ICAR IIHR Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 15 Young Professional, Field Assistant and More Posts

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• Updated November 13, 2026 11:17 AM
• by J Nandhini

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Vacancy Details

• The notice prints "01 Post" for each of Items 3 to 17, which makes 15 posts. Items 1 and 2 (Senior Research Fellow, NICRA) do not state a number of posts. The vacancies may increase or decrease as per the requirement of the Institute.
• By post, the numbered posts are: Senior Research Fellow 3 (Items 9, 12 and 14, plus Items 1 and 2), Young Professional II 10, Young Professional I 1 and Field Assistant 1.

Age Limit

• The application form asks for the candidate's age as on the closing date of the advertisement. The notice does not mention any category-wise age relaxation. Candidates should check the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility of each post.

How to Apply for ICAR-IIHR Recruitment 2026

• Fill in the application in the prescribed proforma (Application Format) attached to the advertisement. Affix a recent passport size photograph and sign it.
• Write the Item No. and the Name of the Post clearly on the application and on the envelope. Without them, the application is likely to be rejected.
• Enclose attested copies of educational/technical qualifications, the experience certificate and the documents listed below.
• Prepare a separate application for each post you apply for. Do not tie two applications together.
• If you are presently engaged at ICAR-IIHR, attach the No Objection Certificate signed by the PI of your project, in the format given with the application.
• Send the application so that it reaches the Office of the Establishment Section, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560 089, by 25 November 2026, 05:30 PM.
• Email applications will not be accepted. Online applications are liable to be rejected. Applications received after the due date, for whatever reason including postal delays, will not be entertained.

Documents named in the notice

• Application form
• SSLC Marks Card/Date of Birth certificate proof
• SC/ST/OBC Certificate, if any
• Degree certificates and marks cards; attested NET certificate if NET qualified
• Experience certificate (attach documents if employed)
• First page of the publications, if any (refereed journals only)

Selection and Interview

• Selection is through a Personal Interview. The applications received will be screened, and only the shortlisted candidates will undergo a Panel/Personal Interview. The list of eligible candidates for the interview will be displayed on the ICAR-IIHR website, and no separate call letters will be sent. Any change to the selection or the interview schedule will be notified on the Institute's website only.
• Interview for Item Nos. 01 to 09: 15 December 2026 (tentative)
• Interview for Item Nos. 10 to 17: 16 December 2026 (tentative)
• Venue: ICAR-IIHR campus, Bengaluru. Interviews start from 10.00 A.M.
• Reporting: be present at the Institute Campus by 8:30 AM, as per your Item No. Late candidates will not be allowed to attend the interview.
• Bring: all Educational/Technical Qualification certificates, Date of Birth and Experience certificates in original, and two recent passport size photographs. Candidates without original or provisional Educational Qualification Certificates will not be allowed to attend the interview.
• No TA/DA will be paid for SRF & YPs attending the interview.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• The positions are purely temporary and co-terminus with the project. ICAR/IIHR will have no liabilities whatsoever for absorption at the Institute.
• Only candidates who can join duty within one month from the date of issue of the appointment order need to apply.
• Applications that are not in the prescribed proforma, incomplete, unsigned, without the project name, or without a photo and Item No. are liable to be rejected.
• The Director, ICAR-IIHR reserves the right to fill up all the posts or any of them without assigning any reasons.
• A wait-listed candidate in the Reserve Panel may be engaged for another project with the approval of the Competent Authority.
• The number of vacancies may increase or decrease on the basis of the requirements of upcoming projects, if any.
• For clarifications about the advertisement, the notice gives the phone number 080-23086100 (516).

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Q1. How many vacancies are there in ICAR-IIHR Recruitment 2026?

• The notice lists 17 items. Items 3 to 17 each have 01 post, which makes 15 posts. Items 1 and 2 (Senior Research Fellow, NICRA) do not state a number of posts.

Q3. What qualification is needed for Young Professional II?

• Each Young Professional II item requires an M.Sc. in a specified subject, for example M. Sc. Floriculture for Item 11. Item 10 accepts M Tech/MSc Bioinformatics Or MSc (Agri) Plant Biotechnology.

Q4. What is the age limit?

• For Senior Research Fellow, the age limit is 35 years for men and 40 years for women. For Young Professional I, Young Professional II and Field Assistant, it is 21 to 45 years.

Q5. What is the salary for ICAR-IIHR Young Professional and SRF posts?

• Young Professional II gets Rs. 42,000/- PM (Consolidated) and Young Professional I gets Rs.30,000/- PM (Consolidated). Senior Research Fellow gets Rs. 37,000/- PM + HRA, except Item 9 (Rs. 42,000/- PM + 27% HRA) and Item 14 (Rs. 42,000/- PM + HRA from the 3rd year).