AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS RECRUITMENT BOARD
KRISHI ANUSANDHAN BHAVAN-I, PUSA, NEW DELHI-110 012
Applications are invited from the Indian Nationals for various scientific posts under different
institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
List of enclosures: The following
documents/certificates to be
submitted along with the application
in the order given below:
(i) Crossed Demand Draft {to be
enclosed in horizontal
position} for Rs. 500/-, valid
for 6 (six) months, and drawn
in favour of SECRETARY,
ASRB payable at New Delhi
(India). For the candidates
abroad, the application fee
should be accompanied with a
crossed International Bank
Draft for US $ 20 drawn in
favour of SECRETARY, ASRB
payable at New Delhi (India).
However, the SC/ST/Women/
Physically Challenged
candidates are exempted from
paying the application fee.
(ii) Two envelopes (27 cm X 12
cm) {to be enclosed in vertical
position}. On the first
envelope, name of the post
with Advertisement No. & Item
no. may be given on the top of
the envelope while name of the
Forwarding Authority with
complete office address of the
candidate may be given in the
middle of the envelope. On the
second envelope, name of the
post with Advertisement No. &
Item No. may be given on the
top of the envelope while name
of the candidate and his/her
address for correspondence
(residential address) may be
given in the middle of the
envelope.
(iii) Self attested copies of Date
of Birth, M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degree certificates. (SC/ST/PH
candidates need to enclose self
attested copy of the caste/PH
certificate also).
(iv) Photographs at the
appropriate space(s) in the
application form.
(v) Application Form (use only
Application Form-2010 for
Direct Selection” as available
in MS-WORD format on the
ICAR/ASRB websites).
Application of the candidate in
any other format will be
summarily rejected.
(iv) “Certificate of Verification by
the Employer” as given in the
beginning of the application
form is also required to be sent
along with ‘Through Proper
Channel copy of application’,
failing which his/her candidature
for the post(s) concerned is
liable to be rejected.
Name of the posts with location
DIRECTOR
Pay Band: PB-4, Rs.75,000 (Fixed)
Age: The candidates must not have
attained the age of 60 years as on
14.2.2011.
National Institute of Abiotic Stress
Management, Baramati, Distt.
Pune (Maharashtra)
1. Director (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Agricultural Sciences including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) An
eminent scientist / teacher having at
least 8 years experience in the grade
of Principal Scientist (Rs.16400-
22400) (pre-revised) or in an
equivalent position out of which 3
years experience should be in
Research Management Position or in
an equivalent position or at least 6
years experience in any of the
following position:- (a) Heads of
Divisions at ICAR Institutes. (b)
Heads of Regional Stations of ICAR
Institutes. (c) Project Coordinator. (d)
Zonal Coordinator. (e) National
Coordinator, NAIP (f) Joint Directors
of Institutes other than IARI/IVRI/
NDRI/CIFE and NAARM OR
An eminent scientist having
proven record of scientific
contribution working in a reputed
organization/institute having at least
21 years experience in the relevant
subject, out of which 3 years
experience should be in a Research
Management Position or in an
equivalent position or at least 6 years
experience in any of the following
positions : (a) Heads of Divisions at
ICAR Institutes; (b) Heads of
Regional Stations of ICAR Institutes;
(c) Project Coordinator; (d) Zonal
Coordinator; (e) National Coordinator,
NAIP; (f) Joint Directors of Institutes
other than IARI/IVRI/NDRI/CIFE and
NAARM (iii) Evidence of contributions
to research / teaching / extension
education / agricultural management
as supported by published work
innovations.
Desirable: The candidate should
have demonstrated scientific
leadership and skill in research
management with a broad vision and
perspective of agricultural research
with specific reference to Abiotic
system.
(Note:- If a candidate has less
than 3 years experience in a research
management position and has
experience of working in position/s
listed at (ii) (a) to (f) then a weightage
equal to half of the service rendered
in position/s listed at (ii) (a) to (f) shall
be added to the candidate’s actual
RMP experience to determine
eligibility for these posts).
DIRECTOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR/
JOINT DIRECTOR
Pay Band: PB-4, Rs.37,400 67,000
+ RGP Rs.10,000
Age: The candidates must not have
attained the age of 60 years as on
14.2.2011.
Directorate of Oil Palm Research,
Pedavegi (A.P.)
2. Director (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Horticulture or
related Agriculture disciplines
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
At least 5 years experience as a
Scientist in the pay scale of
Rs.16400-20000 (pre-revised) or in
an equivalent position. OR
An eminent scientist having
proven record of scientific
contribution working in reputed
organization / Institute having at least
18 years experience in the relevant
subject. (iii) Evidence of contributions
to research / teaching / extension
education as supported by published
work /innovations.
Desirable: (i) Specialization in
Horticultural Crops with special
reference to plantation crops. (ii)
Experience in a Research
Management Position with evidence
of scientific leadership, vision/
perspective on agricultural research.
National Bureau of Agriculturally
Important Insects, Bangaluru
3. Director (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agricultural
Entomology / Plant Pathology /
Zoology / Entomology including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in item no. 2 above.
Desirable: (i) Specialization in the
field of Agriculturally Important
Insects. (ii) As in Desirable
Qualification (ii) of item no. 2 above.
Indian Institute of Spices
Research, Calicut (Kerala)
4. Director (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Horticulture or in
any branch of Agricultural Science
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in item no.2 above.
Desirable: (i) Specialization in
Horticulture / Plantation Crops and
research experience on Spices. (ii) As
in Desirable Qualification (ii) of item
no. 2 above.
Project Directorate on Cattle,
Meerut (U.P.)
5. Project Director (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Animal Breeding & Genetics / Animal
Nutrition / Animal Physiology / Animal
Reproduction / Livestock Production
Management including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no.2
above.
Desirable: (i) Specialization and
experience in Cattle Breeding and
production. (ii) As in Desirable
Qualification (ii) of item no. 2
above.
Indian Veterinary Research
Institute, Izatnagar (U.P.)
6. Joint Director, High Security
Animal Disease Laboratory,
Bhopal under IVRI, Izatnagar
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Veterinary
Virology / Veterinary Immunology /
Veterinary Bacteriology / Veterinary
Pathologyand VeterinaryEpidemology
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in item no. 2 above.
Desirable: (i) Specialization and
experience in animal disease with
special reference to development of
diagnostics and control measures. (ii)
As in Desirable Qualification (ii) of
item no. 2 above.
7. Joint Director (Academic)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Veterinary Science / Animal Sciences
including relevant basic sciences.
(ii) & (iii) As in item no. 2 above.
Desirable: (i) Specialization in
Animal Health / Animal Production
and experience of research and
teaching in livestock and poultry. (ii)
As in Desirable Qualification (ii) of
item no. 2 above.
HEAD OF DIVISION / PROJECT
COORDINATOR
Pay Band: PB-4, Rs.37,400 67,000
+ RGP Rs.10,000
Age: The candidates must not have
attained the age of 60 years as on
14-2-2011.
Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi
8. Head, IARI Regional Station,
Pune under IARI, New Delhi
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Agril. Sciences or any other subject
related to plant protection sciences /
Plant Pathology / Botany with
specialization in Plant Pathology
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
A Scientist in the pay scale of
(Rs.16400-20000) (pre-revised) or in
an equivalent position. OR 8 years
experience as a Senior Scientist
(Rs.12000-18300) (pre-revised) or in
an equivalent position. OR
An eminent scientist having
proven record of scientific
contribution working in a reputed
organization/institute having at
least 13 years experience in the
relevant subject. (iii) Evidence of
publications/ activities/contributions
to suggest that the candidate has a
broad vision/ perspective on
agricultural research.
Desirable: Specialization and
research experience in viral and / or
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mycoplasmal diseases particularly of
fruits and vegetables.
Central Arid Zone Research
Institute, Jodhpur
9. Head, Division of Agricultural
Engineering for Arid Productions
Systems (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Agricultural Engineering / Farm
Machinery & Power/Agricultural
Structures & Process Engineering
including relevant basic sciences.
(ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of Arid Zone
Research.
10. Head, CAZRI Regional
Research Station, Jaisalmer under
CAZRI, Jodhpur (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any discipline
related to Agricultural Sciences
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of Arid Zone
Research.
11. Head, CAZRI Regional
Research Station, Bikaner under
CAZRI, Jodhpur (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Agricultural Sciences including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of Arid Zone
Research.
Central Institute for Research on
Cotton Technology, Mumbai
12. Head, Division of Transfer
of Technology (One Post)
Qualifications Essential (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of pure
or Applied Sciences / Agricultural
Engineering / Textile Technology
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in transfer of technology
relating to post-harvest processing of
cotton including ginning, quality
testing, spinning, weaving, knitting,
chemical and biochemical
processing/finishing and cotton by
products utilization.
13. Head, Division of Quality
Evaluation & Improvement
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Physics / Textile
Physics / Fibre Science / Fibre
Technology / Biophysics including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience: (a) contribution to the
development and standardization of
test methods / instruments for cotton
textiles. (b) supervision of physical
testing of cotton.
National Institute of Research on
Jute & Allied Fibre Technology,
Kolkata
14. Head, Division of Chemical
& Biochemical Processing
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Textile Chemistry
/ Chemical Engineering / Chemistry /
Bio-Chemistry / Agricultural Structure
& Process Engineering including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization in quality
evaluation of fibres, BIS
specifications, experience in
designing and working of measuring
equipment/instruments in respect
of fibres specially Jute and Allied
Fibres, extraction and processing of
fibre.
15. Head, Division of Quality
Evaluation & Improvement
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree after M.Sc. / M.Tech.
in Physics / Chemistry / Bio-chemistry
/ Micro-biology / Instrumentation
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization in quality
evaluation of fibres, BIS
specifications, experience in
designing and working of measuring
equipment / instruments in respect
of fibres specially Jute and Allied
Fibres, extraction and processing of
fibre.
Indian Institute of Natural Resins
and Gums, Ranchi
16. Head, Division of Lac
Production (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agril. Entomology
/ Zoology / Botany / Plant breeding /
Agronomy / Genetics including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
working experience in the field of Lac
Crop Production with particular
reference to insect-host
management, mass culture and
biological control leaded to lac insect.
17. Head, Division of
Processing & Product
Development (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agricultural
Engineering / Chemical Engineering/
Polymer Engineering / Organic
Chemistry including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
above.
Desirable: Specialization &
relevant experience in process /
equipment design for agricultural
produce, Preferably, natural resins
and gums.
Indian Grassland & Fodder
Research Institute, Jhansi
18. Head, Division of Farm
Machinery & Post Harvest
Technology (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agricultural
Engineering / Farm Machinery and
Power including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of Design and
Development of Farm Machinery and
Post Harvest Processing.
19. Head, Division of Crop
Improvement (One Post)
Qualifications Essential : (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Breeding /
Genetics / Botany or allied disciplines
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience – The candidate should
have experience of working on forage
crops in the field of Crop
Improvement.
Indian Institute of Horticultural
Research, Bangalore
20. Head, Division of Plant
Pathology (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Pathology
including relevant basic sciences.
(ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
research experience in the field of
Plant Pathology related to
Horticultural Crops.
21. Head, Central Horticultural
Experiment Station, Bhubaneswar
under IIHR, Bangalore
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Horticulture or any
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Doctoral degree in any branch of
other branch of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Sciences including
including relevant basic sciences. (ii) relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
& (iii) As in item no. 8 above. in item no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization and Desirable: Specialization in the
research experience in the field of field of Soil & Water Conservation and
Horticultural Crops. Watershed Management.
Central Potato Research Institute, Indian Veterinary Research
Shimla Institute, Izatnagar (U.P.)
22. Head, Division of Crop 29. Head, Division of
Physiology, Bio-chemistry & Post Standardization (One Post)
Harvest Technology (One Post) Qualifications Essential: (i)
Qualifications Essential : (i) Doctoral degree in Veterinary
Doctoral degree in Crop Physiology Bacteriology and / or Virology
or Biochemistry / Microbiology / including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
Horticulture / Botany including & (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As Desirable: Specialization &
in item no. 8 above. experience in Veterinary
Desirable: Specialization and Standardization.
experience in Potato / Tuber Crop or 30. Head, Division of
Vegetable Crop. Parasitology (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Central Tuber Crops Research Doctoral degree in Veterinary
Institute, Thiruvananthapuram Parasitology including relevant basic
23. Head, Division of Crop sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
Production (One Post) above.
Qualifications Essential : (i) Desirable: Specialization &
Doctoral degree in Horticulture or experience in the field of Veterinary
Allied Sciences including relevant Parasitology.
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item 31. Head, Division of Veterinary
no. 8 above. Medicine (One Post)
Desirable: Specialization Qualifications Essential : (i)
and experience in Tropical Tuber Doctoral degree in Veterinary
Crops. Medicine including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi above.
Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora Desirable: Specialization &
24. Head, Division of Crop research experience in the field of
Production (One Post) Veterinary Medicine.
Qualifications Essential: (i) 32. Head, Division of Livestock
Doctoral degree in Agricultural Economics & Statistics
Chemistry / Agronomy / Soil Science (One Post)
/ Crop Physiology including relevant Qualifications Essential: (i)
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item Doctoral degree in Agricultural /
no. 8 above. Livestock Economics or Statistics or
Desirable: Specialization in hill Bio-statistics including relevant basic
farming, resource conservation and sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
wasteland management. above.
Desirable: Specialization &
Central Institute of Agricultural experience in the field of Agricultural
Engineering, Bhopal / Livestock Economics or Statistics or
25. Project Coordinator, Bio-statistics.
Renewable Sources of Energy for
Agriculture and Agro-based Central Inland Fisheries Research
Industries under CIAE, Bhopal Institute, Barrackpore
(One Post) 33. Head, CIFRI Regional
Qualifications Essential: (i) Centre, Guwahati under CIFRI,
Doctoral degree in Agricultural Barrackpore (One Post)
Engineering (with specialization in Qualifications Essential: (i)
Farm power & Machinery) / Doctoral degree in (a) Fisheries
Engineering including relevant basic Science or (b) Zoology /
sciences. (ii) As in item no. 8 above. Environmental Science / Statistics /
(iii) Evidence of contribution to Chemistry / Economics or related
research/teaching/extension subject with specialization in Inland
education as supported by published Fisheries Management including
work / innovations. relevant basic sciences. ii) & (iii) As
Desirable: Specialization and in item no. 8 above.
experience in the field of Agricultural Desirable: Experience in research
Energy and Power / Renewal sources work in fisheries / ecology population
of Energy (Solar, Wind, Biogas, dynamics / aquatic environment /
Biomass Producer gas, Bio-fuel etc.). biodiversity in inland waters viz rivers,
26. Head, Division of Irrigation estuaries, reservoirs & wetlands.
& Drainage Engineering
(One Post) Central Marine Fisheries Research
Qualifications Essential: (i) Institute, Cochin
Doctoral degree in Soil and Water 34. Head, Division of Fishery
Conservation Engineering / Resources Assessment
Agricultural Engineering including (One Post)
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As Qualifications Essential : (i)
in item no. 8 above. Doctoral degree in Statistics /
Desirable: Specialization in Agricultural Statistics / Agricultural
design of agro-processing machinery/ Economics / Fisheries Sciences /
food engineering / food quality & Aquaculture / Zoology / Marine
safely. Biology / Oceanography / Aquatic
Biology including relevant basic
National Bureau of Soil Survey & sciences. ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
Land Use Planning, Nagpur above.
27. Head, NBSS&LUP Regional Desirable: Specialization and
Centre, Jorhat under NBSS&LUP, research experience in Fisheries
Nagpur (One Post) Statistics / Agricultural Statistics / Fish
Qualifications Essential: (i) Population Dynamics and stock
Doctoral degree in Soil Science / assessment and relevant experience
Agril. Chemistry / Agronomy / in fisheries resources assessment.
Geography including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8 National Academy of Agricultural
above. Research Management,
Desirable: Specialization and Hyderabad
experience cognate to the job 35. Head, Division of
requirement (Soil Survey, Genesis, Information & Communication
Classifications, Soil-Land & Management (One Post)
Scape relationship, Land Use Qualifications Essential: (i)
Planning). Doctoral degree in any branch of
Agricultural and allied sciences
Central Soil & Water Conservation including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
Research & Training Institute, & (iii) As in item no. 8 above.
Dehradun Desirable: Experience in
28. Head, CSWCR&TI Regional Information Technology / Information
Centre, Koraput under CSWCR&TI, and Communication Management /
Dehradun (One Post) Computer Application and
Networking / Distance education.
Central Institute for Subtropical
Horticulture, Lucknow
36. Head, Division of Crop
Improvement & Biotechnology
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Horticulture,
Biotechnology, Plant Breeding / Allied
disciplines including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
above.
Desirable: Specialization &
experience in improvement including
technology or Bio-technology in
horticultural crops.
Indian Institute of Spices
Research, Calicut (Kerala)
37. Head, Division of Crop
Production (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Horticulture /
Agronomy / Soil Science / Plant
Physiology / Plant Biochemistry /
Organic Chemistry including relevant
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item
no. 8 above.
Desirable: Specialization &
experience in the field of production
technology of different Spices Crops.
Central Institute of Fisheries
Technology, Cochin
38. Head, Division of
Engineering (One Post)
Qualifications Essential : (i)
Doctoral degree in any branch of
Chemical / Mechanical / Electrical
Engineering / Instrument Technology
/ Naval Architecture / Agriculture
Engineering including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
above.
Desirable: Specialization &
experience in published work of high
quality in Research / Teaching with
specialization reference in any
branch of Chemical / Mechanical /
Technical / Electrical / Instrument
Technology and Naval Architecture
and Agricultural Engineering.
Central Soil Salinity Research
Institute, Karnal
39. Project Coordinator (Salt
Affected and Use of Saline Water
in Agriculture) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Soil Science /
Agronomy / Soil and Water
Engineering including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in item no. 8
above.
Desirable: Specialization &
experience of research work related
to salinity / irrigation water quality
problems in agriculture.
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST
Pay Band/Scale : PB-4, Rs.37,400-
67,000 + RGP Rs.10,000
AGE : The maximum age limit is 52
years as on 14.2.2011. There shall
be no age limit for the Council’s
employees.
Directorate of Maize Research,
New Delhi
40. Principal Scientist (Plant
Breeding) at Regional Maize
Research and Seed Production
Centre, Vishnupur, Begusarai
(Bihar) under DMR, New Delhi
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential:
(i) Doctoral degree in Genetics / Plant
Breeding including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) 10 years experience in
research / teaching / extension
education provided 3 years
experience is as a Senior Scientist
(Rs.12,000 – 18,300) (pre-revised) or
in an equivalent position. (iii)
Evidence of contribution to research
/ teaching / extension education as
supported by published work /
innovations.
Desirable: Specialization in the
field of Maize Breeding.
41. Principal Scientist (Plant
Breeding) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Breeding /
Genetics / Biotechnology including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
research experience in Maize
Breeding.
42. Principal Scientist
(Agronomy) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agronomy
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
research experience in Maize
Agronomy.
Directorate of Oilseeds Research,
Hyderabad
43. Principal Scientist (Plant
Pathology) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Pathology
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of oilseeds
research.
Indian Grassland & Fodder
Research Institute, Jhansi
44. Principal Scientist (Plant
Breeding) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Breeding /
Botany / Plant Breeding & Genetics /
Plant Biotechnology / Plant Breeding
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of Forage Crop
Breeding.
45. Principal Scientist (Plant
Breeding), IGFRI Regional
Research Station, Avikanagar
under IGFRI, Jhansi (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Breeding /
Genetics / Plant Breeding & Genetics
/ Botany with specialization in Plant
Biotechnology / Genetics / Plant
Biotechnology including relevant
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in
Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in Crop Improvement of
field crops.
ICAR Research Complex for NEH
Region, Umiam, Meghalaya
46. Principal Scientist
(Forestry) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Forestry / Botany
/ Agro-forestry including relevant
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in
Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: (i) Experience in
Integrated agro-forestry based
research in hills. (ii) Experience in
Farming system research.
Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi
Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora
(U.K.)
47. Principal Scientist (Plant
Breeding) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Breeding /
Genetics including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in Essential
Qualification No. (ii) & (iii) of item No.
40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in hill crops.
Central Institute of Agricultural
Engineering, Bhopal
48. Principal Scientist (Farm
Machinery & Power) (Three Posts)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Farm machinery
& Power including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in Essential
Qualification No. (ii) & (iii) of item No.
40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in Farm
Machinery & Power.
49. Principal Scientist
(Agricultural Structures & Process
Engineering) (Two Posts)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agricultural
Structures & Process Engineering /
Food Engineering including relevant
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in
Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in
Agricultural Structure & Process
Engineering / Food Engineering.
50. Principal Scientist
(Biochemistry – Plant Science)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Biochemistry
(Plant Science) including relevant
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in
Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in Food
Biochemistry / Soybased Food.
Central Research Institute for
Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
51. Principal Scientist
(Agricultural Meteorology)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agricultural
Meteorology / Meteorology / Agril.
Physics with specialization in
Agricultural Meteorology including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in research in the field of
Agricultural Meteorology.
Central Institute of Fisheries
Education, Mumbai
52. Principal Scientist (Fish &
Fishery Science) at Centre located
at Rohtak (Haryana) under CIFE,
Mumbai (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Fish & Fisheries
Science / Aquaculture / Zoology (with
specialization in Fishery Science) /
Biological Oceanography / Marine
Biology including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in Essential
Qualification No. (ii) & (iii) of item No.
40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
relevant experience in teaching /
research in Fish & Fishery Science
with special reference to enhanced
fisheries, fisheries co-management /
aquaculture for rural communities,
etc.
Central Avian Research Institute,
Izatnagar
53. Principal Scientist (Animal
Genetics & Breeding)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Animal Genetics
& Breeding / Poultry Science with
specialization in Poultry Breeding
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in
Poultry Breeding.
54. Principal Scientist (Animal
Genetics & Breeding) at
Bhubaneswar Centre of CARI,
Izatnagar (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in poultry science
with specialization in Poultry
Breeding/Animal Genetics & Breeding
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in
Poultry / Duck Breeding.
Project Directorate for Farming
System Research, Modipuram,
Meerut (U.P.)
55. Principal Scientist (Soil
Chemistry / Soil Fertility)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Soil Science (Soil
Chemistry / Soil Fertility) including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Hands on experience
of handling sophisticated instruments
related to soil fertility and modeling.
56. Principal Scientist
(Agricultural Economics)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Agricultural
Economics including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in Essential
Qualification No. (ii) & (iii) of item No.
40 above.
Desirable: Experience related to
socio-economic aspects of Farming
Systems Research.
57. Principal Scientist
(Agronomy) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
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Doctoral degree in Agronomy
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in farming systems
research.
58. Principal Scientist
(Agronomy – AICRP on ECF)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in relevant subject
of Agronomy including relevant basic
sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in Essential
Qualification No. (ii) & (iii) of item No.
40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in the field of copping /
farming system research on
cultivator’s field.
Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries
Research, Bhimtal, Nainital
59. Principal Scientist (Fish &
Fisheries Science) (Two Posts)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Fisheries /
Zoology/Aquatic Biology/Bio-Sciences
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in Fish
& Fisheries Science.
Indian Institute of Soil Science,
Bhopal
60. Principal Scientist (Soil
Chemistry / Fertility / Microbiology)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Soil Science / Soil
Science & Agricultural Chemistry
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
experience in Soil Chemistry / Fertility
/ Microbiology related to soil health
and nutrient management.
Central Institute of Post Harvest
Technology, Ludhiana
61. Principal Scientist
(Microbiology – Plant Science)
(One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Microbiology
(Plant Science) including relevant
basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As in
Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization and
relevant experience in different
processes and equipment evolved in
Post Harvest Management of farm
produce.
Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard
Research, Bharatpur
62. Principal Scientist (Plant
Breeding) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Plant Breeding
including relevant basic sciences. (ii)
& (iii) As in Essential Qualification No.
(ii) & (iii) of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in the
field of oilseed crop improvement
preferably rapeseed-mustard.
Directorate of Research on Women
in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar
63. Principal Scientist
(Livestock Production & Coordinators will be filled up on
Management) (One Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i)
Doctoral degree in Livestock
Production & Management including
relevant basic sciences. (ii) & (iii) As
in Essential Qualification No. (ii) & (iii)
of item No. 40 above.
Desirable: Specialization in
production and management of Dairy
Animals and Small Ruminants.
IMPORTANT NOTE
1. (a) Incomplete Application Forms
are liable to be rejected. (b) The
application form complete in all
respects should reach the
Secretary, ASRB by the closing
date. Application forms received
after the closing date will not be
entertained. (c) In case a
candidate anticipates delay in
forwarding of his/her
application form ‘Through
Proper Channel’, he/she must
send an ‘Advance Copy’ of the
application form to the
SECRETARY, ASRB, KAB-I,
Pusa, New Delhi-110012 on or
before the closing date.
However, at the same time the
candidate should strive for
getting the ‘Through Proper
Channel’ copy of his/her
application sent to ASRB
through his/her Forwarding
Authority within a fortnight after
the closing date since receipt of
‘Through Proper Channel’ copy
of the application of the
candidate in ASRB is a must,
and non receipt of the same
may result in rejection of his/her
candidature/application for the
post concerned.
2. It may be ensured by the
candidate that his/her
application(s) forwarded to the
Board by their employer/
forwarding authority should carry
a vigilance clearance certificate,
indicating the details of imposition
of major/minor penalties, if any,
during the last ten years. It may
further be noted that the
application of the candidate is
duly verified/signed by the
Forwarding Authority/
Competent Authority, failing
which application is liable to be
rejected.
3. The retirement age for all the
scientific posts is 62 years. The
RMP/HOD posts will be filled up
for a tenure of 5 (five) years.
However, the posts of Senior
Scientists / Programme
permanent basis.
4. The candidate selected for
appointment to the posts in Animal
Science disciplines and
possessing degree in Veterinary
Science/Veterinary Science and
Animal Husbandry followed by
Masters and Doctoral degree in
the relevant discipline will also be
entitled to Non Practicing
Allowance (NPA) as admissible
under the rules from time to time
subject to the fulfillment of
conditions of entitlement for the
same as prescribed by the
Council.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF
APPLICATIONS IN
AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS
RECRUITMENT BOARD IS
14.02.2011 (For applications posted
from abroad and from the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep,
Minicoy and Amindivi islands, States/
Union Territories in the North-Eastern
Region, Ladakh Division of J & K
State, Sikkim, Pangi, Sub-division of
Chamba, Lahul and Spiti Districts of
Himachal Pradesh, the last date for
receipt of application will be
28.02.2011).
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Applications Forms (Application
Form-2010 for Direct Selection),
and other relevant documents /
details can be downloaded from
websites – http:/www.icar.org.in
and http:/www.asrb.org.in. The
same can also be provided to the
candidate on his/her request to the
Secretary, Agricultural
Scientists Recruitment Board,
Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan I,
Pusa, New Delhi – 110012.
2. For each post, separate
application form, separate fee,
separate ‘No Objection Certificate’
and separate ‘Vigilance Clearance
Certificate’ are required to be sent
to ASRB. No two applications
should be tied together.
3. Application fee is to be remitted
by way of Demand Draft only. The
candidate should, on the back of
the Crossed Demand Draft,
indicate his/her name, address,
name of the post, advertisement
number and item number. It may
be noted that no other means of
payment of the application fee
is acceptable, i.e. the
application fee paid by way of
Indian Postal Orders/Money
Orders etc. will not be accepted.
The application form not
accompanied with the
application fee will be rejected.
The date of Demand Draft (DD)
should not be prior to the date
of the issue of the
advertisement in the
Newspapers and it should be
valid for a period of six months.
DD valid for three months will
not be accepted.
4. The prescribed essential
qualifications are minimum and
possessing of same does not
entitle candidates to be called for
interview. The candidates who
qualify on screening of
applications as per Score Card
System adopted by the ASRB for
assessing relative merit of
candidates on the basis of
educational qualifications,
experience, research work,
publications, awards etc. will only
be called for interview. As such the
candidates are advised to fill Part
B of the Application Form carefully
and each and every column of
application should be filled up
accurately because marks will be
awarded on the basis of
information furnished by them in
each column. For filling up of
entries relating to publications/
other publications (Sl. No. K and
L of the application form)
candidates may also refer
to NAAS Website
(www.naasindia.org).
5. (i) As per ICAR Instructions,
applications of scientist holding
RM Positions for another
equivalent Research
Management Position (RMP)
under ICAR system may be
forwarded after he/she has
rendered two years service in the
existing RMP Post held by him/
her. However, the scientists not
holding RMP post may apply any
time for equivalent posts involving
research management. However,
this provision will not be applicable
to incumbents of the posts of
Directors of IARI/IVRI/NDRI/CIFE/
NAARM, DDGs and ND, NAIP.
Scientists working in higher
grades may not be allowed to
apply for a position involving
research management but
carrying a lower scale of pay even
if the advertisement mentions
about granting of higher scale of
pay to specially qualified
candidates. (ii) As per ICAR
instructions, the Head of Division/
Regional Station of the Institute
will not be permitted to join or
apply for another equivalent
position within ICAR or outside,
during the first four years of his/
her tenure.
6. Short-listed candidates must
appear for personal interview at
such place as may be fixed by the
ASRB. Further, summoning of
candidates for interview conveys
no assurance whatsoever that
they will be selected. Appointment
orders to selected candidate(s)
will be issued by Indian Council of
Agricultural Research.
7. Higher initial pay may be
recommended by the ASRB for
specially qualified and
experienced candidates for all the
posts.
8. No TA/DA will be paid to the in-
service candidates called for
interview.
9. Crucial date for determining the
age limit/educational
qualifications/experience etc. in
respect of the candidates is
14-2-2011 .
10.ASRB do not enter into
correspondence with the
candidates about reasons for their
non-selection for interview/
appointment.
11. The option to communicate/reply
in Hindi in the interview exists in
the Board.
12.Canvassing in any form will
disqualify a candidate.
Note:
In case of any discrepancy,
English version of the
advertisement appearing in the
Employment News/ICAR and
ASRB Websites will be treated as
final.