Senior Research Fellow in Genetics and Plant Breeding, ICAR-IARI New Delhi (Walk-in, Doubled-Haploid Facility)

Job Description

This IARI SRF walk-in in New Delhi is for one Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Genetics. The project is the field doubled-haploid (DH) facility under ICAR’s National Mission on High Yielding Seeds. The walk-in interview is on 13 October 2026.

At a glance

• Post: Senior Research Fellow, one post
• Where: Division of Genetics, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi
• Project: National Mission on High Yielding Seeds – Field DH Facility (project code 12-289P)
• Fellowship: ₹37,000 a month + HRA in years 1 and 2; ₹42,000 + HRA in year 3
• Duration: One year or until the project ends, unless extended
• Walk-in interview: 13 October 2026, 10:30 am

The same walk-in also fills one Research Associate post on a maize project. We list that post separately. The project is a Central Sector Scheme funded through ICAR.

About the IARI SRF walk-in

• Work in the field doubled-haploid facility of the Division of Genetics
• Genetics and breeding work in field crops
• Use molecular markers in breeding

The ad names the project and the desirable experience. It does not list duties; the points above follow those.

Why this role matters

Doubled-haploid technology cuts years from making pure breeding lines, and India is scaling it up for better seed. An SRF here works inside the country’s main crop-breeding institute.

Eligibility

• Master’s degree in Genetics, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Technology, Biotechnology or allied life sciences, after a 4- or 5-year Bachelor’s degree; or
• A postgraduate degree in Basic Sciences after a 3-year Bachelor’s and 2-year Master’s, with NET and 2 years of research experience, as per ICAR rules
• Desirable: research experience in genetics, breeding and molecular markers
• Age: up to 35 years for men and 40 years for women, with 5 years’ relaxation for SC/ST and women and 3 years for OBC

The posts are unreserved, purely temporary and end with the project. They give no claim to a regular ICAR job. Employed candidates need a no-objection certificate from their employer. No TA/DA is paid for the interview.

Pay and duration

• ₹37,000 a month plus HRA in the first and second year
• ₹42,000 a month plus HRA in the third year, as per ICAR norms
• One year or until the project ends, whichever is earlier, unless extended

How to apply

Walk in on 13 October 2026 at 10:30 am at the Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi. Bring the filled and signed application form from the IARI advertisement (PDF), your original documents and one set of self-attested copies. Include certificates from Class 10 onwards, proof of date of birth, degree certificates, NET/GATE certificates if they apply, experience certificates, papers and a recent photo. Also fill the declaration about relatives working in ICAR/IARI. The ad gives firoz.maize@iari.res.in (Dr Firoz Hossain) as the contact email.

Key dates

• Walk-in interview: 13 October 2026, 10:30 am, Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi

Please read the official IARI walk-in advertisement before applying, and browse more Senior Research Fellow jobs on ResearchJobs.in.