VNMKV Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 3 Senior Research Fellow, Field Assistant Posts

Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth is a university in Parbhani, and its Sorghum Research Station is issuing this notice. The posts fall under the central sector scheme "National Mission on High Yielding Seeds (NMHYS)". The work on sweet sorghum aims at the development of high yielding sweet sorghum hybrids and parental lines with high biomass, high sugar and high juice yield.

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Age limit: Minimum 21 years and maximum 45 years. The application form asks for age on the date of interview. M.Sc.(Agri.) final year students who have submitted their thesis will be considered for the interview. If selected, they have to produce their Provisional Degree Certificate while joining. Only candidates having the essential qualifications will be entertained for the interview. Age relaxation for SC, ST, OBC, Physically Challenged, Ex-Serviceman and Women candidates is as per Govt. Rules. See the official notification for the full eligibility conditions of each post.

The main text of the notice gives the interview date as 13 November 2026. Clause 19 of its terms prints the reporting date as 13/10/2026, which falls before the notice's own date of 29 October 2026.

If more applications are received, they will be shortlisted on merit, based on academic performances and experience. Only 1:5 proportionate shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by the Selection Committee. Reporting: 10:30 a.m. at the Directorate of Research, VNMKV, Parbhani. Late arrival after 11:00 AM will be considered as absent. No call letters will be issued, and no TA/DA or other expenses will be paid for attending.

The posts are purely temporary and contractual, initially up to 31 March 2027. They may be extended based on performance or till the termination of the project, whichever is earlier. The project period is printed as starting in 2026-27, with its end year printed as "20230-31". Place of work is the Sorghum Research Station, Parbhani. The selected candidate joins under the Officer Incharge & Sorghum Breeder and Principal Investigator, NMHYS. The positions are non-regular, time bound and co-terminus with the project, so selected candidates cannot claim a regular appointment. The candidate must give an undertaking not to leave the assignment half way and to complete the seed target in the prescribed time limit. Leaving the post requires one-month prior notice, failing which one month's amount must be remitted in lieu of notice. The selected candidate has to execute a bond on stamp paper as p