VNMKV Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 8 Junior Research Fellow, Research Associate and More Posts

Last date: 19 November 2026 Vacancies: 8, in 6 roles How to apply: Offline, by post or in person as the notification says Pay: Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 58,000, depending on the post Fee: No application fee is mentioned in the notification Age limit: 40 years for men; 45 years for women (as on 12 November 2026) Places: College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, VNMKV, Parbhani, University jurisdiction and outside for completion of office works

Advt No. VNMKV/DST/COE/05/2026 gives the full conditions for each post, including anything not covered in the tables on this page. Read it before applying. The download link is in the Important Links table below. Download VNMKV notification PDF

Age relaxation for all posts: women Age limit 45 years for women.

Other conditions: Research Associate must have published at least one paper in SCI or NAAS journals Undertaking on Rs. 100/- stamp paper before joining accepting all terms and conditions Original documents must be produced for verification at the time of interview Desirable: RA: knowledge in designing agricultural machinery and smart agricultural technologies, sensors and instrumentation; NAAS or refereed publications; design/simulation software, AI, ML, image processing, data analytics SRF: design, development, testing of agricultural machinery; UAV-based remote sensing; fabrication and field evaluation; IoT-based equipment, embedded systems, automation JRF: field experiments and data collection; deployment of IoT sensors and precision farming equipment; coordination with farmers; mobile-based advisory and decision-support tools Technical/Project Assistant: GeM, Talley, PFMS accounts, c

Qualification required: Ph.D. (Farm Machinery and Power Engg.) or M. Tech in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering with three years of teaching/industry/research experience; Should have published at least one paper in SCI or NAAS journals. Experience required: Three years of teaching/industry/research experience (with the M.Tech option). Age limit: 40 years for men; 45 years for women. Pay: Rs. 58000+ 10%HRA (Fixed Pay). Qualification required: M. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) with two years of experience. Experience required: Two years of experience. Age limit: 40 years for men; 45 years for women. Pay: Rs. 42000+ 10% HRA (Fixed Pay). Qualification required: Master degree in Agronomy/ Soil Science/ Genetics and Plant Breeding. Age limit: 40 years for men; 45 years for women. Pay: Rs. 37000+ 10% HRA (Fixed Pay). Qualification required: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or commerce (B

Purely temporary appointment, terminated after completion of project assignment Maximum 11 months; initial appointment order for 06 months, extension based on satisfactory performance and subject to university approval Must join within seven days of the office order, else the order is cancelled and the waitlisted candidate gets the chance One-month advance written notice to leave, otherwise one month's salary to be deposited No regular leave; CL 08 days a year and university holidays No claim for regular appointment, permanency or seniority in VNMKV

Shortlisting on merit in 1:5 ratio if more applications are received Academic Performance evaluation (70 marks) Interview / Selection committee marks (30 marks) Academic Performance evaluation by post-wise score card for 70 marks Selection committee marks: 30 marks If more applications are received, shortlisting on merit in 1:5 ratio based on academic performance/publications/experience Only shortlisted eligible candidates will be interviewed by the selection committee

No TA/DA for interview

Detailed bio-data/CV Duly filled-in academic performance credentials as in Annexure-A Self-attested photocopies of educational qualifications Experience certificates and other supporting documents Proofs of age, qualifications and experience List of publications and copies of full-length papers