ICMR-National Institute of Immunohaematology

(Indian Council of Medical Research)

13th Floor, New Multistoreyed Building,
KEM Hospital Campus, Parel, Mumbai-400012

Advertisement No.: NIIH/01/AT/07/2025 Date: 25.07.2025

DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL

POSTS IN ICMR-NIIH

The ICMR- National Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR-NIIH), a research institute

under the aegis of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India invites online applications from
eligible Indian Citizens for various posts under Administrative and Technical cadre at Website
Link : https://joinicmr.in. Only those applications filled through online mode using the link
provided herewith and are found in order will be accepted. Candidates should go through the
detailed notification carefully before applying for the post and ensure that they fulfill the eligibility
conditions indicated in this notification. Candidature of the applicants not meeting the eligibility
conditions will be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment process without any notice.
Candidature of the applicants shall be purely PROVISIONAL at all stages of recruitment process.
Details are as follows:
Important timelines for the examination/test for all the posts will be as under:
Website Link https://joinicmr.in opening date for online 25.07.2025
registration & submission of online applications
Last date for online registration & submission of online 14.08.2025 (Closing at 23.59 hrs)
applications
Opening date for availability of admit cards for Tentative schedule : 2nd week of
downloading from ICMR-NIIH website September, 2025
Date of Computer Based Test (CBT) and Computer Tentative schedule : 3rd & 4th week of
Proficiency/Skill Test September, 2025
* For other updates on the vacancy notification, the ICMR and ICMR-NIIH websites may be
visited regularly.
*The admit cards for the CBT will be available for downloading in ICMR-NIIH website until the
day of CBT.

Details of vacancies with essential qualification:

Name of the Post Assistant

Post Code ASST01
Classification of Post Group-B
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 6 of 7th CPC (Rs.35400 – 112400)
Age Limit Not exceeding 30 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 30 years
No. of Vacancies &
1 post (UR)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other i. Minimum 03 years Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
Qualification from a Recognized University/ Institution.
ii. Working Knowledge of Computer (MS Office/ Power
Point).
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Name of the Post Upper Division Clerk
Post Code UDC02
Classification of Post Group-C
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 4 of 7th CPC (Rs.25500 - 81100)
Age Limit Not exceeding 27 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 27 years
No. of Vacancies &
1 post (UR)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other i. Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.
Qualification ii. Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in
Hindi on Computer (correspond to 10500 KDPH / 9000
KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each
word)

Name of the Post Lower Division Clerk

Post Code LDC03
Classification of Post Group-C
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 2 of 7th CPC (Rs.19900 - 63200)
Age Limit Not exceeding 27 years i.e. Age must be from 18 to 27 years
No. of Vacancies &
1 post (UR)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other i. 12th class pass or equivalent qualification from a
Qualification recognized Board or University
ii. Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in
Hindi on Computer (correspond to 10500 KDPH / 9000
KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each
word)

Name of the Post Personal Assistant

Post Code PA04
Classification of Post Group-B
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 6 of 7th CPC (Rs.35400 – 112400)
Age Limit Not exceeding 30 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 30 years
No. of Vacancies &
1 post (UR)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other i. Minimum three years Bachelor’s degree in any
Qualification discipline from a recognized University / Institute with
computer literacy;
ii. 120 w.p.m speed in short hand (English or Hindi).

Name of the Post Technical Assistant

Post Code TA05
Classification of Post Group-B
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 6 of 7th CPC (Rs.35400 – 112400)
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 Age Limit Not exceeding 30 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 30 years
No. of Vacancies &
2 posts (OBC)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other 1st class three year Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences /
Qualification Biotechnology from a recognized University

Name of the Post Technician-1

Post Code TECH06
Classification of Post Group-C
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 2 of 7th CPC (Rs.19900 - 63200)
Age Limit Not exceeding 28 years i.e. Age must be from 18 to 28 years
No. of Vacancies &
4 posts (UR-2, OBC-1, EWS-1)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other 12th or Intermediate pass in Science subject with 55% marks
Qualification from a Govt. recognized Board and at least one year Diploma in
Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) from govt.
recognized Institution

Name of the Post Lab. Attendant-1

Post Code LA07
Classification of Post Group-C
Pay Matrix Pay Matrix Level: Pay Level 1 of 7th CPC (Rs.18000 - 56900)
Age Limit Not exceeding 25 years i.e. Age must be from 18 to 25 years
No. of Vacancies &
1 post (UR)*
Reservation Category
Educational and other 10th pass with 50% marks in aggregate from recognized board
Qualification plus one year working experience in a govt. recognized /
approved / registered Lab in respective field or trade certificate
issued by govt agencies.

*The Director, ICMR-NIIH reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of vacancies
in any category at any stage of recruitment. The Director, ICMR-NIIH also reserves the right
to withdraw the advertisement at any stage without assigning any reason.

ABBREVIATIONS: OBC–Other Backward Classes, UR – Unreserved, EWS – Economically

Weaker Section.

HOW TO APPLY

 Candidates should apply only online mode through website Link https://joinicmr.in . No other
means/mode of application will be accepted.
 Valid email id and mobile number is mandatory for online application process.

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 Application fee (non–refundable) as mentioned below shall be applicable for applications to
appropriate posts:
Name of post UR/OBC/EWS Women

Assistant

Upper Division Clerk

Lower Division Clerk

Personal Assistant Rs. 2000/- Rs. 1600/-

Technical Assistant

Technician-1

Lab. Attendant-1

 ICMR employees are not exempted from payment of application fee.

 Application fee is to be paid by candidates through online mode only during the application
process. The fee once deposited will neither be refunded under any circumstances, nor can the
fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
 Candidates interested to apply for different posts should submit separate applications for each
post and pay the applicable fees separately.
 The candidate who has applied for more than one post is required to indicate his/her Post-wise
preference very carefully in his/her application.
 He/she would not be considered for any post, if he/she has not indicated his/her preference for
such posts.
 Once the candidate has been given his/her first available preference, as per his/her merit, he/she
will not be considered for any other options.
 Applications without the prescribed fees shall not be considered and would be summarily
rejected. No representation against such rejection will be entertained.
 The candidates need to upload scanned copies of the following documents (original) along
with their application as applicable:-
 Proof of Date of Birth.
 Proof of Category i.e. OBC NCL (Annexure-I)
 Declaration to be furnished by OBC Candidates (Annexure-II)
 Income and Asset Certificate for EWS candidates, in the prescribed format (Annexure-III)
 Proof of Educational Qualifications from Class-X onwards.
 Proof of Work Experience clearly mentioning start dates and end dates for each position held
 No Objection Certificate for Government employees (Annexure-IV)
 No Objection Certificate for Candidates working in ICMR Projects for the Post Code: TA05,
TECH06 & LA07 (Annexure-V)
 Proof of Experience for age relaxation for Central Government employees in the prescribed
format (Annexure-VI)

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  Trade/Skill Certificate
 Other documents, if any
 Applications which have blurred / no photographs, blurred / no signature / fee not received /
incomplete application/ etc. will be rejected.
 Documents not uploaded on the portal will not be considered at a later date.
 All correspondences with the candidates shall be done only through their registered email id.
All information regarding examination schedule/admit card etc. shall be provided through
email and/or by uploading on Institute’s website.
 Responsibility of receiving, downloading and printing of admit card/any other information
shall be of the candidate.
 ICMR-NIIH will not be responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid/wrong email ID
provided by the candidate or for delay/non-receipt of information if a candidate fails to access
his/her mail/website in time.
 The candidates will be allowed to appear in the online computer-based test only if they possess
valid photo admit card and original valid Photo-ID proof like Aadhaar Card/Pan card/Driving
Licensee etc.
 Any other document mentioned in the Admit Card should also be carried by the candidates
while appearing in the Test.
 In the event of any false information furnished or suppression of any material in the application
coming to notice, at any time during the recruitment process or thereafter, of a person, his/her
candidature/services would be liable to be terminated.

SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT (ASST01)

Computer Based online screening examinations for the post of Assistant of the eligible
candidates consisting two tiers (Tier -1: A Computer Based Test of MCQs and Tier-2: Computer
Proficiency Test) will be held.
 The computer-based test (CBT) will be of MCQ type with a total of 100 questions as given
below:

Sl. Name of Topic Number of Marks Remarks

No. the post Questions
Section - A English Language 20 20 Cumulative time of
1. 90 mins.
Section - B General Knowledge 20 20
including Current Affairs There shall be no
Section - C General Intelligence and 20 20 section wise
Assistant
Reasoning qualifying marks.
Section - D Computer Aptitude 20 20

Section - E Quantitative Aptitude 20 20

Total 100 100*

* The Computer based test will be in English language for Section A and for Section B to E
would be bilingual i.e. in English & Hindi language both.

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* The CBT carries negative marking; 1 mark shall be awarded for each correct answer and 0.25
marks shall be deducted for every incorrect answer. Questions from the subject matter will be of
a level commensurate with the essential qualification.

 The minimum essential qualifying marks (Pass marks) to be obtained by the candidates in
the CBT for the post of Assistant are given below:
Category Minimum essential qualifying marks
UR/OBC/EWS 50%
 Candidates Shortlisted based on their performance in CBT shall be called for Computer
Proficiency Test of 20 marks which is qualifying in nature. The minimum essential
qualifying marks for test shall be 50% of the total marks prescribed (i.e. 10 marks) for all
the candidates.
Name of the Skill Set Marks Duration
Test

Computer Word Processing, Excel Sheet, Generation of Slides 20 Cumulative

Proficiency etc. The Test will include: marks time of 60
Test 1. Typing of a passage and/or other word mins
processing exercises including a typing test in
the speed of 45 w.p.m. in English or 40 w.p.m.
in Hindi (13500 KDPH and 12000 KDPH
respectively).
2. Preparation of Excel Sheet.
3. Preparation of Power Point Presentation and
related exercises which are required in the
normal day to day functioning of an Office.
 Weightage for ‘Post Qualification Relevant Experience’ (Maximum 5 marks) – In
addition, up to 5 marks will be accorded to candidates who possess ‘Post Qualification
relevant Experience’ in any Government recognized or approved or registered
Organization. The weightage marks for experience will be accorded as below:
Post Qualification Experience weightage table
Relevant Experience Weightage (marks)
>1 and up to 2 years 1
>2 and < 4 years 2
>4 and < 6 years 3
>6 and < 8 years 4
>= 8 years 5
IMPORTANT NOTE regarding the post of Assistant:
 The CBT and Post Qualification Experience will carry a cumulative weightage of 100%
and the Computer Proficiency Test is qualifying in nature.
 The Candidates based on their performance in CBT (only qualified) shall be called for
Computer Proficiency Test in 1:10 ratio (10 candidates for every vacancy in respective
category).
 The Scores of candidates in CBT will be considered for the final merit list only if the
candidate qualifies the Computer Proficiency Test.

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  The CBT scores carries a weightage of 95% and up to a maximum of 5 marks will be
accorded for Post Qualification Experience. The sum arrived will have a weightage of 100%
and shall be the final scores, from which the final merit list shall be prepared.

SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE POST OF UPPER DIVISION CLERK (UDC02)

AND LOWER DIVISION CLERK (LDC03)
Computer Based online screening examinations for the post of Upper Division Clerk and Lower
Division Clerk of the eligible candidates consisting two tiers (Tier -1: A Computer Based Test of MCQs
and Tier-2: Computer Skill Test) will be held.

 The computer-based test (CBT) will be of MCQ type with a total of 100 questions as given
below:

Sl. Name of Topic Number of Marks Remarks

N the post Questions
o.
Section - A English Language 20 20 Cumulative time of
1. Upper 90 mins.
Section - B General Knowledge 20 20
Division
including Current Affairs There shall be no
Clerk
Section - C General Intelligence and 20 20 section wise
and
Reasoning qualifying marks.
Lower
Division Section - D Computer Aptitude 20 20
Clerk
Section - E Quantitative Aptitude 20 20

Total 100 100*

* The Computer based test will be in English language for Section A and for Section B to E
would be bilingual i.e. in English & Hindi language both.
* The CBT carries negative marking; 1 mark shall be awarded for each correct answer and 0.25
marks shall be deducted for every incorrect answer. Questions from the subject matter will be of
a level commensurate with the essential qualification.

 The minimum essential qualifying marks (Pass marks) to be obtained by the candidates in
the CBT for the post of Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division Clerk are as follows:
Category Minimum essential qualifying marks
UR / EWS/OBC 50%
 Candidates for the post of Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division Clerk would
shortlisted based on their performance in CBT and shall be called for Computer Skill Test
which will be of qualifying in nature as below:

Name of the Test Typing Speed Key Depression

Computer Based 35 w.p.m. in English (35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to

Typing Test 10500 KDPH / 9000 KDPH on an average
or of 5 key depressions for each word

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 30 w.p.m. in Hindi

 Weightage for ‘Post Qualification Relevant Experience’ (Maximum 5 marks) – In

addition, up to 5 marks will be accorded to candidates who possess ‘Post Qualification
relevant Experience’ in any Government recognized or approved or registered
Organization. The weightage marks for experience will be accorded as below:
Post Qualification Experience weightage table
Relevant Experience Weightage (marks)
>1 and up to 2 years 1
>2 and < 4 years 2
>4 and < 6 years 3
>6 and < 8 years 4
>= 8 years 5

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding the post of Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division
Clerk:
 The CBT and Post Qualification Experience will carry a cumulative weightage of 100% and the
computer skill test is qualifying in nature.
 The Candidates based on their performance in CBT (only qualified) shall be called for Computer
Skill Test in 1:10 ratio (10 candidates for every vacancy in respective category)
 The Scores of candidates in CBT will be considered for the final merit list only if the candidate
qualifies the computer skill test.
 The qualifying marks of the skill test will be communicated on a later stage.
 The CBT scores will be converted to 95% and up to a maximum of 5 marks will be accorded for Post
Qualification Experience. The sum arrived will have a weightage of 100% and shall be the final
scores, from which the final merit list shall be prepared.
SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE POST OF PERSONAL ASSISTANT (PA04)
Computer Based online screening examination for the post of Personal Assistant of the eligible
candidates consisting two tiers (Tier -1: A Computer Based Test of MCQs and Tier-2: Shorthand
Test) will be held.
 The computer-based test (CBT) will be of MCQ type with a total of 100 questions as given
below:

Sl. Name of Topic Number of Marks Remarks

No. the post Questions
Section – A English Language 20 20 Cumulative time of
1. 90 mins.
Section – B General Knowledge 20 20
including Current Affairs There shall be no
Personal Section – C General Intelligence and 20 20 section wise
Assistant Reasoning qualifying marks.
Section – D Computer Aptitude 20 20

Section – E Quantitative Aptitude 20 20

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Total 100 100*

* The Computer based test will be in English language for Section A and for Section B to E
would be bilingual i.e. in English & Hindi language both.
* The CBT carries negative marking; 1 mark shall be awarded for each correct answer and 0.25
marks shall be deducted for every incorrect answer. Questions from the subject matter will be of
a level commensurate with the essential qualification.

 The minimum essential qualifying marks (Pass marks) to be obtained by the candidates in
the CBT for the post of Personal Assistant are given below:
Category Minimum essential qualifying marks
UR/OBC/EWS 50%

 Candidates Shortlisted based on their performance in CBT shall be called for Shorthand
Test which is qualifying in nature as below:
Type of Test Topic Remarks
Shorthand Test Dictation: 10 Minutes at speed of 120 Only Qualifying in Nature
and Typing on words per minute.
computer in
English or Transcription: 60 minutes in English
Hindi or 75 minutes in Hindi on computer.

 Weightage for ‘Post Qualification Relevant Experience’ (Maximum 5 marks) – In

addition, up to 5 marks will be accorded to candidates who possess ‘Post Qualification
relevant Experience’ in any Government recognized or approved or registered
Organization. The weightage marks for experience will be accorded as below:
Post Qualification Experience weightage table
Relevant Experience Weightage (marks)
>1 and up to 2 years 1
>2 and < 4 years 2
>4 and < 6 years 3
>6 and < 8 years 4
>= 8 years 5
IMPORTANT NOTE regarding the post of Personal Assistant:
 The CBT and Post Qualification Experience will carry a cumulative weightage of 100%
and the shorthand test is qualifying in nature.
 The Candidates based on their performance in CBT (only qualified) shall be called for
shorthand Test in 1:10 ratio (10 candidates for every vacancy in respective category)
 The Scores of candidates in CBT will be considered for the final merit list only if the
candidate qualifies the shorthand test.
 The qualifying marks of the shorthand test will be communicated on a later stage.

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 The CBT scores will be converted to 95% and up to a maximum of 5 marks will be accorded
for Post Qualification Experience. The sum arrived will have a weightage of 100% and shall
be the final scores, from which the final merit list shall be prepared.
SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE POST OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (TA05),
TECHNICIAN-1 (TECH06) AND LAB ATTENDANT-1 (LA07)

The Computer based test (CBT) for the post of Technical Assistant, Technician-1 and Lab
Attendant-1 of the eligible candidates will be of MCQ type with a total of 100 questions as given
below:
Sl. Name of Topic Number of Marks Remarks
No. the post Questions
Section – A English Language 10 10 Cumulative time of
1. 90 mins.
Technical Section – B General Knowledge 10 10
Assistant, including Current Affairs There shall be no
Technician Section – C General Intelligence and 10 10 section wise
-1 and Lab Reasoning qualifying marks.
Attendant- Section – D Quantitative Aptitude 10 10
1
Section – E Subject Knowledge/Skill 60 60
test i.e. Basic Biology
Total 100 100*

* The Computer based test will be in English language for Section A and for Section B to E
would be bilingual i.e. in English & Hindi language both.
* The CBT carries negative marking; 1 mark shall be awarded for each correct answer and 0.25
marks shall be deducted for every incorrect answer. Questions from the subject matter will be of
a level commensurate with the essential qualification.

 The minimum essential qualifying marks (Pass marks) to be obtained by the candidates in
the CBT for the post of Technical Assistant, Technician-1 and Lab Attendant-1 are given
below:
Category Minimum essential qualifying marks
UR/OBC/EWS 50%

 Weightage for ‘Post Qualification research/Lab Experience’ (Maximum 5 marks) –

In addition, up to 5 marks will be accorded to candidates who possess ‘Post Qualification
research/Lab experience’ in any Government recognized or approved or registered
Organization. The weightage marks for experience will be accorded as below:
Post Qualification Experience weightage table
Research/Lab Experience Weightage (marks)
>1 and up to 2 years 1
>2 and < 4 years 2
>4 and < 6 years 3
>6 and < 8 years 4
>= 8 years 5

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IMPORTANT NOTE regarding the post of Technical Assistant, Technician-1 and Lab
Attendant-1:
 The CBT and Post Qualification Experience will carry a cumulative weightage of 100%.
 The CBT scores will be converted to 95% and up to a maximum of 5 marks will be accorded
for Post Qualification Experience. The sum arrived will have a weightage of 100% and shall
be the final scores, from which the final merit list shall be prepared.
SYLLABUS:

CBT syllabus for the post of Assistant, Upper Division Clerk, Lower Division Clerk and Personal
Assistant

Topics Syllabus
English language Comprehension, One word substitution, Synonyms and Antonyms, Spelling
error, spotting error in sentences, Grammar - Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb,
Preposition, Conjunction, Use of "A", "AN" and "THE", Idioms and Phrases.
General Knowledge Indian History, Indian Geography, Indian Economy, Indian Polity &
including Current Constitution, Science and Scientific Research, Awards, Sports, National and
Affairs International Organizations/Institutions including ICMR, Current Affairs - India
& World.
General Intelligence Analogies - Symbolic/Number Analogy, Semantic Analogy, Figural Analogy,
and Reasoning Similarities and differences, word building, relation concepts, visual memory,
discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, Arithmetic number series,
Semantic series, Number series. Coding and Decoding-small & Capital
Letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification.
Computer Aptitude Characteristics of Computer, Computer Organization including RAM, ROM,
File System, Input Devices, Computer Software - Relationship between
Hardware and Software, Operating System, MS-Office (exposure of Word,
Excel/spread sheet, Power Point), Information Technology Act, Digital
Signatures, Application of Information Technology in Government for E-
Governance, Mobile/Smartphone's Information Kiosks.
Quantitative Number System, Decimals, fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions,
Aptitude (Maths) Percentage, Average, Profit and Loss, Simple & Compound Interest. Time and
work, Time and distance, Mensuration (2D and 3 D), Algebra, Data
interpretation, Table & Graphs etc.

CBT syllabus for the post of Technical Assistant, Technician-1 and Lab Attendant-1
Topics Syllabus
English language Comprehension, One word substitution, Synonyms and Antonyms, Spelling
error, spotting error in sentences, Grammar - Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb,
Preposition, Conjunction, Use of "A", "AN" and "THE", Idioms and Phrases.
General Knowledge Indian History, Indian Geography, Indian Economy, Indian Polity &
including Current Constitution, Science and Scientific Research, Awards, Sports, National and
Affairs International Organizations/Institutions including ICMR, Current Affairs - India
& World.
General Intelligence Analogies - Symbolic/Number Analogy, Semantic Analogy, Figural Analogy,
and Reasoning Similarities and differences, word building, relation concepts, visual memory,
discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, Arithmetic number series,
Semantic series, Number series. Coding and Decoding-small & Capital
Letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification.
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 Quantitative Number System, Decimals, fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions,
Aptitude (Maths) Percentage, Average, Profit and Loss, Simple & Compound Interest. Time and
work, Time and distance, Mensuration (2D and 3 D), Algebra, Data
interpretation, Table & Graphs etc.
Subject For Technical Assistant Molecular Biology
Knowledge/Skill test Biotechnology
i.e. Basic Biology Immunology
For Technician- 1 Molecular Biology,
Immunology, DMLT
For Lab Attendant- 1 Botany, Zoology, Medical Terminology,
Basic Laboratory Techniques etc.

Note:
1. The difficulty level of the examination for the identical Syllabus of all the post will be
of a level commensurate with the essential qualification.
2. The expenses for appearing to the all the above tests should be borne by the
candidates, ICMR-NIIH will not be entitled to reimburse any of such expenses.

CITIES /CENTRES FOR COMPUTER BASED TEST

 The list of exam centres will be announced later through NIIH & ICMR websites.

CITIES /CENTRES FOR COMPUTER PROFICIENCY TEST AND COMPUTER SKILL

TEST
 The list of exam centres will be announced later through NIIH & ICMR websites.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL THE POSTS

NATIONALITY
 The applicant must be a citizen of India.
AGE LIMIT
 Upper age limit shall be determined as on the closing date for submission of
online application.
 Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination
Certificate only will be accepted for determining the age and no subsequent
request for change will be considered or granted.
 No age relaxation would be available to SC/ST/OBC candidates applying for
unreserved vacancies.
 Candidate working in ICMR funded projects continuously shall also be eligible
for age relaxation up to five years for the Post Code: TA05, TECH06 & LA07,
provided he/she has entered into project service within the prescribed age limit
for the post. No objection certificate in the prescribed format at Annexure V
should be submitted.
 Permissible relaxation of upper age limit as per Government orders for claiming
age relaxation as on last date of receipt of application is as under:-

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Cat. Category Age relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age
Code Limit
02 OBC 3 years
06 Central Govt. Civilian Employees For Group For Group
A&B posts C posts
1) Central Govt. Civilian Employees fulfilling 5 years Upto 40 years of
the conditions as prescribed by DoPT, Govt. of age
India vide OM No.15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated
27th March 2012 (General/Unreserved) who
have rendered not less than 3 years
regular and continuous service as on closing
date for receipt of application.
2) Central Govt. Civilian Employees fulfilling 8 (5+3) years Upto 43 (40+3)
the conditions as prescribed by DoPT, Govt. of years of age
India vide OM No.15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated
27th March 2012 (OBC) who have rendered
not less than 3 years regular and continuous
service as on closing date for receipt of
application.

Note:
I. The age relaxation for reserved category applicants is admissible only in
the case of vacancies being reserved for such categories. The reserved
category applicants, who apply against unreserved vacancies, will get age
relaxation only to the extent it is available to UR category candidates.

II. Applicants may check their eligibility for seeking relaxation in Upper Age
Limit carefully. If eligible, they are required to fill appropriate Category
Code as applicable to them.

 Conditions for seeking age relaxations to Government Civilian Employees

applicants:-

Departmental candidates and central government employees should have rendered not less
than 03 (three) years continuous service on regular basis (and not on ad-hoc /project
contract basis) in the same line or allied cadre as on the closing date of receipt of
applications of the Notice and should remain in Government Service holding civil post in
any of the above offices till the candidate receives Offer of Appointment from ICMR-NIIH
against the current advertisement. For claiming the benefit of age relaxation, they shall
invariably submit, the requisite Certificate as per the prescribed format from the Competent
Authority and also submit a Declaration as and when called for by ICMR-NIIH, otherwise
their claims for age-relaxation shall not be considered. Further, they would require
furnishing “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” (Annexure II) & “VIGILANCE
CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE” from their EMPLOYER at the time of VERIFICATION
OF DOCUMENTS, failing which their candidature is liable to be cancelled at that very
stage or at any stage of recruitment process.
NOTE: Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their
employer by ICMR-NIIH withholding permission to the candidate applying for or
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 appearing in the test or at any stage of recruitment process, their applications shall be
rejected and candidature shall be cancelled.

PROBATION:
 The period of probation will be Two years for all the posts from date of joining. Other terms
and conditions regarding probation will be as per the rules of ICMR/GOI issued from time to
time.

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

 Category once filled in the application form cannot be changed and no benefit of other
category will be admissible later on.
 OBC certificate for the purpose of age relaxation will mean “PERSONS OF OBC
CATEGORY NOT BELONGING TO CREAMY LAYER” as defined in DoPT’s OM No.
36012/22/93-Estt (SCT) dated 08.09.1993, modified vide OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt (res)
dated 09.03.2004 and 14.10.2008 and subsequently revised vide OM NO. 36035/1/2013-Estt.
(Res.) dated 27.05.2013. The closing date for receipt of application will be treated as the date
of reckoning for OBC status of the candidate and also for assuming that the candidate does
not fall in the Creamy Layer on the reckoning date. OBC candidates must, therefore, furnish
valid and updated OBC certificate in the prescribed format given in Annexure-I which should
specifically include the clause regarding “Exclusion from the Creamy Layer”. In order to get
age relaxation, they have to furnish a declaration in the prescribed format given in Annexure
– II.
 The OBC candidates who belong to "Creamy Layer" have to indicate their category as
General.
 The candidates belonging to the EWS category should submit the Income and Asset
Certificate in the prescribed format, as applicable (Annexure-III). All the terms and
conditions in respect of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) in civil posts
and services in the Government of India shall be regulated in terms of DoPT OM
No.36039/1/2019-Estt(Res.) dt.19.01.2019 and OM of even number dated 31.01.2019 as
amended from time to time. The Income and Asset Certificate should be valid for the year
2024-25.
 The candidates working in the Central/State Government Departments/Public Sector
Undertaking etc. should submit “No Objection Certificate and Vigilance Clearance
Certificate” failing which the application will be summarily rejected. (Annexure-VI).
 Candidates working in the ICMR Funded Projects should submit “No Objection Certificate”
in the prescribed format (Annexure-V).
 The departmental candidate, who requires age relaxation, should submit a certificate from
his/her Employer (Annexure-VI).
 The term departmental candidate means those candidates who are currently working as
permanent employees with Central Government including ICMR.
 The Competent Authority reserves all the rights regarding the exam venue. No
requests/correspondences for venue change etc would be entertained. The name of the exam
center & date/time shall be informed later.
 No enquiries/correspondence shall be entertained.

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 All the posts carry all India transfer liability. The selected candidates may be posted at any of
the Institutes/Centres/Field Units under the control of ICMR/ICMR-NIIH. The selected
candidates can be given offer of appointment with directions to report at ICMR-NIIH,
Mumbai. No TA/DA shall be considered in this case.
 No request for specific posting/transfer on or after selection would be entertained.
 Benefit of new structured defined contributory pension system is admissible for new entrants
as per provision contained in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affair (ECB
& PR Division), Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB & PR dated 22.12.2003 effective from
01.01.2004.
 Any canvasing by or on behalf of the candidate or bringing political or other outside influence
with regard to the selection/recruitment amounts to unfair practice and shall lead to
disqualification.
 The Experience Certificate (Work Experience) should be issued by the competent authority
of the government recognised/approved/registered institution etc. and must be clear with
Name, Designation, period of work experience (From – to), nature of duties performed etc.
by the candidate.
 Educational qualifications should be from a recognised board/organization/institute of repute
and experience should be in a government recognised/ approved/ registered institution.
 Only post qualification experience shall be taken into consideration
 As the Government of India has dispensed with the holding of interview for Group ‘B’ and
‘C’ (non-gazetted) posts, there will be no interview for such posts.
 No person (a) who is entered into or contracted marriage with a person having a spouse living
or (b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person
shall be eligible for appointment to the service provided that the Central Government may, if
satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person
and other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person
from the operation of this rule.
 The outstation candidates will have to make their own arrangement to stay as per the
schedule of the online written examination/Skill Test. No TA/DA or accommodation
facilities would be given to any candidates for appearing the online written
examination/Skill Test.
 The candidates applying in response to this advertisement, in their own interest, are advised
that they should satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the post applied for. They
must ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria viz. age limit, essential qualification,
experience, reservation etc. as on the last date of receipt of application. In case, at any stage
of recruitment or even after appointment, it has come to the notice that any of candidates does
not fulfil the required qualifications in respect of the above mentioned eligibility criteria or
has furnished any wrong or false or misleading information in the application form or has
suppressed any material fact(s) or is not eligible otherwise, his/her candidature will
automatically stand cancelled without assigning any reason or notice thereof irrespective of
his/her marks obtained in the test and no enquiry/request/correspondence will be entertained
in this regard.

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 It is the responsibility of the candidates to visit ICMR/NIIH websites for any updates in the
recruitment process. ICMR-NIIH will not be responsible for information available from any
other sources.
 Court of jurisdiction for any dispute will be at Mumbai.

The Director, ICMR-NIIH reserves the right to: -

 Decide all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty
for false information, mode of selection, conduct of examination(s), allotment of examination
centers, fix criteria for screening application so as to limit the number of candidates to be
called for written test, deciding cutoff of the candidates to be called for skill test, selection etc
will be final and binding on the candidates no enquiry/ correspondence will be entertained
in this regard. Merely fulfilling the essential qualification and requisite experience by the
candidate or issue of Admit card, success in examination does not confer any right to be called
for the computer-based test or imply acceptance of candidature.
 Increase/decrease/delete the number of vacancies in any category and at any stage of selection
process.
 Fill up or not to fill up any/all of the advertised positions without assigning any reasons
thereof.
 Cancel/terminate/suspend the recruitment process without assigning any reasons. The
Decision of Director, ICMR-NIIH in all matters will be final and no appeal will be
entertained.
 Rectify any inadvertent error or omission in the advertisement, at any stage of the recruitment
process by notifying it on the ICMR/NIIH websites.

DIRECTOR

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Annexure- I

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Annexure- II

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Annexure- III

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 Annexure-IV

(To be produced on the Letter Head of the Department and to be filled by the Head of
the Department in which the candidate is working)

NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE

1. It is certified that Mr./Mrs./Miss/Dr. ________________________________

(designation) ______________________ is working in the permanent capacity with
effect from _____________. The particulars furnished by him/her in the
application form are correct and he/she possesses educational qualification and
experience mentioned in the Vacancy Circular no.
_________________________________________ dated________________. This
organization has no objection in his/her applying to the post of
______________________ as mentioned in the above stated circular.

2. It is certified that his/her Pay Level is __________________________. He/She is

drawing a Basic Pay of Rs. _______________. He/her next increment is due on
________________.

3. It is certified that in the event of selection of Mr./Mrs./Miss/Dr. ______________

to the post of _____________________ at ICMR-NIIH, Mumbai, he/she shall be
relieved within a period of 01 month of issue of Appointment letter to
Mr/Mrs./Miss/Dr. __________________________ by ICMR-NIIH.

Place:

Date:

Signature ____________________________

Name _______________________________

Designation __________________________

Seal of the office ______________________

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 Annexure-V

(To be produced on the Letter Head of the Department and to be filled by the Head
of the Department in which the candidate is working)

NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE

It is certified that Shri/Smt/Kum. __________________________________

(Designation) ________________ is working in the project entitled
“__________________________”. This organization has no objection for his/her
applying to the post of “________________________” as mentioned in the ICMR-NIIH
Advertisement No. NIIH/01/AT/07/2025.

Signature ___________________

Name ______________________

Designation_________________

Tel No _____________________

Office Seal _________________

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 Annexure-VI

(To be produced on the Letter Head of the Department and to be filled by the Head of
the Department in which the candidate is working)

Format of certificate to be submitted by Central Government Employees seeking

age relaxation

It is certified that Shri/Smt/Kum. __________________________________ is a Central

Government employee holding the post of ____________________________________
in the Pay Scale/Pay Level of Rs. _____________________________ with 03 years
regular/continuous service in the grade as _________________________ w.e.f.
___________________.

2. There is no objection to his/her appearing for the post of __________________ and

document verification for the said recruitment.

Signature ___________________

Name ______________________

Designation_________________

Tel No _____________________

Office Seal _________________

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