ICAR CIAE Bhopal Recruitment 2026: Walk-in for Senior Research Fellow, Young Professional-I and II
The ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal has called walk-in interviews for Senior Research Fellow, Young Professional-I and Young Professional-II on project and section jobs. The notice lists 13 interview slots for 15 vacancies in total (the notice prints no grand total, so 15 is the sum of its table rows). Pay is Rs 30,000 to Rs 42,000 a month, consolidated. If you are a commerce, library, IT, agricultural or mechanical engineering graduate, one of these slots may be yours.
There is no single last date here. Every post has its own interview date, from 26 November 2026 to 16 December 2026, and you must report at 10:00 AM on the date of your post. The first slot is on 26 November, so read your post’s row carefully. Use this page from GovtJobsAlert.in to plan, then confirm on the Institute website. See more Other Govt Jobs here.
ICAR-CIAE Bhopal Recruitment 2026 Key Highlights
These are time-bound, contractual jobs linked to a project and not regular posts. The notice says the selected person has no right to absorption or regularisation at ICAR-CIAE or any other ICAR Institute. Treat this as a project job and plan accordingly.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal |
| Advertisement | F.No. 13-7/2023 dated 12 November 2026 |
| Posts | Senior Research Fellow, Young Professional-I, Young Professional-II |
| Total Vacancies | 15 (sum of the 13 table rows) |
| Mode | Walk-in interview at the Institute |
| Job Location | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
ICAR-CIAE Vacancy Details and Interview Schedule 2026
Each row below is one interview slot. Find your post, note the date, and be at the venue at 10:00 AM.
| Date | Post and Project | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2026 | Young Professional-I (Establishment & Recruitment Section) | 1 |
| 27 Nov 2026 | Young Professional-I (Cotton mechanization, Kapas Kanti) | 1 |
| 30 Nov 2026 | Senior Research Fellow (Pearl millet harvester, CCF ICAR NPP) | 1 |
| 1 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-II (Farm Machinery Training and Testing Centre) | 1 |
| 2 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-I (Millet mechanization, global network project) | 1 |
| 7 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-II (IT) (Farm Machinery Training and Testing Centre) | 1 |
| 8 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-I (Pearl millet harvester, CCF ICAR NPP) | 1 |
| 9 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-II (Chlorophyll index monitoring system, CCF ICAR NPP) | 1 |
| 10 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-I (Precision agronomy with AI, ML and VRT) | 1 |
| 11 Dec 2026 | Senior Research Fellow (Cotton mechanization, Kapas Kanti) | 2 |
| 14 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-II (Cotton mechanization, Kapas Kanti) | 2 |
| 15 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-I (Library Section) | 1 |
| 16 Dec 2026 | Young Professional-I (IT) (Agricultural Knowledge Management Unit) | 1 |
Post-wise, that is 3 Senior Research Fellow, 7 Young Professional-I (including the IT post) and 5 Young Professional-II (including the IT post). The Library Section, Establishment and AKMU posts are under the Institute’s main grant.
Some projects have more than one post. The Cotton mechanization project (Kapas Kanti) has five posts across three dates: one Young Professional-I on 27 November, two Senior Research Fellow on 11 December and two Young Professional-II on 14 December. The Pearl millet harvester project has two posts, one Senior Research Fellow on 30 November and one Young Professional-I on 8 December. The Farm Machinery Training and Testing Centre has two Young Professional-II posts, on 1 December and 7 December (IT). The notice gives one date for each slot, so plan to be there on that day.
Eligibility Criteria for ICAR-CIAE Walk-in 2026
Educational Qualification
The qualification is different for almost every slot, so match your degree to the exact row. Where the notice gives a percentage, it is a minimum.
| Slot (date) | Essential Qualification |
|---|---|
| YP-I Establishment (26 Nov) | B.Com, BBA or BBS with first division or at least 60%, plus 1 year of relevant experience |
| YP-I Cotton (27 Nov) | Bachelor’s in Commerce with at least 60%, plus minimum 1 year in maintaining office files and administrative record keeping |
| SRF Pearl millet (30 Nov) | Master’s in Farm Machinery and Power with a 4 or 5 year Bachelor’s in Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering, first division or at least 60% (or equivalent overall grade point average) |
| YP-II FMTC (1 Dec) | Postgraduate in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, or a graduate in Agricultural Engineering |
| YP-I Millet (2 Dec) | Bachelor’s in Agricultural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| YP-II (IT) (7 Dec) | Graduate with at least 60% in Computer Application, IT, Computer Science, AI, Operating Systems, Software Engineering or Computer Graphics, with 1 year of relevant experience; or a Master’s in the same subjects |
| YP-I Pearl millet (8 Dec) | Bachelor’s in Agricultural Engineering, first division or at least 60% (or equivalent overall grade point average) |
| YP-II Chlorophyll (9 Dec) | B.E. in Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrical, Computer Science Engineering or Mechatronics (four-year degree or allied), first division or at least 65% |
| YP-I Precision agronomy (10 Dec) | Same B.E. subjects, four-year degree or allied, first division or at least 65% |
| SRF Cotton (11 Dec) | Same as the 30 November Senior Research Fellow slot |
| YP-II Cotton (14 Dec) | Master’s in Farm Machinery and Power with a 4 or 5 year Bachelor’s in Agricultural or Mechanical Engineering, first division or 60% (or equivalent overall grade point average) |
| YP-I Library (15 Dec) | Bachelor’s in Library and Information Science (BLIS) |
| YP-I (IT) AKMU (16 Dec) | Graduate with at least 60% in the same IT subjects as the 7 December slot (no experience stated) |
A quick way to find your slot: commerce graduates should look at 26 and 27 November, Library Science graduates at 15 December, and computer and IT graduates at 7 and 16 December. Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrical, Computer Science or Mechatronics engineers should check 9 and 10 December. Agricultural engineers can check 1, 2 and 8 December, Mechanical or Electronics and Communication engineers 2 December, and Master’s holders in Farm Machinery and Power 30 November, 1, 11 and 14 December. Always confirm in the notice, because the experience and percentage rules differ.
Each slot also lists “desirable” skills, such as design and testing of farm machinery, MATLAB image processing, Creo, Python, ANSYS or EDEM, library automation software, or IT network maintenance. These are not compulsory, but the notice says some slots give preference to people who have them. Check your slot’s row in the notice PDF. Graduates can also browse graduate government jobs and engineers engineering government jobs.
Age Limit
| Post | Age Limit |
|---|---|
| Senior Research Fellow | Maximum 35 years for men, 40 years for women |
| Young Professional-I and II | Minimum 21 years, maximum 45 years |
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The notice does not state a date for counting your age, and it does not mention any age relaxation. Do not assume a relaxation applies to you. If you are close to the limit, ask the Institute before you travel.
ICAR-CIAE Salary 2026: What You Will Earn
| Post | Monthly Pay | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Fellow | Rs 37,000 plus HRA, consolidated | 3 |
| Young Professional-I | Rs 30,000, consolidated | 7 |
| Young Professional-II | Rs 42,000, consolidated | 5 |
The word “consolidated” means a single fixed amount per month. Only the Senior Research Fellow post adds HRA on top of the figure.
ICAR-CIAE Selection Process 2026
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Written test | May be conducted before the oral interview for the post |
| Oral interview | Walk-in interview at 10:00 AM on your post’s date |
The word is “may”. The notice does not fix a written test, so be ready for both. The notice does not describe any marking scheme or syllabus. The Institute also says any change in a walk-in date or time will be announced only on its website, and candidates are strictly advised to check it before attending.
Conditions That Can Cost You the Slot
| Condition | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Original certificates | Without original educational certificates you will not be permitted to appear |
| Canvassing | Canvassing in any form will disqualify your candidature |
| Travel cost | No TA/DA is admissible for attending the interview |
| Already employed | Bring a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from your present employer |
| Relatives at ICAR/CIAE | If a near or distant relative works at ICAR or CIAE, declare their name, designation, nature of duties and relationship in writing |
| Nature of job | Time-bound, project-linked; no right to absorption or regularisation |
How to Apply for the ICAR-CIAE Walk-in Interview 2026
The notice describes a walk-in. It gives no application link and no postal address, and it mentions no application fee. You simply report in person.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Find your post and date in the schedule above |
| 2 | Check the Institute website (link in Essential Links) for any change in date or time |
| 3 | Prepare a bio-data with age, qualification, subjects taken, year of passing, marks, address proof, and a photograph pasted on the top right |
| 4 | Keep originals and attested copies of certificates, relevant publications (if any), and your original experience certificate (if any) |
| 5 | Take an NOC if you are working, and write the relative declaration if it applies |
| 6 | Reach the Institute at Nabi Bagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal – 462038 by 10:00 AM on your date |
Your slot is fixed by your post, so do not turn up on another post’s date. The notice says candidates without original educational certificates will not be permitted to appear, so treat the originals as the one item you cannot forget.
ICAR-CIAE Important Dates 2026
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice dated | 12 November 2026 |
| First walk-in (Young Professional-I) | 26 November 2026 |
| Last walk-in (Young Professional-I, IT) | 16 December 2026 |
| Reporting time, all posts | 10:00 AM |
ICAR-CIAE Recruitment 2026 Essential Links
- Download ICAR CIAE Bhopal Walk-in Interview Advertisement PDF (November-December 2026)
- Visit ICAR CIAE Bhopal Official Website
- Join WhatsApp Channel for Government Jobs
- Join Telegram Channel for Government Jobs
If your degree matches a slot, mark your date today and start collecting your original certificates, your NOC if needed, and a neat bio-data. The first interview is on 26 November and the last on 16 December 2026, each at 10:00 AM in Bhopal. Look at the website once more the evening before you travel. Keep visiting GovtJobsAlert.in for more updates like this.