CDRI Recruitment 2025: 44 Technician & Technical Assistant posts, apply by 26 Dec
Last Date to Apply Online: 26 December 2025
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CDRI Recruitment 2025, 44 posts for Technician & Technical Asst, Last Date 26 Dec
Job overview – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Designation
Total posts
Pay level
Approx emoluments (₹)
Upper age limit
Technical Assistant
12
Level 6
67,530 (Lucknow HRA included, min scale)
28 years
Technician-1
32
Level 2
36,918 (Lucknow HRA included, min scale)
28 years
Important dates – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Event
Date & time (IST)
Online registration starts
25 Nov 2025, 10:00
Last date to submit application
26 Dec 2025, 17:30
Trade test & exam schedule
As notified on CSIR-CDRI website
Vacancy details – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Role
Areas
Reservation + backlog (summary)
Post Count
Technical Assistant
Life Sciences, Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, MPC, S&T Mgmt, KRC, SAIF, Utilities
UR, OBC, EWS, ST, PwBD (VH/OH) — per postcodes
12
Technician-1
MPC, Refrigeration, Electrical, Civil, Animal Facility, SAIF, Photography, KRC, Ion Exchange
UR, OBC, EWS, SC, Ex-Servicemen — incl. backlog
32
Age limit – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Category
Relaxation
SC/ST
5 years
OBC (NCL)
3 years
PwBD (UR/OBC/SC/ST)
10 / 13 / 15 years
Departmental (CSIR etc.)
5 years (as per rules)
Widows/Divorced/Judicially separated
Up to 35 years (SC/ST up to 40) for reserved posts
Ex-Servicemen
As per CSIR/GoI provisions
Salary structure – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Post
Pay level / scale
Approx total emoluments (₹)
City
Technical Assistant
Level 6 (₹35,400–1,12,400)
67,530
Lucknow
Technician-1
Level 2 (₹19,900–63,200)
36,918
Lucknow
Eligibility criteria – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Post
Core qualification
Desirable/experience
Technical Assistant
B.Sc. (60%) in relevant subject OR Diploma with required duration + role-wise professional qualification/experience
Lab/analytical skills (e.g., NGS, LC-MS/MS, HPLC), cell culture, GLP/NABL exposure
Technician-1
SSC/10th with Science (≥55%) + ITI/National/State Trade Certificate OR 2-year apprentice OR 3 years experience
Trade-specific experience (Refrigeration, Electrical, Civil, Animal Facility, SAIF, etc.)
General
Indian Nationals, age ≤28 years on 26 Dec 2025
Documented equivalence for any “equivalent” qualifications
Category-wise breakdown (summary) – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Category
Approx posts
Notes
GEN (UR)
~11
Across both cadres
OBC
~17
Includes backlog posts
SC/ST
~9
SC primarily in Technician; ST primarily in TA
Other horizontal/vertical
Remaining
EWS, PwBD (VH/OH), Ex-Servicemen allocated per postcodes
Application fee – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Applicant
Fee
Conditions
General & OBC (NCL)
₹500
Online per “Fee Payment Procedure”
SC/ST/PwBD/Women/CSIR Employees/Ex-Servicemen
Nil
Subject to uploading relevant category proof
How to apply – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Step
Action
1
Register with name, email, mobile on the online portal
2
Complete application and upload documents (photo/signature ≤50 KB; each certificate ≤1 MB)
3
Pay fee (if applicable) and click “SUBMIT” by 26 Dec 2025, 17:30 IST
4
Retain application printout; hard copy may be requested later
Essential links – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Documents required – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Document
Purpose
Photo & signature
Identity & authentication
10th marksheet/DOB certificate or school leaving
Date of birth verification
Educational certificates & marksheets
Essential & higher qualification
Category certificates (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwBD)
Reservation & relaxations (prescribed GoI formats)
OBC-NCL declaration
Non-creamy layer compliance
Experience certificates
Role-wise experience (where required)
NOC (if applicable)
For regular employees in CSIR/Govt/Autonomous/PSUs
Fee e-receipt
₹500 payment proof (where applicable)
Exam pattern – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Cadre
Paper
Duration
Questions / Marks
Negative marking
Technical Assistant
Paper I: Mental Ability Test
1 hour
50 Q / 100 marks
No negative
Paper II: GA + English
30 minutes
25+25 Q / 150 marks
−1 per wrong answer
Paper III: Concerned Subject
90 minutes
100 Q / 300 marks
−1 per wrong answer
Technician-1
Paper I: Mental Ability Test
1 hour
50 Q / 100 marks
No negative
Paper II: GA + English
30 minutes
25+25 Q / 150 marks
−1 per wrong answer
Paper III: Concerned Subject
1 hour
50 Q / 150 marks
−1 per wrong answer
Selection procedure – CDRI Recruitment 2025
Stage
Details
Screening
Shortlisting based on online application data and documents
Trade Test
All shortlisted candidates must qualify to advance to written exam
Written Examination
Competitive objective test; final merit based on written exam performance
Tie Resolution
As per CSIR Letter No. 5-1(211)/2014-PD dated 30.05.2023
Schedule & Updates
Posted only on CSIR-CDRI official website; no individual emails beyond portal communications
Job location
Organisation
Address
Service liability
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI)
Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow–226031, India
All India Service Liability (AISL) as per CSIR norms
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Frequently Asked Questions
01 What is the last date to apply?Applications close on 26 December 2025 at 5:30 PM IST.
02 How many vacancies are available?There are 44 posts: 12 Technical Assistant and 32 Technician-1.
03 What is the pay scale?Technical Assistant: Level 6 (~₹67,530). Technician-1: Level 2 (~₹36,918).
04 What is the age limit?Upper age limit is 28 years as on 26 Dec 2025, with relaxations per category.
05 What is the selection process?Screening → Trade Test → Written Examination. Final merit based on written exam.
06 What is the exam pattern?Objective papers: Mental Ability, General Awareness + English, and Concerned Subject. Negative marking applies.
07 Is there an application fee?₹500 for UR/OBC. Exemptions for SC/ST/PwBD/Women/CSIR Employees/Ex-Servicemen.
08 What are the eligibility criteria?Technical Assistant: B.Sc./Diploma with 60% + experience. Technician-1: SSC/10th with Science + ITI/apprentice/experience.
09 Where is the job location?CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
10 What documents are required?Photo, signature, DOB proof, educational certificates, category certificates, experience certificates, NOC (if applicable).
11 How do I apply?
12 Where can I find the notification?
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