interview begins at 11:00 am.

The official PDF distinguishes reporting from interview time, while the announcement highlights the earlier reporting time. Plan your arrival around that earlier cut-off so you can take part in the walk-in at the stated venue.

• Conduct prior-art searches to assess the patentability of inventions.
• Search trademarks to check whether a mark or logo is available for registration.
• Coordinate IPR awareness programmes across Kerala.
• Handle technical sessions on IPR during awareness programmes.
• Coordinate exhibitions and patent clinics organised by IPRIC-K.
• Advise inventors on protecting their inventions and creations.
• Travel within Kerala to coordinate programme events.