CHF CAU Project Associate-I Recruitment 2026 — Email Application by 16 November (NMPB Project, Pasighat; Pay ₹31,000 + HRA)

CHF CAU Project Associate-I Recruitment 2026 — Email Application by 16 November (NMPB Daruharidra Project, Pasighat; Pay ₹31,000 + HRA)

The College of Horticulture and Forestry (CHF), Central Agricultural University (Imphal) — Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh — has opened one Project Associate-I (PAT-I) post in its Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities under the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)-funded project "Conservation and Sustainable Production of Elite Genotypes of Berberis aristata DC. (Daruharidra) through Tissue Culture" (Advt No. CHF/CAU/BSH/NMPB-BA/Project/2026/3871, notice dated 5 November 2026). Applications are submitted by email on or before 16 November 2026 (Monday) using the proforma printed in the notice. The engagement is purely temporary and contractual, co-terminus with the project (initially one year, extendable). Pay is ₹31,000 + HRA for CSIR-UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET or GATE-qualified candidates and ₹25,000 + HRA for others.

CHF CAU Project Associate-I 2026 — Overview

• Official Notification PDF (university domain): CHF CAU PAT-I Advertisement — CHF/CAU/BSH/NMPB-BA/Project/2026/3871
• Central Agricultural University: cau.ac.in · CHF: chfcau.org.in
• The notice specifies no application fee.
• NET or GATE is not part of the essential qualification — it only determines the pay rate.

Pay and Tenure

• The position is purely temporary, contractual and co-terminus with the project — initial engagement for one year, extendable on performance and project requirement.
• The selected candidate has no claim for regular appointment or absorption in CAU.

How to Apply — Email Application by 16 November 2026

• Fill the application form in the prescribed proforma (printed on pages 3–4 of the notice): general information, educational qualifications from 10th standard onwards (including NET, if any), experience, research papers and professional achievements, and other relevant information.
• Paste a recent passport-size photograph, duly signed, on the form and sign the declaration with place and date.
• Attach: self-attested copies of educational qualifications; experience certificates (if any); research papers and professional achievements; NOC from the employer for currently employed candidates.
• Email the completed application with documents to the addresses given in the notice on or before 16 November 2026 (Monday).
• Bring the original certificates at the time of interview.

Selection and Interview

• Selection is based on academic performance, experience and interview performance.
• The interview date and time will be communicated separately to shortlisted candidates by email.
• Shortlisted candidates must bring the duly filled proforma, self-attested photocopies and original certificates to the interview.
• No TA/DA is paid for attending the interview.
• The Competent Authority may cancel or postpone the interview or change the number of posts without assigning any reason; canvassing in any form leads to disqualification; false/incomplete information voids candidature without notice.

CHF CAU Project Associate-I 2026 — FAQs

• How many vacancies are there? One Project Associate-I (PAT-I) post under the NMPB-funded Berberis aristata tissue-culture project at CHF CAU, Pasighat.
• What is the last date to apply? 16 November 2026 (Monday), by email with the prescribed proforma and documents.
• What is the qualification? M.Sc. in Agriculture Biotechnology / Molecular Biology & Biotechnology / Plant Biotechnology / Life Sciences; Plant Tissue Culture experience is desirable.
• What is the pay? ₹31,000 + HRA for NET/GATE-qualified candidates; ₹25,000 + HRA for others.
• What is the age limit? 35 years, with SC/ST/OBC/Women relaxation per Government of India norms.
• Is the post permanent? No — purely temporary and contractual, co-terminus with the project (one year initially, extendable), with no claim to absorption in CAU.