Young Professional-II and Young Professional-I — NICRA, Kochi

Young Professional-II and Young Professional-I — NICRA, Kochi

ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, has invited applications for one Young Professional-II and four Young Professional-I posts under the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture project. Notice 3-17/NICRA/2024-25 is dated 23 October 2026. These are temporary project jobs, with different qualification routes for the separate groups of posts.

Key details

Five vacancies with different qualifications

• Young Professional-II — one post: postgraduate qualification in Fisheries Science, Marine Biology, Marine Science or Environmental Science. Consolidated emoluments are ₹42,000 per month.
• Young Professional-I — two posts: graduates in Fisheries Science, Marine Science, Marine Biology, Zoology or Botany. Consolidated emoluments are ₹30,000 per month.
• Young Professional-I — one post: graduates in Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or Zoology. Consolidated emoluments are ₹30,000 per month.
• Young Professional-I — one post: graduates with experience in office administration and fieldwork. Consolidated emoluments are ₹30,000 per month.

The minimum age is 21 and the maximum is 45 years under the Young Professional category, with relaxation as per rules. The prescribed form asks applicants to record their age as on 1 October 2026. Use the form as issued and check any individual age-related clarification with the institute; do not substitute a different date in its fields.

Research and field-related experience

For the YP-II role, desirable areas include climate-change research, fishery data analysis, statistical modelling, ecological analysis, water and sediment quality analysis, marine-plankton identification, vessel-based fisheries and oceanographic data collection, use of oceanographic equipment, research-project experience and scientific publications. The notice also describes willingness to travel and undertake field sampling during sea-going expeditions.

For the two biological-science YP-I posts, desirable areas include postgraduate study in the stated fisheries, marine, environmental or zoology fields; fish sampling, taxonomy and biology; water/sediment analysis; plankton and benthos identification; vessel-based data collection; and mariculture practices. Travel, research-project experience and willingness for sea-going field sampling also appear in that role’s experience section.

For the Statistics/Physics/Computer Science/Zoology YP-I post, the notice lists postgraduate backgrounds including Statistics, Computer Science, Geoinformatics, Environmental Science and Data Science as desirable. It also lists ecological/environmental knowledge, GIS and remote-sensing tools such as QGIS, ArcGIS and Google Earth Engine, AI applications, programming, data entry, mining, compilation, tabulation and analysis. These details make the opening relevant to data-focused applicants who meet the actual graduate-subject condition.

For the office-administration YP-I post, the essential condition includes both a graduate qualification and office-administration and fieldwork experience. Desirable areas include Word, Excel and data entry; government/private-office administrative work; financial documentation and expenditure records; fieldwork coordination; and the stated marine-analysis or statistical-software experience. It is not an unrestricted any-graduate opening without experience.

Contract, pay and place of work

All posts are at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi. Their nature includes the research, laboratory, field or administrative tasks described for the relevant group. WFH is not advertised. Each engagement is contractual for one year from joining or until project termination, whichever is earlier. The pay is consolidated under ICAR guidelines, and the roles confer no claim to a regular appointment.

Email application and interview

Send the prescribed application in Annexure I and II, biodata and scanned supporting education/experience documents to nicracmfri22@gmail.com by 6 November 2026. The notice does not specify an application closing hour. Keep the exact post and qualification route clear in the form and use the official PDF linked below for its annexures.

The offline interview is scheduled for 12 November 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi. Applicants are screened first. Only candidates who receive the institute’s email communication may appear; this is not an instruction for every applicant to attend without an invitation. No TA/DA is payable.

Documents and declarations

• Send scanned original certificates from matriculation onward with the application. Produce a valid identity document for interview.
• Submit the required signed declarations, including the ICAR/CMFRI-relative declaration, and disclose any relevant relationship in advance.
• Provide an NOC from a current employer, if applicable.
• If marks are expressed as CGPA/OGPA, bring the approved conversion formula or table.
• Ensure statements and supporting records agree. Concealment, false information or canvassing can lead to disqualification or termination.

Vacancy numbers may vary with project requirements and the competent authority can terminate engagement under the stated conditions. As Jobsii preparation advice, match your documents to one actual role group and organise evidence of relevant field, data or administrative work. This advice does not replace essential qualifications or promise selection.

Official notice and current updates

Read the official ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute notice and application instructions. This opportunity was verified on 29 October 2026. Check the original source for corrigenda or changes before applying. Jobsii provides the verified information; the recruiting institution makes eligibility, shortlisting and selection decisions.