CSIR-NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE

NEHRU MARG, NAGPUR 440 020

ENGAGEMENT OF PROJECT STAFF THROUGH ONLINE INTERVIEW

ADVERTISEMENT NO.: RECRUIT_V4_4A_EIA_24012025

Applications from eligible & interested candidates are invited for engagement of R & D project staff via
ONLINE INTERVIEW for the following positions on a purely temporary basis under the Project,
“Sustainability Analysis for the Proposed Expansion of Surjagarh Iron Ore Mine and Implementation
of Ore Beneficiation Unit at Konsari, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, (CNP-2970)”, tenable at CSIR-NEERI
Nagpur.

Place of Posting: CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur

Upper Monthly
Sr. Name of the Essential
Job Requirement Age Emoluments
No. Position Qualification
Limit (in ₹)
2 Senior Project Associate
2.3 Senior – PAT Ph.D. Zoology/ Field work, data 40 Rs.42,000/- +
Botany/ Forestry/ collection, HRA
*Number of post: 01 Environmental sample analysis,
Science physicochemical
(*Anticipated and
vacancies may vary AND microbiological
up to 3 nos. characteristics of
depending on the 2 Years’ experience soil and water,
availability of funds. in Research and data compilation,
Candidate will be Development in
and assistance in
taken from waiting Relevant Subjects
report
list) preparation

Mode of Selection: Selection will be done on the basis of online Interview (through MS Team/Skype/
etc.) Date of interview will be notified separately in www.neeri.res.in website.

1. The above positions are purely temporary and co-terminus with the aforementioned projects. The
engagement in these projects will not confer any right implicit or explicit on the candidate for
consideration regularization against any CSIR/CSIR - NEERI post(s). Moreover, under no
circumstances the tenure of project staff who have served CSIR-NEERI or any other
laboratories/Institutes of CSIR under contract R&D projects would be allowed to exceed Six or Seven
years as the case may be as per clause no. 1.6/1.7 of CSIR OM No. 5-1(342)/2017-PD Dated
02.09.2024 as amended from time to time.
2. Upper age limit shall be reckoned as on the last date of receipt of applications
3. Candidates are not required to pay any application fees.
4. Only those candidates who have acquired the essential qualification & result has been declared
(should have at least provisional certificate) are eligible to apply for a particular position.
5. Result awaited /Final semester appeared or Ph. D submitted candidates are not eligible to apply for
the position where such minimum essential qualification requirement is mandatory.
6. Final semester and result awaited candidates are not allowed to appear for the interview.
7. Experience, where required, will be counted from the date after acquiring minimum educational
qualification. Dissertation/ Thesis work done during academic period will not be counted as
experience.
8. Time spent in acquiring higher qualification will not be counted as an experience over essential
qualification.
9. Mere fulfilling of minimum qualification does not confer any right in a candidate for being called for
interview. If large number of applications received, preference will be given to the candidates under
the criteria adopted by the Screening Committee.
10. The shortlisted candidates may be invited for the online interview, information will be uploaded on the
website/ portal. (applicable only for online interview)
11. No upgradation of the project staff shall be done in same or new project. However, candidates have
to apply fresh, and if shortlisted, may have to appear for the interview.
12. CSIR-NEERI reserves the right to cancel or withdraw the offer of engagement in case of any
discrepancy found, in the candidature of any empaneled candidate at any stage.
13. The selected candidates are expected to join within time frame mentioned in the offer letter from the
date of receiving offer letter of appointment, after completion of pre-appointment formalities like
medical examination, character verification etc.
14. Engagement under the new project would be made only after the acceptance of the resignation from
the previous project by the competent authority.
15. Engagement of project staff will depend on the project tenure/requirement, which may be extended
or curtailed depending on the duration of the Project/desired level performance or conduct of the
incumbent, as the case may be.
16. The engagement of project staff may be terminated at any time without assigning any reasons, by
giving a one-month notice. In case, the person desires to leave the assignment, he/she may also do
so by giving one-month notice or payment of one-month remuneration in lieu of, which can be
condoned/ curtailed at the discretion of the Competent Authority.
17. The project staff shall have to make their own arrangement for accommodation during their tenure in
the project. However, HRA shall be admissible as per applicable rules.
18. The offer letter shall be issued to the candidate initially for a period for which funds are available.
19. A review committee will assess the performance of the project staff and recommend for their
extension, if required, subject to the availability of funds in the project.
20. CSIR guidelines for the Ethics in Research and in Governance, as made applicable vide CSIR OM
No. 30/GB/2019-MD dated February 28, 2020 and amended from time to time shall apply.
21. No TA will be paid to the candidates for appearing in the interview in case of offline interviews.
22. Other terms & conditions will be governed as per guidelines issued by the funding agency/ CSIR-
NEERI for the engagement of the Project Staff as amended from time to time.
23. The relaxation in the age limit for the candidates belonging to the category of SC/ST/PwBD/Women
and other category of OBC shall be 05 years and 03 years respectively as per Govt. of India
instructions issued in this regard from time to time.
24. House rent allowance or HRA payable shall be as per the extant Government of India rules as
applicable to CSIR employees.
25. In case of Project Associates (PAT-I & PAT-II), if a selected candidate qualifies the CSIR UGC/NET
examination after his / her appointment, he/she can be considered for the payment of higher
emoluments subject to the availability of provision for the same and availability of funds in the Project
along with the specific recommendation of PI which are duly endorsed by BDPM -5B (Head PME)
and Finance and after the approval of Director /DG, CSIR (as the case may be)

Dr. Sharda Kosankar