Direct Recruitment of Technical Assistant and Technical Officer

• Posts13 (Technical Assistant - 1; Technical Officer - 12)
• Last date15 Oct 2026
• Apply from16 Sep 2026
• FeeRs. 500/- (non-refundable), payable online via SBI Collect, wherever applicable. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD/Women/Ex-Servicemen are exempted from payment of the application fee, subject to uploading the relevant supporting document. Applications without the prescribed fee, in non-exempted categories, will be summarily rejected.
• Age limitTechnical Assistant (TA-01): minimum 18 years, upper age limit 28 years as on closing date of online application. Technical Officer posts (TO-01 to TO-08): upper age limit 30 years as on closing date of online application. Upper age limit relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC (NCL) candidates against posts reserved for them; additional relaxation for Persons with Benchmark Disability, Government employees and Ex-Servicemen as per Government of India rules.
• EducationGraduate, Post-graduate, Engineering

• Post namesTechnical Assistant, Post Code TA-01 - 1 post (EWS-01), Pay Level 6; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-01 - 4 posts (UR-02, EWS-01, ST-01), Civil Engineering, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-02 - 1 post (UR-01), Biochemistry, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-03 - 1 post (SC-01), Microbiology, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-04 - 2 posts (OBC(NCL)-01, SC-01, one post reserved for PwBD category (a)), Chemical Engineering, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-05 - 1 post (UR-01), Chemistry, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-06 - 1 post (OBC(NCL)-01), Geo-informatics, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-07 - 1 post (UR-01), Geology, Pay Level 7; Technical Officer, Post Code TO-08 - 1 post (UR-01), MBA/Marketing-Business Development/IPR, Pay Level 7
• PayTechnical Assistant (Pay Level 6): approximate total emoluments (inclusive of Basic Pay, DA, HRA, TA etc. as per 7th CPC) of Rs. 69,480/- per month at Nagpur HQ. Technical Officer (Pay Level 7): approximate total emoluments of Rs. 86,580/- per month at Nagpur HQ. Emoluments enhanced as per entitled city rates if posted at a Regional Centre.
• LocationMaharashtra
• Indexed here16 Sep 2026, last checked 16 Sep 2026

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Apply online only through www.neeri.res.in or http://career.neeri.res.in; no other mode of application will be considered. Candidates must have a valid email ID kept active through the recruitment process. Online applications open from 16 September 2026 (10:00 A.M.) and close on 15 October 2026 (05:00 P.M.); the facility for printout of the application and payment details will not be available after the closing time. A recent passport-size photograph, signature and relevant certificates must be uploaded in the specified formats. Candidates shortlisted on scrutiny of applications will be invited for a Trade Test in the relevant area/discipline; those who qualify the Trade Test will be invited for a competitive Written Examination, and further selection stages follow as detailed in the advertisement. SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/EWS/PwBD/ESM candidates must upload the prescribed certificates in Government of India format.

CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) under the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, has issued Advertisement No. CSIR-NEERI/1/2026 for direct recruitment to 13 posts of Technical Assistant (1 post) and Technical Officer (12 posts) at its Nagpur headquarters and Regional Centres at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. The single Technical Assistant post (TA-01, Pay Level 6) requires a B.Sc. or equivalent with minimum 60% marks and one year's experience in Science Communication. The 12 Technical Officer posts (Pay Level 7) require a B.E./B.Tech or M.Sc. (minimum 55% marks/equivalent CGPA) in disciplines including Civil Engineering, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Geo-informatics, Geology, or an MBA for a marketing/business development/IPR-related post. The upper age limit is 28 years for the Technical Assistant post and 30 years for Technical Officer posts as on the closing date, with the usual relaxation for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD/Government employees/Ex-Servicemen. Approximate total monthly emoluments (inclusive of DA, HRA, TA per 7th CPC) are Rs. 69,480 for Technical Assistant and Rs. 86,580 for Technical Officer at Nagpur HQ. The non-refundable application fee is Rs. 500, with SC/ST/PwBD/Women/Ex-Servicemen candidates exempted. Applications must be submitted online only, through www.neeri.res.in or career.neeri.res.in, between 16 September 2026 (10:00 A.M.) and 15 October 2026 (5:00 P.M.). Shortlisted candidates will be called for a Trade Test in the relevant discipline, followed by a competitive Written Examination for those who qualify, with further selection stages as detailed in the advertisement. One post is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability, and the number of vacancies is provisional and may vary at the time of final selection.