ICAR CRRI Recruitment 2026 – Walkin for 24 Young Professional, Agricultural Field Operator Posts

Graduates and postgraduates in agricultural sciences and allied biological disciplines will find the Young Professional positions well suited to their technical background. The Young Professional-II vacancy targets candidates with a completed master's degree who possess an aptitude for laboratory analysis, trial design, and microbiological or botanical research. The Young Professional-I posts suit bachelor's degree holders wanting hands-on exposure to crop science and molecular biology protocols.

Candidates possessing a matriculation certificate combined with vocational education in agriculture or practical field experience can target the Agricultural Field Operator posts. These roles are oriented toward field trials, plot maintenance, and data recording on experimental farm stations. Verify your exact age eligibility against relaxation norms using the age calculator before attending.

• Young Professional-II: Consolidated remuneration of ₹42,000 per month (no allowances).
• Young Professional-I: Consolidated remuneration of ₹30,000 per month (no allowances).
• Agricultural Field Operator: Consolidated remuneration of ₹18,000 per month (no allowances).

All positions under this recruitment drive are engagement on a contractual project basis. Because these roles are contractual research and field engagements, statutory deductions like the National Pension System (NPS) and Provident Fund (PF) do not apply, and emoluments do not include Dearness Allowance (DA) or House Rent Allowance (HRA). Remuneration is paid as a fixed monthly consolidated amount subject only to applicable personal income tax deductions. While these engagements do not provide automatic absorption into permanent government cadres, the professional experience gained within an premier ICAR institute provides valuable leverage when applying for permanent scientific, technical, or agricultural officer vacancies across public and private research bodies. Compare take-home figures and evaluate career earnings using the salary calculator.

Selected candidates receive an offer of engagement specifying the project tenure, reporting venue, and joining requirements. Engagement is purely temporary and co-terminus with the project or initial sanctioned period. Formal document verification is finalized on the day of joining, followed by an orientation briefing outlining project objectives and reporting assignments at the institute experimental farms or laboratories.

All candidates will be stationed at the ICAR Central Rice Research Institute campus or its designated research stations in Odisha. The typical timeline from attending the walk-in interview to issuing engagement orders is relatively short, usually concluding within a few weeks after the selection committee submits its recommendations.

ICAR Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), established in 1946 and based in Cuttack, Odisha, is one of the premier national research organisations dedicated to rice science. Operating under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the institute drives innovation in grain genetics, crop improvement, soil health management, and sustainable pest control.

The institute maintains extensive experimental farm facilities, gene banks, and specialized research divisions serving farmers across diverse agro-climatic zones. It stands as an authoritative and credible scientific employer that offers researchers and field personnel direct exposure to national agricultural development programs.

The Young Professional-II and Young Professional-I roles are technical desk-cum-laboratory positions focused on executing scientific research tasks. Responsibilities include sample preparation, bio-assays, molecular biology procedures, field data collection, statistical tabulation, and assisting principal investigators with report drafting. These roles report directly to senior scientists and project coordinators.

The Agricultural Field Operator role is predominantly a field-based position requiring practical farm work. Operators handle seed sowing, nursery management, transplanting, controlled field irrigation, application of inputs, and harvesting of trial plots. Field operators interact daily with technical staff and farm supervisors to ensure research trials maintain rigorous operational standards.