Central Potato Research Institute Invites Application for Senior Research Fellow Recruitment 2022

Central Potato Research Institute Shimla Last Date: 25th March, 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI)
invites applications for recruitment of Senior Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow

Job Location:

Admn. Officer (Establishment), CPRI, Shimla, 171001 Himachal Pradesh
Last Date: 25 March 2022
Employment Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

Central Potato Research Institute Announced Job Notification For Senior Research Fellow Vacancies - 31000 Salary - Apply Now
Central Potato Research Institute Announced Job Notification For Senior Research Fellow Vacancies - 31000 Salary - Apply Now Recruitment 2022 Details
Job Role Senior Research Fellow
Education Requirement
Total Vacancy 1 Post
Job Locations Shimla
Age Limit 35 years for men and 40 years for women
Experience 2 - 6 years
Salary 31000(Per Month)
Posted on 21 Mar, 2022
Last Date To Apply 25 Mar, 2022

Educational Qualification: M.Sc

One post of Senior Research Fellow_purely on contractual basis under the time bound project entitled "Targeted editing of potato genome to develop variety specific True Potato Seed (TPs)" is to be filled up on priority basis. Guidelines for conducting in person / on line interviews owing to prevailing COVID -19 pandemic have already been placed on CPRIwebsite: (https://cpri.icar.gov.in). 

1. Post Name: Senior Research Fellow

2. No. of Post: 01

3. Name of the project: Targeted editing of potato to develop genome variety Potato Seed (TPS) specific True Duration: 31.10.2022 Pl- Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj Principal Division of CI & ST, ICAR-CPRI, Shimla Scientist,

4. Essential Qualification: Master degree in Plant Biotechnology/ Plant Breeding Horticulture Agriculture Biochemistry with 4 years / 5 years of Bachelor's degree. OR Candidates having postgraduate degree in Basic Sciences with 3 years Bachelor's degree and 2 years Master's degree should have qualified NET* qualifications and 2 Lyears research experience.

5. Monthly emoluments Rs. 31,000/- + HRA

Pay Scale:
INR
31000(Per Month)

Age Limit: 35 years for men and 40 years for women

Selection Procedure

Selection Will be Based either Written Exam/Interview

How to Apply:

1. Interested and eligible candidates may download the prescribed proforma of application from the Institute website (https://cpi.icar.gov.in)and submit a physical application along with all enclosers (i.e. self-attested copies of educational qualification from 10" onwards, copies of relevarnt experience, publications, copy of residential proof & identity proof (preferably Aadhar Card etc.) to the Asst. Admn.

2. Officer (Establishment) ICAR-CPRI, Shimla by post or on e-mail ID: [email protected] or before 25.03.2022. The documents so submitted will be examined& screened.

3. Only candidates qualifying the documentary screening stage will be selected for interview. The candidate shall also have to inform valid e-mail ID, mobile number &whatsapp number on which scheduled date, time, venue and link for online interview, as the case may be, ill be intimated lateron.

4. The interested and eligible candidates may download the prescribed proforma and submit to the Asstt. Admn. Officer (Establishment), CPRI, Shimla-171001

(HP), along with all its enclosures by post OR through e-mail: [email protected] on or before 25.03.2022. Copies of the provisionalloriginal certificates/degree of qualifications from 10th onwards), and experience certificates, if any, are mandatory with the application.

Advt. No. 02/2022/Estt


Important Dates:

Published on: 21 March 2022

Last date for application is: 25 March 2022

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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Past/Expired Recruitments

Job Details Closing Date
Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
( 01 Posts) Posts • Regional Station, Jalandhar
3rd April 2025
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( 02 Posts) Posts • CPRI, Shimla
21st March 2025
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About Central Potato Research Institute

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) was established during August 1949 at Patna (Bihar, India) on the recommendation of the Agricultural Advisor to the Government of India, Sir Herbert Steward under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The institute was later on, shifted to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in 1956 in order to facilitate hybridization work in potato breeding and maintain seed potato health. It was transferred to the ICAR in April 1966.


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