Chatra North Forest Division Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 3 Junior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow Posts

The Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Chatra North Forest Division, Jharkhand, through Notice No. 01 dated 7 November 2026, has invited applications for three purely temporary contractual research posts in the Research/Study Team being constituted for preparation of the Working Plan of the division in accordance with the National Working Plan Code (NWPC), 2023. The posts are one Senior Research Fellow and two Junior Research Fellows, and the notice states that the number of posts is tentative and subject to change. The selected researchers will assist in data collection, field surveys, analysis and documentation for studies such as socio-economic assessment, soil survey, biodiversity assessment, NTFP assessment, forest carbon stock assessment and watershed assessment across the division.

Both posts require the candidate to be CSIR-UGC NET/GATE qualified with a postgraduate degree in First Class or with at least 60% marks. For the Senior Research Fellow post, the degree should be in Forestry, Ecology, Statistics, Wildlife Biology or an allied discipline, supported by at least two years of research experience, though candidates pursuing a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline are also eligible; for the Junior Research Fellow posts, a postgraduate degree in Forestry, Ecology, Botany, Environmental Science, Sociology, Statistics, Watershed Management, Economics or an allied discipline is prescribed. The consolidated remuneration is Rs. 35,000 per month for the Senior Research Fellow and Rs. 30,000 per month for Junior Research Fellows, and it is all-inclusive with no HRA or other allowances. The notice does not specify any age limit or application fee.

Candidates may send their curriculum vitae with scanned copies of educational and experience certificates to dfo-chatranorth@gov.in or dfochatranorth@gmail.com, or by post to the Divisional Forest Officer, Chatra North Forest Division, Van Bhavan, Chatra - 825401, so as to reach by 10:00 AM on 20 November 2026, and appear for the walk-in interview at the same office at 11:00 AM on 20 November 2026 with original documents. The engagement is contractual and coterminous with the project, subject to satisfactory performance, and carries no claim to regular appointment.

Eligibility

• Candidates must be CSIR-UGC NET/GATE qualified and hold the prescribed postgraduate degree with First Class or 60% marks (or equivalent grade point average).
• The engagement is purely temporary and contractual, coterminous with the Working Plan project, and gives no right to regularisation, permanent employment or continuation in service.
• Applications (CV with scanned copies of educational and experience certificates, e-mail ID and mobile number, in the Annexure-A pro forma) must be sent by e-mail to dfo-chatranorth@gov.in or dfochatranorth@gmail.com, or by post to the DFO office at Van Bhavan, Chatra, so as to reach on or before 10:00 AM on 20 November 2026.
• Candidates must produce original certificates, mark-sheets and experience certificates at the interview, along with self-attested photocopies, a passport-size photograph and a valid photo identity document; no TA/DA is admissible for attending the walk-in interview.
• The remuneration is consolidated and all-inclusive; no TA/DA, HRA, accommodation or other allowance is admissible (field travel specifically authorised in writing by the DFO is reimbursed as per departmental norms).

Selection Process

1. Walk-in Interview on 20 November 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Chatra North Forest Division, Van Bhavan, Chatra, after submission of the application by 10:00 AM the same day. The decision of the Divisional Forest Officer in matters of selection and engagement is final.

Salary / Pay Scale

Consolidated monthly remuneration: Senior Research Fellow Rs. 35,000/- per month; Junior Research Fellow Rs. 30,000/- per month (all-inclusive; no HRA or other allowances).

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