CSIR TKDL Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 50 Senior Project Associate, Project Associate Posts 9 hours ago

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CSIR TKDL Project Associate Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details 

Here, you can find the position wise vacancies detail of each position open under CSIR TKDL Project Associate Recruitment 2026 notification. You can find here the number of vacancies, qualification, age limit and pay scale. The complete eligibility criteria of each position open under CSIR TKDL is given below.

Senior Project Associate (Information Technology) - TKD3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT or MCA with 3 years R&D experience; OR M.E./M.Tech in CS/IT with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate - I (Information Technology) - TKJ3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT or MCA from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Information Technology-Data Science) - TKC3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT/AI/ML/Data Science/Electronics or MCA from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Information Technology-Data Science) - TKH3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT/AI/ML/Data Science/Electronics or MCA from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Information Technology) - TKL3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT or MCA from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Information Technology) - TKS3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT or MCA from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Information Technology) - TKP3901

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT or MCA from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Senior Project Associate (Ayurveda) - TKD3902

• No. of Vacancies: 2

• Qualification: BAMS (Ayurveda) with 3 years R&D experience; OR MD (Ayurveda) with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate - I (Ayurveda) - TKD3903

• No. of Vacancies: 2

• Qualification: BAMS (Ayurveda) from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Ayurveda) - TKJ3902

• No. of Vacancies: 3

• Qualification: BAMS (Ayurveda) from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Unani) - TKH3902

• No. of Vacancies: 4

• Qualification: BUMS (Unani) from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate - I (Unani) - TKS3902

• No. of Vacancies: 3

• Qualification: BUMS (Unani) from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Senior Project Associate (Sowa Rigpa) - TKL3902

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Sowa Rigpa medicine with 3 years R&D experience; OR MD (Sowa Rigpa) with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate I (Sowa Rigpa) - TKL3903

• No. of Vacancies: 2

• Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Sowa Rigpa medicine from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Project Associate I (Sowa Rigpa) - TKP3902

• No. of Vacancies: 3

• Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Sowa Rigpa medicine from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Senior Project Associate (Siddha) - TKC3902

• No. of Vacancies: 3

• Qualification: BSMS (Siddha) with 3 years R&D experience; OR MD (Siddha) with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate I (Siddha) - TKC3903

• No. of Vacancies: 8

• Qualification: BSMS (Siddha) from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Senior Project Associate (Patent) - TKD3904

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: Master's degree in Chemical/Biological Sciences/Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics with 3 years R&D experience; OR Doctoral Degree in Chemical/Biological Science with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate - I (Patent) - TKD3905

• No. of Vacancies: 3

• Qualification: Master's degree in Chemical/Biological Sciences/Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Senior Project Associate (Patent) - TKH3903

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: Master's degree in Chemical/Biological Sciences/Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics with 3 years R&D experience; OR Doctoral Degree in Chemical/Biological Science with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate - I (Patent) - TKH3904

• No. of Vacancies: 4

• Qualification: Master's degree in Chemical/Biological Sciences/Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

Senior Project Associate (Sanskrit) - TKD3906

• No. of Vacancies: 1

• Qualification: Master's degree in Sanskrit with 3 years R&D experience; OR Doctoral Degree in Sanskrit with 2 years R&D experience

• Age Limit: 40 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 42,000/- + HRA

Project Associate - I (Yoga) - TKD3907

• No. of Vacancies: 2

• Qualification: Master's Degree in Yoga from recognized University

• Age Limit: 35 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women as per CSIR/Govt. rules)

• Pay Scale: Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (others)

CSIR TKDL Project Associate Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must fulfil the essential and other stipulated criteria as on 12-10-2026. Candidates who are in the final semester or whose results are awaited are not eligible. Mere fulfilment of the minimum qualification does not confer any right to be called for interview, and candidature is purely provisional. Post-wise qualifications are given below.

Information Technology (TKD3901, TKJ3901, TKC3901, TKH3901, TKL3901, TKS3901, TKP3901)

• TKD3901 (Senior Project Associate, IT): Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent, or MCA, with three years' experience in R&D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organisations and scientific activities and services; OR ME/M.Tech in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent with two years' experience in R&D in the same settings.

• TKD3901 Experience: Core Java and above, advanced Java, J2EE, SQL queries, implementing MVC architecture using Spring and Hibernate frameworks, Postgres database, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, JDBC and RESTful; exposure to JBoss and Tomcat servers; familiarity with IDEs such as NetBeans/Eclipse; proficiency in SQL coding using procedures/functions, cursors, triggers and packages; understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. Knowledge of data science applications is an added advantage. OR proficiency in engineering, administering and managing multiple relational database flavours (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) including database migration.

• TKC3901 and TKH3901 (Project Associate-I, IT-Data Science): Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science/Information Technology/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Data Science/Electronics or equivalent, or MCA.

• TKC3901 and TKH3901 Desirable skills: Proficiency in one or more of Core Java, J2EE, EJB; strong knowledge of Python, SQL, machine learning, and data analysis and visualization tools; understanding of statistical modelling and predictive analytics; familiarity with cloud platforms and big data technologies; good communication and problem-solving skills.

• TKJ3901, TKL3901, TKS3901 and TKP3901 (Project Associate-I, IT): Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent, or MCA.

• TKJ3901, TKL3901, TKS3901 and TKP3901 Desirable skills: Proficiency in one or more of Core Java, J2EE, EJB, Enterprise Java, Spring, Jasper Reports, Struts, Hibernate, Maven, REST, SOAP and an IDE such as Eclipse/NetBeans/IntelliJ IDEA, with working knowledge of relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL); OR proficiency in installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of RHEL7 or above, nginx and Apache Tomcat, with knowledge of RHEL OS upgradation, performance tuning, licensing, patching, vulnerability remediation, Java-based web servers, server hardening and server backups.

Ayurveda, Unani, Sowa Rigpa and Siddha

• TKD3902 (Senior Project Associate, Ayurveda): BAMS (Ayurveda) or equivalent with three years' experience in R&D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organisations and scientific activities and services; OR MD (Ayurveda) or equivalent with two years' experience in the same. Candidates with proficiency in Sanskrit or Malayalam will be preferred.

• TKD3903 and TKJ3902 (Project Associate-I, Ayurveda): BAMS (Ayurveda) from a recognized University or equivalent.

• TKH3902 and TKS3902 (Project Associate-I, Unani): BUMS (Unani) from a recognized University or equivalent. Candidates with proficiency in Arabic and/or Persian will be preferred.

• TKL3902 (Senior Project Associate, Sowa Rigpa): Bachelor's degree in Sowa Rigpa medicine or equivalent with three years' experience in R&D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organisations and scientific activities and services; OR MD (Sowa Rigpa) or equivalent with two years' experience in the same.

• TKL3903 and TKP3902 (Project Associate-I, Sowa Rigpa): Bachelor's degree in Sowa Rigpa medicine from a recognized University or equivalent.

• TKC3902 (Senior Project Associate, Siddha): BSMS (Siddha) or equivalent with three years' experience in R&D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organisations and scientific activities and services; OR MD (Siddha) or equivalent with two years' experience in the same.

• TKC3903 (Project Associate-I, Siddha): BSMS (Siddha) from a recognized University or equivalent.

Patent, Sanskrit and Yoga

• TKD3904 and TKH3903 (Senior Project Associate, Patent): Master's degree in Chemical or Biological Sciences/Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics or equivalent with three years' experience in R&D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organisations and scientific activities and services; OR Doctoral degree in Chemical or Biological Science or equivalent with two years' experience in the same. Desirable: experience in patent analytics/informatics or PG Diploma in IPR, and good written and oral skills in English.

• TKD3905 and TKH3904 (Project Associate-I, Patent): Master's degree in Chemical or Biological Sciences/Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics or equivalent. Desirable: proficiency in patent analytics/informatics or PG Diploma in IPR, and good written and oral skills in English.

• TKD3906 (Senior Project Associate, Sanskrit): Master's degree in Sanskrit or equivalent with three years' experience in R&D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organisations and scientific activities and services; OR Doctoral degree in Sanskrit or equivalent with two years' experience in the same. Desirable: knowledge of traditional medical texts and familiarity with medical terms including diseases, plant names, etc.

• TKD3907 (Project Associate-I, Yoga): Master's degree in Yoga from a recognized University or equivalent.

Other Requirements

• Preference will be given to candidates with proficiency in applicable languages, and working knowledge of computers and commonly used software.

• Candidates who are currently employed must furnish a no-objection certificate from the current employer at the time of joining.

Salary/Stipend

The monthly emoluments for CSIR TKDL Project Associate Recruitment 2026 depend on the post and the qualifying exams cleared by the candidate:

• Senior Project Associate: Rs. 42,000/- per month + HRA

• Project Associate-I: Rs. 31,000/- per month + HRA for candidates who have qualified (a) a National Eligibility Test - CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE, or (b) a selection process through national level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions

• Project Associate-I (others): Rs. 25,000/- per month + HRA for candidates who do not fall under the above category

• The engagement is purely temporary and on contract basis, initially up to 31 March 2027 and up to a maximum of 31 March 2031, co-terminus with the project.

Age Limit (as on 12-10-2026)

The age limits are as follows. These limits are relaxable for candidates of statutory groups as per CSIR/Government of India rules (SC/ST/OBC/PwD/woman, as per the notification).

• Senior Project Associate: Maximum 40 years

• Project Associate-I: Maximum 35 years

• Minimum Age: Not specified in the notification

CSIR TKDL Project Associate Application Fee

Here is the complete information about CSIR TKDL Project Associate Recruitment 2026 application fee. We advise the candidates that read the rules, methods and guidelines in the official notification before any payment of the application fee.

CSIR TKDL Project Associate Selection Process

The detailed selection procedure has been mentioned in the official notification of CSIR TKDL Project Associate Recruitment 2026. But we are giving you here the short summary of the selection procedure. The candidates are advised to refer to official notification for selection procedure.

Selection Procedure:

• Candidates will be required to appear for a Written Test at the respective posting locations on the dates and times specified for each post code.

• Results of the written test will be declared on the same day.

• Shortlisted candidates will be called for an Interview, which will be conducted in hybrid mode (offline and online), either on the day of the written test or on another day as informed after the written test.

• If the Committee desires, candidates will be asked to give their interviews in person and will be informed accordingly.

• Candidates are requested to wait after their written test for results/instructions unless informed otherwise.

• Mere fulfilling of minimum qualification does not confer any right to a candidate for being called for interview.

• Candidates who are in the final semester or whose results are awaited will not be eligible.

CSIR TKDL Project Associate How to Apply

Here is the complete procedure to apply for CSIR TKDL Project Associate Recruitment 2026. The candidates should read the complete procedure to apply in the official notification from the links given below.

The application procedure for is not fully online. Candidates are advised to follow the detailed instructions given below.

1. Visit the official website www.csir.res.in and fill up the online application form.

2. Candidates wishing to apply for more than one post must apply separately for each position.

3. Fill all details related to educational qualification, statutory category, experience, etc.

4. Upload scanned copies of original documents: (i) Educational Qualifications (matriculation onwards); (ii) Age proof; (iii) Statutory Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS); (iv) Experience certificate, if any; (v) List of Publications/Patents, if any; (vi) Detailed biodata.

5. Submit the application on or before 12 October 2026, 5:00 PM.

6. After submission, note the generated application number for future correspondence.

7. Incomplete applications or applications received through any other mode will not be accepted.

CSIR TKDL Project Associate Important Links

• Apply Online: Click here

• Official Notification PDF: Click here

• Official Website: Click here