ICAR-IARI Project Assistant Recruitment 2026 (West Bengal)

ICAR — Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has released the Project Assistant Recruitment 2026 for 2 contractual posts — 1 Technical Staff and 1 Semi-skilled Worker — under Advt No. F./50-2/2026-27/157/Corpus. Candidates up to 35 years of age holding a graduation degree (for Technical Staff) or 10th pass (for Semi-skilled Worker) are eligible to apply. Selected candidates will support field survey and sample collection work for an ICAR-IARI research project based in Kalimpong, West Bengal, with experience in lab or field experiments and extension work considered desirable for the Technical Staff post. The selection process consists of application screening followed by a walk-in interview and document verification. The salary is ₹20,000 per month for Technical Staff and ₹10,000 per month for Semi-skilled Worker. Applications for ICAR-IARI Project Assistant 2026 must be sent by email, with the post applied for clearly mentioned in the subject line. The last date to submit the application is 7 August 2026, and shortlisted candidates will attend a walk-in interview on 13 August 2026 in Kalimpong, West Bengal. No application fee is mentioned in the official notification. Candidates must read the complete official ICAR-IARI Project Assistant 2026 notification PDF before applying.

• Technical Staff: Graduation in any stream from a recognised College/University, science stream preferred
• Semi-skilled Worker: 10th pass, with basic computer knowledge (MS-Office) desirable
• Ability to speak Nepali/Bengali besides Hindi and English desirable for both posts

• Maximum 35 years
• SC/ST and Women: 5 years relaxation
• OBC: 3 years relaxation

• Technical Staff: Graduation in any stream from a recognised College/University; science stream and lab/field/survey experience desirable
• Semi-skilled Worker: 10th pass; field survey/sample collection experience and basic computer knowledge desirable
• Ability to speak Nepali/Bengali besides Hindi and English desirable for both posts
• Age up to 35 years, with 5 years relaxation for SC/ST/Women and 3 years for OBC

• No application fee mentioned in the official notification

• Technical Staff: ₹20,000 per month
• Semi-skilled Worker: ₹10,000 per month

• Technical Staff: Graduation in any stream from a recognised College/University; science stream and lab/field/survey experience desirable
• Semi-skilled Worker: 10th pass; field survey/sample collection experience and basic computer knowledge desirable
• Ability to speak Nepali/Bengali besides Hindi and English desirable for both posts
• Age up to 35 years, with 5 years relaxation for SC/ST/Women and 3 years for OBC