CPRI Recruitment

केन्द्रीय आलू अनुसंधान संस्थान

Senior Research Fellow  Vacancy – Last Date 19 October      2023  (Jalandhar ,Punjab ), Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) recruits Senior Research Fellow    posts. Post Graduate  candidates can apply.

Junior Research Fellow  Vacancy – Last Date 22 September    2023  (Shimla,Himachal Pradesh), Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) recruits Junior Research Fellow   posts. Post Graduate  candidates can apply.

ABOUT Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) ;केन्द्रीय आलू अनुसंधान संस्थान

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) was established during August 1949 at Patna (Bihar, India) on the recommendation of the Agricultural Advisor to the Government of India, Sir Herbert Steward under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The institute was later on, shifted to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in 1956 in order to facilitate hybridization work in potato breeding and maintain seed potato health. It was transferred to the ICAR in April 1966.

Location

ICAR-CPRI is situated in the heart of Shimla (31.0965° N and 77.1717° E) near Bemloe, Himachal Pradesh, India. Shimla is the headquarters of the institute. It is approximately 4 km from Bus Stand and 6 km from railway station on the national highway no. 21. It is located at an altitude of 2200 meters above mean sea level and has a wet temperate climate.