1. Read the advertisement carefully, Before you apply.

2. The candidates should apply online through the official link on or before 31 May 2025.

3. Keep your Documents Whole, and at the time of submission check each document carefully.

4. Wherever an Application Fee is required for the Submission of an Application, It must be submitted on time, or else the Application will be rejected.

5. After applying online, the candidate should take a print out of the filled in application and duly put it in an envelope along with self-attested copies of relevant supporting documents/certificates, superscribing the post applied name for on the envelope should be sent to The Controller of Administration, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Post Office-CIMAP, Lucknow - 226015 on or before 16 June 2025.

6. The candidates are advised to give their working mobile number and E-mail ID, and ensure their working till the completion of the selection process to avoid inconvenience. There will be no other means of contacting them except their e-mail & Mobile numbers.

7. Applications received after the due date will not be considered under any circumstances.

8. For any other information, visit the official site.

General Instructions:

1. The applicant must be a citizen of India.

2. The number of vacancies is provisional and may vary. The advertisement does not necessarily tantamount to the selection being actually made. The CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow reserves the right to cancel all or part of the advertised vacancies at any stage of the recruitment process.

3. The prescribed educational qualifications should have been obtained from a University / Institution / Board recognized by Govt. of India / approved by the Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final result should have been declared on or before the last date of receipt of the online application.

4. The application form should be accompanied by self-attested copies of relevant educational qualifications such as Class 10th/SSC, 10+2/XIIth or its equivalent, any other qualification mentioned by him/her in the application, experience if any, caste/community certificate, etc. Only SSC/Matriculation/10th Standard/SSLC/HSC Certificate or Birth Certificate issued by appropriate Government Authority will be accepted as age proof for date of birth. Where date of birth is not available in Certificate/Mark-sheets issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth will be accepted. While sending the Hard copy of the application form, each printed page of application form must be signed by the candidate and each page of documents enclosed therewith must be self-attested by the candidate. The candidature is provisional at all stages of the recruitment process and hence will be considered only if meeting the minimum eligibility criteria as per this advertisement and the Recruitment Rules of CSIR.

5. If any document/certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript copy in Hindi/English of the same duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or Notary is required to be submitted by the candidate.

6. In case of Universities/Institutes awarding CGPA/SGPA/OGPA grades, etc., candidates are requested to convert the same into percentages based on the formula as per their University/Institute.

7. SC/ST/OBCs, PwBD, ESM, EWS, etc, certificates, as applicable, should be issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format/proforma. 8. The selected persons should be ready to serve at any of the offices/Research Centres of CSIR-CIMAP located at Lucknow, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pantnagar, Purara (Distt. Bageshwar) or at any place of posting in India as per need of CSIR-CIMAP R&D activities.

9. Those employed in Govt. Deptt / PSUs /Autonomous Bodies should submit a certificate indicating that her/his department has No Objection in her/his applying to this post and the applicant will be relieved immediately of receipt of appointment offer, if she/he is selected, obtained from his/her present employer, along with other documents in order to be considered as a case of ‘application through proper channel’ OR such candidates should get the printout of the duly filled online application forwarded through his/her employer to this office along with the certificate as indicated above.

10. The candidate should ensure to submit her/his application complete in all respect along with the required certificates/documents before its submission. Any discrepancy found between the information given in the application and as evident in the original documents will make the candidate ineligible for the post(s).

11. In case candidates could not submit their online application due to failure of server/any technical defect at the last moment, last date will not be extended. Therefore, candidates are advised to submit online application well in advance without waiting for the last date of submission of application. Institute’s decision shall be final and binding and no enquiry will be entertained in this regard.

12. The hard copy (print-out) of the application generated after filling online application form should be accompanied by self-attested copies of the relevant educational qualification, experience. The prescribed qualifications should have been obtained through recognized Universities/Institutions etc. Incomplete applications or applications not accompanied with the required Self-attested certificates/documents are liable to be rejected.

13. All the applicants are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess the essential qualifications and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement laid down for the posts as on the last date of receipt of the online application. No interim enquiry asking for advice on eligibility will be entertained. The prescribed essential qualifications/experiences are the minimum, and selection is done through open competition. Therefore, mere possession of the minimum education qualification/experience does not entitle candidates for selection to the post.

14. Merely fulfilling the minimum prescribed qualifications will not vest a right in the candidate for being called for a Written Test or Proficiency/Typing Test or appointment. If on verification either before or after at any of the stage of selection process, it is found that the candidate does not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, his/her candidature will be summarily cancelled forthwith.

15. The selected candidates will be on probation for a specified period from the date of taking over charge of the post as per the terms and conditions of the appointment letter. The probationary period may be extended or curtailed at the discretion of the Competent Authority. After successful completion of the probationary period, they will be considered for confirmation in accordance with the extant rules.

16. This is for information that, if any declaration given or information furnished by any candidate proves to be false or if he/she is found to have willfully suppressed any material information, his/her candidature may be cancelled at any stage and/or he/she will be liable to be removed from service after joining, and such other action as may be deemed necessary may also be taken by the Competent Authority.

17. In respect of the equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, the candidate is required to produce an order/letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the application is liable to be rejected. However, the final decision in this regards will be taken as per the guidelines of CSIR on the subject.

18. Where in any recruitment year any vacancy earmarked for EWS cannot be filled up due to nonavailability of a suitable candidate belonging to EWS, such vacancies for that particular recruitment year shall not be carried forward to the next recruitment year as backlog. The Post shall be filled by the candidate of UR Category.

19. Persons with Benchmarks Disabilities (PwBD) fulfilling the eligibility conditions prescribed under GOI instructions are encouraged to apply.

20. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing any influence, political or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post.

21. Provisions available for typing/proficiency test and written examination to the PwBD candidates will be applicable as per the Government of India /CSIR guidelines.

22. No travelling allowance shall be paid to the candidates for appearing in the Typing Test / Proficiency Test/ written examinations.

23. The decision of the Director, CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection and conduct of examination will be final and binding on the candidates. The number of vacancies indicated against each post/category is provisional and may increase or decrease during the Selection process.

24. Medium once selected for Proficiency in Computer Typing Test shall not be allowed to change.

25. The details of centers of written competitive examination and Typing Test will be intimated/displayed for general information of the candidates at the Institute’s website (www.cimap.res.in) later on. Efforts will be made to conduct the examination/tests at Lucknow (U.P.) but it may also be conducted at nearby districts in Uttar Pradesh, if required.

26. Any further information regarding this Advertisement like Date, Time and Venue of Written Examination / Typing Test or otherwise, any addendum / corrigendum or any variation in a number of posts / cancellations of post(s) etc. will be made available through CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow website (https://www.cimap.res.in) only. Therefore, the candidates are advised to keep a regular watch accordingly.