CSIR-NEERI Senior Project Associate Recruitment 2026

About This Job

CSIR-NEERI is hiring 1 Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT) for the CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative project. If you have M.Sc in Geology and 3 years R&D experience, you can attend the walk-in interview. The walk-in interview date is 30 June 2026 at CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. Salary is Rs. 42,000 per month plus HRA.

CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Senior Project Associate Recruitment 2026 - 1 Post

CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) has issued Advertisement No. RECRUIT_SMG_6F_SD_08062026_B for project staff engagement under the project CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative (HCP-002502). The position is purely temporary and project-linked, with place of posting at Skill Development Unit, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. Selection is through walk-in interview, so there is no online application window or written test mentioned in the notification.

The notice lists 1 Senior Project Associate post, but it also says the anticipated vacancy may become 3 posts depending on fund availability. CSIR-NEERI may select candidates from a waiting list, so eligible geology candidates should carry complete documents even though the current fixed vacancy is one.

Who Can Apply?

Educational Qualification and Experience

• Qualification: You need M.Sc in Geology.
• Experience: You need 3 years of Research and Development experience in industrial and academic institutions, science and technology organisations, or scientific activities and services.
• Result status: You must have acquired the essential qualification and your result should be declared. A provisional certificate is acceptable.
• Not eligible: Result-awaited, final-semester appeared, or Ph.D-submitted candidates are not allowed where the minimum qualification is mandatory.

Experience counting rule: Experience will be counted only after you acquire the minimum educational qualification. Dissertation or thesis work done during your academic period will not be counted as experience for this post.

Project Work Area

• Job requirement: The work includes green skill/training programme related tasks, field visits, and geo-environment studies.
• Posting: The notice gives Skill Development Unit, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur as the place of posting.

Age Limit

• Upper age limit: 40 years.
• Age will be counted as on the last date of receipt of applications, which is the walk-in date in this notice.
• The application form asks candidates to attach age-relaxation proof if applicable, but the notice does not list separate category-wise relaxation in the main table.

Salary

• Monthly pay: Rs. 42,000 per month plus HRA.
• Pay type: Project staff engagement on a purely temporary basis.
• Accommodation: The notice says project staff must arrange their own accommodation, but HRA is admissible as per applicable rules.

Tenure note: The offer letter will first be issued for the period for which project funds are available. A review committee may recommend extension based on project need, fund availability and performance, and the engagement can also end with one month notice as per the advertisement terms.

Work condition: The selected person must sign a confidentiality undertaking for project findings and related intellectual property information. If already engaged in another CSIR project, fresh engagement will happen only after resignation from the previous project is accepted.

Application Fee

• Application fee: No fee.
• You only need to carry the filled application form and documents for the walk-in interview.

Selection Process (Walk-in Interview)

Selection will be done through a walk-in interview at CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. You should reach during the reporting window because the gate will be closed after 11:00 AM.

1. Reporting: Report at CSIR-NEERI, Nehru Marg, Near Ajni Square, Nagpur between 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
2. Document Check: Bring original documents and one set of photocopies with the filled application form.
3. Walk-in Interview: Selection will be based on the interview and eligibility verification.
4. Final Engagement: The selected person must complete pre-appointment formalities such as medical examination and character verification if required.

No written exam is mentioned in the notification for this post.

The advertisement also says no TA will be paid for attending the offline interview. Selected candidates are expected to join within the time frame given in the offer letter after completing medical examination, character verification, and other pre-appointment formalities where required.

How to Apply

1. Download or print the application form attached with the CSIR-NEERI advertisement.
2. Fill the form for Senior Project Associate (Senior-PAT) and attach a passport-size photo.
3. Carry Aadhaar card, 10th, 12th, graduation and postgraduate mark sheets, degree certificates, and experience proof.
4. Carry one set of photocopies and the original documents for checking.
5. Report for the walk-in interview at CSIR-NEERI, Nehru Marg, Near Ajni Square, Nagpur - 440020.
6. Reach between 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM on the interview date.

Important note: This is a temporary project role, so it does not give any right to regular appointment in CSIR or CSIR-NEERI. The engagement can be extended or reduced based on project tenure, fund availability, performance and conduct.

Important Dates

• Advertisement Date: 08 June 2026
• Application Start: 08 June 2026
• Walk-in Interview Date: 30 June 2026
• Reporting Time: 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
• Gate Closing Time: 11:00 AM

• Coordinate green skill and training programme related activities under the project
• Support geo-environment studies and field visit planning
• Prepare training materials, field notes, and project records for review
• Assist scientists and project leaders with research and development tasks
• Maintain project documentation, participant data, and activity reports
• Follow CSIR-NEERI project rules, confidentiality requirements, and safety practices