RGCB Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 8 Technical Officer & Technical Assistant Posts

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is a biotechnology research institute at Thycaud Post, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. According to the notice, RGCB has sophisticated scientific equipment that supports research across several divisions, along with technology development units and core facilities. These technical posts provide the hands-on support behind that work.

The Technical Officer provides hands-on engineering support to research laboratories, technology development units and institutional facilities. The post needs practical expertise in biomedical instrumentation, electronics, embedded systems and field-level engineering work. The duties include, but are not limited to: installing, operating, maintaining, calibrating and troubleshooting biomedical, electronic and laboratory instruments hardware prototyping, PCB design, circuit debugging, sensor integration and embedded system development for research and translational projects calibration, reliability testing and quality checks of scientific equipment supporting field deployments, mobile laboratory operations and outreach programmes, including installation, testing and user training preparing technical documentation, equipment specifications and procurement notes for engineering components

There is no application fee for any of the posts.

First, an Institutional Screening Committee checks every application against the minimum qualifications. Applications that do not meet them are rejected without further correspondence. Meeting the requirements does not on its own guarantee a place in the selection process. Shortlisted candidates take a three-tier examination, held only in Thiruvananthapuram. Candidates are shortlisted for Tier III based on their combined Tier I and Tier II score (maximum 300 marks). The designated authority decides the cut-off. The list for Tier III is published on the RGCB website and on the notice board at the Main Campus, and no individual messages are sent. Tier III is a qualifying Pass/Fail practical test based on the job description. If you have applied for more than one post, you take a separate skills test for each one. The final merit list ranks candidates who passed Tier III by their total Tier

Tier I - Objective Test

Tier II - Descriptive Test

Selected candidates can be posted to any office or branch of the Institute anywhere in India, as administrative needs require. Appointment orders are issued following the procedures used in Autonomous Institutes of the Government of India. The Institute may withdraw any or all advertised posts at any time without giving a reason. Any canvassing leads to automatic disqualification.