The ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture,Kausalyaganga,Bhubaneswar, Odisha invites applications through Walk-in-Interview mode for engagement of 01 (One) no. of Junior Research Fellow(JRF),purely on contractual basis to work under DBT funded Project on “Selective breeding for growth and evaluation of reproductive trait (breeding window) for line development in catla (Labeo catla, Ham)” at ICAR-CIFA,Bhubaneswar

ICAR-CIFA JRF Recruitment 2026

• Name-of-the-Post: JRF
• No.of-Post: 01
• Qualification: Master’s Degree
• Age: 35/40 years
• How-to-Apply: Walk-in-Interview
• Interview-Date: 9th-July-2026

Essential Educational Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in (Biochemistry/ Microbiology /Biotechnology)
• NET (CSIR-UGC/ ICAR), or JRF (ICMR /DBT-BET) /ICAR-SRF or GATE.

Age Limit

ICAR-CIFA JRF Recruitment 2026

• The upper age limits are 35 Years for Men & 40 Years for Women with relaxation to SC/ST/OBC & Divyang as per Govt. of India rules.

Interested candidates should bring their Bio-Data (5 Copies), two passport size photographs and one set of self-attested copies of the entire certificates/Marks Sheets/Experience certificate. The original certificates and proof of age and caste to be produced at the time of interview for verification.

Venue: ICAR-CIFA,Kausalyaganga Bhubaneswar-751002

Important links:-

ICAR-CIFA JRF Recruitment 2026

ICAR-CIFA website:http://www.cifa.nic.in.

Official Notification – Click Here