Serial 1 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Alternative disciplines are preserved within the qualification text.
Education
Master's degree in Microbiology/Agricultural Microbiology/Chemistry with NET qualification. NET is explicitly required for this entry.
Experience
Previous agricultural microbiology project experience, specifically development of microorganism formulations/delivery systems, valorization of agro-industrial wastes, handling equipment such as 'fermented', GC, HPLC and electrophoresis, and good knowledge of statistical tools. The equipment word 'fermented' is preserved as printed; working candidates must bring an employer NOC.(Desirable)
Computer knowledge
Should have data analysis skills.
Serial 2 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
First-class master's degree with specialization in Environmental Sciences/Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, with thesis work. First class and thesis work are stated requirements.
Experience
Working knowledge/experience of life cycle assessment and LCA tools; handling GC and GC-MS; scientific literature review; good scientific writing; and data curation and analysis using advanced software such as R.(Desirable)
Serial 3 Essential and Desirable Criteria
NET condition applies to candidates with three-year bachelor's degrees.
Education
First-class master's degree in Environmental Science. Those with a three-year bachelor's degree must have UGC/ICAR/CSIR/NET. The NET-related wording is preserved without expanding the listed examinations beyond the source.
Experience
Minimum five years of research experience in climate change and its impacts on agriculture. Applies only to serial 3, not every YP-II profile.
Skill
Proficiency in field experimentation; plant and soil sample collection, processing and laboratory analysis; operation and maintenance of flame photometer, spectrophotometer, Kjeldahl nitrogen analyzer, IRGA and canopy analyzer; literature review; extraction and compilation of published research data; statistical analysis, interpretation and visualization using MS Excel and other tools; and preparation of research papers and scientific reports.(Desirable)
Serial 4 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Preserve the source's first class / OGPA wording without inventing a grading scale.
Education
Master's degree/M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences/Soil Science with first class / OGPA ≥ 7.5 from a recognized university/institution. OGPA threshold retained in text; grading scale is not stated.
Experience
Experience in chromatographic GHG analysis and crop modeling, proficiency in computer use and data analysis, and experience taking field observations and samples.(Desirable)
Serial 5 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
Master's degree/M.Sc. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Microbiology or Agronomy, with first class / OGPA ≥ 7.5 from a recognized university/institution. OGPA threshold retained in text; grading scale is not stated.
Experience
Experience collecting, handling, processing and analyzing soil and/or plant samples using standard analytical protocols; hands-on operation of at least two to three analytical instruments such as CHNS, AAS and spectrophotometer; proficiency in MS Office and relevant IT tools; and working knowledge of statistical software/packages for analysis and interpretation.(Desirable)
Serial 6 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
M.Tech. in Hydrology/Water Resources Engineering/Soil and Water Conservation Engineering/Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, or equivalent.
Experience
Expertise handling climatic data; proficiency in ArcGIS/QGIS and SWAT/SWAT+/MODFLOW/WEAP models; experience in GEE, Python and R programming, and data processing using GIS.(Desirable)
Serial 7 Alternatives
Alternative 1 of 2. Postgraduate degree in Agriculture/basic science (Life Sciences). One of the source-supported alternative qualification pathways.
Alternative 2 of 2. Graduate/postgraduate degree in professional courses in Life Sciences or Agricultural Sciences.
Serial 7 Desirable Experience
Experience in field and laboratory experimentation, data analysis and molecular markers.(Desirable)
Serial 8 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
Master's degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding/Genetics/Plant Breeding/Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Life Sciences or equivalent, with first class or OGPA > 7.5 from a recognized university/institution. Strictly greater than 7.5, not greater than or equal to 7.5; first class is an alternative stated by the source.
Experience
Experience in field experimentation, crossing, and grain and cooking quality analysis of rice.(Desirable)
Serial 9 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Retained separately despite matching serial 8.
Education
Master's degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding/Genetics/Plant Breeding/Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Life Sciences or equivalent, with first class or OGPA > 7.5 from a recognized university/institution. Separately numbered entry retained; first class or strictly greater than 7.5 OGPA.
Experience
Experience in field experimentation, crossing, and grain and cooking quality analysis of rice.(Desirable)
Serial 10 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
Postgraduate degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding/Genetics/Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.
Skill
Expertise in Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics.(Desirable)
Serial 11 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
Postgraduate degree (M.Sc.) in Plant Biochemistry/Plant Molecular Biology/Biotechnology/Plant Physiology/Environmental Science/Bioinformatics.
Experience
Experience in basic molecular techniques, biochemical techniques, omics data characterization and gene cloning, etc.(Desirable)
Serial 12 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
Master's degree in Agricultural Meteorology/Agrometeorology/Agricultural Physics/Environmental Science/Climate Science/Atmospheric Science/Agronomy, with demonstrated computing skills. Demonstrated computing skills appear in the essential qualification entry.
Computer knowledge
Python/R programming; understanding of weather and climate data formats; prior experience in an agricultural research project or with agro/agromet advisory data; data standardisation; and meta-analysis.(Desirable)
Serial 13 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Agronomy, Agrometeorology, Plant Physiology, Soil Science, Pathology, Entomology or related equivalent, with first class or OGPA > 6.0 from a recognized university/institution. M.Sc. and Ph.D. are alternative degree levels; first class or strictly greater than 6.0 OGPA.
Skill
Knowledge in use of IRGA and other field equipment, laboratory analytical techniques, data processing, R/Python programming, crop simulation modeling and statistical analysis.(Desirable)
Serial 14 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Retained separately despite matching serial 13.
Education
M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Agronomy, Agrometeorology, Plant Physiology, Soil Science, Pathology, Entomology or related equivalent, with first class or OGPA > 6.0 from a recognized university/institution. Separately numbered entry retained; first class or strictly greater than 6.0 OGPA.
Skill
Knowledge in use of IRGA and other field equipment, laboratory analytical techniques, data processing, R/Python programming, crop simulation modeling and statistical analysis.(Desirable)
Serial 20 Essential and Desirable Criteria
Education
M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Geoinformatics/Climate Science/AI/ML/Data Science or related equivalent, with first class or OGPA > 6.0 from a recognized university/institution. M.Sc. and Ph.D. are alternative degree levels; first class or strictly greater than 6.0 OGPA.
Computer knowledge
Knowledge in data processing, R/Python/LINUX, web sources, GEE and GIS tools; open-source development using APIs; climate models and crop production data analysis; Python/R/MATLAB programming; GIS and Remote Sensing tools; and open-source web geo-visualization.(Desirable)