Post of Project Scientist-1 (Last date for submission of application 29-01-2026 upto 4:30 PM and appear for selection committee on 12-02-2026 at 11.00 AM) – Gurdev Singh Khush Institute of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

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GURDEV SINGH KHUSH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS,
PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
PAU, LUDHIANA

NOTICE

Applications are invited on prescribed form for one position of Project Scientist-1 @ Rs. 56,000/- + 18% HRA PM. with increment of 5% after two years based on performance review at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in the Centre of Excellence project “Development and Integration of Advanced Genomic Technologies for Targeted Breeding” at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana’’ CSS-14 (PC-6372) funded by Govt. of India, Ministry of Science & Technology, DBT, New Delhi with details given below:

Educational Qualifications

• B.Sc. Biotechnology/Agriculture/Horticulture /Biosciences with minimum OCPA of 6.00/10.00 or 60% marks.
• M.Sc. in Biotechnology/Plant Breeding and Genetics/Fruit Sciences/Vegetable Science with minimum OCPA of 6.50/10.00 OCPA or 65% marks.
• Ph.D. in Biotechnology/Plant Breeding and Genetics/Fruit Science/Vegetable Sciences with minimum OCPA of 6.50/10.00 or 65% marks.

Maximum age: 35 years

Note-I: The candidate who does not possess Master’s degree in the relevant subject but possess Ph.D. degree in the discipline required at Master’s level, shall be eligible for the post.

Note-II: The candidate should ensure that he/she fulfills the qualifications by the last date of submission of the application.

Note-III: Desirable Qualifications: Experience of working in crop plants on Genomics/High throughput SNP genotyping/Genome-wide association mapping/High resolution gene and QTL mapping/ Genome and transcriptome data analysis/Genetic Transformation as evident from good quality publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Application form should be submitted on or before the last date along with the application fee of Rs. 200/-, as online payment mode, on any working day from 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M., along with attested copies of certificates.

Details for the payment of online application fee–

Name of Account- COMPTROLLER PAU

Saving Account No- 29380100017259

Name of the Bank- Bank of Baroda PAU

IFSC Code- BARB0PAULUD (fifth character is zero)

Last date for the receipt of applications (duly completed in all respects) in this office is 29-01-2026 up to 4:30 p.m. Incomplete applications or unsupported by the requisite documents will not be entertained. The candidate should appear for the interview before the selection committee on 12.02.2026 at 11:00 AM in the office of the Director, Gurdev Singh Khush Institute of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. The application form is available at PAU website www.pau.edu

The appointment will be for a period of six months in the first instance. The person so appointed will have either to deposit one month salary or to submit one month notice or salary for the period falling short of one month if he/she opts to quit the university service. His/her services will be liable to be terminated at any time and without any notice.

Director